Candid portraits

[theqspeaks]

Here's a couple of my favorite candid portraits:

A kid having fun at the Maryland Renn Faire
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theqspeaks/5055254913/#

Another Renn Faire attendee
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theqspeaks/5061808077/#

A Communist sympathizer
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theqspeaks/4453686254/#in/set-72157623668853168

An angry woman at the 2010 Glenn Beck rally in DC
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theqspeaks/4944691233/#in/set-72157624836727518

A patriotic woman at a 2010 Tea Party rally at the Capitol
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theqspeaks/4456168208/#in/set-72157623550298395

A girl at a bar
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theqspeaks/4617002685/#

Jane Rigby of NASA, at the TEDx MidAtlantic event (what perfect light!!)
http://www.flickr.com/photos/theqspeaks/6334033668/#in/set-72157628102038646

For most of these shots, I was planning on getting candid, spontaneous pictures, so I usually preset my camera to be prepared for when the moment arose.  These days, that either means setting my shutter speed to something that I know will freeze the action w/o costing too much in noise or setting the aperture wide open to decrease DOF and maximize shutter speed and ISO. 

[smirkypants]

Canon 7D & 70-200mm/2.8 II & 580EX II. f2.8, 1/2000, ISO 100 with high speed sync on camera flash. AV mode, -1 exposure to the background, 1/4 color temperature orange gel.

Next time I'll shoot this with my new 5D3.

Edit: I swear it doesn't look that crappy and gray on my computer. Any clues what the upload problem could be?

[briansquibb]

Michael Laverty, British Superbike rider in the pit garage at Brands Hatch.

1D4, 400 f/2.8@f/2.8, iso 400, 1/250 on tripod/gimbal

[Narcolepsy]

5D2 24-105 1/640 f10 ISO400
Shot in RAW - NikSoft RAW presharpener and Dfine. Cropped

[keithinmelbourne]

Here are three candids of greengrocers in the Melbourne market

[briansquibb]

Handheld, uncropped, no pp

[rcarca]

Here is a candid photograph of my daughter...

This is my first attempt at posting here. Be patient while I get this sorted!

[Crapking]

I enjoy checking back from time-time to see what others are seeing.  Still curious as to the 'go-to' settings people use.  I just set up my Custom functions button on my 5d3 this AM as a trial to:

1/120s,
F5.6,
auto ISO (limit at 3200),
Single shot AF with center point and surrounding 8 point expansion

and will be doing some 'crowd' shots at a VB match tonite - hope to have some to display 

[dans_perspective]

From a recent trip to Jerusalem.

[JR]

Lots of great shot posted recently here.  Sure is different from talking about equipment delays!  Nice to look at some nice pictures for a change...wha am I saying, am going back home and shoot some of my own now!  Lol

[KitFireburn]

Here are three candids of greengrocers in the Melbourne market

Oh wow, i absolutely adore that third shot, amazing lighting!

[bornshooter]

One of a little girl from i party i was photographing the venue was extremely low light this was taken with a 5d mk2 + 70-200 f2.8 L is usm mk2 at 6400 iso.

Dreaming by abledestroyer, on Flickr

[CHL]

Barcelona, Canon 40D, EF 70-200/2.8 IS @ f/2.8, 1/3200, ISO 200

[Crapking]

My 'preset' candid settings didn't work out as planned, but in a break in the action, I caught one of the players messing around with the ball...maybe not exactly a candid, but shows off the 5d3 135/2 combo.

Camera   Canon EOS 5D Mark III
Exposure   0.001 sec (1/800)
Aperture   f/2.2
Focal Length   135 mm/F2 lens
ISO Speed   2500


SV5D0316 by PVC 2012, on Flickr

[the-ninth]

Two candids from a recent trip to Iran.