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Through The Window

Spring night in Moscow. A woman in a coffeehouse.

Spring night in Moscow. A woman in a coffeehouse.
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SONY ILCE-6400

settings

Aperture 45/10 ISO 6400 Shutter 1/125 Focal Length 280/10

location

Moscow, Moscow City, RU

upload_date

Apr, 2022

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Behind The Lens

Location

This photo was taken in one of Moscow streets. I passed by a small restaurant when I saw a sad woman sitting at a table inside having some white flowers in front of her.

Time

It was April, 2022 at about 8 p.m. when it was dark already in the street when I paid attention at this woman whose image touched me: I thought that there was a story behind that.

Lighting

As I said it was rather dark in the street, the street lamps didn't give much light and only the restaurant's window was lit romantically.

Equipment

I always have my Sony ILCE-6400 and a couple of lenses with me in my backpack: My prime Sony 3.5-5.6/18-135 and Canon 16-35/1:2.8 USM with Mount converter MC-11 Canon EF-E. I understood that I had too little time to click so I didn't use my tripod and I had some seconds for a couple exposures.

Inspiration

I thought that the scene had a story behind it: Did a man bring her some flowers and left her in the middle of their conversation? Did she buy the flowers herself to make the night feel romantic? Especially, taking into consideration that there was only one glass on the table...

Editing

Yes, I used Lightroom CC for post-processing to give some more light to the restaurant inside and to add some acutance to the image.

In my camera bag

Whenever I leave home I have my backpack with me with my Sony ILCE-6400 and a couple of lenses: My prime Sony 3.5-5.6/18-135 and Canon 16-35/1:2.8 USM with Mount converter MC-11 Canon EF-E. Sometimes when I go to have a shooting at public events or in the nature I add my Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM with the converter MC-11 Canon EF-E. Yes, I use Canon lenses with my Sony because I inherited them from our newsroom photographer (I work as a writer but he appreciated my passion for photography) and I didn't want to have more expenses. To shoot cityscapes I have my tripod with me. Sometimes I also put into my backpack my old Sony a6000 not to change lenses all the time.

Feedback

My advice will be very simple: Look around to observe things happening. Streets are full of unexpectedness and a photographer has to be always ready for them. "Kodak moments" don't repeat.

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alexlevinsky

alexlevinsky

Through The Window

Spring night in Moscow. A woman in a coffeehouse.

Behind The Lens

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