I like this of Grand Cenral Station in New York with some nice blurred people movement I just reposted it with a little bit less white! Thanks for the feed back:)
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"Vale" Valentino Rossi from Italia, one of the big flavours in the Moto GP for the last years. A somewhat older picture on his Camel Yamaha.
This shot made me think of the Manchester artist Lowry and his stick people for some reason, his paintings generally captured scenes of people returning from work and the like and I think the number of people in shot and the small size gives a similar feel, probably just me.
I thought I'd try a simple photoshop filter to get the effect a little more and have included that in comments if you are interested.
You will notice the view point isnt dissimilar to the night shot yesterday, again this is handheld but while its nice and bright that isnt exactly an issue here lol, if you havent seen the night shot or the 'Natural high' abstract I would love you to check them out too if you have the time.
Added....
Couple of things have occured to me, one of which to be quite honest, I'm a little emotional over, being the softie that I am.. Thing is that I said that the picture made me think of the paintings of LS Lowry, and true he did paint scenes, normally of town life scattered with simple stick men. But it occurs to me now that one of the sounds of my childhood was the song dedicated to him and his paintings....
MATCHSTALK MEN AND MATCHSTALK CATS AND DOGS
(Burke / Coleman)
Brian & Michael - 1978
And he painted matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs
He painted kids on the corner of the street with the sparking clogs
Now he takes his brush and he waits outside them factory gates
To paint his matchstalk men and matchstalk cats and dogs
Check the track out on youtube or elsewhere if you dont remember..
These were happy family times for me, and its only looking back you realise what you were able to take for granted... this song brings back floods of memories, anyway that's a personal thing that brings a lump to my throat.
I suppose it maybe the song mentioning the men and the dog(s), that along with the painting that has made the connection for me.
The other thing is that in 2007 a previously unknown painting of LS Lowry was sold at auction for 1 Million pounds, and that painting was of a fair, and the stick people.... for me the picture above shows a fair with the matchstalk men and dog(s).
Also added to soundtrack Monday, seemed appropriate
Have an awesome day, Friday tomorrow, fences at the ready!
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He was playing on Decatour Street just outside Jackson Square in the French Quarter of New Orleans. There was a television crew there filming him at the same time and he was really into his performance. This is take 2 - Color (Sort of) and uncropped.
These darling earrings were lovingly handcrafted with Art Clay Silver, an eco-friendly metal clay.
Art Clay Silver is a combination of recycled fine silver (.999 silver), organic binders and water. After firing it in my kiln, the organic binders burn away and what is left is 99.9% fine silver.
Each earrings has been polished satin finish. The inside of each leaf features glass enamel in a soothing spring green.
They are just a hair shy of 1 1/4 inches (3.2cm) in length from the top of the earring wires. The earring wires are sterling silver.
Esta foto se la dedico a mi primera profesora, Charo, porque se que es aficcionada a la fotografia y sigue frecuentemente mis trabajos.
Intentare pasarme una vez por semana, asi puedo ser un poco mas exigente con la calidad y no agotar tan rapido mi reserva.
"Yo he visto cosas que vosotros no creeriais. Atacar naves en llamas mas alla de Orion. He visto Rayos-C brillar en la oscuridad, cerca de la puerta de Tannhauser. Todos esos momentos se perderan en el tiempo como lagrimas en la lluvia. Es hora de morir." Blade Runner
"I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be lost in time... like tears in rain... Time to die. " Blade Runner
HDR
Aperture: f/8
Shutter sped: 6 seconds
Focal length (35 mm): 53mm
Focal length: 8.8mm
ISO Spedd Rating: ISO 100
Taken with: Panasonic fz18
Hecha sin tripode, desde una papelera....... lo utiles que pueden llegar a ser jajaja :-)
Mejor en GRANDE
Taken without a tripod, from a litter bin.
Better in BIG
Gracias Explore #343!!
