duncannagle

Love Me Tinder

Jul, 2016

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Awards

Summer Selection

Peer Award

Superb Composition

Absolute Masterpiece

Behind The Lens

Location

The photo was taken in the centre of my birth-town, Bristol (UK), as part of the "24 Hours In Bristol" photo competition. Over the course of 24 hours (midday to midday), entrants were allocated a specific hour to grab the best picture they could - the best of these were then selected and exhibited, with one winner and two runners-up per hour - http://www.24hoursinbristol.co.uk/ explains it far better than I!

Time

That was the irony - as part of the competition I had been allocated the 4pm to 5pm slot. I took this a 5:02pm, and as such just missed out on being able to enter it.

Lighting

The lighting was "moody" to say the least - it had just been drizzling, and I was lucky that a bit of light just started to break through the clouds.

Equipment

No lens/tripod/flash or even camera - a mobile phone, the Microsoft Lumia 950XL.

Inspiration

I love taking "gritty" street photos, and was inspired by the juxtaposition of the fairly urban scene contrasted with the flowers; I also wondered "What's his story?" - was he on a first date? Who were the flowers for? How did they meet? Was it Tinder? Is he on Tinder *now*? (What a dog). I also had an idea of how I was going to post-process the shot before I took it, which is a rare occurrence.

Editing

Indeed I did; I attempted to make a homage to my fellow Bristolian Banksy, who is of course famous for monochrome pieces with red roses; this was easily achieved with a quick run through Photoshop Express on the phone, with a couple of tweaks to contrast.

In my camera bag

I've always had a real soft spot for Pentax gear, and for me the Pentax K-S2 is a really well-balanced, excellent value solution for most shooting scenarios; given that shots usually present themselves in the split-second (changing lenses has lost me 100's of photos!), I couple this with a Tamron 18-200mm superzoom lens which offers a great range and feels solid when coupled with the KS-2 body. I'm also becoming more and more interested in "phonetography", and change my handset as often as my socks - as such I always slip an external mobile charger/battery in my bag.

Feedback

Be lucky! Most street photography is about being in the right place at the right time, and traditional beauty tends to get turned on it's head - "gritty, grimy and ugly" can become "interesting and aesthetically pleasing" by walking around a corner or crossing a street. Also come to Bristol, it's an awesome place.

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Love Me Tinder

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