ONWARD AND UPWARDS

[FUJI]

Spotted in a gallery window in Leamington Spa yesterday:

They certainly made me smile:

 

FUJI

[Clicker]

Almost  the opposite of Lowry's Matchstick men Fooj ... Well spotted .... Made me smile too .

[ChrisLumix]

In two minds about this one. I'm wondering how it would look if you sacrificed "Papa" and got the full reflection of the "kids"?

[Clicker]

Chris ..! Sacrifice Papa !   Have you no heart ?!?

[kev7d]

If the glass was not in the way it would really work for me.  

[FUJI]

Thank you folks........

Your observations were my observations, but we Street Toggers, have literally no choice on the placing of subjects.

Had these been my own ...Still Life.....the figures would have been placed as Chris suggests.....the reflections would have been deeper....but.....

In the reality of Street, it is a window display of a small exclusive Art Gallery....the shop window frame intrudes on the reflections, and I don't think the proprietor would have taken kindly to me moving his figures.....these fact and glass window reflections are all part of Street Photography.....

As Korky pointed out regarding the car and A board intruding on another study from the same set......Street Photographers, have to take what they can get.

I much appreciate all comments, because they motivate me to to more, and to do my best to capture the odd, unusual and the quirky in the best traditions of Street.

FUJI

[colinb]

Wonderful Fuji, pop in and buy me a few.

I'm hoping to get down to see this lot later this year, but I do think yours are much better.

[kev7d]

11 hours ago, FUJI said:

Thank you folks........

Your observations were my observations, but we Street Toggers, have literally no choice on the placing of subjects.

Had these been my own ...Still Life.....the figures would have been placed as Chris suggests.....the reflections would have been deeper....but.....

In the reality of Street, it is a window display of a small exclusive Art Gallery....the shop window frame intrudes on the reflections, and I don't think the proprietor would have taken kindly to me moving his figures.....these fact and glass window reflections are all part of Street Photography.....

As Korky pointed out regarding the car and A board intruding on another study from the same set......Street Photographers, have to take what they can get.

I much appreciate all comments, because they motivate me to to more, and to do my best to capture the odd, unusual and the quirky in the best traditions of Street.

FUJI

I was not being critical.  I just shared my thoughts.   I admire what you do.  I certainly was not suggesting you moved the figures.  

[FUJI]

?    You are forgiven Kev, I realised what you meant, but I need sometimes to defend my little corner of my chosen genre's ...... the rule is, that you do the best with what you have in front of you,or, miss the shot completely .

We Street Toggers......seek out....the quirky, the quick and nimble, the amusing, the bizarre, patterns, shadows, shapes, colour matches and colour clashes, the fashionable, the not so fashionable, and so on....... the world around us is our studio.....sometimes serendipity helps......or.....as I did the other day.....just wait for someone or something to enter your chosen frame.

I lways appreciete all feedback, it is very valuable to me.

 

FUJI

[kev7d]

That is where we differ. I tend to walk by something if I do not think its right for the shot or the light is no good. That does not mean my approach is the better. I admire what you do and how you go about it.