bluechameleon
Pranks!
Posted by bluechameleon (Vancouver, Canada) on 18 October 2009 in Lifestyle & Culture.
“There is something in October sets the gypsy blood astir
We must rise and follow her
When from every hill of flame
She calls and calls each vagabond by name”
-- William Bliss Carman
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Dulcie from Danville, CA, United States
'Pranks' is a beautiful reflection and wonderfully fits the poetry. Good one !!! :-)
18 Oct 2009 5:23am
sara from paris, France
Très beau et malgré toutes les lumières c'est le regard qui a le plus d'intensité.
18 Oct 2009 6:08am
Elaine- from Canada
way cool shot, only the genie in the turban reminds me of the movie 'big' and is kinda creepin' me out lol which is good too :)
18 Oct 2009 6:17am
Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand
Awesome nightshot! Cool lights, love that finger sign.
18 Oct 2009 6:47am
STEED from Gueret, France
Whaowwwwwwwww !!! The Bright lights of the Big City !!!!!!!!! Love it !!!!!!!!
18 Oct 2009 7:00am
Pepe Villanueva Cabrera from Cuidad de Antipolo, Philippines
I like the feel! very appropriate. Spookey!
18 Oct 2009 8:00am
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Original and cool! I like very much the mood of the photo. Tonight I would like to go there :)
18 Oct 2009 8:09am
P J W Miller from Chase Terrace, United Kingdom
An interesting and lively composition almost an advertisement
18 Oct 2009 9:03am
@Florence: Thanks Florence! You've just made my day :)
LESLIE from norwich, United Kingdom
Stunning image Sharon ..... well done on getting the exposure spot on
18 Oct 2009 9:37am
Fritsch from Berlin, Germany
"Walking down Main Street / Getting to know the concrete / Looking for a purpose from a neon sign" (Son Volt)
What a killer reflection. This green is amazing as is the perspective. What a great night time photograph ... my favourite time of the day! All the best & safe travels, Fritsch.
18 Oct 2009 11:00am
Ricardo from Barcelona, Spain
I really like the composition and framing is very successful.
A greeting
18 Oct 2009 11:28am
Daryl Johnson from Farnham, United Kingdom
I like these neon colours against the dark surroundings.
18 Oct 2009 11:56am
Polydactyle from Montreal, Canada
Very nice composition and light. Colors work very well here. Congrats Sharon!
18 Oct 2009 11:57am
Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal
This is a great night shot! I loved the composition.
18 Oct 2009 12:56pm
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
Great shot. Looks like quite and interesting store.
18 Oct 2009 1:17pm
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
What could be more useless and fun than a shop that sells jokes! Well seen and excellently photographed, Sharon.
18 Oct 2009 2:04pm
@Michael Skorulski: Thanks Michael :) I never went inside, but just admired the reflections and imagery from the outside.
don from United States
A remarkable capture of this lighted sign with such a fine exposure. I like how much of the ambient light you also recorded. A fine shot.
18 Oct 2009 2:22pm
Krista from Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Beautiful night shot! The neon green is amazing!
18 Oct 2009 2:23pm
Mike Observing from Shell village, United Kingdom
Nicely spotted neon, and the name sets my thoughts in motion :-]
18 Oct 2009 2:50pm
mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland
Excellent night picture! very nice composition and light!
18 Oct 2009 2:55pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
What an air Sharon! Mysterious and alluring! Wonderful tone and lighting!
18 Oct 2009 3:14pm
Dawn from Maryland, United States
What a great shot!! Love the lights, yet it still gives off a dark mood. Perfect! : )
18 Oct 2009 3:45pm
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
Brilliant...you must be feeling better! best...jerry
18 Oct 2009 4:55pm
k@ from Paris, France
Those colors & this light, I'd love to enter the place, the face is so beautiful, ancient times class, love everything here ! Hope this warmth you offer to us also helps you getting better. I make a... "wish" ;))
18 Oct 2009 5:47pm
Marcie from Newton, United States
A perfect October-image. Love the neon..the reflections..the eerie light.
18 Oct 2009 5:49pm
Lyl & Roll from BESANCON, France
You tryed the color this time, and you did it so nicely ! Great picture.
18 Oct 2009 5:49pm
Nina from Haute Loire, France
Lots of depth in this photograph taken by this portrait is an invitation to enter, beautiful colors and light!
18 Oct 2009 5:53pm
Ángel Corrochano from Madrid, Spain
Your black and white always surprises me, but you see a shot of color is very striking. Wonderful, by force, the ground color and photographed, q seems all wrapped in an aura of mystery and fantasy.
Un abrazo
18 Oct 2009 6:00pm
martie from US, United States
Years ago I took my kids to see the British movie "Water Babies". There was a character who we first met as "Madame Do-As-You-Will-Be-Done-By" and she changed faces and roles throughout the movie. The reflection reminds me of that movie.
The photography is stunning - I love it. The quote is fitting.
18 Oct 2009 6:39pm
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
Very cool, magical, and mysterious night shot.
18 Oct 2009 6:57pm
Allen from Vancouver, Canada
Great night street photography capture. Love the colour, the neon, the composition. You are one of my favourite photographers!
