Archive for the ‘Street Scenes’ Category
The Quiet Place
{click image to view large} Today I landed on a site called The Quiet Place. Go ahead, take a peek. The link will open in a new window/tab; I’ll wait… In that Quiet Place, gazing out my window and trying to do absolutely nothing, I thought “Don’t even look for a photo.” Then this appeared. [...]
In: Street Scenes · Tagged with: light, wall, window
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{click image to view large} Another image photographed in hard light around 1 p.m. The bright white and strong graphic elements jumped out at me while walking with my mother through the River Arts District in Asheville, North Carolina this past December. She was carrying her Lumix. ●●● Nikon D300; 19.5 @ 1/500 sec, ISO [...]
In: Street Scenes · Tagged with: fence, numbers, pattern, shadow
St. Francis
{click image to view large} Noticed from the corner of my eye, this scene caused me to do a double-take in passing. The first captures, attempted by shooting over a fence, were marred by an intervening snowbank. I got lucky with clear skies again the next day, and was able to return at the same time to [...]
In: Street Scenes · Tagged with: shadow, St. Francis, statue
Shodo
{click image to view large} Photographed near high noon, this capture reminds me there are delightful possibilities in hard light between the hours of dawn and dusk! ●●● Nikon D300; f9.5 @ 1/75 sec, ISO 200 (handheld); 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 46mm (69mm EFL); focus distance 1.68m
In: Street Scenes · Tagged with: shadow, string, wall, wire
Ashland & Fargo
{click image to view large} One overcast day, the combination of light and my position in passing made this scene come alive for me! ●●● Nikon D300; f8 @ 1/180 sec, ISO 720 (handheld); 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 70mm (105mm EFL); focus distance 21.13m
In: Street Scenes · Tagged with: mural, viaduct
Schoolyard
{click image to view large} Imprints on a schoolyard door in our neighborhood. I had to go back the next day just to make sure it was not a painted design, but actually the result of children at play. A recent article in the Chicago Tribune noted: “When recess returns to all CPS elementary and [...]
In: Street Scenes · Tagged with: ball, black, door, hand
Houseplant
{click image to view large} This may be me in a couple of months, after winter sets in! No texture layers or painterly effects applied in post-processing. ●●● Nikon D300; f5.6 @ 1/180 sec, ISO 360 (handheld); 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 70mm (105mm EFL); focus distance 2.24m
In: Street Scenes · Tagged with: glass, plant, window