Markets in London

szekiat · 1st May 2006

Borough market and spitafields market in London. The concept of market here is quite different from the ones we get back home.
Click on the man, to see more!

eel · 2nd May 2006

Like it. A very classic feel to the picture. Just find that the bottom right hand corner is a bit distracting. Maybe can crop it a bit more?

Isaiahfortythirtyone · 2nd May 2006

nice! will be heading to london with my mom in june and will look to taking such shots. btw, did u ask for permission to shoot them? are they usualyl friendly enough to agree?

reachme2003 · 2nd May 2006

i love the shot where a couple in caps posed for you. good fun!

szekiat · 3rd May 2006

i hardly ask for permission as that spoils the moment completely. I find that if i move slowly and deliberately, most ppl just ignore me. Asking just spoils the moment. The couple are actually store assistants who caught me in the act!

haagen_dazs · 3rd May 2006

good stuff bro

Rev · 3rd May 2006

Thanks for sharing... I like your skill with the pano, some of the stuff are worth keeping but some are just basically snapshots in b&w like the 'prosciutto parma' & 'backpack' shot... curious to ask if you're fully satisfied with the whole series?

szekiat · 3rd May 2006

hmm....yes and no. As a series that is meant for friends back home to get a feel of the marketing experience in the uk, i think it is doing fine. The back pack shot will have to go at some point and a lot of other stuff in my flickr should be transfered over. But yes, a few snap shots here and there. Will sieve them out when i have more. Care to identify which are the ones u think are too cliche or snap shot like.....

Rev · 3rd May 2006

I doubt I could do any better for street, maybe i've been heavily influenced by your impressively composed pano shots so I thought these were less than desired... quite frankly... composition of the

- prosciutto vendor
- outside borough market with the sign

are more standard stuff while the:

- first shot lady reading book
- backpack
- flower bouquets

look like snapshots

szekiat · 4th May 2006

rev,
funny how we both came to the same conclusion. All 3 u mentioned were indeed taken randomly, backpack was while i was enjoying my coffee, flowers was with lunch in one hand and lady reading book was me testing out a new 28mm lens! hehe

As for the standard stuff, i'm still keeping the prosciutto for the time being as i think it really shows the whole market stand concept while the one outside borough was just to show what is probably the most popular shop in the whole area, monmouth coffee!!!! Thanks for the critique though. This is certainly not my best roll yet!

Rev · 5th May 2006

on the snapshots, I have this problem, sometimes stuff in the viewfinder look nice when U snap... but when viewed on monitor & printed, it looks like sh*t... dont know if U encountered this that day heh. B&W helps a little but not enough for me to keep the foto...

on the standard stuff, dont get me wrong, they're not fantastic nor horrid, guess they're filler material to give a little 'bulk' hehe. Since U're in med-school hell over there, maybe reshoot a few, gotta love hindsight sometimes, plus U get to sip coffee & take photos at the same time... unless you're one of those 'shoot once with film, that's it' typea guy?

szekiat · 5th May 2006

haha, as you say, med school hell. I go to borough frequently over weekends for the great selection of food. Normally just bring my leica along, since that travels almost everywhere with me. I have 5yrs to finish this project so most scenes will have repeat shoots at some point. I think its important to have a balance of both unique as well as normal shots in a book so that people who do not know the place well will still be able to get a feel of the area. The unique shots are good for ppl who have been there and hence know what kind of feel the area has.

elhire` · 5th May 2006

is the backpack shot the one where a lady is half blocked by the backview of a sturdy looking guy with a backpack? actually i think the lady's expression is quite interesting, rather skeptical.. heheh. too bad the guy took up too much of the pic?

1st May 2006	#1
szekiat Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London Posts: 2,378	Markets in London Borough market and spitafields market in London. The concept of market here is quite different from the ones we get back home. Click on the man, to see more!

2nd May 2006	#2
eel Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Thomson Posts: 825	Re: Markets in London Like it. A very classic feel to the picture. Just find that the bottom right hand corner is a bit distracting. Maybe can crop it a bit more?

