bluechameleon
(early morning) downtown lights
Posted by bluechameleon (Vancouver, Canada) on 5 January 2009 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.
"In love we're all the same
We're walking down an empty street
And with nobody, call your name
Empty streets, empty nights
The downtown lights"
The Blue Nile || The Downtown Lights
All Rights Reserved © Sharon Wish
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JamesC from portland, United States
Beautiful, really the feeling of this one. Imprints on fresh snow, very nice touch, reaching low and then that bike adds content to the shot. Nicely done.
5 Jan 2009 5:27am
Suzanne from Huntington Bch, United States
Wonderful ambiance here. The snow covered bike and the footprints...oh, so effective.
5 Jan 2009 5:32am
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
Love the composition here. The footprints add a lot to this. I have often wonders how someone handles a bicycle in the snow.
5 Jan 2009 5:44am
Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand
Great street shot, nice composition. Love the footprints.
5 Jan 2009 6:19am
micke from Sweden
Gorgeous is a word that comes to my mind when I see your picture! like foot tracks in the snow. Good captured
5 Jan 2009 6:26am
Jean-François from LES ISSAMBRES, France
plein de douce tristesse et en même temps de poésie sensible ........
5 Jan 2009 6:54am
Mike from Lichfield, United Kingdom
I think everything I want to say has already been said above apart from I like the way the person fits into the frame and the fact they're walking away from the camera. Great photo!
5 Jan 2009 7:00am
k@ from Paris, France
I just took a pic from my window of a bike under the snow (since Paris is under big snow !) - Love those footprints and that perspective, as if the bicycle was looking at the girl leaving, yelling in its own "head" only, Please save me !
5 Jan 2009 7:53am
Ian Bramham from Manchester, United Kingdom
That's a fantastic image Sharon!...I love the angle of the bike and the footsteps in the snow!
5 Jan 2009 8:05am
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
This has got such a lovely feel to it - and the lighting is just brilliant.
5 Jan 2009 8:34am
Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal
loneliness. the bicycle covered with snow is a dramatic image.
5 Jan 2009 9:15am
-1q5yChØt!c- from karaj, Iran
wow.great shot...nice angle ,lovely cold b&w shot...
5 Jan 2009 9:34am
Brian from Palembang, Indonesia
Makes me feel cold just by looking at it. Wonderful B&W shot. :)
5 Jan 2009 9:40am
Giovanni from Milan, Italy
Great street shot! I love the point of view and the footprints in the snow.
5 Jan 2009 10:09am
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Footprints in the snow and a bycicle alone with out footprints to guide it home....see how your images get the mind drifting!!! Wonderful:-)
5 Jan 2009 10:30am
Marcah from Quincy, United States
For lack of safety the bike must be abandoned. Looks to be a paperboy leaving on foot. Wonderful wintry scene.
5 Jan 2009 10:40am
Turnbill from Maine, United States
Beautiful composition and perspective. The bicycle in a snowstorm is always an interesting sight and I like how you've just barely kept the pedestrian who made the tracks in the frame. Very nice!
5 Jan 2009 11:22am
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
A cold way to travel for sure. I've ridden throughout the winter. Brings back memories.
5 Jan 2009 11:25am
zOOm from Paris, France
Great angle of view which really enlarge the perspective of this snowy street !
5 Jan 2009 12:07pm
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
I love the feeling here, your angle of view near the ground with the footprints !
5 Jan 2009 12:33pm
kiji from valenciennes, France
Very good framing!
I love this bike under the snow and its shadow :)
5 Jan 2009 12:36pm
Daryl from Amagasaki, Japan
That's really nicely done, you took great advantage of that dusting of snow!
5 Jan 2009 2:23pm
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
There's something about people walking away that is very appealing, well done Blue ;)
5 Jan 2009 2:57pm
Cheryl from Texas, United States
really, really great compositon. love the footprints in the snow and a bicycle in snow isn't something we see all the time! This scene reminds me a little of amsterdam (maybe it's the bike)
5 Jan 2009 3:00pm
Elaine- from Canada
who is mad enuff to ride their bike in this snow lololol that's funny... oops hope it's not YOUR bike Sharon :) nice shot lol i love it!
