jimwatkins

My Kind of Town...

NATO Summit Protests, Chicago, Illinois

NATO Summit Protests, Chicago, Illinois
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NIKON D90

Aperture f/9.0 ISO 200 Shutter 1/100

upload_date

Apr, 2014

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Awards

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People's Choice in Street Photography Photo Contest

Contest Finalist in Street Photography Photo Contest

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Top Choice

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Superior Skill

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Great shot, love it! Welcome to VB ( : Cheers from Celine

Powerful shot

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Fantastic capture! This photograph just works on so many levels, but I particularly love the irony of the bus sign behind the line of cops. You have a great eye.

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This is a great shot, sure tells so many stories. Thank You for sharing. :)

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One of the best images I've seen.

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Superb! Congratulations!

Thanks, Dacemac!

She can go in tranquillity! Nice shot

Thanks, sebastianmuglia!

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The rhythm and pattern technique of the police line plays ever so ironically against the bus' banner, as well as the innocence of the feminine accent...an awesome statement of where our society stands today. Way to go!

Superb mono image. Congratulations on being the People's Choice Winner.

Very hard to see beyond the riot gear to the men underneath- intimidating, even from this distance, well captured, regards.

Brilliant! Congratulations

Congrats Jim!!!

Awesome, congrats !!!

This is a great street photograph. Everything is perfect even down to the car over her right shoulder that keeps the frame filled to the drain at her feet.

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Simply great! Where was this taken please?

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Join the conversation. Add a comment or even better, a critique. Let's get better together!

perfection, congrats on peoples choice

Nice editorial shot! "My Kind Of Town"....HA!!!

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Behind The Lens

Location

The photo was taken at approximately 2100 South on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, Illinois

Time

Mid- to late-afternoon.

Lighting

Nothing of particular interest concerning the lighting.

Equipment

The image was taken with a Nikon D90 using a Nikon 18-105 lens

Inspiration

I was photographing the goings on at the NATO Summit demonstrations in Chicago back in May 2012. There was a lot of shouting and yelling by the protesters at members of the various law enforcement agencies deployed to keep the peace. The atmosphere was highly charged; although there had been no violence up to this point, it seemed the situation could explode at any minute. As I stood around searching for some flashpoint of potential action, this woman calmly strode past me and down the line of riot-geared state policemen with batons at the ready. This woman stood out because she was the very antithesis of what was transpiring around her. I got my camera ready as she continued on down the line, but I held off on the shot until the scroll on the bus in the immediate background changed from "Chicago is..." to "...my kind of town." I was getting worried because portions of the crowd off-camera to the right were about to move into the frame. Finally, when the wording changed back to "...my kind of town", I fired off three quick frames. This was the first of them. By time the other two were taken, a man from the crowd had moved into the frame. As they say, timing is everything!

Editing

Not much, just some Photoshop to fine tune the exposure.

In my camera bag

My camera, a regular kit zoom lens and at least one of my wide angle lens depending on what I'm shooting. For my street photography, I also carry my camera-mounted cube level in case I need to shoot without looking through the viewfinder.

Feedback

The first and foremost rule is to be there; you can't get the shot if you're not in a position to do so. Secondly, keep your eyes and ears keen at all times. Anything can transpire in front of or behind you that would be worthy of a good street capture. Third, be aware of any anomalies in whatever space you're viewing; those can make the most interesting images. Fourth, get in a close as you can without affecting the scene. Fifth, unless the image is totally unacceptable, don't delete anything you shoot until you take a good look at it on the computer screen. Sometimes you might find something within the frame that was totally unintended. And lastly, when in doubt, shoot it anyway!

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My Kind of Town...

NATO Summit Protests, Chicago, Illinois

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