I took my buddy Mark on a photo outing to Taylor, TX last month. A required stop in downtown Taylor is Louie Mueller Barbeque. A local favorite and constently rated as one of the top BBQ joints in all of Texas, Louie Mueller's serves up some of the best smoked meat you'll ever try. The brisket and chipotle sausage are my favorites here. The shot is straight out of my iPhone. I was impressed with the exposure that the default camera app came up with - perfect exposure on the white of the sign, leaving the sky underexposed enough to be a pleasant deep blue. Please hit 'L' for large on black! Latest blog entry: X100 Sticking Aperture Disease Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Google Plus I welcome comments and I will be happy to reciprocate by checking out and commenting on your photostream. Group invites are welcome, but I do not participate in Post / Award groups. I reserve the right to delete gaudy, glittery, flashing group invite icons!
I came across this guy playing his guitar on the sidewalk on a photowalk with my friends Andy and Tony. It's a common sight in downtown Austin. I stopped and listened to him for a bit and took a couple of pictures. I hoped to make eye contact but he kept his head down, covering his face. As I composed a shot, a pedestrian started to walk in front of me and stopped when he saw my camera. "Sorry, didn't mean to mess up your shot," he said. The guitarist raised his head all of a sudden and said, "That's OK, the photographers don't tip anyway." He glanced at me and put his head back down. Now, I had every intention of tipping him before I moved on, as I always try to make it a point to tip musicians if I like their playing. I told him that this photographer does tip. "Yeah, right," he mumbled as he continued to play. Not sure what to say, I moved closer and took a look at photos he was selling. "Did you take these?", I asked. "Yes." I listened to his music a bit longer and placed a tip in his guitar case. "Thanks for sharing your art, have a great evening," I said. "Thanks, you too" he said with a brief glance. I took this one last shot before I moved on. I imagine it is frustrating to play on the street like that where few people take notice. It occurred to me how rude it might seem to someone performing like this to have a photographer do a "drive by." It's like taking something without giving something in return. As a musician myself, I can understand his sentiment. Post Processing: - Raw conversion, slight cropping, WB & exposure tweaks in Lightroom. - B&W conversion in Nik Silver Efex. - Slight B&W tone adjustment via a blended layer with Topaz Labs B&W Effects. Please hit 'L' for large on black! Some thoughts on my blog about B&W street photography. Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Google Plus I welcome comments and I will be happy to reciprocate by checking out and commenting on your photostream. Group invites are welcome, but I do not participate in Post / Award groups. I reserve the right to delete gaudy, glittery, flashing group invite icons!
I snapped this image of this musician on a photowalk with my friends Andy and Tony. There was a certain attitude about this guy's singing and playing that I liked. I saw a child playing next to him most of the time and I wondered if it was his kid. Got to be a tough way to make a living, playing on the street. He was performing in an area on S. Congress in Austin where a bunch of food trailers are setup. The Airstream next to him belongs to "Hey Cupcake!" Post Processing: - Raw conversion, slight cropping, WB & exposure tweaks in Lightroom. Please hit 'L' for large on black! Creepy...post #666! Latest blog entry: X100 Sticking Aperture Disease Blog | Facebook | Twitter | Google Plus I welcome comments and I will be happy to reciprocate by checking out and commenting on your photostream. Group invites are welcome, but I do not participate in Post / Award groups. I reserve the right to delete gaudy, glittery, flashing group invite icons!
