capp street greetings

Posted by Stephen Phillips (San Francisco, United States) on 13 December 2008 in Abstract & Conceptual and Portfolio.

Be it ever so humble...

My flat is in the building at right - this image from just outside the front door.

This is from a project titled "ISO1600" - images shot around my neighborhood - hand-held and at night. One more tomorrow...

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Comments (21)

gbe from kansas city, United States

fantastic! the sky, the house in the left corner - it comes together to give the photo a movie, surreal quality to it.

13 Dec 2008 5:15am

@gbe: ...thanks, Grant.

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

Fabulous B&W Stephen, all the elements seen here could be in a Hitchcock thriller. Nice work.

13 Dec 2008 5:36am

djedfre from schaumburg, United States

wow, that's a lot of restrictions to remember! i love the dream-like quality of the buildings and sky in the background...

13 Dec 2008 7:35am

San G. from Encino, California, United States

Thanks for the hint that it was at night ... is your street on a hill? I know SF streets are sometimes hard to park and navigate on. I love the houses, they have so much character.

Come visit "Where I live" at: http://sjginsberg.aminus3.com/

13 Dec 2008 7:46am

Vink from Grasse - French riviera, France

Fantastic b&w composition ! well done !

13 Dec 2008 7:52am

Alun Lambert from cheshire, United Kingdom

very good shot, nice dof

13 Dec 2008 8:12am

yz from Budapest, Hungary

I love the dramatic sky!

13 Dec 2008 9:40am

Mirko Herzner from Mühlheim am Main, Germany

A piece of art. So strong. Perfect DOF and nice noise.

13 Dec 2008 11:48am

Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

I wonder what happens if you park tuesday from 9 to 10 am.
Apart that, this is a good project and starts very well.
Saludos.

13 Dec 2008 12:21pm

Eleftheria! from Athens, Greece

Nice composition!

13 Dec 2008 12:26pm

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

LOL Totally charming and I love the way you took it :)

13 Dec 2008 2:49pm

JJ from Jersey City, United States

wonderful B&W shot, like how you composed this

13 Dec 2008 3:08pm

Anthony Lambert from Bielefeld, Germany

Very dramatic and imposing image,love it.

13 Dec 2008 3:30pm

hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong

Wonderful POV... yes, the "digital grain" does enhance a special dramatic mood! Look forward to seeing more.:-)

13 Dec 2008 4:11pm

k@ from Paris, France

Love that challenge & the variety of pix it brought ! Enjoy yours a lot**

13 Dec 2008 5:26pm

@k@: ...a fine challenge, indeed. Thanks for the visit.

Shirin Moosavi from Tehran, Iran

Well, some neighbors of ours park their vehicles in the street right in front of our parking!!
Great shot :)

13 Dec 2008 5:26pm

John Maslowski from Dallas,PA, United States

Reminds me of that song from years ago about signs, signs.... I guess the best thing to do is find someplace else to park. Interesting and captivating shot Stephen. Like the framing and your angle. The dark sky adds to the mood created here, excellent capture.

13 Dec 2008 6:13pm

@John Maslowski: The Five Man Electrical Band (1971) - "Signs, signs, everywhere a sign blockin' out the scenery, breakin' my mind - do this, don't do that. can't you read the signs?" thanks, John - and there you go...

Alphons from Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands

How much time have you got to read?
Nice capture!

13 Dec 2008 6:43pm

Fliss from Melbourne Beach, United States

I love those 'architecture' of those buildings... love the shot...

13 Dec 2008 9:03pm

Kyle from Manhattan KS, United States

Stephen, I love the way the light pole seems raised above the rest of the photo. Really interesting depth to this photo. Also, killer bay windows!!

14 Dec 2008 4:05am

Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France

I think it is really difficult to understand how to park in this street.

14 Dec 2008 8:27am

@Calusarus: You aren't the only one. Parking tickets are a source of big revenue for the city. In it's defense - they must work to limit the use of autos. There are far more vehicles than places to park them. San Francisco has good public transit and this is part of the effort to have people use it.

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