prayers: late but sincere

chenchengcai · 26th October 2004

Caught this old lady praying after the temple has closed.
However, that has not diminish her sincerity as she continues to pray outside.
Plus the 2 guys sitting & chatting just outside the gate caught my eye.

not a fantastic shot, but just to share to everyone.

SniperD · 26th October 2004

nice shot.. I like the meaning of it.. you may just wanna try a few things :

1) try a few more angles (directly behind her would be a good one) Yes, it may be cliche and maybe a little too 'flat' but the shot will work.

2) play around with contrast on your post-pro. This shot is slightly over as can tell from the 2 guys' white shirts so you can do alittle burning here and there.

3) overall, the feel is good and the meaning is there.

chenchengcai · 26th October 2004

Originally Posted by SniperD

nice shot.. I like the meaning of it.. you may just wanna try a few things :

1) try a few more angles (directly behind her would be a good one) Yes, it may be cliche and maybe a little too 'flat' but the shot will work.

2) play around with contrast on your post-pro. This shot is slightly over as can tell from the 2 guys' white shirts so you can do alittle burning here and there.

3) overall, the feel is good and the meaning is there.

Thanks for the tips & comments.

Basically i used a self recorded PS B&W action for convenience.
Will try to play around with post-pro and post again.

Tip #1 is good.

Since I'm new to street shooting, so a bit paiseh, also try to be more discrete, so end up didn't think too much during shooting. Will shoot more, try more, learn more.

The_Cheat · 27th October 2004

Somehow I feel that the two guys sitting in front of the temple is more intriguing than the old lady praying...

Anyway, the backview of someone praying doesn't work...

chenchengcai · 3rd November 2004

Here's my second try at post pro...

Was not able to get the right feel w/o over exposing the 2 guys.

Mainly due to the red temple door - to get the correct exposure for guys,
the red door will not be so dark & solid. Thus losing the feel for the entire pic.

So end up creating a sepia one.

Stereobox · 3rd November 2004

maybe this would help improve the shot (which is already rather meaningful, in my opinion) ... a lower angle, to bring her eyeline closer to the temple's name....so that she don't appear to be praying to the two men sitting at the gate instead.

maybe a slight change of angle so we can see clearly that she's actually really praying....and not just standing there. (is she praying using joss sticks by the way?)

the two men don't really work for me actually. perhaps a better idea would be to include walking passers-by in the picture (slight motion-blurred?). then again, it could be a quiet day that day.

good job, i enjoyed the meaning behind the picture!

26th October 2004	#2
SniperD Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Behind the viewfinder... Posts: 5,954	nice shot.. I like the meaning of it.. you may just wanna try a few things : 1) try a few more angles (directly behind her would be a good one) Yes, it may be cliche and maybe a little too 'flat' but the shot will work. 2) play around with contrast on your post-pro. This shot is slightly over as can tell from the 2 guys' white shirts so you can do alittle burning here and there. 3) overall, the feel is good and the meaning is there. __________________ EYE-DEAS

27th October 2004	#4
The_Cheat Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,263	Somehow I feel that the two guys sitting in front of the temple is more intriguing than the old lady praying... Anyway, the backview of someone praying doesn't work... __________________ Send me a PM if you need me to comment on a picture or a series.

3rd November 2004	#6
Stereobox Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Cocteau Twins Posts: 2,105	maybe this would help improve the shot (which is already rather meaningful, in my opinion) ... a lower angle, to bring her eyeline closer to the temple's name....so that she don't appear to be praying to the two men sitting at the gate instead. maybe a slight change of angle so we can see clearly that she's actually really praying....and not just standing there. (is she praying using joss sticks by the way?) the two men don't really work for me actually. perhaps a better idea would be to include walking passers-by in the picture (slight motion-blurred?). then again, it could be a quiet day that day. good job, i enjoyed the meaning behind the picture! Last edited by Stereobox; 3rd November 2004 at 08:30 PM.

26th October 2004	#1
chenchengcai Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: east Posts: 360	prayers: late but sincere Caught this old lady praying after the temple has closed. However, that has not diminish her sincerity as she continues to pray outside. Plus the 2 guys sitting & chatting just outside the gate caught my eye. not a fantastic shot, but just to share to everyone. Last edited by chenchengcai; 26th October 2004 at 12:07 AM. Reason: change formatting of text. changed src img location.