MONOCHROME ON THE EDGE

[FUJI]

A pair of edgy-mono Street Portraits from Thursday's jaunt into Leamington Spa.

The first as taken as I waited for a bus....he was walking at quite a pace, and very close, so I needed to be ...on the ball.

 

The second was shot from the bus window, hence the faint vertical lines....but; all that is part of the immediacy of this kind of study....as the title says...Edgy Monochromes.

 

FUJI

[Phil]

The second isn't doing it for me I'm afraid but the first is an excellent street portrait, top conversion too 

[Black Pearl]

There's a lovely bit of menace to the first shot - spot on!!!

[Ryewolf]

Yes, I'm also liking that first image.

[kev7d]

 #1 is certainly the one to pick for my eyes.  He looks like he has attitude.   

[Korky]

Number 1 is a real belter, Fooj.

The lion face on the passing van echoes the grumpy look of the main subject very nicely. Good stuff!

Korky

[Ryewolf]

36 minutes ago, Korky said:

lion face on the passing van echoes the grumpy look

I was thinking this myself....

[FUJI]

Thank you, everyone.......that lions face was a real bonus.....I admit to not noticing it at the time......a pure bit of photographic luck.

FUJI

[Kobione]

And your luck certainly paid off Fuji - the guy's expression almost mimics that of the lion! Well done.

[Clicker]

Superb   processing on the 1st image Fooj... you said it was a bit of luck with the Lion  turning up ... but you have to work pretty hard to be that lucky as often as you are  methinks ..

[CMunzel]

#1 - A menacing looking character for sure. I like the grungy tonal treatment. 

[colinb]

Fuji you post a few 'street' pics on here but that top picture r e a l l y  is something else.

The Man and the Van in almost perfect harmony, a superb one in a million picture.

This photograph for me is the best 'street' picture I have seen by anyone anywhere for some time and I truly mean that    

[FUJI]

16 minutes ago, colinb said:

Fuji you post a few 'street' pics on here but that top picture r e a l l y  is something else.

The Man and the Van in almost perfect harmony, a superb one in a million picture.

This photograph for me is the best 'street' picture I have seen by anyone anywhere for some time and I truly mean that    

Colin... Your comment above is something very special to me, I really appreciate it ....so a HUGE thank you.

Makes all my efforts worthwhile.

 

FUJI

[vanguard]

the first one is brilliant. good mono conversion and i love his unkempt look and expression.

[Clicker]

I just keep coming back to this ....  mesmerising  ....  Luck  may have played a very small part in the passing van  but it is a quality image despite that ... ...  it may even be worth considering a silverpoint version Fooj..  for those of you who don't know .., Fooj has done some brilliant portraits in silverpoint and watercolour  of some of his photographic street portraits that he very kindly sent to me via email . He is rather modest about them but I hope he finds a space to air them with their  photographic counterparts somewhere on the forum...

[colinb]

9 hours ago, Clicker said:

I just keep coming back to this ....  mesmerising  ....  Luck  may have played a very small part in the passing van  but it is a quality image despite that ... ... 

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I think luck plays a part in many of the best photographs Polly, being in the right place at the right time is not something we can often plan, I also think the phrase 'you need to be in it to win it' works too. The image would not be as strong without the van and luck played its part that day, Fuji certainly 'won' with this picture (and I keep coming back to it too).