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Peter: oh yeah, ive seen those sites, richie, good stuff. i was just hoping to see more "personal" photos. snapshots can show much more "life" (so to speak) than non-candid shots of streets and storefronts :)... ma8397: wow, i live right around the corner from here...LITERALLY..who took these pics? i used to throw rocks at the windows as a young child out of boredom...these pics are amazing due to the fact that...... jack: nice shots peter.... Rich: I used to play football in the park right next to The Botanic Garden's entrance right across the street from this station, we even went sliegh riding when we got a good snow, but, behind...... Rich: I grew up around the corner from this armory, back in my time growing up it was used to store tanks, trucks and half-tracks. I saw and heard these vehicles as they labored very noisely...... Rich: Please tell me where this was taken exactly. I can't wait so I'm gonna take few shots: Union St, President St, Montgomery St, Carroll St, so many of these blocks look alike it's hard to...... Rich: Good contrast on your first and second shots. I really like the temple in the background.... Mitch Spector: Yep, it's indeed very much GONE. Made one final pass by this morning (November 5th) to check things out and it's not what I saw, but what I didn't see that caught my attention! It's...... jack: does anyone know who troutman is? nice shots peter.... Alan Kupperberg: Eastern Parkway Memories
By Alan Kupperberg
Searching the Internet for information on Dubrow’s Cafeteria and the Famous restaurant on Eastern Parkway at Utica Avenue, I discovered this wonderful site. It brought back many wonderful memories for...... Mitch Spector: I saw them removing the bricks from the roof-level last week (didn't have my camera with me though). I wonder if they plan on removing ALL the bricks or just some, and what the purpose...... groovehouse: Wonderful shots. Lovely golden hour light! ... Rich: You've got some excellent shots of the skyline at dusk. Thank you... Peter: oh yeah! nice, man! i totally forgot to check this out yesterday... ill def add it to my quickly-growing list of "places to visit via bike before winter comes". nice {golden-hour} shots, too... ahh yes,...... Vol Vul Vuh: Nice shots. I really like the lighting and how the contrast of the building looks against the sky. I was happy to see these shots too because I accidentally deleted all of mine yesterday!... Mitch Spector: I took updated photos exactly one week later, on Sunday, October 12th. As they continue to strip away pieces of the building, it's interesting to see what sat hidden underneath the wrap-around sign all those...... Mobaby: Really, man? You judge the 6th best place to live in America ( http://money.cnn.com/magazines/moneymag/bplive/2008/snapshots/PL4052500.html ) by the Denny's off the interstate? Virtually no crime, variety of people, college town, art museums, unique campus and downtown...... Chuck: Love these shots
downtown l.a has the flavour !... augydoggy: To all the naive people in here that think raccoons are cute and are their backyard pets:
These are wild and cold-hearted omnivores that care nothing about you and would eat you alive if given the...... Faith Allen: Great shots.
The contrast and use of black and white reminds me of when I was younger.
I had a "darker" view of London which was, at the same time, welcoming.... Joe: Always look forward to your shots.
Good to see you back.
Great first pic... chiamattt: Hey! Nice to see some shots from you again. I really like that first one. There is something about a television on the street. ... carol : love those shots grew up in that area.still looks the same.thanks... Junior Apprentice: I particpated in camp @ OBVR for 5 days and that's all it took for me to fall in love with the whole place. Those are some really great shots of the Back blacksmithing shop...... Amber: Nice shots. I like the stormy one the best. And I love the smoke stacky one -- great composition. Same with the cityscape, beach, foliage in front. Thanks.... anon (82.132.136.215): All Images Copyright c2008 INSIGNIA PICTURES
Most shots taken with Nikon F3 and Nikkor 70-210mm f4 zoom lens
Kodak colorama film.... Paul Revere: I'm sure you can never receive enough accolades for your photography. Great work. Personally, I've roamed those tunnels repeatedly for the past year. As someone remarked you can't hear the train untill it's prcaticly upon...... Osloman20plus: Keep finding shots of this area on a certain huge photosite...
[[img:28458]]... Ross: I'll try to get some shots soon, as it's nearby.... Outside the box...: When you hear and see what is going on down in that part of town I find it difficult to feel sorry for the majority of those folks. The previous post hit the nail on...... jack: your correct, i was waiting for shots of the falls, i figured it was gonna be peter since he was the closest. so you took a boat ride around manhattan on the circle line,...... Steven: Back in the early 80's I lived in a great old dump of a building on Kings Hwy directly overlooking the N Train line as depicted in the last image. My fire escape hung...... serlingrod: I guess its not easy finding Philly's Brooklyn Street in the actual Brooklyn Thanks everyone for posting your street shots....Brooklyners and non-Brooklyners alike!
