Day Eighty Six

    86/365. The essense of cool

    I ran into these guys on the corner of 25th & Mission. They are freaking cool. I asked kindly if I could take their picture, and they were more than happy. I even got an invite to come check them out and play (which would completely rule). Guys, if you're reading this, you are awesome. Cheers

    strobist info: SB-900 @ 1/32 17mm head bounce from 45" umbrella at standard boring 45° camera right (it was more about the band and bokeh anyway).

    camera info: Nikon D700 | 85mm(ƒ/1.4D) | ƒ/1.4 | ISO 200 | 1/20s — handheld

    Comments and faves

    1. ★

      vidabobida, jamiedivine, courtneyskye, Jennifer Sosa, and 199 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. Jennifer Sosa (50 months ago | reply)

      Awesome! they seem really cool! Love the bokeh in the background!!

    3. isayx3 (50 months ago | reply)

      cool shot...i wish i had confidence to walk around with lighting gear. Do you use a stand or monopod?

    4. Jimmy Hawkins (50 months ago | reply)

      wow, nicely done!

    5. imagine*life (50 months ago | reply)

      Ditto, , the first thing I thought when I saw this. I also thought about how awesome the bokeh is.

      Pictures like these make me wanna spend my savings on a buttload of strobist gear. Damn you for making my photography hobby more expensive!! :P

      btw, awesome pic :)

    6. juliusfrumble (50 months ago | reply)

      really nice picture !

    7. ::big daddy k:: (50 months ago | reply)

      super cool. great shot.

    8. ヅ♥♡♥ merly ♥♡♥ヅ (50 months ago | reply)

      i like the crispness of the colors...very good details

    9. Kodaky (50 months ago | reply)

      hot colors tonong, I like it

    10. Nancy Rose (50 months ago | reply)

      At 172 on explore already...love this shot..they would be happy to have it am sure, for a CD cover or something...great night lighting...Have a happy Saturday!

    11. mauronster (50 months ago | reply)

      fantastici colori e ottimo ritratto!!! bravissimo!!!!

    12. Eric M Martin (50 months ago | reply)

      Awesome shot! Love the bokeh and their expressions - they ARE the essence of cool ;)

    13. mauspray (50 months ago | reply)

      very nice portraits,
      seen on explore..

    14. L S G (50 months ago | reply)

      great capture here! and nice bokeh in the background! :)

    15. doublecappuccino (50 months ago | reply)

      oh, that is cool, excellent!

    16. Nanayof2 (50 months ago | reply)

      awesome! you rock, D!

    17. Mike Quyen (50 months ago | reply)

      i love the bokeh

    18. todd- (50 months ago | reply)

      great!

    19. sebdal [deleted] (50 months ago | reply)

      great picture!

    20. Jessica Milena Castro (50 months ago | reply)

      Lovely capture

    21. jodice (50 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Better Than Good (Invited Images Only--Give 2 Awards), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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      Congrats on your Explore!

    22. Dustin Diaz (50 months ago | reply)

      ThEssenceOFaith: yeah, they were totally awesome. the bokeh was the original plan until these guys showed up.

      isayx3: i had brought a tripod, a trigger, and a lightstand, umbrella, and my backpack full of the rest. i didn't really go far though, it was meant to be a snap and run back in the house. you should see the looks you get though when you drop a lightstand and umbrella.

      Jimmy Hawkins: thanks dude.

      imagine*life: lucky enough, strobe gear is the cheapest part of photography (to a degree). a cheap flash, some triggers, and an umbrella will cost next to nothing.

      juliusfrumble: hey hey!

      kofyslug: thanks

      merlym: haha. thanks, i was glad the AF caught these guys at ƒ/1.4 near dusk.

      Kodaky: :)

      IanFlaherty: I took about 5 shots in total. Two came out "not blurry" — also, rear-sync helps freeze the final moment which counts most.

      Nancy Rose: you can check out their site at gmolabs.com, looks like they've got a couple artists already :)

      mauronster: !!!

      Eric M Martin: i know right! so cool.

      mauspray: thanks man.

      L S G: sweet dude, thanks!

      Nanayof2: hey! thanks.

      plzzz_luv_m1: i <3 bokeh + strobe.

      tmphillips: :)

      sebdal: thanks

      kekika: thanks to you too.

    23. frozenjester (50 months ago | reply)

      god-level strobist! excellent in all angle..you rock bro!

    24. gronkmonster (here on and off...) (50 months ago | reply)

      Cool shot! All of the tones are really complimentary. Congrats on Explore!

    25. iceman9294 (50 months ago | reply)

      i want to learn how to take great shots like this...

    26. Mariela Martinez (50 months ago | reply)

      Brilliant !

    27. genevieve.l (50 months ago | reply)

      Love this!

    28. r-dean (50 months ago | reply)

      was this shot in raw or jpeg?
      :-)

    29. blackcrowes (50 months ago | reply)

      Awesome!

    30. OneEyedJack (50 months ago | reply)

      very nice!

    31. Dustin Diaz (50 months ago | reply)

      frozenjester™: haha. sweet dude, thanks a lot!

      gronkmonster: cool man. i toned down the saturation just a tad.

      iceman9294: there really ain't much to it :) take a look at a few of my "strobist info" photos.

      Mariela Martinez: yay.

      genevieve.l: cool man. thanks.

      r-dean: my usual jpeg. shooting RAW only washes over once in a blue moon for me. JPEG will get 99.9% of my shots just fine.

      blackcrowes: !!

      OneEyedJack: cool dude. thanks.

    32. cuegeee (50 months ago | reply)

      Beautiful!

    33. Chris Farrugia (chrisfarrugia.net) (50 months ago | reply)

      Wonderful image !

    34. dau_chan_tinh_doi_2010 (50 months ago | reply)

      .

    35. Andrew Ramsey (50 months ago | reply)

      Timeless.

    36. marito perez [deleted] (50 months ago | reply)

      Damn you! ;-)

    37. Samuel Barr Photography (50 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Pictures with Frames (post a max of 5 per day), and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    38. rogvon (50 months ago | reply)

      too bad I'm not in CA!

    39. José Lojo (50 months ago | reply)

      Excellent portrait,

    40. claudiaveja (50 months ago | reply)

      I really like your images

    41. Sean Molin Photography (50 months ago | reply)

      I have a D700, and NEVER use flash... probably because I suck at it.

      This picture makes me think i'm really missing an important part of my photography... Do you have any resources on how to get good with flash? I've searched and nothing works well for me.

    42. Shanti G (50 months ago | reply)

      cool as hell

    43. іgor (50 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called AZH: Photo of the Day, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    44. T-Lee (50 months ago | reply)

      What characters! And such a great shot too. I've been going through your photostream and love all of your excellent lighting. The setup photos are fun to see too. You have a great photostream!

    45. i_fall (50 months ago | reply)

      Great light - wonderful character in their expressions!

    46. davefromdesign (50 months ago | reply)

      LOL

      these are my friends!

      :D

    47. 7x7 Magazine (49 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 7x7 Magazine - SF Neighborhoods - Get Published!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

    48. Cygnus~X1 - Visions by Sorenson (49 months ago | reply)

      Amazing street portrait. I am with Iceman on this: I too want to learn to take great shots like this!

      --
      Found in a search. (?)

    49. Photographer Hibo (49 months ago | reply)

      wow Great color

    50. thechebb (48 months ago | reply)

      Superb!

    51. carrieand (48 months ago | reply)

      great photo. ran across your FP photo today and love this project. congrats on all the creativity!

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