Be warned I am pulling from shots I took yesterday for the next few days. This was taken somewhere along Monroe Street in the heart of downtown Chicago, which is known as 'The Loop'. Once the parade had passed the police tried to keep us all on the sidewalk, but it in the end they gave up and let us all stream on to the road and head east towards the lake front, but every now and then there would be someone who was trying to go in another direction!
Now that I have posted this I am wondering if a tighter crop would have improved the sense of isolation of the man, or is it me overthinking myself?
@kwind Thanks Kim, it was tempting to go color with this as red is the predominant color of the Blackhawks, everyone around the man who is walking in the opposite direction was wearing red apart from the girl closest to him, she was in grey and black apart from a red ribbon in her hair and when the shot was in color my eye kept going to her hair ribbon and not to the man so I felt it was stronger in b&w.
brilliant He's either lost among all those tall people or He's having a sneaky glance at the girls. It's these moments that make great street shots...well spotted. I think the B&W works too as it makes him the story rather than the fans.....
I think he pops as is, and you need all the folks in it to convey the tide of people moving along. Well captured! Thanks for the kind words on my TT shot.
This is a great capture Andie and I love your processing. Thanks for your kind comments on my 'sketch' yesterday. Photoshop totally confuses me but try this it really is very clearly explained. Some of your wonderful architectural shots would be great. http://www.photoshopessentials.com/photo-effects/photo-to-sketch/
Perfect title, to describe what is happening. After reading the comments, b&w really strengthens the image. If you tightened the crop, you would lose the sense of the crowd. Super shot.
