Halloween in inner city Dublin

thebaz

Took a few of my freinds ,from my favorite shot , gave them a framed A3 copy for themselves --
they were getting ready for Halloween , they all want copies , so what you think

the gang


my buddy


the youth brigade


the rest on
http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebaz/

and please attack me , not the subjects

Ideo

First reaction is that there is a lot happening in the first photo?

Perhaps a crop on the 3rd photo so its just the lads on the right handside??

Sebzy

Should go into community work you have a talent for clicking with the kids.

Have a look what others are doing
Halloween Festival Ballymun

And by the way your BW conversions could use a bit of work they always look like flat digital conversions. JMO.
This might help
http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/color-black-white.htm
Seb.

PaulieC

framed A3s for everyone? Fair play to ya Baz, that's costing you a few qquid

thebaz

cambo_gueno wrote: »

framed A3s for everyone? Fair play to ya Baz, that's costing you a few qquid

At 35 euros a pop , fraid not , even my generous wallet doesn't stretch that far --

i'll print a few A4s myself, and give them into there school

Fionn

why on earth would anyone be attacking you or the subjects?

anyway
yeah the B&W could do with a bit of pop!!
no 1 the gang would you consider a tighter crop? i like the expressions
the other too are pretty good too i'd like a tighter v crop on no 3 as well

good job all the same!

Cabaal

On the subject on bonfires, anyone see the thing on RTE News lastnight with Dublin County Council getting rid of pallets and tires that young lads were going to use for a bonfires,

The young lads kept giving the council works mouth and spitting and kept knocking down the ladder they were trying to use to get over a wall.

Some Gardai showed up and they still kept at it until the the Gardai got around the wall and arrested most of them, they did all this while the RTE camera's were rolling.

Bloody scumbags,

Paulw

I saw that alright. Little scumbags. Glad the Gardai arrested them. They certainly had some pile of wood.

We've already had two bonfires in the park here over the last two nights, and I assume there will be a big enough one tonight too. The kids are resourceful when collecting wood.

Makes for some interesting photographs though.

kensutz

Half tempted to go around with the camera to photograph a few bonfires. Then again I might get too lazy if I sit around much longer

thebaz

Fionn wrote: »

why on earth would anyone be attacking you or the subjects?

anyway
yeah the B&W could do with a bit of pop!!

had a bit of hassle on my last post , i can take it (sort off ) , but hate the labeling of the defencless subjects --

regarding the pop , any quick hints to help my b & w conversions , as i use my own ps action , and modify slightly as required .
here is a colour one from last night

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebaz/1805865844/

i have a few other interesting ones in my camera , and after tonight i hope to take a bit of a break from photography , and start earning some cash -- or thats the plan -- but life changes ....

bradnailer

If your subjects are anything, defencless isn't one of them.;)

Fionn

yeah i see what you mean!
:rolleyes:

the Liberty House gang is good! all happy smiling faces, i don't know if a B&W conversion would make it better tho. i like it the way it is

I'm not a huge fan of B&W at all (maybe coz i'm not able to do it) but when i do try it - its to apply red or orange software filters they seem to give the most dramatic changes to a photograph
Sometimes i use alien skin B&W filters which can give good efects too

thebaz

ok after chasing the few bonfires around on this quiet Halloween, i think i found the best up in Ballymun -- thanks Sebzy -- this completes a busy day with some of the results

http://www.flickr.com/photos/thebaz/

Heres a sample







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Eirebear

Baz....well done.
I dont really think theres all that much for me to say, theres a lot of your shots that i dont particularly care for...but there are a few shots in there that i think are absolutely fantastic.
while i dont completely agree with many of your ideals behind the whole thing, i feel you are documenting a part of your city which is, as with most cities, swept under the carpet all too often. Especially considering that you are dealing very often with Children, and i commend you for that.
Well done for taking on a subject that many people wont touch, and for doing it with a passion and an understanding that many just couldnt pull off.