“Lemond”
Canon 5D Mark II Lensbaby Composer ISO 1600 f4@ 1/90th
Hi Everybody,
My faith in Canon has been restored. I didn’t think I could love a camera as much as I love the 5D Mark II. Its performance at high ISOs is simply stunning. But more than anything its my ticket into the world of the kind of film making (both documentary and educational) I have been wanting to do for a long time. More to follow.
This is Lemond who is another friend I have made while doing my street photography. Lemond is a Rosemaker in Savannah and a person who constantly spreads positive energy wherever he goes. Lemond weighed in on the current “Hello World” question….
“What would you say to a photographer who is afraid to ask a stranger if it would be OK to take their picture?”
Click the player to hear Lemond’s response:
[audio:LemondHelloWorld.mp3]
Fabulous lensbaby shot, love the triangular bokeh. The recording of Lemond works well with the image, it feels like he’s talking to the camera.
I’ll second you on the 5D Mark II…great camera.
A really nice Lensbaby shot…the lips and eyes echo shapes well and the gesture is subtle and powerful. The color is great…the blues, greens and browns harmonize with his skin tones and the blue hat pushes it over the top (pun intended).
Did you have to adjust the colors much to get the final image?
Hey Mike and Sam,
Thank you for being here and for the kind words of support. I shot this at twilight in the City Market in Savannah and the light was very flat with the exception of the sodium vapor point sources of light in the background. I have heavily processed the image to make it appear that the sodium vapor lights are contributing to the light on Lemond’s face. This is one of the reasons why I love including the suggestion of a light source or sources in my street portraits. I feel like it lets me get away with taking more liberty with my post work. I also love including these warm highlights in the background because it can add dimension relative to the illusion of form and also relative to the emotional impact of the color of the light. So yes, I have heavily tweaked this one to be more in line with my feeling about the scene as compared to the way it looked to my eye. I also love the blue/ purple hat here. To my color sensibilities its a big part of what is making the image work…… Craig
I like that response. Very well reasoned.
What’s happening with the doubling of the yellowish highlights at top left and top right? I haven’t noticed that effect before, and I don’t even see it elsewhere in this shot. Were they double lamps?
This one is really working for me. You said it best about the color harmony. That background is wild. The four main stretched ovular highlights really retain the eye and draw it back and forth along like vanishing points. I also like how the sharpness lies on the cheek eyes and hat.