Market St, Melbourne
Panasonic G9
Leica 12-60mm f2.8-4
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Victoria parade
Sony A7RIV
FE 135mm f1.8 GM
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Lygon Street pub corner
Rather bustling atmosphere in this dying part of town
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I come across this argument in a local street photography forum "Edit or no edit"
"If you
post process, it doesn't mean that you haven't learned the equipment or your
style. In fact some who post process know their equipment intimately knowing
very well the bounds of the tools available to them.
Also, post
processing predates digital by a long way. Are those who dodged and burned in
the darkroom not real photographers, or photographers with extra skill sets?
If you
take what you can get out of in camera jpeg as a strict constraint, that means
that you have accepted the choices your camera's engineers made for
prioritising highlights, shadows, saturation etc. Even if you're a 100% manual
shooter, you have accepted that you're going to let the camera make a lot of
decisions on processing for you.
If you
shoot raw and post process, you are no less of a photographer because of it. If
you choose an in camera preset or film sim, again you have accepted someone
else's choices for final processing.
If you
have files from 2008 in low light, they look noisy because digital cameras
sucked at low light in 2008. If you feed those old photos into software in 2023
that can recognise sensor noise and correct it with a high degree of accuracy,
it doesn't mean that you didn't know how to use a camera in 2008. You may have
just accepted noise as a trade-off for a reasonable exposure.
If you
have a camera released this year and push iso in a difficult situation to get
the shot rather than not, knowing that software in 2023 can correct sensor
noise really well, it doesn't mean that you didn't learn your equipment. It
could just mean that you know enough to get the shot rather than not."
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It is a good location for street snaps!
Directional lighting always helps with mood
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I attempted 135mm fixed focal length to do a trial candid shoot in street. Quite a different perspective. The folks in camera club often told me not to use telephoto lenses in street photography.
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Along the Sunshine Ave walk, this place is dangerous to visit at night
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Another delivery driver in the dying business
Fitzroy Street, Melbourne
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I used to love sharp images. As I grow older, I don't mind motion blur that much anymore. After all, I don't sell the photos anyway.
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FE 24mm f1.4 GM
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It seems mother and daughter going on shopping.
Fitzroy
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I recalled this chap tried to ruin my shot of the mural on the day. Ha
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The light was such a spot on moment.
Brunswick St
Sony A7RV
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A candid street shot when I joined the party in Birrarung Marr
Pentax K20D
FE 31mm f1.8 limited
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An old photo from archive. I remembered the moment quite vividly.
Pentax K10D
FA 43mm f1.8 limited
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He was actually reading a book under the sun. Playing with foreground and rear bokeh here.
Sony A7RV
FE 135mm f1.8 GM
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In front of NGV, I had to snap her twice for the prayer sign
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FE 24mm f1.4 GM
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Water on glass creates a different atmosphere
St Kilda Rd, St Kilda
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FE 24mm f1.4 GM
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It seems Asians tend to wear mask when going out even til this day
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FE 50mm f1.2 GM
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There are a few casual folks relaxing in the urban jungle
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FE 50mm f1.2 GM
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