As a novice when it comes to shooting color, I like this picture because the color is used sparingly. After a quarter century of just shooting without too much thought, this additional element (color) is challenging my last couple of brain cells. Normally I would have been pleased with all the rectangles and triangles in this picture, but the yellow helmet has added a focal point which wouldn’t have existed in black & white, and I guess it might even be…better? Ah, such confusion this has wrought on my soul…

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Photographing NYC for 25 years, six of them while driving a New York City taxi. Trying very hard to capture the city as life unfolds, meaning I never stage any of my photos! Also I am a close confidant of the immortal Dave Beckerman, (quintessential NYC photographer) and owner of the first photography blog in the known universe.

2 thoughts on “NYC 2009”

  1. the colors are beautiful, although I’m sure a b/w version would be just as strong in this case. The guy is just great in his setting.

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  2. Hmm, to see if you’re right, I just converted the pic to B & W and it loses something in my view, but you could try it and see what you think…
    It’s all subjective and almost impossible to be certain of anything. (Except for things like “Was Cartier-Bresson a “good” photographer?”)

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