bluechameleon
what a rush
Posted by bluechameleon (Vancouver, Canada) on 8 March 2010 in Documentary & Street.
From February 12 to February 28, 2010 Vancouver is hosting the 2010 Olympic Winter Games. I welcome you all to see scenes from the streets of my beautiful city during this time.
The glass wall on West Cordova Street at the foot of Gastown. I tried to get down to see the Olympic Cauldron that night but couldn't even get close...
Check out the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games set at my flickr.
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Dulcie from Danville, CA, United States
A terrific shot. Love the feeling of movement, action against the grid work of the lighted wall !
8 Mar 2010 6:18am
Richard Standley from Carquefou, France
Very nicely captured. A great motion feeling here!
8 Mar 2010 7:59am
k@ from Paris, France
I like those silhouettes passing by this wafer-like window ! The window itself seems to move and want to get closer. Light and dark dancing together in a dynamic way. Have a very nice week, dear Sh*
8 Mar 2010 8:12am
Craig@Random Ramblings from Herts, United Kingdom
Superb shot and title, you have caught the sense of the rush perfectly. I particularly like the two figures on the right, an extended hand as if guiding through the crush and something alien about their outlines. Great stuff :)
8 Mar 2010 8:43am
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Good compo and suggestion. Time always against us!
8 Mar 2010 9:20am
Jip (Raven) from Hengelo, Netherlands
Superb composition combined with nice dynamic movement. Great job:).
8 Mar 2010 9:40am
Angel from Madrid, Spain
The caught movement and that backlighting are perfect.
Warm greetings
8 Mar 2010 10:08am
grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom
Wonderful silhouetted figures. They have a touch of Giacometti about them
8 Mar 2010 11:01am
Bonvilston from Cardiff, United Kingdom
Unusual shot - leaving a sense of intrigue - like all the best photographs
8 Mar 2010 11:22am
Puna from United States
This is cool. It's a graphic look at humanity. I love it.
8 Mar 2010 11:39am
Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada
Nicely captured Sharon! I imagine it was quite the rush being there! ;-)
8 Mar 2010 12:53pm
B.Held from Santa Fe, United States
Superb composition and lighting. It really draws you in. . . .
8 Mar 2010 3:37pm
Larry Lefever from Lititz, United States
Love the mystery created by the motion. Congrats on a superb job of hosting the Olympics! I want one of those big beavers from the closing ceremonies!
8 Mar 2010 3:51pm
@Larry Lefever: Thanks Larry. Yeah, those giant beavers were insane for sure :)
Bishop from Houston, United States
nice sense of movement... and very apt title! :)
8 Mar 2010 3:58pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
These silhouettes are great with that bit of blur. They become almost cartoon characters. A very cool image.
8 Mar 2010 4:15pm
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
Kinda freaky...the man with the crooked neck. best...jerry
8 Mar 2010 6:50pm
Otto K. from Atlanta, United States
excellent use of a slower shutter speed. well done!
8 Mar 2010 6:54pm
Zahra.Z.E from kerman, Iran
azing capture!i love this light,i wish i could find some glasses like this one!you are very lucky ;)
8 Mar 2010 7:34pm
marc battault from clermont ferrand, France
a nice processing ,great artistic shot ,sharon !
kiss !
8 Mar 2010 9:02pm
Charles Dastodd from Chicago, United States
beautiful b&w image. i bet it was quite special to be there in the midst of all those people :)
9 Mar 2010 1:44am
@Charles Dastodd: thank you :) Yes it was quite amazing to have 17 days of crowds and so much activity. As much as I got into the whole thing, I have to admit it's nice to be able to make my way through the city once again without having to fight my way through the crowds.
rian from mobile, United States
oh, it was really crowded then? but this sure was a nice scene you captured here.. great shot.. :)
9 Mar 2010 2:18am
Polydactyle from Montreal, Canada
Very very nice. Graphic and organic! I would not say whether they are prisoners or whether they are free. Great one Sharon. 5 stars!!
9 Mar 2010 2:35am
Chris from Nashville, United States
Fantastic capture. The black and white really brings out the light and slight motion blur, which is really what the picture is about. Very interesting.
9 Mar 2010 3:27am
Craig from Vacaville, California, United States
Your photos are "Out of this World"! The Olympics were awesome! Thanks!
9 Mar 2010 8:58am
SOUL AFLAME from The bosom of Mother Nature, United Kingdom
Sharon, my family over in Sidney and Vancouver made the trek down to take a look at the Olympic areas and had a real ball down there. We will be in my beloved favourite city, and your home in just a few weeks from now, though we deliberately chose not to arrive during the games as finding a place to stay and getting about would have been a nightmare. You put on a great show for the world and we loved watching it on TV over here. I was particularly cheering the Cannucks home to victory against the USA in the ice hocky finals.... way to go!
As always, you've captured a superb image, with such a sense of flow and movement, the rush of adrenalin and crush of flesh. I'm not a crowds person, so I'm happy to be coming over at a time when I can walk day and night, sunset and sunrise with little hindrence.
9 Mar 2010 4:22pm
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada
That is another piece of magic. I love the blur.
9 Mar 2010 5:58pm
One from Açores, Portugal
What a wonderful photo! Very nice silhouettes, congratulations !
9 Mar 2010 7:31pm
a.h.lex from Jena, Germany
a very good photograph and a interesting scene! i'm loving it!
9 Mar 2010 8:48pm
Sidney from Manila, Philippines
Nice "graphic" image... like the ghostlike effect in front of that window.
10 Mar 2010 12:19am
Ajay from Pune, India
You and only you can capture a completely different aspect of something like Olympic Winter Games, Sharon.
10 Mar 2010 1:25am
Liang from San Francisco, United States
very nice motion depiction of all the spectators here. really nice!
10 Mar 2010 3:42am
Lougris from Toulouse, France
un beau mouvement sur cet ensemble de cubes lumineux !!:)
10 Mar 2010 11:51am
Marcie from Newton, United States
Wonderful study of crowds..of shadow and light. Great eye!!
10 Mar 2010 12:38pm
martie from Mojove Desert, United States
What a unique look at a crowd! Love this one Blue!
10 Mar 2010 1:33pm
Christopher from Atlanta, United States
I need to have trust in shots like this. I always look for crisp shots, but you just proved that blur/out of focus works so well.
10 Mar 2010 1:34pm
Jean-Luc from Lyon, France
mysterious shot , strange , but i love the mood , (and the title)
10 Mar 2010 5:06pm
larans from Lund, Sweden
Interesting picture. The light and the movement of the shadows makes a special mood, just rushing! Il ike this one very much!
10 Mar 2010 9:47pm
Mark Johnson from Rural Colorado, United States
I like how this captures the hustle and bustle. Great job with the glass wall too.
I would have loved to go to the Olympics. I have some relatives in Edmonton and they sent me a picture of themselves in front of the outdoor Olympic flame but they didn't go to any of the events.
11 Mar 2010 2:41am
Elaine- from Canada
i dont know who WAS getting close but it sure wasn't us lol neat shot, love love blurred photos... you can see a pic of my new dog on my photoblog tonight :)
11 Mar 2010 4:20am
Ivar from Indianapolis, United States
Nice capture full of motion in addition to a ghostlike fell to it.
11 Mar 2010 4:57am
Toni from Eastern Washington, United States
Love the motion blur and the focus on the glass blocks with the back lighting. Well done.
15 Mar 2010 3:42am
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