California Candids

[rutt]

A few shots from my trip with my son to San Francisco. All shot with Canon 5D + 24-105 f/4l.

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Bush & Stockton, 8am
3 August 2006
105mm / f/5.6 @ 1/160 / ISO 500

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No Evil
1 August 2006
70mm / f/4.5 @ 1/80 / ISO 400

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Sushi Tomi, Many Fancier, None Better
31 July 2006
105mm / f/5.0 @ 1/160 / ISO 1600

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Shaken Not Stirred at The Tadich Grill
29 July 2006
73mm / f4.0 @ 1/60th / ISO 1600

[Nutter]

I love the expression of the construction worker and the bartender!

[marlof]

Rutt, that first shot has everything I like in street shots. A background to present the atmosphere, nice lines in the construction going up and the windows and staircases in the background, a fantastic expression on the worker and some nice light in his face. Boy, do I like that one.

[ziggy53]

Rutt,

Great work! Excellent composition and lighting and exposure. Expressions and actions are wonderful. Low angle gives the people great power.

I love that the shots are intimate enough to show individual features, and yet enough surroundings to tell the story.

Good stuff!

ziggy53

[truth]

That construction worker shot is realy nice. The shallow dof really works there.

[John Desjarlais]

I really like the first one - great composition, contrast, subject. And the second one is just hilarious. Nice work.

[wxwax]

The first one really grabs me, Rutt. The exposure and light are, um, picture perfect. :lol3 The DOF works really well.

I also really like the story in monkey man, just wish nature had been kinder and given you better light for his face.

Nice stuff!

[aktse]

I love the first shot. Just perfect.

As for the Sushi Tomi... Is it the one in Mountain View, CA? If so, you were in my neck of the woods and I have to agree that it's a wonderful place.

[DavidS]

Great series. I love the first shot. The composition is super.

[GREAPER]

I like the shot of the carpenter. Well done.

[Nikolai]

Any chances of you visiting SoCal;-)?

[SirArmstrong]

I like them all, good comp and interesting subjects. Thanks for sharing.

[Ted Szukalski]

The first shot is absolutely top notch.:clap
See no evil comes close second but would work better if the man had a more distinct expression.

Last two are really just candids.

[Yuri Pautov]

Spasibo for very interestin photos, Rutt!
Yuri

[frg]

I think its unanimous.......1st one gets my vote as well...... great shot:clap

[germaine_sba]

I like them all, but my favorites are the construction worker and the sushi guy. It looks like the bartender has a cut lip or someting is hanging there. Could you have used to healing brush to get rid of it?

This is a great series and educational. I'm out the door to do some candids. Thanks for sharing.

[christulk]

The first shot is great. Well done. I think it would fantastic in B&W.

good job!

[DavidTO]

Rutt,

I agree that the first one is the winner. I love the colors in it. Very natural and believable.

The next two are nice, but the 2nd has a cyan cast, which is particularly unflattering in the skin tones, and the 3rd has some worse problems in the skin, most likely you've done a lot of recovering from poor lighting, but in the end it's not enough.

The last one bores me.