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Friday, June 23, 2023

Melbourne Candid Series #365 Lygon Street Carlton

 


Lygon Street pub corner 

Rather bustling atmosphere in this dying part of town 


Sony A7RV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM


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."


Check out Candid 216 and FACE OFF




Friday, February 17, 2023

Melbourne Candid Series #239 Flinders Street Candid

 


Flinders Street crosswalk - Sun is glaring into people's faces


Sony A7RIV

Laowa 9mm f5.6


Check out Candid 101



Sunday, June 18, 2023

Melbourne Candid Series #360 Elizebath St, Melbourne

 


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.


Sony A7RV

FE 135mm f1.8 GM


Check out Candid 213



Friday, December 2, 2022

Melbourne Candid Series #162

 



He is quite charming. There are a lot of ladies screaming in the audience. 

Some tell me street photography is easy. But taking good street photography is very hard. 


Federation Square, Melbourne


Canon 5D 

EF 135mm f2 L


This is linking to Black and White Photo Hub










Saturday, February 18, 2023

Melbourne Candid Series #240 Flinders Street Candid

 


Flinders Station candid - last few days, the style of street shoot is via an ultra-wide-angle lens. It is manual as well. The feel is very different both in angle and complexion. 

Sony A7RIV

Laowa 9mm f5.6


Check out Candid 103


Tuesday, March 7, 2023

Melbourne Street Candid #257 Melbourne South Bank at night

 


The night in South Bank Melbourne can be very chilled. Gelato there is not very good. But good enough for a snap.

Over the next few weeks, I would not have a reliable access to WiFi due to travel. All the posts here will be scheduled in advance. I thank you for all the support since I started this street candid blog. I will visit your blogs whenever I have a chance. 


Panasonic G9

Leica 42.5mm f1.2


Check out Candid 121





Tuesday, May 2, 2023

Melbourne Candid Series #313 De Graves St

 


The usual over-priced alley snap. A little twist with motion blur 

I have sided with Instagram style street shots that do not show people's faces clearly. This is actually considered as a taboo in street photography. But I notice every wrong style is now acceptable - thanks to smart phone prevalence. 

Sony A7RIV

Laowa 9mm f5.6


Check out Candid 196





Wednesday, November 16, 2022

Friday, October 27, 2023

Melbourne Candid Series #491St Kilda Rd

 


The casual atmosphere is refreshing 


I have been wondering whether I should restrict the posts to Melbourne only. However, I need to stick to the gun I guess. Posting city street shots away from Melbourne would only ruin the algorithm. 

An idea to post dedicate to 50mm focal length has been on my mind for a while. Maybe that would be a new challenge for me using 50mm only for street shots. 


Sony A7RV

FE 24mm f1.4 GM

Check out Candid 358


Saturday, February 24, 2024

Melbourne Candid Series #612 Balmoral Ave Springvale

 


They are having a quick BBQ lunch 


Sony A7RV

FE 14mm f1.8 GM

Check out Candid 397


I just realise my street suburban shots in Springvale kind of give the region a bad look for Melbourne. Springvale is one of the worst 5 suburbs in Melbourne by Crime statistics. I don't normally carry a camera to shoot in the area. It was just one day I felt like carrying my camera doing classic black and white street shots.