Market Street at Stockton & Ellis

Posted by Stephen Phillips (San Francisco, United States) on 9 January 2009 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.

A beautiful morning along San Francisco's famed thoroughfare.

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Comments (28)

dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa

100% agree - a beautiful morning. Beautifully captured.

9 Jan 2009 6:02am

@dobbino: Thanks dobbino - it is good to hear from you.

Magda from Vancouver, Canada

Another fantastic image! It looks like it was shot early in the morning..... No traffic!
I am on Facebook - will look for the group ;)

9 Jan 2009 6:31am

@Magda: It was 8 AM on a Saturday morning - about 35 minutes after sunrise.

Paco Díaz from Spain

Very good wide angle framing to show us the perspertives of those streets.

9 Jan 2009 6:52am

Anthony Lambert from Bielefeld, Germany

Your shots of San francisco realy make me want to visit someday.Great shot.
I´m off to check out the Facebook site right now !!

9 Jan 2009 7:20am

@Anthony Lambert: Thanks, Anthony - I'll see you on Facebook™.

Inés from Namur, Belgium

De belles lignes de fuite qui nous embraquent dans leur voyage ...

9 Jan 2009 8:04am

@Inés: Je vous remercie, Ines - je vous remercie de vos pensées.

chrissy from London, United Kingdom

Like the effects of all the lines - great wide angle shot

9 Jan 2009 8:10am

k@ from Paris, France

Love your city - and the way you share it with (amin) us ! Colors & lines, perfect here !

9 Jan 2009 8:40am

yz from Budapest, Hungary

Great perspective! Have you corrected it in PS? Looks stunning...

9 Jan 2009 9:55am

@yz: Thank you yz for your 'perspective' - - - I color correct (or at least check) all of my final images - even if I've shot with custom white balance. Photoshop - CS3.

Claus Petersen from herfølge, Denmark

Love the angle and depth in this one, it makes it feel very large! cool shot, and I would love to see it in black and white too.

9 Jan 2009 9:57am

@Claus Petersen: Thanks, Claus - I hadn't thought of this as a B&W - but I'm pondering it thanks to you.

Wolfgang - vu@granby from Granby, Québec, Canada

Very good composition & pp work!

9 Jan 2009 1:48pm

dogilicious from Millerstown, PA, United States

It is a beautiful morning. I love the way the sun is shining down the street.

9 Jan 2009 2:59pm

Francesc B. from région parisienne, France

Beautiful morning, beautiful light... and excellent perspective... incredible colors on the buildings...move away, the tram is coming !

9 Jan 2009 3:37pm

@Francesc B.: Thanks for the safety 'head's-up' - I was set on the tram's (streetcar) pedestrian island.

Rui from Leiria, Portugal

I'm on it! This morning we were 68...
Awesome street shot! Beautiful light and perspective. You were in the middle of the street?

9 Jan 2009 5:32pm

@Rui: Thanks for the visit and kind words. You have me very confused. What do you mean - we were 68? You aren't 68 - I've seen that photo of you on your profile page. (I was on the streetcar's safety island)

hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong

Very beautiful indeed... and your capture is like a painting!

9 Jan 2009 5:56pm

@hugo poon: Thank you so much, Hugo.

Marcie from United States

Nice city scene. Love how you've captured the 'corner'.

9 Jan 2009 6:44pm

Scott Schilling from San Martin, United States

Stephen, another awesome urban photo - great perspective - my eyes bounce all over the place on this one! I also like the side street to the left it adds an additional level of interest as well.

9 Jan 2009 7:30pm

EYES WIDE SHUT from The library of my soul, United Kingdom

A great street scene and the feeling of motion with the perspective and cab, is superb.

9 Jan 2009 7:31pm

grant from kansas city, United States

gorgeous - like an exercise in perspective

9 Jan 2009 8:21pm

Shrig from Washington, D.C., United States

I'm a huge fan of motion and color, which probably explains why I like your photos so much. Great street scene!

9 Jan 2009 8:21pm

@Shrig: Thanks, Shrig - I'm glad we found one another ( you to thank for that ) and for having your eye in my home town. I'm really enjoying your work.

MontereyJohn from Salinas, California, United States

Classis old town SF, love it. (Glad you didn't get hit by a trolley :)

9 Jan 2009 8:38pm

JJ from Jersey City, United States

Another wonderful shot of the city, I have never visited there your shots are making me want to plan a visit

re your comment on a balmy 40Degrees there, I would be happy if we made it to a high of that temp soon LOL It messed up my morning walk and shoot today when I got to the city at 6:40 the temp wwas somewhere around 20 I think, too cold for me this day to get my camera out of the bag went straight to work LOL

9 Jan 2009 9:01pm

@JJ: Sounds like sense and sensibility to me. Have a great weekend.

sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Oh, I love seeing the trolley lines and rails. Nice intersection and you captured it so well.

10 Jan 2009 12:09am

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

What an incredible image, are the buildings new, or just very clean...?

10 Jan 2009 2:56am

@Observing: Thanks, Mike. The tallest building on the right is new - all the other buildings have been around a long, long time. It is early in the morning and the streets and sidewalks get a thorough cleaning each night.

Suzanne from Huntington Bch, United States

Wonderful cityscape. I like the building on the tcorner, was that a theatre at one time?

10 Jan 2009 5:33pm

@Suzanne: Thanks Suzanne. And, no - the Virgin Megastore on the far left corner was a men's store named 'Grodin's' - and the 'Ross Store' on the right was a department store named 'Roos-Atkin's'. The theater district is two blocks behind me as I take this. The 'Golden Gate' - 'Warfield' - and 'Orphium' theaters along Market Street - and many more just off Union Square - to the left, including 'A.C.T.' - 'The Curran' - 'Stage Door' - and 'Off-the-Square' theaters.