Surfin’ USA

Black And White Photography, Emilio, Photography

14653083022_b7cc9a4db4_o “You goin’ in?”

“Nope!”

“Why not?”

“Too cold.”

“You’re joking, right?”

“Nope.”

“That’s like a Vapor wetsuit.”

“Right? Five hundred dollars!”

“That should keep you warm.”

“You think? I’m dying in it.”

“So go on in.”

“You’re joking! And ruin the look?”

“The look?”

“Chicks dig the look. I haven’t been in the ocean in about 3 years. I just stand at the edge of the water and wait. Never go home alone.”

“Dude, you’re giving us real surfers a bad name.”

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St-Paul West

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Montréal – ISO100 – F2.8 – 1/60 – GIMP and G’MIC

Taken in Montréal, Québec, in April 2014.

I like the heavy urban presence here. Unmovable concrete,  bricks and windows. Then we see in the middle of this stopped urban scenery two individuals following the one way.

Hat Dawg ?

Black And White Photography, Joseph, Photography

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Nikon D200 and 50mm AF-S f/1.8 Lens – 1/5000 @ f/2.2 – ISO 100

On this particular day I was doing my walk around with a little different camera than I normally would use.  This time I had an old Nikon D200 that already had 185,000 shutter actuations on it and a 50mm 1.8 lens.  I guess you could say it was well broken in.

I had approached Devin and was talking to him about that great hat he was wearing as a way to break the ice and start a conversation with him.  I finally felt comfortable enough and asked him if he wouldn’t mind if I took a street portrait of him and he gladly said “sure”.

Sometimes people agree to a photograph after having a conversation with them and making them feel at ease.

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Broken Window

Black And White Photography, Elina, Photography

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Does someone still tell stories of beautiful times spent living in this house… or are the memories buried deep inside and not worth remembering?

A broken window of an abandoned house. Makes me wonder what happened and why, and were there broken dreams as well?

Talk About The Weather

Black And White Photography, Emilio, Photography

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“Everybody talks about the weather, but nobody does anything about it!” ~~ (Wrongfully) Attributed to Mark Twain

So who is the great thinker who designed an outdoor shopping/ restaurant center in the middle of Las Vegas, with little to no shade, knowing the temperature exceeds 100 degrees during the summer months? My wife would reply, “it was a man, of course!”

Of course!

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Steam Noir

Black And White Photography, Patti, Photography

 

 

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A dark night of shadows, rain and rising steam in the streets of Philadelphia.

 

Photo from iPhone via strange experience of posting from iPad.  As with Robyn from days before, laptop is now being repaired – the touch pad seized up and said very firmly “No More!”