ghost
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it's an m6 ttl with 28mm summicron.
street photography the video ;)
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jano
Evil Bokeh
ghost said:
I would offer to help with or without the camera. Guess it's just me 😛
Although I did find myself mesmerized by the red dot on the camera... everytime he'd flap his arms around (like a new yorker, hahah), I kept following the camera hand, watching the red dot 😛
MoTR
APX Addict
Camera was an M6 with a 35 Lux by the look of it.
And I just watched it again, and all of the shots bar 2 are rubbish in my opinion and hes he looks like a crazy 🙂
And I just watched it again, and all of the shots bar 2 are rubbish in my opinion and hes he looks like a crazy 🙂
terrafirmanada
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Was it supposed to be a parody? I must watch it again.
Jamie123
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kbg32 said:
Well with the "To think, he became the "official" photographer of 9/11" remark I thought you were implying that the photos weren't good. My mistake...english is not my first language.
Also, my remark about giving him a break was not meant to take too seriously. For all I care you can criticize him all you want. I myself am not particularly impressed by most of his work (but this is more or less irrelevant).
IMHO the video, although it's ridiculous at times, is not as useless as some others found it to be. Of course on a forum for rangefinder users the video shows nothing new but there are lots of people who don't have the slightest idea where to start when it comes to street photography.
I do admit that I was and still am defending him a little against your criticism of him going to a safe place to shoot the video, simply because I think it's the "how" and not the "where" that counts.
Anyways...I think I've already written way too much in this post. I wasn't being that serious about my previous remarks. I certainly wasn't trying to start a big disagreement with everyone who didn't like the video...because...well...we all saw the outfit.
rvaubel
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terrafirmanada said:
I thought it was kind of crazy too. The way he was getting in peoples faces would get me a foot up my ass. The funny thing is, this guys no goofball. He's a respected photographer. He's done some pretty good stuff after 9/11 and has shows, etc.
Still, I don't see how he can get away with being so aggressive. Maybe its a New York thing.
Rex
ghost
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you think he was aggressive?
RayPA
Ignore It (It'll go away)
Jamie123 said:
I agree, and it's why I liked the video. I've never seen another photographer's approach to shooting on the street, especially someone as suuccessful as Meyerowiz. I can only imagine that these were/are the same techniques that Winogrand used—since Meyerowitz shot with him. You can laugh at the costume (which I did), and the "moon-walking" (as he tracked the action down the street), but he really brings his points across. He really was right up in peoples face, without being aggressive, and he was getting some really good shots. I think I picked up some tips that I can use.
I agree with Keith, though. This may not be a universal technique. Shooting in a different neighborhood would probably require a completely different technique. Take what you can from the video. If you find no value, then that's fine.
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RayPA
Ignore It (It'll go away)
ghost said:
I didn't think so.
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back alley
IMAGES
i don't think i'll ever make a video for you guys😉
he was wearing gloves which suggests it was a cold day, thus the hat. i doubt he would wear it in summer. part of street shooting is to keep moving, which he was showing. i also think you have to stay put at times.
the walking backwards was new for me, i don't do that. i wonder if he did that for the camera (video) or if that's his normal technique?
i also tend to think that the video was made for newbies to the street and in that context there was some good info there.
he was wearing gloves which suggests it was a cold day, thus the hat. i doubt he would wear it in summer. part of street shooting is to keep moving, which he was showing. i also think you have to stay put at times.
the walking backwards was new for me, i don't do that. i wonder if he did that for the camera (video) or if that's his normal technique?
i also tend to think that the video was made for newbies to the street and in that context there was some good info there.
kbg32
neo-romanticist
I think his agressiveness came across as silliness. If anyone acted that way on the street of NYC, running up to someone with a camera, I'm sure someone in a different neighborhood would have "flattened" him. I think what was saving him was the fact that there was someone else there filming him.
Wayne R. Scott
Half fast Leica User
back alley said:
If the redheads were attractive enough I don't think any one would critique it harshly.
Wayne
troym
Established
rool said:
The all-black outfit isn't out of the ordinary in NY City, so I'm sure he didn't frighten anyone.
I'm surprised that so may people had such a harsh reaction to the video. It's not really a documentary. It's more of an exaggerated illustration of doing street photography in NY. Taking it for what it is, I don't see anything remarkable or objectionable about the video.
ghost
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the moonwalk is to keep the subject in focus.
RayPA
Ignore It (It'll go away)
ghost said:
and it works too! I used it this weekend when I was shooting at a soccer match! 🙂
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Marc-A.
I Shoot Film
kbg32 said:
Though I don't know NYC, I'm pretty sure you're right. People see the video camera, and think: oh well, another stupid TV program.
Marc
Pherdinand
the snow must go on
just watch it towards the end of the video. He's walking backwards on the zebra, almost walking through a poor girl, she has to go out of his way reeeeally far. There are more scenes like this, but this was the most eyecatching for me.
Yes i think he was aggressive.
I like though that he pays attention to alot of scenes around.
I would not expect him getting all great shots during such a short movie-making. None of the shots shown were particularly interesting to me, but as he said you can't predict/direct a photograph. He picked a day to make a movie and used what he got on that day, that hour, those minutes.
His way of talking, explaining the thing is just very american. Not my cup of coffee, but I got a bit used to it so i think i can ignore the blah blah and the excessive drama and the rest is, yes, somewhat useful.
Thanks for the link.
PS: the outfit: Come on, it was a cold day. He does look a bit like Leon the Professional, but i'm sure there were people looking much more weird than him, on the street.
Yes i think he was aggressive.
I like though that he pays attention to alot of scenes around.
I would not expect him getting all great shots during such a short movie-making. None of the shots shown were particularly interesting to me, but as he said you can't predict/direct a photograph. He picked a day to make a movie and used what he got on that day, that hour, those minutes.
His way of talking, explaining the thing is just very american. Not my cup of coffee, but I got a bit used to it so i think i can ignore the blah blah and the excessive drama and the rest is, yes, somewhat useful.
Thanks for the link.
PS: the outfit: Come on, it was a cold day. He does look a bit like Leon the Professional, but i'm sure there were people looking much more weird than him, on the street.
Nachkebia
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😀 😀 😀 indeeed! 😀
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