Yellow Parasol by auntietk
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I was thinking a lot about Paul's (pauldeleu) portrait photography when I was shooting this parade. Of course the vibe is totally different when taking pictures of little lead people, and I don't think I came anywhere near the intimacy of his beautiful candid portraiture, but it was the dof and framing I was after. I feel like I got close, so I'm happy with this as a first try at that sort of camera work.
It's such fun being inspired by other artists here on RR, and Paul does brilliant work. If you're not familiar with his gallery, go check it out.
Comments (22)
Meglaurel
Sometimes wish do I that the vogue would include parolsols Remember those beautiful painted ones from Japan and Hong Kong Thanks for the memory return dear heart
Faemike55
Great work on this capture Tara!
Mulltipass
Whoa!!! The POV and DOF are Perfect!!! Wonderful Capture!!!
giulband
Superlative !!!!!!!!
wysiwig
She certainly stands out. Superb choice of composition. The blurred figures in the foreground serve to isolate the lady and the parasol and give the image a cinematic quality. You've seen those films where someone is briefly glimpsed through a passing crowd. Excellent work.
Wolfenshire
I was thinking it loos rather Degas. Very cool.
Adobe_One_Kenobi
Excellent work
jocko500
did a good job on it
durleybeachbum
Before I saw your words I thought also of Paul! This is most enjoyable!
prutzworks
cool postwork , like the hotspot
Juliette.Gribnau
great shot
photosynthesis
Great DOF effect. I like the guy with the bowler hat & rosy cheeks...
anmes
the procession goes past in a blur,and suddenly the light falls on the girl with the yellow umbrella! super composition quite memorarable
RodS
This is really lovely, Tara! I think you had a really fun time with this fellow's collection - you sure got some wonderful photos, my friend!
MrsRatbag
Yes, I think you nailed it here; beautifully done!
kgb224
Superb capture Tara. God bless.
irisinthespring
Superb work!
moochagoo
Looks like a "real" scene :)
anahata.c
I've been in Paul's gallery before, and it's wonderful; and I appreciate your celebrating him here. Hope more people will see his work too. I know little about this type of photography, but I like what you did here very much. I know you've focussed on the center figures, and you have to manage the bokeh'd front and back figures, to make a balance and still let the center figure 'stand out'. The woman with the parasol is the key focus in your shot, and she does take the center stage, because of your angle and work with the varying degrees of focus/non-focus. And she's off-center, all the same, which will draw us to her for the very fact that she's emerging into the center rather than standing in it. I make a big deal about off-center composition, but it's really important. The rest is almost an abstract pastiche. A thoughtful and intuitive image, with plenty of chrome-like reflections to give it sparkle. I'd imagine this type of photography would be a concentrated affair. Lot of thought and intuition seems to go into these shots.
junge1
You succeeded Tara. Well done!
Chipka
I think you succeeded marvelously here, and it's funny how we tend to think alike at times. Well...I only thought of photographing something this way, you actually did it. It's such a challenge to do, actually; I have a large collection of star wars action figures (and it's growing) and those little guys, gals, and others, are hard to photograph in such a way as to make them look like something other than hunks of hyper-detailed plastic (with vinyl clothing.) As for the little lead people, this is really superb. I love the sense of color and the wonderful DOF...you give a nice sense of scale, not our sense of scale, but theirs and I love the intimacy that you have captured here. Now I wonder who the lady with the yellow parasol is: what's her story? Who does she know, and what is she thinking (in that way that completely fictional people think of things...) What an evocative photo.
JuliSonne
Beautiful focus out the crowd. I love it, Tara