Old men..., a photo from Quebec, Central

Photographer's Note

This picture was taken in the "Vieux Terrebonne".
I thoughtit was better in b/w. I'm not use to turn my photo in b/w. So, i accept all critics or comments to help me get better next time.

Thanks.

Martin.

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cobbydale (1958) 2006-12-07 17:06

They look an interesting pair of dudes Martin! Nice capture - were they posing for you or unaware?

The guy on the left has a very dark face (though they don't look like winos).

TFS. Leon

eugen (492) 2006-12-07 17:12

What a wonderful snapdhot!
You really captured a fantastic moment.
THe composition is very goos, althoght the men on the left doesnt seem really old, in my opinion.
Black and white is a very good option i think but if the colours were rich than youi better would have left it.I would have increased the sharpness as well, so that one would be able to see the faces in more detail.

VeeJayCee (2410) 2006-12-07 17:15

It looks good in B+W. The composition is excellent and although a couple of areas are deeply shadowed and one or two highlights border on blowing out, the tonal range is quite good. A very nice image Martin.

deblink (2548) 2006-12-07 18:12

Hi Martin,
This is a lovely natural daily life shot. I like that you have chosen B&W. The men show expressions of boredom, well caught. I like it very much. Thanks for sharing.
Cheers,
Debbie

Clairedelune (4923) 2006-12-07 18:24

Allo Martin,
Je trouve intйressant de voir des photos d'humains (!) de notre coin de pays. Je n'ai rien contre les paysages et les apprйcie beaucoup, mais il me semble qu'on ne soit pas trиs nombreux а photographier des gens dans leur environnement. Et tes deux personnages sont intйressants а voir, dйgageant chacun quelque chose de diffйrent. J'aime bien d'ailleurs le ton en contraste de leur habillement, l'un tout en foncй et l'autre tout de blanc vкtu, y compris leur couvre-chef!
Quant а ta conversion en noir et blanc, je suis loin d'кtre une experte. Alors, prends ce que je dis avec un grain de sel. Tu йvites un des problиmes frйquents, c'est-а-dire de faire une simple dйsaturation qui finit par donner une photo en divers tons de gris sans noir ni blanc! Par contre, je crois que le contraste est un peu fort. Le pantalon de l'homme de gauche est totalement noir et semble avoir perdu toute texture. De mкme pour la chemise blanche. De plus, le visage de l'homme de gauche est plutфt sombre. Ceci dit, ce n'est pas dramatique, mais comme tu demandais notre avis... ;)
Claire

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designsoul (17843) 2006-12-07 21:24

Salut Martin,
Excellent shot, very well seen, a funny moment that you were very well in capturing... the bw is fine, except the white of the shirt is slightly overexposed, as is the hat... but that is a very tricky thing not to do at such circumstances, unless maybe with some fiddling in RAW format? But that is a minor matter, the main thing is that the shot has power and its own sense of beauty.
Tc,
sasa

zips (1958) 2006-12-08 3:19

As far as blowing out the highlights....it is a pretty tough thing to get right and on my screen at least...the highlights look pretty good to me.

It is a nice scene you captured here....but the guy on the left is not that old I don't think.amybe in his 40's.

Great Job.
Aloha, JB