18 Oct 2009 9:17pm
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
.. and I find that a vagabond I am
for when the blood stirs
I want to roam the land
among the forest trees
to view the vivid colors
and photograph the leaves
(oops... my gypsy is stirring...)
18 Oct 2009 10:35pm
Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom
Those eyes follow me around the room here . . hee hee . . love the reality in this shot.
18 Oct 2009 10:39pm
Samantha from Toronto, Canada
what an amazing image! the reflections are fantastic!
19 Oct 2009 1:14am
RPepper from Brooklyn, United States
Wow, fantastic image! The reflection is superb.
19 Oct 2009 1:36am
faisal from New York City, United States
carnival and there sorts of posters freak me out. nicely seen!
19 Oct 2009 2:40am
rian from mobile, United States
lol! pay for pranks? but that is one nice low light capture.. nice work.. :)
19 Oct 2009 2:43am
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
HOT HOT HOT!!! amazing mood -- amazing color!!! bravo!!!
19 Oct 2009 2:51am
Mathilde Collot from Fontainebleau, France
Un regard fascinant dans une superbe tonalité! Bon rétablissement pour cette mauvaise grippe!!!
19 Oct 2009 7:25am
Brian Chen from Seattle, WA, United States
SUCH AN awesome shot! The greens are pretty cool, I never had much luck shooting photos with green in them.
19 Oct 2009 7:41am
Richard Standley from Carquefou, France
Superb colours and reflections. Very nicely composed!
19 Oct 2009 8:06am
Reno from Madrid, Spain
I love this caotic and expresiv image: the light and this "portrait" are very interesting...and good words to let us thinking too.
19 Oct 2009 8:44am
Isidro from Barcelona, Spain
excelente composición! una foto nocturna que me encanta, muy buena!!
19 Oct 2009 9:32am
oncho from granada, Spain
Composición misteriosa,interesante gracias a las luces y reflejos
19 Oct 2009 10:27am
Tammy-Cricket from Somewhere, United States
Loving this green neon! I really adore the quote, October is my favorite month of the year.
19 Oct 2009 12:51pm
B.Held from Santa Fe, United States
such a foreboding feeling is present here . . . nicely done.
19 Oct 2009 2:05pm
Craig from Vacaville, California, United States
Looks like my kind of shop! A fine capture!
19 Oct 2009 3:00pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
The gypsy woman . . . those eyes. . I'm getting dizzy!
Excellent image. I hear you have the flu. Get well soon!
19 Oct 2009 5:16pm
Aurore from Paris, France
I like those colors and reflections, unusual at your place and so nice... and i love your photo on Flick'r (The art of fading)... simply a masterpiece !! My best wishes for a quick recovery Sharon, we miss you and your shots, kope to see you very soon on Am3.
19 Oct 2009 5:43pm
Evelyne Dubos from Le Mans, France
Like this colorful night atmosphere. A very special shop... perfect to know about our futur, i suppose... Did you try... :-))
19 Oct 2009 8:14pm
Ricardo from Lousada, Portugal
Indeed! what k@ says about you its truth!
you're an awesome photographer! ;)
Nice shot!
Love the lights
(ah! Get well soon!)
19 Oct 2009 10:27pm
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Pranks and glass ball? Perhaps, ha.
Nice color and I like that red arrow pointing toward the center.
19 Oct 2009 10:49pm
Foto'S from WOŁOMIN, Poland
Very warm climate and neon colors are reflections on the glass and the emerging character, fantastic!
20 Oct 2009 12:41am
John Masters from Durham NC, United States
I love the neon green with the reflection on the glass - awesome ;)
20 Oct 2009 1:29am
michele from Canada
beautiful pairing of the neon lights and the face of the woman. she has such a haunting gaze.
20 Oct 2009 1:31am
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
An exceptional night shot. Lots of interesting elements and this is one that looks great in color.
20 Oct 2009 2:10am
Toni from Eastern Washington, United States
Excellent choice in poem to accompany this great shot. My night shots pale in comparison - well done (and love the color!)!
20 Oct 2009 3:35am
Liang from San Francisco, United States
nic ecolors here! like a walk passing by some random store on a random night. =]
20 Oct 2009 8:00pm
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
The light and the superimposition makes this a fascinating image.
21 Oct 2009 2:02am
Stephane Themeze from Maryland, United States
It's a nice nighty "Mise en Abîme". The play of lights and amidst all these dancing light her confident straight look sweetly pointing at you.
21 Oct 2009 3:49pm
Nicolas from Paris, France
Very great picture, so glowing colors !
It's really a modern still life.
22 Oct 2009 9:50pm
Mike Cole from Stanfordville, United States
Wow! This is so good! Your blog is put together really well. I'll have to stop by more often for some inspiration.
22 Oct 2009 10:10pm
@Mike Cole: What a nice surprise Mike! Thanks so much for your visit...but I will say it's YOU that are the inspiration :)
Seraphine from San Francisco, United States
pranks!
it reminds me of a tom hanks movie, big. he makes a wish at a zoltar booth (i guess that's what it is called).
and i love lights and reflections, your photograph is wonderful.
23 Oct 2009 4:27am
grant from kansas city, United States
all of these lights/images seem to be floating in front of you, doing a trick for your camera. it makes for a fine photo.
23 Oct 2009 4:04pm
Nikon D70
1/20 second
F/4.0
ISO 200
31 mm