Weekly Photo Challenge No. 203 - With a Human Element

[Sepiana]

Hi everyone,

Would you like to participate in the Weekly Photo Challenge? Just take a photo that is your interpretation of the theme and post it in this thread.

- Your photo(s) should be your own, i.e., they should not have been taken by someone else.
- Photoshopping is allowed but should be kept to the basics only rather than a total transformation.
- Grab your camera, experiment, and, most of all, have fun.

NOTE

This week’s theme is about including a human element in your shot. You have a lot of leeway; it can be a landscape, a street scene, a lifestyle shot, etc. So, grab your camera and go looking for a human element (elusive or not)!

The inspiration for this theme came from an image by Brenda (dennis9 ).

[billz]

Sounds like a chance to make a new friend!

Thanks Sepiana ... looking forward to the challenge.

[Sepiana]

Bill, you are most welcome!

I am looking forward to your submission(s) for this theme. Interestingly enough, I thought of you when I posted this challenge.  It brought to mind the photos in your SmugMug gallery, the ones from your trip to Cuba. You have an eye for a human element!

[billz]

Here's a quick shot (well, 3.5 seconds) of some peeps in the coffee shop just now.



I'll probably add as the week goes on.

[Sepiana]

Mar 25, 2019 22:57:55 GMT billz said:

Here's a quick shot (well, 3.5 seconds) of some peeps in the coffee shop just now.

Bill, just a quick shot? Impressive! I love the coffee shop "atmosphere" you captured. The peeps seem quite at home.

[Sepiana]

Mar 25, 2019 22:57:55 GMT billz said:

I'll probably add as the week goes on.

Bill, I am counting on it (and looking forward to it).

[hmca]

Work at the marina.....

[Sepiana]

Mar 26, 2019 23:55:43 GMT hmca said:

Work at the marina.....

Helen, I really like your take on this week's theme; you captured the human element at work. Really nice shot -- looking down at your subject.

[pontiac1940]

Note: Slightly reluctant to post this because I do not know these people. 

Today, I attended the regional hospital to visit our DIL. I schlepped my camera inside and took a few pictures. These two folks were sitting off to the side in the atrium. (Ignore the EXIF. I screwed up the settings. Short version, ISO was set at 3,200 and did not need to be. Operator error.) 

[Bailey]

Mar 27, 2019 3:21:01 GMT pontiac1940 said:

Note: Slightly reluctant to post this because I do not know these people. 

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Hi Clive,

FWIW, in this situation I would normally blur the faces a little.

just my 2c worth.

[pontiac1940]

Chinook Regional Hospital, Lethbridge, Alberta. March 26, 2019. 

Hospital worker going in for  the afternoon shift. Or someone going to visit. Or? 

[billz]

The "Jiffy" part of Jiffy Lube.

[Sepiana]

Mar 27, 2019 3:21:01 GMT pontiac1940 said:

Today, I attended the regional hospital to visit our DIL. I schlepped my camera inside and took a few pictures. These two folks were sitting off to the side in the atrium.

Clive, a poignant yet beautiful image! The kind of image that elicits an emotional response from the viewer; it makes the viewer stop and think.

[pontiac1940]

There are no humans in this image, but one person left a mark. On March 25, I hiked in the river valley and up the coulee hills. I took a steep path up a coulee ridge (about 1 km uphill) and it's quite the hike for an old guy...parts are silly steep. Along the way (not on a steep part) were these painted stones. It amazed me that someone would schlep rocks up a hill, unless they took paints and painted them on the hill. I got a chuckle out of the stones, particularly the "climb" stone as if it would inspire hikers to keep going! I never took photos, but went back the next day and took some pictures...just an excuse to get out. If the weather forecasters are correct, this will be snow covered next week. Shall see. 







    

[Sepiana]

Mar 27, 2019 3:33:22 GMT pontiac1940 said:

Chinook Regional Hospital, Lethbridge, Alberta. March 26, 2019. 

Hospital worker going in for  the afternoon shift. Or someone going to visit. Or? 

Clive, I really like this image -- sharp, detailed, light/shadows, leading lines. Very interesting composition!