2BD27 : Takin' It to the Street : Part 2

These guys were kind enough to let me take pictures of them playing their songs.

 

 

Another round of Street Photography.  This time in downtown Oshkosh on a Saturday evening.

There were a few people in the Park with the huge sun dial.  

Perfect subjects for this assignment!

 All of these were processed in LightRoom 5 with basic adjustments.  

Most of them were black-and-whitified with given LightRoom Presets.  

Kim recommended the LR Infrared Preset, but that just blew all of these.  

I preferred the BW Preset Look 4 most of the time for a balanced black-and-white.  

I think I even recognized a few of their songs.  ;-)

Looks like college is back in session.  The new school year starts in just a few days.

Watching the World go by on a Saturday Night.

 These two were having an intense discussion.  

Made me feel like I was on the streets of New York City!

  This one seems like a good book end to leave with.   The Guys doing their thing outside of The Exclusive Company (a local record store -- Yes, they still have those!).  

The light was fading fast.

2BD27 : Takin' It to the Street : Part 1

A Lone Bag Piper on the streets of Banff, Alberta, Canada.  July 2013.

We found out later that there is a School of the Arts (Think Juliard) right there in Banff.  Many of the musicians come out to play for the tourists later in the afternoons and evenings.  This guy was really raking in the tips!  He knew right where to stand with Mount Rundle in the background.  I have a soft spot for bag pipes and Scotland [Wink!].  When I threw some money in his cup, I felt justified (That is not the right word ...) in taking his picture. 

This week, Kim encouraged us to hit the streets and take some impromptu pictures of what we saw there.  These 2 pictures are from my summer vacation trip where I was in the tourist photography mode.  There were lots of sights to see, and pictures to take.   And nobody seemed to mind ...

My Friend J helps a street musician's puppet dance while he plays harmonica on Stevens St. (?) in Calgary, Alberta.

Kim suggested using an Infrared black & white preset on these street pics.  The Infrared LightRoom Preset seemed a bit stark on my chosen subjects, so I tried out a few other b/w presets.   With the Piper, I went with the BW Contrast High Light Room Preset (similar to BW Look 4).  With the Bless You Harmonica Player, I went with BW Contrast Low LR Preset.

I love how the Black and White just seems to freeze these moments in time and make them historic--even though they happened just a few weeks ago.  It could have been the 1960s with a newspaper reporter feel recording everyday scenes on the streets.