road closed

Great V-like street and ~~~-like road!!! Just the b/w puts special effect at this moment! Very big vote!

must be something very interesting going on on this pedestrian-only street. great street shot sharon!

The silhouette effect is a great way to gather in the feeling of the milling crowd
on this street closed to traffic. It's an image that makes me want to join the crowd !! :-)

Great perspective. I love the stacking buildings into the distance and the crowd in the middle. Great b/w.

love the comp, all the people seem to be in unison, excellent timing!

nice depth and tones, enchanting atmosphere

"Ain't talkin', just walkin' / Walkin' ever since the other night / Heart burnin', still yearnin' / Walkin' ‘til I'm clean out of sight" (Bob Dylan)
Everything I love about your art is right in there, Sharon. The frame, the contrast, the point of view & these great signs. Walking a closed road & taking pictures. My kind of anarchy, my kind of photograph. Thanks for sharing such a pearl. All the best & safe travels, Fritsch.

That taste gives to take a walk by a great street, closed to the traffic, you feel frees. black and white an exceptional one, as always I admire it.
Warm greetings

Fabulous City Mood ...................I Love your Picture,S.............

it has a classic look and mood to it

Take me to the Vogue, hopefully it still plays films.

Great B/W! Superb light! Beautiful composition! It is a pleasure to be able to walk without being disturbed by vehicles!

A wonderful street scene Sharon! There seems to be a festive feel to this shot...... ;-)

A super street scene and situation that is going on on streets starting with Spring and finishing in October !
One month already I cannot find a way to get out from the place where I live. I feel like imprisoned ! About noise and dust is better not to talk ;)

Super cool shot , especially for us Canadians :)

oh, it is too early for me , and now I see I was wrong with above . Looks like this street is closed for traffic only.. that is cool . Love streets like these when people can walk freely where ever they wish :))
Sorry for above comment !

Outstanding street shot! The best streets are those where people flood into them and take over the city.

do they keep downtown roads closed like that even in the winter? great street shot, Sharon... and i like the quote, i'm sure remembering my dog that died, with all the pics i took of her!

Great B&W work and depth, such a cool scene seeing people enjoying the street without the normal vehicle traffic

terrific street shot!

A lovely sunny day in the city, no cars allowed... very pleasant, like the mood here.

superbe perspective

wow, amazing scene! That looks like a great place to walk around; interesting shops and interesting people everywhere!

So true, so many details we would never notice without the photos and i do agree about your answer to Mariana too, some places seems like never changing rivers, just the fishes wear different outfits ;) I like a lot this crowd knowing some people could recognize themselves or relatives, now, yesterday, tomorrow. The story of Time passing, fluently.......

Marvelous monochrome. I love the Siskind quote; I've stolen it for my archive of quotes. Both sentences are true, but the first one articulates what I believe heart and soul. Thank you.

the ball of urban ants! beautiful street scene, Sharon!
kiss!

It seems like a film festival in progress. It's good to see a street open to just foot traffic. I don't like dodging cars all the time. Lovely B&W.

This is a classic urban street scene. Regarding your reply to Mariana: I thought the very same thing when I first saw this photo.

Great street shot.

wonderful street scene. :)

Very strong composition! Beautiful street with great "old style" signs. Great!!

Closed is a relative term. Cool shot.

The signs look so super-sized compared to the crowd. But the latter is flowing without being to attracted. Guess is too early for the neon to catch and attract. I love the Orpheum sign. It brings me back to Memphis Tennessee in their concert Hall. We're getting the feel of the beat.

Cheers Sharon

i do like it when they close up the streets like this and have stalls in place.. the mood's so festive.. very nice street shot.. :)

Joli n&B ! Bonne journée
JP

A perfect illustration to that qoute. Read your answer of M:s comments and understood moore about your feelings of this photo. Great!

awesome street-photography photograph! very well seen and captured.

Did everybody read well the panel ?

A new meaning to 'reclaiming the streets' : it is so strange the social transformation when vehicles are excluded . .

No traffic, lots of happy pedestrians :) Very good urban shot.

Timeless piece.

life as we know it, great capture

Wonderful capture of such an everyday street scene. The b&w processing gives it a sense of timelessness.

We call it Hokosha Tengoku, 歩行者天国 in Japan. It means Pedestrian's Heaven (or Paradise). I wish I could visit there.

I like the perspective you have captured looking down the street and the backlight adds a great feel to the scene! Have a fantastic weekend!

lovely view of a city.

This has a great vintage feel and look to it...excellent street shot!

so busy and beautiful!

A very interesting street shot !

Beautiful composition - there is deep space
I like the balance of light and shadow
Love it

What a great shot of Granville Street! In B&W it is timeless.

so interesting to see this in black and white. recently i read that b/w abstracts things and i have to say this is true here. this is unmistakably Granville Street and yet in b/w it looks like it could be anywhere. in a good way. lovely time with the girl in the light colored tunic - there's so much activity here and yet my eye keeps coming back to her.

An image so wonderful, in every way, made so much more precious with the beautiful truth of the quote!

Looks like a very happening pedestrian friendly street!

i just love black & white pictures