Streetshooting with a 28mm

Nice work. The first shot really jumps out at me for some reason. I must have seen too many places in CA that remind me of the photo. :)

I've been shooting 28mm occasionally with an Olympus XA4. I'm still struggling with the focal length. I just don't get close enough most of the time.

It works well for me at times:
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/cannelbrae/5150742766


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http://www.flickr.com/photos/cannelbrae/5288188871


Then again, its a f/3.5 at its widest and thats a bit closed down for our winters:

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http://www.flickr.com/photos/cannelbrae/5289310071

...and the focal lengths distortion still throws me off:
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http://www.flickr.com/photos/cannelbrae/5145410021

I really respect people who are able to shoot 28mm consistently and get good shots out of it. I'm still working on it obviously. :)
 
Thanks for the positive feedback. I think candids are really hard with a 28mm, but definitely can be done. I shoot mostly landscape (urban and natural) and portraits, so I usually have more time to compose. I think it comes down to training your eye to compose before you pull the camera up. Important at any focal length but it seems especially so with wide-angle.

There was a guy working on a part of the building in the first shot who was whistling at me telling me not to take it. I took it and started walking away and he chased me down and told me in broken english to delete the photograph. I explained that it was film and that I couldn't, which really pissed him off. Needless to say, I'm glad I took it and I'm glad I was shooting film!

I really like that first shot Brian. Nice portrait of American industrialism.

More to come when I get around to spot cleaning them. Walgreens did an OK job, but the negs were filthy.
 
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28mm is hard. To me, you need more things going on in a 28mm photo to really take advantage of it, or else the frame looks a little too empty. Of course you can take advantage of this emptiness also.

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I'm pretty sure these were all shot at 28mm on a Canon G11. Does that count?

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And I know these were at 28 because I shot them with a GRDIII (the only camera I really regret selling... :()
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I guess these are "street" photos. I don't really know how to shoot "street" all that well. I try and learn from you guys though. :)
 
Brian Legge said:
Nice work. I'm still struggling with the focal length. I really respect people who are able to shoot 28mm consistently and get good shots out of it.
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Ditto. I just have never been able to do anything good with a 28mm, or a 40mm for that matter. For that range of focal lengths, my world-view weems to be more consistent with a 24/25mm-35mm-50mm. Oh well...:eek:
 
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