Couple on the Move

Couple on the Move – New York, New York Continuing with the street photographs from the High Line, I like how I captured this couple in active stride with a perfect view of the surrounding environment. We can see the linear park, the nearby neighborhood buildings that frame the elevated area, and the distant, futuristic Hudson Yards towers. As I explained yesterday, the compact Leica D-Lux 8 gives me the confidence to shoot street photos more actively. On the other hand, there are downsides to compact cameras. A small camera and small lens are only possible because of a small sensor, which is dictated by physics. However, that introduces other challenges that a camera with a larger sensor handles better. Notice how clearly we can see the skyscrapers in the background. That was only possible because I underexposed the scene so as not to “blow out” the background. In post-processing, I lifted the shadow so that you can see the foreground details, including the couple themselves. This…