Here's my Philly street, with a corner camera store that shares its...... Peter: i noticed the rear-view shots; nice technique. they threw me at first as everything wasnt in reverse. tricky!
i love these little series that are borne from the everyday banal stuff... whether it be passing through...... T J O'BRIEN, ANNANDALE, VA: The article below it will mention the Luna Park. During the WW II I worked part-time for the New York Daily News as a copy boy. One afternoon I came in early at...... jack: really beautiful, good shots and thanks.... eyeofodin: cool shots! What's the name of the church?... luna park: nope, no better shots...... English Gent: Nice content in the B/W shots, but switch from centre weighted light meter to spot meter and experiment.... Peter: indeed. "dark days" is a good movie. i hadnt seen it in years, and jsut watched it again after going into the tunnel and taking these shots...
[[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0235327]]
[[http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Dark_Days/60001871?lnkctr=srchrd-sr&strkid=1874030515_0_0]]
... Peter: thanks you guys... i had a great time down there, so its been nice to share these shots. i took so many photos in there, so it was hard deciding which to post here... im...... colavitos ghost: yeah, i generally think your shots are really cool. the low angle just gives them a different feel. keep it up.... Stephanie Vivar: Hey, these shots are awesome. Where are they, exactly? ... little ukraine: nice joey. i like your downtown shots but i'd love to see some of your home neighborhood too!... joey: we were there early in the day, around lunchtime. we really enjoyed our visit. i got some good shots around the neighborhood. soon to be posted.
**look close it's still the same flags** as in the...... Peter: nice! i had a few shots from my trip to {chicago} this past april that i wanted to add:
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and youre definitely right... i took the {el} from {ohare} {airport} to the loop... it took longer...... Jamie: I third that. EG, show us the money shots... um... so to speak.... Jamie: Nice shots. That last one oddly enough, looks like it could be an aerial view of anywhere in the UK... little ukraine: i think playing at fantasy is pretty creative.
awesome shots, reminds me of I-CON, the northeast's largest sci-fi convention... and high school, reminds me of high school.... Peter: i walk past this address every day now, going to the train. so after rereading this, i packed my camera in my bag, and snapped some shots of the plot on the way home today:
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its...... Peter: im with this, too! as others have mentioned in other {Bushwick} posts here, those of us that live here now would love to see photos! the text accounts are good- ive found myself noticing old...... jason: i use to live in east 21 between beverly and coutelyou (flatbush). thanks god i got out of there. it was terrible. Their was gunshots almost every day. my friend marlon god stab in front...... Turk Tickler: I Googled Flatbush Gardener's blog. If you haven't seen it, you're not missing anything. How Flatbush Gardener thinks that their blog "covers that area of Brooklyn" in any way beyond just regurgitating already widely publicized...... CartLegger: nice shots Peter.
They remind me of an cherishable short piece by Joseph Mitchell, about the shad fishermen of Edgewater, NJ. An excerpt from "the Rivermen" is here: [[http://neglectedbooks.com/?p=46]]... hool: props chiam, good set. your photographs are completely different when you shoot them from the eye, a distinct style comes through quite clearly. nice edits too, the tonality is very good on all of...... Peter: wow, what a great set... the first thing that popped into my mind after seeing some of these shots was a curiosity of the level of official involvement (er, or "unofficial" involvement of officials) of...... serlingrod: i love straight up streetscape shots like these. this is a nice set of this alley. i like the milk jug sign.... Montrealbunny: Wow! Those derailment shots are captivating, and even more so to me as I work for a railroad. Thank you for sharing, and I'll keep an eye out for you based on that...... Peter: wow, crazy! i always knew montrealers loved their hockey, but seriously... nice shots of the cop car, too...... amber: your shots are amazing.... colavitos ghost: the pigeon shots (especially the first one) are so wonderful!
