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You have a higher number of good pictures compared with other youtube pov street that i've seen.

Mont des arts, is actually where I bought my x100f last year 😊. This video reminds me to go more often to Brussels to shoot. Thx for the inspiration.

Octavian, you are a street photography Master, and this episode proves this yet again. I learn so much from you on composition, technique and so much more. Thank you for lighting up our days! Bart

Some great shots indeed. I like the one before the De Witte store also!

Good video, like the spots also. I've studied in Bxl and so cool to shoot street there.

Salutare, unde e locul ăla cu oglinzi ?

Brilliant! I have lived all my life in Brussels, and know those spots, and many others, inside out. Your talent is to notice interesting people in the cityscape and capture their image in a compelling way. I often come back from my own Brussels photo strolls empty handed, frustrated by a lack of human interest subjects (I am doing ok with buildings, shapes, etc), but your video demonstrates that those human subjects exist, available for the snaps, and that it is me who fails to notice them. It is your approach that makes them interesting. I also love how you captured and synced the audio atmosphere (voices, noises) with your pics in this video. Technically, you have a great eye for composition. I notice you crop quite often in post, which is fine, but something I do not think through enough at capture stage, as I was educated in the film ways, where the aspiration is to get the final framing perfect as you trigger the shutter. Also I see you use the back screen rather than the viewfinder, also something that is not obvious for me to do, but i think helps tremendously in the streets, as absolutely everyone looks at screens. That makes the camera photographer much less conspicuous. Anyway, after seeing this, I'll get out there again today and try to get a few human subject keepers. Gives me hope. I think I'll follow your circuit.... ;) (did you visit the Elliot Erwitt exhibit on Grand Place?)

You're a great artist.

#29 i seriously one the best for last.. Brussels is really nice ...love your work on the 35 great scene.. those sky mirrors are awesome..i love looking for moments all the time..

Check out the work of Michael Ernest Sweet. He uses nothing but the Ricoh GR for over a decade now!!

I like most the one where they all looked in different directions, one lady on the phone and 3 more people. Your favorite with the red white tape is great as well. Your work is pretty outstanding

Great series and locations mate. When do we have another walk together. It's been a while 😌

What lens are you using? Thanks

Très chouette vidéo!! J'aime bcp la 4;12 et la 29 👌🏽

Hello Octavian! I also liked #29, with #4 and #11. Mid-week, lot of tourists...still you brought home plenty of nice images of everyday life 👍

Once again, a lot of poetry in the intro and the outro, and very beautiful shots. These are great places for shooting street photography, but I suspect that you do just fine anywhere you shoot😉. And I think you chose very good your favorite shot. It's a great one. Well done, my friend👏👏🔥🔥

Almost meet each orther😂

Hey Octavian! Fantastic Video, love your intro and your Outro just great 👍 Your pictures are always so interesting. You have a great eye for seeing unusual spontaneous candid moments…you’re always capturing quirky people in your Street Photography. Thanks for creating this wonderful video and sharing it with us.😎✌️

Awesome video and shots! But where are the secret beer spots?🍻

I've felt so very flat with my street photography lately..... then I watch an Octavian video and I seem cured. Inspired. Good to see you and your wonderful photos. 😎📷👏👍👋

I also love to go to the “Marolles”. La Place du Jeu de Balle is a nice spot since there is a flea market there almost every day. The “Marolles” is always one of my favorite places for shooting SF.

Excellent, as always.

4!,10,24!,26),28

Images 4 and 11 the Magnifique intro! Cinnamon buns. Octavian you are living the dream.

Captivating post, Octavian. Don’t recall you doing a “favorite spots” segment before. Theme works well. Would work even better with a map diagram of some sort - e.g., side by side or as scene dividers, if that makes sense. Route marking would be icing on the cake. You’ve probably seen similar stuff on YT vids. Viewers might be tempted to click on location icon in vid, but to no avail (or not😊). Opening slo-mo captures everyday life so well - folks just doing their thing. Yes, have heard about August being vacation time in EU. Bun looks tasty. Best of this group, IMO: 4 - car reflection, light capture and silhouette all in one - nice; 5 hand mystery - peeks viewer curiosity; 6 framing; and 10, eye on wall (11 version has eye too near edge of frame to be very effective; and 16, napping guy looks like he is floating on air. Mirror spot worth a retry in future - perhaps during rain. Cheers!

That building in the background at 14:45 provided me with one of my best selling pics in 2019. The steps were crowded with Scottish football supporters in kilts and I just had a few seconds to get a quick shot - and for some unknown reason it was published for a big fee! Enjoyewd the video.

Great photos as always!

magnifique

Hey man, just came to Berlin and itching to meet other photographers & do some photo walks! Are there any meetups or clubs you know about here? Would be down to connect!

I liked the video within first minute. Awesome footage!

Aww man, I love this ballet photography. The dancer was great.

Hi Octavian, I always appreciate your clips. Especially now that I too have a Q2. Just wondering why you don’t crop in more to extract key images from the wider shots? Or, as usual it’s a matter of taste. Anyway - keep up the good work1

Very nice work!

I love your images! BTW, do you use mutli-point AF with your Q2?

lol I skipped you talking (sorry) and then was looking for a recipe at the end of the video. I am amazed that these shots are just straight from the camera with its own filter. They are stunning. My favorites are 1, 11, and 21

Octavian, what focus setting do you use to shoot so fast? SPOT/FIELD METERING, ZONE or TRACKING ? Thanks!!!

hahaha nice man, Bucharest FTW! I film most of my talking heads outside also now that it is sunny! Desi cateodata e cam aglomerat 🤣

Wat mij vooral stoort aan Streetphotographers is het feit dat ze zomaar foto’s van mensen maken zonder hun expliciete toestemming te vragen en die foto’s nadien eveneens zonder toestemming te vragen openbaar teb maken op het internet of elders te publiceren. Overigens is dat in de meeste gevallen gewoon verboden. Toegegeven, soms zijn daar wel mooie beelden bij. Maar helaas gooien ze daarmee ook de privacy van deze mensen te grabbel. En ja, een kleurrijke figuur in de stad kan misschien wel eens een mooie foto opleveren. Maar als je dat dan moet gaan vragen of je die foto mag maken, en niet te vergeten of je ze ook mag openbaar maken, en die persoon weigert dan heb je natuurlijk pech. Maar zo gaat het nu eenmaal, het is de vrijheid van de fotograaf te vragen die foto te mogen maken, maar het is die persoon zijn vrijheid om dat te weigeren. EN DAAR MOET DE FOTOGRAAF RESPECT VOOR HEBBEN en de privacy van die persoon eerbiedigen, dus in dat geval zonder die foto te maken.

You can get the Canon M6 for half the price, for the same resolution - I think the same sensor. And it has a dedicated hardware EV dial on the top - great for switching to flash mode.

Regards from Slovakia to Paris...I was there in 2002 last time with my Canon S30 compact camera...Paris is still ways in my heart. I posted short slideshow from this trip on CZcams.

7,8,9,10,16,18,31!

Love Octavian's video intro, super talented.

Haha, I know the big guy at 7:42

Beautiful shots

4 is awesome!

Are you on a diet? No yummies anymore? Anyway, good to see you back.

hoeveel kost deze camera aub ?

Great to see you back :-) As always great images.

2:42 This is how a good photo walk can begin. Amazing photo! Certainly a great motivation for the rest of the day. By the way, always very well done atmospheric intros

Welcome back! So, I got to know what made you giggle after taking the shot of the squatting guy with the large hat? Your slo-mo stuff would make good content by themselves, but I like the way you bookend them at the beginning and end of the video. Good stuff!