A couple of shots from a changing neighborhood

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I was driving around with my camera in my truck today and caught these shots.

I'm still sort of undecided on which ones I like. :whoa:

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... and a few more. ;)

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I put some additional versions with different post processing conversions on my site if anyone is interested :

http://www.chicagostories.net/milwaukee/

 

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seeing these - it's like getting some Chicago Culture :)

what lens is used here ?

 

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Bspeed said:

seeing these - it's like getting some Chicago Culture :)

what lens is used here ?

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Bryan - I used the Nikon 10.5mm fisheye in the images with distortion. The flat image is using the Nikon 18-200 VR.

I'll have to remember to leave the EXIF info attached in the future. :bang:

 

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Nice shots, Rich.

Where is the snow, though? Some great 'winter scene' shots to be had today, for sure, across Chicago-land! KW

 

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Winter scenes in the city don't really do anything for me. It must the knowledge of how much of a PITA snow tends to be. :)

Besides, around here snow looks good for about 10 minutes then it ends up looking gray and dirty, more like this:

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re second to last photo....

Is he gone Rick? Did he pass on?

Great shots all around. The first ones made me smile...The bridge is awesome... The dirty snowbillboard feels like home...

That one makes me sad. I wasn't expecting that in this mix. :(

Very very nice work. Do you have another set with the color versions?

 

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re second to last photo....

Is he gone Rick? Did he pass on?

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Unfortunately yes. Joe "the Birdman" got hit by a truck and was killed on his way home one night. He was a nice old guy and a real fixture in the neighborhood, as evidenced by the little memorial people made at his favorite spot.

One of my all time favorite pictures is one I got of him with his little friends.

 

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Unfortunately yes. Joe "the Birdman" got hit by a truck and was killed on his way home one night. He was a nice old guy and a real fixture in the neighborhood, as evidenced by the little memorial people made at his favorite spot.

One of my all time favorite pictures is one I got of him with his little friends.

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Your photo does his spirit justice.

Godspeed, Birdman. You are missed by all who walked & drove past you in that mass of humanity.

Thanks Rick. HNY.

Fats.

 

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Cool shots Rich, sorry to hear about the birdman. I know you like the b+w stuff but any thoughts to some color versions of the graffiti shots? Usually they are so colorful is the reason I ask.

 

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The colors are pretty cool, but for me at least, the "feel" of the scene comes out more clearly in B&W. Maybe it's because it was an overcast day, and the B&W captured the mood better.

I'll post a few and let you guys weigh in. ;)

 

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I was thinking the same way earlier about some color for the graffiti shots. They look great in BW but I almost think to carry their weight they need the color to really show them.

 

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Here you go, color as requested. :cool:

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Rich the colors show the true artwork and talent of the "Artists", but the BW show the true urban gritty feel that Chicago so well deserves ;)

Both versions are great in their own element and to me it is a toss up which way I like better

 

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oldguy said:

Rich the colors show the true artwork and talent of the "Artists", but the BW show the true urban gritty feel that Chicago so well deserves ;)

Both versions are great in their own element and to me it is a toss up which way I like better

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Well said.

At risk of encouraging Technogeek to continue to see the world through the b & w schematics his mind's eye was suckled on- I'd give approval to both for different reasons.

The B & W "pop". This more than than any of the other graffiti work you've published to date, Rick. It is lush with the sensuality of the heavy black lines-hair eyes, outlines. And yes, urban grit. At risk of overanalyzing, I think the B&W capture the mirth more, as well. Probably completely unintended on your part. But...the colors allow for different textures: the cracks and flakes beneath the flesh paint on the wall, the touches the artist gives- like the color of her fingernails.

All incredibly well captured and worthy of view. Nice. -fats

Chili? Yay or nay?

 

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Man I'd hate to have to chose, there is a definite character to the b&w stuff that is missing in the color shots but I think I'd have to go shot by shot to chose for each individual shot versus the group as a whole.

 

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Man I'd hate to have to chose, there is a definite character to the b&w stuff that is missing in the color shots but I think I'd have to go shot by shot to chose for each individual shot versus the group as a whole.

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Doug - That is kind of the way I was leaning. Some of the shots only work for me in B&W, but others have a certain "something" in color. I need to take a close look at the color versions and clean up the post-processing to see what I really have.

I always look at overcast gray days as B&W days, but I'm smart enough to let the picture tell the story the way it wants to. :)

Thanks for the feedback everyone. :cool:

 

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Absolutely incredible, but for my taste, I'll take the color versions.

 

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One more color version just for grins :)

 

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for a gallery showing... the color versions !

For a coffee table book.... both!!

(you are going to self publish correct? ) :)

 

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LOL Bryan :)

I mostly just take pictures to amuse myself and occasionally a few of my friends. ;)

 

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I did a self publish book for the MX track owner's Son. (as a gift) all in all, it was pretty cool in that format. Had two copies made, I kept one.

 

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I'll be happy if I get enough good shots to make a calender. :)

 

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Rich Rohrich said:

One of my all time favorite pictures is one I got of him with his little friends.

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Rich.

That one belongs in a mag for all to see. :cool:

You have an incredible eye for this stuff.