bluechameleon
a change in the weather
Posted by bluechameleon (Vancouver, Canada) on 16 September 2009 in Documentary & Street.
"All changes, even the most longed for, have their melancholy
For what we leave behind us is a part of ourselves
We must die to one life before we can enter another..."
-- Anatole France
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Dulcie from Danville, CA, United States
Your blacks are so BLACK and velvety and the whites are electric.
Gorgeous shapes of the clouds. This is a fabulous shot!
16 Sep 2009 5:44am
Lydie et Roland from BESANCON, France
I do like this B&W picture who tells exactly what your legend says....
16 Sep 2009 5:47am
k@ from Paris, France
Seasons, like everything, change and move, and accepting it is our life's biggest challenge. Everything becomes simpler and sweeter then, that's why i hope i'll accept all the weather's changes this winter (i decided ! :) and that beautiful mirroring light bumping into the building in your photo offers a silverish gorgeous promise at the end of the path. Thks*
16 Sep 2009 6:00am
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Great light, very deep and dramatic urban image. I like it.
16 Sep 2009 6:47am
matt from Sydney, Australia
i love this Sharon, like a tunnel view, wonderful sky
16 Sep 2009 6:48am
Fritsch from Berlin, Germany
"Walking down Main Street / Getting to know the concrete / Looking for a purpose from a neon sign / I would meet you anywhere the western sun meets the air / We'll hit the road, never looking behind" (Son Volt)
The deep black, the stunning perspective & this gorgeous melancholy made this one my new favourite beauty of yours, Sharon. Looking at this pearl the music starts playing in my head immediately & the head cinema is opened now. What a truly amazing picture & great composition! All the best & safe travels, Fritsch.
16 Sep 2009 7:03am
Ilan from Israel
Dark and gloomy.
Weather change as the season changes, winter is (finally) coming :)
16 Sep 2009 7:08am
kiji from valenciennes, France
Hello
I love this poem very much.
I love the mood of this photo too.
Great job!
16 Sep 2009 7:42am
Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India
I love that sky framed between those towers...the quote is so true...wonderful:)
16 Sep 2009 7:53am
Vitor Martins from Lisboa, Portugal
Very nice shot. I like the sky, and the composition.
16 Sep 2009 7:57am
Marcie from Newton, United States
A light at the end of the dark tunnel!!! Very dramatic...powerful...hopeful. Love this!!!
16 Sep 2009 8:14am
zOOm from Paris, France
A great image Sharon, emphasizing our own chnages in life, our ups and downs, rain and sun, love and hate, life and death. Life is an endless passage to changes in fact.
16 Sep 2009 8:45am
Anina from Auckland, New Zealand
Stunning shot! I love the clouds. Lovely lines and comp
16 Sep 2009 10:13am
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
excellent quote: speaking of changes in the weather -- the heat has totally disappeared! it is now 'late' fall... no more humidity, more rain clouds... this summer has been so bizarre!! beautiful areas of darkness in this shot -- an ominous feeling -- especially with those turbulent looking clouds ahead! so moody!
16 Sep 2009 12:24pm
mo.langel from Switzerland
I like so much those bigs white clouds between those big dark buildings! Excellent strong B/W!!!!
16 Sep 2009 12:24pm
rian from mobile, United States
that's one cool cloud formation you captured there.. great street shot! :)
16 Sep 2009 12:25pm
Luca Bobbiesi from Milano, Italy
I like the dramatic clouds between the towers, great dark mood.
16 Sep 2009 12:39pm
JoeB from Brampton, Canada
"You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows."
Bob Dylan
16 Sep 2009 12:54pm
flyingwind风飞扬 from Bridgetown, Barbados
Great discovery! Nice low light but with the bright quality of the picture!!!
16 Sep 2009 1:25pm
R.J.Dee from Ettlingen, Germany
the big white cloud is ready to enter the gap between the skyscrapers and it will cover the asphalt like a mystic river with whipped cream - great shot !
16 Sep 2009 1:29pm
Stephane Themeze from Maryland, United States
Something's coming and it could be the light...could be.
16 Sep 2009 2:25pm
babzy from France
the cloudy sky and the darkness make the atmoshere very heavy ...
16 Sep 2009 3:22pm
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
nice lines for leaks, and shades of black and white very pretty!
kiss!
16 Sep 2009 4:13pm
john4jack from Corvallis, Oregon, United States
Terrific. The clouds are absolutely incredible!
