Back to my NYC study: After leaving Soho, I walked up West Broadway until I arrived at Washington Square Park. Named for George Washington, this 10 acre park is the cultural center of Greenwich Village. This is SOOC and best seen enlarged.
@ivan Thank you, Ivan. All of my NYC b&w images were taken with the camera set to b&w - the LX3 has an exceptionally good b&w image processor with a choice of three b&w modes - standard, dynamic and smooth. All of my images from day one were taken on dynamic b&w, but I then switched to standard b&w for the next four days of shooting as I found the dynamic setting produced a bit too much contrast for street candids.
Many thanks Danny, and for the excellent info. I'm wanting to have a 'small' camera for street photography, I'll have a serious look at the Panasonic Lumix range. Whether I would be able to match the quality you achieve is an open question! lol!
@ivan My pleasure, Ivan. For street photography, the LX series is hard to beat. The current model is the LX-7, which has an even faster lens (f/1.4). A friend of mine bought an LX7 on my recommendation and loves it. The only downside of these small sensor cameras is they do not do well at high ISO settings or in low light, and it is difficult to produce shallow dof. If any of those issues are a concern for you (and they were for me), I highly recommend the Sony RX100 - it has a large sensor in a small body (smaller than the LX3), with a Carl Zeiss lens - a real marvel of engineering. I just picked up an RX100 and am learning how to use it - and to my delight, it has the ability to produce shallow dof, has excellent image quality at high ISO and works very well in low light photography. It's pricey, but you get what you pay for with this one.
Excellent shot of the street entertainer and I'm sure you're the one who slipped the $ in the money pouch. Entertainers love to be photographed! Was interesting to read about your b & w settings. I need to do more experimenting!