5 Jan 2009 3:00pm
Pradeep from Chennai, India
Nice shot, interesting pov and lovely black and white :)
5 Jan 2009 3:19pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
What a unique eye for the street scene and ability (instinct) for composition!!!
5 Jan 2009 3:34pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
I love that bike and the foot prints in the snow. There's a feeling of quiet with not too much stirring at this hour.
5 Jan 2009 4:00pm
Wolfgang - vu@granby from Granby, Québec, Canada
Very good how you captured the atmosphere!
5 Jan 2009 4:54pm
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
Wonderful image which really makes the connection with a cold early morning. The low PoV was key here and icily effective !
5 Jan 2009 5:15pm
Liang from San Francisco, United States
Very nice urban scene and the footprints are just marvelously-shown!
5 Jan 2009 7:26pm
Viewfinder from Bradenton, United States
As usual, incredible depth of connection between photo, lyrics, and viewer (that'd be us)...
5 Jan 2009 8:42pm
Phototherapy from Switzerland
Exceptionnal photograph, a must see ... and an entire story...
Happy New Year, Sharon, all the best to you in 2009!
SwissCharles
5 Jan 2009 9:13pm
Sien from Valkenswaard, Netherlands
Wonderful ambiance here.
A well done image.
Beautiful details
Grz Sien
5 Jan 2009 9:42pm
Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada
Looks like a vision made while slipping on ice, moments before hitting the sidewalk. A true winter scene!
5 Jan 2009 9:56pm
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Great angle of view who shows well to advantage footprints and the bike covered by snow.
This is the type of scene i can see when i look out of my window today... for the first time since many years, it snows a lot in my town and all is white everywhere...
5 Jan 2009 10:54pm
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
Wish I had taken that, footprints of envy : ] best...jerry
5 Jan 2009 11:16pm
grant from kansas city, United States
so much to see - the low angle works well, the footprints, the city street. another great shot.
6 Jan 2009 2:04am
Ivar from Indianapolis, United States
Another nice shot, like the low angle along with the neglected snowed down bike... footprints walking past ignoring the bike. Very nice.
6 Jan 2009 2:29am
Kyle from Manhattan KS, United States
Nice capture, love the bike as the focal point.
6 Jan 2009 3:21am
613photo from DALLAS, United States
This has to be one of the best shots I've seen on a photoblog in a while. Very good work. I can't really add to what's been said. There's a lot about this photograph that I like, and nothing I've been able to find that I don't. Congratulations.
6 Jan 2009 4:48am
Alivia from France
steps on the snow, a bicycle waiting .. gray city of powdered white and the city that lives slowly at a rate of winter, photo atmosphere .. .. I like ..
6 Jan 2009 3:58pm
willow from Chelsea, United States
I like the lighting and angle. Great image - makes me step back and wonder....
6 Jan 2009 6:04pm
Pixim from Nice, France
Despite the number of comments, I allow myself to go there , with the risk of a repetition knowing that I prefer not to read the precedents in order not to be influenced. I like much your position of shot, that allows to reveal the traces of step while having these wheels of bicycle with range of sight, by this time of ice, it is surely better to use shoes that the bicycle. By the important light of the little attended street, this moment of shared departure for work alone in the early morning becomes clear and beautiful in spite of the difficulties Then once again Cheer ;)
6 Jan 2009 11:10pm
JJ from Jersey City, United States
Beautifully composed, a bleak day but with light shining through with the long interesting shadow of the bike,and the footsteps and person in shot that people still drag them selves out in this to get on with daily business
7 Jan 2009 2:01pm
Doum from Saint-Alexandre d'Iberville, Canada
Great view! Yes, this empty street have magic mood. The walker adds something to the scenery. Bravo.
14 Jan 2009 2:50pm
baobab from Cambridge, United States
so Vancouver: thanks. I like all the subtle lines in this composition, pulling one in and up the street.
16 Jan 2009 5:50pm
browneyes from Kanagawa, Japan
Really beautiful. Snow softens views, and lights emphasize tones softly. GREAT!
17 Jan 2009 6:24am
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
a marvelous composition -- beautifully dusted with snow and memories! i love this pov!! faaabulous!!!
21 Jan 2009 5:41am
Patrick from Louveciennes, France
Oui, j'aime bien le cadrage et la tonalité. Bravo
18 Mar 2009 6:52pm
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