September 29, 2009

A Real Man—Maybe?

You can tell a man by his clothes, or in this case, the lack of clothes.

I was out doing a little street photography when I looked over and saw this unusual outfit. I knew that I had to have a photograph, but the question was of what.

After studying my subject for a while, I decided a body only shot was in order. I wanted the photo to about what drew me to the subject to begin with—the truly unique clothing

Enjoy.

Camera settings: Nikon D3, Nikon 70-200mm f/2.8 at 135mm, shot at ISO 200, f/8 and 1/125th of a second.

Post Processing:

Lightroom—Set white and black points, added mid-tone contrast, and increased clarity and vibrance.

Photoshop—used Topaz Adjust to bring out details and then added black and white layer at 45% opacity produced nik Silver Efex Pro.

10 comments:

  1. The perspective and crop on this one is perfect. You do like the unusual, don't you.
    Charles M

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  2. Different and thought provoking. Would not hang it in my house.
    Debbie

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  3. Interesting photo Patrick! Tarzan in a Village People kind of way! :-)

    Well done!
    Barry

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  4. Yikes! I don't think you were in Houston for this one! Very brave of you. Is that a saw blade sticking out of his rear fender??? maybe the front one has several? I am not sure I want to know...

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  5. Sleezy Rider indeed! Probably lives in a Volkswagen Van down by the river.

    Nice grab shot Larry. I'd say it definetly tells a story and makes an impact.

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  6. What? This comes from Houston streets. We need some cleanup help. Nice shot.
    Ted

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  7. Are those tan lines are artifacts from Topaz? Either way, scary stuff...

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  8. I hope this is not going to be a series. One of these is enough. Good photo but not sure I want to see any more of your subject.
    Mel

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  9. Nice (?) shot. I notice I immediately start making up stories about it... ...scary stories!

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  10. You guys/gals totally missed "IT". Forget the picture...check the detail. This is a man's bike....it has a Kick Start.

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