2nd May 2006	#3
Isaiahfortythirtyone Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Clementi Posts: 2,470	Re: Markets in London nice! will be heading to london with my mom in june and will look to taking such shots. btw, did u ask for permission to shoot them? are they usualyl friendly enough to agree?

2nd May 2006	#4
reachme2003 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 3,540	Re: Markets in London i love the shot where a couple in caps posed for you. good fun!

3rd May 2006	#5
szekiat Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London Posts: 2,378	Re: Markets in London i hardly ask for permission as that spoils the moment completely. I find that if i move slowly and deliberately, most ppl just ignore me. Asking just spoils the moment. The couple are actually store assistants who caught me in the act!

3rd May 2006	#6
haagen_dazs Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: New YorkNew JerseyBoston Posts: 1,074	Re: Markets in London good stuff bro __________________ Regards, Mark Pang www.markpangphotography.com

3rd May 2006	#7
Rev Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 913	Re: Markets in London Thanks for sharing... I like your skill with the pano, some of the stuff are worth keeping but some are just basically snapshots in b&w like the 'prosciutto parma' & 'backpack' shot... curious to ask if you're fully satisfied with the whole series?

3rd May 2006	#8
szekiat Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London Posts: 2,378	Re: Markets in London hmm....yes and no. As a series that is meant for friends back home to get a feel of the marketing experience in the uk, i think it is doing fine. The back pack shot will have to go at some point and a lot of other stuff in my flickr should be transfered over. But yes, a few snap shots here and there. Will sieve them out when i have more. Care to identify which are the ones u think are too cliche or snap shot like.....

3rd May 2006	#9
Rev Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 913	Re: Markets in London I doubt I could do any better for street, maybe i've been heavily influenced by your impressively composed pano shots so I thought these were less than desired... quite frankly... composition of the - prosciutto vendor - outside borough market with the sign are more standard stuff while the: - first shot lady reading book - backpack - flower bouquets look like snapshots Last edited by Rev; 3rd May 2006 at 09:05 PM.

4th May 2006	#10
szekiat Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London Posts: 2,378	Re: Markets in London rev, funny how we both came to the same conclusion. All 3 u mentioned were indeed taken randomly, backpack was while i was enjoying my coffee, flowers was with lunch in one hand and lady reading book was me testing out a new 28mm lens! hehe As for the standard stuff, i'm still keeping the prosciutto for the time being as i think it really shows the whole market stand concept while the one outside borough was just to show what is probably the most popular shop in the whole area, monmouth coffee!!!! Thanks for the critique though. This is certainly not my best roll yet!

5th May 2006	#11
Rev Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 913	Re: Markets in London on the snapshots, I have this problem, sometimes stuff in the viewfinder look nice when U snap... but when viewed on monitor & printed, it looks like sht... dont know if U encountered this that day heh. B&W helps a little but not enough for me to keep the foto... on the standard stuff, dont get me wrong, they're not fantastic nor horrid, guess they're filler material to give a little 'bulk' hehe. Since U're in med-school hell over there, maybe reshoot a few, gotta love hindsight sometimes, plus U get to sip coffee & take photos at the same time... unless you're one of those 'shoot once with film, that's it' typea guy? Last edited by Rev; 5th May 2006 at 01:38 AM.*

5th May 2006	#12
szekiat Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: London Posts: 2,378	Re: Markets in London haha, as you say, med school hell. I go to borough frequently over weekends for the great selection of food. Normally just bring my leica along, since that travels almost everywhere with me. I have 5yrs to finish this project so most scenes will have repeat shoots at some point. I think its important to have a balance of both unique as well as normal shots in a book so that people who do not know the place well will still be able to get a feel of the area. The unique shots are good for ppl who have been there and hence know what kind of feel the area has.

5th May 2006	#13
elhire` New Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 10	Re: Markets in London is the backpack shot the one where a lady is half blocked by the backview of a sturdy looking guy with a backpack? actually i think the lady's expression is quite interesting, rather skeptical.. heheh. too bad the guy took up too much of the pic?