The Dancers of the Concrete Jungle

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London - Street Art & Graffiti View gallery (17 photos)

The Dancers of the Concrete Jungle sent on March 02, 2017 (21:40) by Timk2. 15 comments, 1409 views.

at 11mm, 1/6 f/3.2, ISO 640, tripod. London, United Kingdom.

These very 'hip' skateboarders were casually going about their jumps and turns but I didn't want to get too close or intrude. I set up the BeFree tripod and lens on 11mm, but most of my shutter speeds were too long, meaning they hardly appeared. This was the only one that worked, helped by the nearby figure on the right. I wanted to include their street art influenced environment too but found myself cropping more and more from the right as it led the eye out of the shot and didn't add to the overall image. Difficult to get a satisfactory result but this is the best I could get and I did get a portrait of one of the 'boarders, who was wondering what I was up to! #Street

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24 persons like it: Albieri Sergio, AndreaNoce, Andreasettimoquarto, Annamaria Pertosa, AnnH, Anto19, Ardian, Bambi's Revenge, Bruno Brogi, Claudio Cozzani, Federico_28, Fiorenzofanton, Las2, Lastpeanut, MatthewX, Paolo P, Paolo.casciani, Renzo Fermo, Rial, Roby54, Sergio Darsie, Sloweyes, Soriana, Turibol

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MatthewX

sent on March 02, 2017 (21:43) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Very underground .....

AndreaNoce

sent on March 02, 2017 (21:44) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful TimK !!
Compliments!!!
Hello
Andrew

Anto19

sent on March 02, 2017 (21:46) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful Tim!

Timk2

sent on March 02, 2017 (21:47)

These very 'hip' skateboarders were casually going about their jumps and turns but I didn't want to get too close or to intrude.

I set up the BeFree tripod and lens on 11mm, but most of my shutter speeds were too long, meaning they hardly appeared. This was the only one that worked, helped by the nearby figure on the right.

I wanted to include their street art influenced concrete environment too but found myself cropping more and more from the right as it led the eye out of the shot and didn't add to the overall image.

Difficult to get a satisfactory result but this is the best I could get and I did get a portrait of one of the 'boarders, who was wondering what I was up to! I'll edit and post that soon if it's any good.

Timk2

sent on March 02, 2017 (21:50)

Thanks Matt - so glad that you like and appreciate!

Andrew and Anto, too!

AnnH

sent on March 02, 2017 (21:54)

This is great! I know how difficult it is to get a decent photograph there! And indeed it would seem that intrusion is perhaps unwelcome. I was once trying to take an action shot when one delightful young man skated up to me and smilingly told me that if I took his photo, he would take my camera and smash it - and then laughed and skated away again! I've no idea whether he was remotely serious. Thankfully, such moments are a rarity!

Ann :))

Timk2

sent on March 02, 2017 (22:02)

Thank you Ann. It is (was) worth trying, though I probably won't try again. They might have thought I was videoing as I was there a while and only changed positions twice. The guy who posed for me asked if it was wideangle which means I wasn't after any one boarder in isolation. I showed him what I had taken and what I was trying to get. I was three quarters expecting a reaction that you received to be honest, which must have been shocking but also it is their domain and it is a thoroughfare for thousands of tourists and so an easy target for the casual snapper wanting a quick urban stereotype. I was quite relieved to move on and then take the night shot already up from Waterloo Bridge, I certainly didn't want to outstay my "welcome"!

Lastpeanut

sent on March 02, 2017 (22:31) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

nice very significant pictures
Hello
Ezio

Claudio Cozzani

sent on March 03, 2017 (8:17) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

You've picked a wonderful time
congratulations Tim
I like it

claudio c

user59947

sent on March 03, 2017 (8:40) | This comment has been translated

Nice!

Roby54

sent on March 03, 2017 (8:59) | This comment has been translated

Very nice!

Andreasettimoquarto

sent on March 03, 2017 (14:24) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Beautiful very dynamic recovery ..
Greetings..
Andrew ;-)

Annamaria Pertosa

sent on March 03, 2017 (14:34) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Great looking shot. Compliments!
Anna Maria

Fiorenzofanton

sent on March 05, 2017 (6:16) | This comment has been automatically translated (show/hide original)

Hi Tim, great moment of dinamic activity, I have seen this place long the Thames, When I was visiting my son for Christmas in London city.
Compliments.
Bye flower. :-)

Timk2

sent on March 05, 2017 (6:33)

You are right, Fiorenzo, when you say you know where it is, usually there is no one using it and I have photographed the street art close up with very wide lenses. I'm glad that you like the image, respect the challenges and recognise where it is, whereas the majority on Juza will not. Thanks also for your other comments just now and good Sunday!

Thanks also Anna Maria and everyone else!

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