thank you for showing that pigeons can be beautiful.... little ukraine: gotta love the couple on the left in the second photo. nice shots.... EvilGentleman: Wonderful! I especially love the time-lapse shots covering the accumulating snow.... jack: good people shots
... CE: Picture #3 is not how I imagined Chicago at all! Great shots!... T: Love the shots, brings back wonderful memories. I used to go to the elementary school across from the Verdun Metro.... JKMI England: Great images. Unfortunately, looking at the final few shots (before the aerial views) I just can't help feeling an imminent sense of loss. A trip along the route of the High Line just won't be...... UnaHuna: What sort of camera are you using there boss? Because the shots have come out lookin nicely aged.... Peter: wow! man... i was gonna point out the ones i like, but after i selected more than i could keep up with, i realized they were all killer. i like the train going over the...... chiamattt: Nah, I hear what you are saying. I won't lie. I like the uniforms. But I am also sane and don't look to take upskirts or other compromising shots. The low angle is due to...... Michelle: Love this series of shots. That one of the skylight in the legislature is particularly good.... Rob Patten: Just to add there are photos of the refurbished train on the Cadishead Way bypass on the Salford web site:
[[http://www.salford.gov.uk/business/design/engineering/highways/cadisheadway-stage-2/cws2-photos.htm]]
Under 'Photographs 2005' the second and third links show it in its new paint.
There is also...... jazzartsounds: [[img:26382]]
looking for better sites for st. louis area street art..? I have some great pics.. Love the Powell Square building! need info on REDD FOXX and also ed box..? help? recently returned...... Peter: its not a bad picture at all, if you consider that i wasnt trying to photograph it for PR purposes or to pimp the school online. i was just out walking around, snapping shots of...... anon (adsl-074-183-055-035.sip.cha.bellsouth.net): I was just sitting here at my computer when I heard a loud scary whining right outside my window. I grabbed my pistol and flashlight (my house is in the woods) and opened the door...... jack: peter, i enjoy the train station pictures very much, its been a long time since i ran up and down those stairs for trains, i remember how cold it was during the winter months and...... jack: good reflective shots hool, i liked them. ... little ukraine: great shots... jack: by the way great shots.... Elicar: Well, sad to say, the snow is almost gone. Itwill be gone for sure tomorrow as forecast is 8 degrees Centigrade.
Here's more snow beach shots.
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... Peter: snowy beach shots are always cool... and yeah, no real snow here in {nyc}. whats up with that? it was flurrying this morning, as mentioned, but nothing stuck...... ALB: The trees are beautiful! Great shots.... Peter: totally... nice shots! i really like the first one.... joey: those are some exciting rooftop shots. i would call the alfred building a 'superman' building. one that {superman} could leap over in a single bound.... anon (bas8-toronto12-1096757587.dsl.bell.ca): Lovely shots. Number three is almost divine, with the rays of light penetrating the gloom. Is it Ashbridge's Bay? Have you seen their former house, at Queen and Connaught? There is the most amazing...... prof: In the defense of everybody who comes looking for chicks in bikinis, when you post a beautiful set of shots with an ambiguous title, folks don't know what to expect, and are often disappointed. ...... EvilGentleman: CE, you're referring to the famous Ogilvy's Christmas display. And the spoon man who always plays in front of there, hehe. I have shots of the display from last year that I never got around...... jeeff: actually, all shots are around the intersection, but none are in it. my bad.... Guy McLaren: @ Catherine, I may just have the shots you want.
@ iman The first one was a unlucky lucky shot. I was at the right place with the wrong shutter speed.... iman: nice shots... CartLegger: These are great shots, Guy! I remember driving through Transkei and Ciskei, and seeing old abandoned towns like this, part of the forgotten geography of apartheid.
... Guy McLaren: @eye I don't post my best shots on the net. I put them on canvas.... Guy: @CartLegger I will definitely do more urban and periurban landscapes including townships and more.
@Peter I am in the area of the Govt buildings on Monday, I will attempt to get a few new shots...... little ukraine: upfromflames - thanks for the info! sadly (for me) it seemed that the only house on the block which had been demolished and rebuilt was 184, so the house my father grew up in...... UpFromFlames: Nice Shots!
And hey, Yer father in from Bushwick!Is he from the unit they are renovating inthe shot? Maybe its even part of the city's latest [[6459: Urban Renewal project]] there? Also, the house with the...... Guy: Harry feel free to click on my name above and view all the shots... Peter: nice shots! whats the story with the heavy riot-cop presence? those busses and crazy yellow armored-car look sort of foreboding... was there some sort of event happening?... serlingrod: nice shots. love it!... JOEY - The TPA Crew - ThePublic Animals: Thanks for reminding us about a few things about Canada. First, how huge it is, and obviously how many mammoth cities it contains. Thanks for the great shots!... steelisreal: I saw the "happy birthday" picture and almost passed this post by. I am glad I didn't or I would have missed some nice street shots....
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