Yanidel Street Photography

Middle life crisis

Yanidel — Mon, 20 May 2013 09:41:06 +0000

So I turned 40 years old yesterday. Got married this year, moved to Argentina, and more surprises to come. Middle life crisis ? I don’t think so. To the opposite, the view of chocolate birthday cake seems to make me look like a 5 years old again . Yes, auto-derision does not kill.

This picture was taken by a friend with my Leica X1 and is a candid. He did not nail exactly the focus, but he got the moment.

Breaking free

Yanidel — Sun, 19 May 2013 00:02:46 +0000

It seems that animals resist more to adult authority than kids. Though the desire to to roam freely is probably about the same. (click on picture for high res)

Note that I initially processed this picture with my usual preset. Yet I feel that the tonalities and feel are just so much better in B&W.

Leica M8 with 35mm Summicron IV at F2.0, 1/2000, ISO160

1/9th of a second into a soul

Yanidel — Sat, 18 May 2013 01:21:36 +0000

When shooting candid portraits in the streets, I often position myself and wait for my subject to make eye contact with me. This is my “decisive moment”, that 1/9th of a second where a stranger is caught off guard and let’s you see his state of soul.

The moment after, it’s all gone. Smiles, fear, shyness, indifference … you already interfered in his world. (click on a picture for high res)

Leica M8 with 35mm Summicron IV at F2.0, 1/180, ISO160

Silhouette

Yanidel — Fri, 17 May 2013 01:36:00 +0000

Leica M8 with 35mm Summicron IV

Poll : Through which social network do you read this blog ?

Yanidel — Tue, 14 May 2013 23:35:11 +0000

I started this blog now almost 5 years ago. What use to be a simple web address is now replicated on half a dozen social networks, be it Facebook, Flickr, G+, Twitter, …. Yes, it is nice to see exposure to one’s work increase, but apart from that, what is the real value ? I wonder whether it would not be better to focus my time to one social network. Gain of time, more interactions, better content would be part of the advantages. The main disadvantage would obviously be a loss of followers in the networks I would no longer support.

So, before I head this way and to help me take a decision, it would greatly appreciate if you could answer this simple poll.

As for today’s picture, it shows social networks the real way : between friends, around a glass of wine.

Little dancer

Yanidel — Tue, 14 May 2013 02:42:20 +0000

Dance starts on the street, finding your way among thousands of passer-bys. (Click on picture for high res)

Leica M8 with 35mm Summicron IV

The cook’s break

Yanidel — Mon, 13 May 2013 00:19:07 +0000

Have you ever wondered why, after spending hours in the middle of delicious scents, a cook can enjoy the poisonous smell of a cigarette ? (click on pciture for high res)

Leica M8 with 35mm Summicron IV at F2.0, 1/1000, ISO640

Sho(r)t Story #12 : Dominic Remane

Yanidel — Sun, 12 May 2013 00:49:48 +0000

New York City is this week’s setting for this picture by Dominic Remane from Toronto, Canada.

Into The Glowing Light – Leica M6 + Leica Summicron 50mm f/2 + Kodak T-Max 400 (Pushed to 1600 ISO)

What is the Sho(r)t Story?
I took this picture in November of 2012 when I was sent to New York City for a background plate shoot on a film I was working on. In the evenings, when I had some free time, I wandered around the city taking photos. I spent an evening around the Theatre District. I was just coming to the corner of 45th and 8th when I saw this gentlemen wrapped in the glowing light of the vendor stand. I snapped 3 of these photo’s and this one left an impression on me.

Why is this one of your favorite pictures ?
I love this photograph because for some reason it has this old classical New York vibe to it. Very little in this image says it’s a modern shot, apart from a ATM sign in the distance. It has this grainy, glowing, dreamy quality to it mixed with the contrasty and gritty feel of shots I’ve come to love from Daido Moriyama and William Klein.

Which equipment did you use, and any technical considerations?
For this shot I used my Leica M6 Classic and my Leica Summicron 50mm f/2 lens. This lens is brilliantly sharp with gorgeous bokeh and is my go-to lens for night photography.
As for the film it was shot on Kodak T-Max 400 and Pushed to 1600 ISO. Lab developed and scanned with the Epson V500 scanner. Some minor post work was done in Lightroom 4 mainly just contrast and highlight balancing.

Tell us about you and your photography?
I currently work in the film and television industry as a Digital Effect Supervisor. I’ve always been interested in photography but only within the last year and a half have I pushed hard and photographed every lunch hour. Rain, shine, snow, etc I’m out there walking the street’s with my camera in hand, looking for the decisive moment.
The first camera that inspired me to take more photo’s was the Sony NEX-7. Fantastic camera, great with Leica M lenses, and never get’s noticed. But eventually the Leica bug bit me and I got my hands on a mint M6. Since that moment I have been almost exclusively shooting film, and have recently dove into shooting motion picture film rolled into 24 exposure canisters and developing at home.
Shooting as much as I do has helped me grow as a photographer and as a Digital Effects Supervisor. Allowing me to understand limitations of lenses and optical characteristics to make digital effects shots feel real.

To discover more about Dominic’s work, here are some links :

Blog: http://blog.wakingmist.com

Flickr: http://www.flickr.com/photos/wakingmist/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/wakingmist

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wakingmist

This series is open to anybody, so if you’d like to participate, send me an email at yanidel@fastmail.fm with the following information :

- your name and location

- title of photograph (if any + equipment used)

- one of your favorite street picture (max width of 1280 pixels, you obviously retain all copyrights to your pictures)

- answers to the above questions .

- any links to your work (website, Flickr, Facebook, …)

Adopted

Yanidel — Sat, 11 May 2013 00:34:36 +0000

On Saturday mornings in downtown Rosario, people gather to put puppies up for adoption. Of course, they won’t give them just to anybody, and a little lecture will often precede the final adoption go ahead. (click on picture for high res)

Note that this picture was taken at F4.0 with the Leica 35mm Summicron IV, the often called “King of Bokeh”. Unlike to many photographers’ beliefs, it was named so because of its rendering at F4.0, and not wide open. Does it deserve this flattering title ? I’ll let you come up your own opinion.

Leica M8 with 35mm Summicron IV at F4.0, 1/160, ISO160

Latino gipsy

Yanidel — Fri, 10 May 2013 00:06:16 +0000

Almost surprisingly, there are quite a lot of gypsies in Argentina. They must also have boarded the immigrants boats in search of better fortunes. The same good fortune they promess you in the streets, after a small donation of course. (Click on picture for high res)

Leica M8 with 35mm Summicron IV