16 Sep 2009 5:16pm
MARIANA from Waterloo, Canada
Nice BW shot . Like to see it clear and sharp with great contrast .
16 Sep 2009 5:29pm
Luis A. De Jesus R. from Mexico City, Mexico
The fall is at your doorstep, Sharon. I can see it in that ominous cloud formation in the distance: speaks of rain, but cool rain. There is always that struggle between the comfortable now and the uncertain tomorrow, but change makes our short lives so much more interesting, don't you think? Hope you are having a pleasant day.
16 Sep 2009 6:42pm
Bertrand from Paris, France
Dramatic street with your black and white! Nice job :)
16 Sep 2009 8:00pm
Liang from San Francisco, United States
melancholic state can determine this kind of image, especially if it's in BW. the dramatic skyline is a plus and the angle is great here too. very good mood to determine a change in season!
16 Sep 2009 8:41pm
Manel from Girona, Spain
Great B&W street photo. interesting view of the cloudy sky
16 Sep 2009 9:05pm
Brian Chen from Seattle, Venezuela
Those clouds are powerful! Amazing shot here.
16 Sep 2009 11:20pm
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
Great composition with the city opening up to the ominous sky.
17 Sep 2009 12:55am
Sidney from Manila, Philippines
That is a great quote... something I feel often... and reflected in this somber image.
17 Sep 2009 1:32am
JMS* from Chonburi, Thailand
D'avoir privilégier le ciel est une bonne potion à mon avis , mais le résultat peut surprendre...
17 Sep 2009 2:37am
Ivar from Indianapolis, Iceland
Great shot, the dark ominous clouds gives it a great atmosphere
17 Sep 2009 3:29am
SCOTT F. SCHILLING from San Martin, United States
Fantastic light and sky in this image! I like this quote and the title also!
17 Sep 2009 4:14am
xavier cardell from menorca-barcelona, Spain
Good shot. Compo, light and postprocess.
17 Sep 2009 8:13am
Elaine- from Canada
ooooh very dark and foreboding!!! kind of makes the street look ominous... so empty, because of the weather i imagine lol tho i don't miss that heat wave we had this summer one bit, there's no melancholy in it's passing lol... nice shot sister!
17 Sep 2009 8:36am
Le Photoneur from PEPINSTER, Belgium
A magnificent composition in B*W, the sky is simply beautiful
17 Sep 2009 9:01am
Angel from Madrid, Spain
Those clouds catched between the buildings of the city… Magnificent photo
Warm greetings
17 Sep 2009 11:06am
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
Very nice perspective on this street with buildings.
17 Sep 2009 11:14am
Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom
So full of atmosphere it is as if the clouds are billowing down the very street !
17 Sep 2009 12:22pm
Eric Cousineau from Canada
A beautiful perspective on this shot Sharon! It leads the eye deep into the shot...right to the clouds. Well done! ;-))
17 Sep 2009 1:07pm
ruimnm from Portugal
Fantastic.
In the distance, like a dramatic window to infinity.
17 Sep 2009 3:46pm
John Maslowski from Dallas, PA, United States
Love the dark contrasts of the towering buildings and how the eye is drawn to the light and dramatic sky. Excellent mood compo as usual.
17 Sep 2009 11:42pm
rhys from New Zealand
an imaginative and very creative mix of high and low-key elements- superb!
18 Sep 2009 5:54am
Jaol from Asturias+Canarias, Spain
Well, there are things, fortunately or not, that we still cannot control...and weather is one of them...great perspective and well captured, wise at taking exposition to the clouds and leaving the city in the dark
18 Sep 2009 11:04am
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
Shows the cavernous loneliness of the city...
18 Sep 2009 11:41am
Aurore from Pekin, France
Oh love so much this black urban construction and luminous blank and cloudy sky. Full of details, perfect on a geometrical plan. Give the impression to go somewhere but without knowing exactly the end the road/the destination (but the way is so much more important...) Like it a lot as always.
18 Sep 2009 6:59pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
Such a strong image of urban mood (and profound melancholy)! The dramatic clouds, the perspective, the people walking away, the deep tone... are all making the atmosphere even more poignant!
19 Sep 2009 1:25am
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Very creative with the framing and the texture of the cloud. This is a scary scene when the only sky you can see is about to dump a whole lot of water on you. Nice shot.
21 Sep 2009 6:35pm
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