TEXERE: fabric of life
Middle of the road ii: 5:20:19 a.m.
Posted by Ron (Saint Louis, United States) on 28 March 2008 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.
Disoriented from Washington, DC, United States
This is cool! I love shooting after rainfall when the ground is still damp. It creates a certain glow from the lights and it shows here. I also noticed that it's the only three story building on the block and two of the lamplights are out.
28 Mar 2008 5:51am
Michael Skorulski from Cigel, Slovakia
I love the gentle mood of this photo with the shimmer on the street and that restaurant looks like a smart place to eat. Pun intended!
28 Mar 2008 7:01am
Hans from Heiligeneich, Austria
great szene, love the reflections and the mood aof this pic
28 Mar 2008 7:29am
Vikram from Mesa, United States
Superb!!! It was a great idea to have the wet road in the frame! Nice mood in the shot!
28 Mar 2008 7:50am
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Wow Ron, fantastic night shot and lol on Michael's pun..Einstein was the first thing I noticed but what's left to say, Michael beat me to it ;)
28 Mar 2008 8:35am
Bonj from Jefferson City, United States
Great shot. The wet pavement gives a great reflective glow to the lighting.
28 Mar 2008 11:22am
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
Now, I need try not to remember this by way of Michael’s, clever words there!! But it is a great shot and I’m wondering why we don’t all try take more like it.
28 Mar 2008 3:03pm
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
Another great shot! What are you doing up at that time of the morning!? Changing the subject, I must be doing something wrong with my night/early morning photos - I just never get that sort of exposure with the settings you have used - so here we go, back to the drawing board!
28 Mar 2008 3:10pm
@dobbino: Unfortunately (or fortunately - if you're an optimist) I don't sleep much ... I'm awake most mornings by about 3:30 a.m. Fortunately for me, I do love the peace and quiet of that time of day and I'm able to get my best work done then. Regarding the exposure: I did add some fill light to this exposure in Photoshop Camera Raw.
yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece
perfectly captured nocturnal - excellent reflections
28 Mar 2008 4:46pm
Melissa W. from Warsaw, Indiana, United States
Great looking building...nice capture of the glow on the pavement from the lights...great job!
28 Mar 2008 5:56pm
AnidaK from Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
very nice and calm photo, good composition
28 Mar 2008 7:31pm
danthro from Suburbia, United States
awesome night shot! love how you captured the light and reflections. well done. funny name for a store 'einstein bagels'--never heard of that before.
28 Mar 2008 7:55pm
Ina from Krugersdorp, South Africa
Awesome nightshot! Great colors and composition :)
28 Mar 2008 8:15pm
Tracey from Baltimore, United States
This is so beautiful it almost makes me want to get up that early and check out the predawn world. And I am glad you have latched onto a "Middle of the Road" theme. You do it so well!
28 Mar 2008 9:25pm
pedro alexandre from loures, Portugal
the best time to fotograph, after the rain, i like this urban scape.
29 Mar 2008 12:12am
Shrig from North East, United States
Middle of the road shots are always fun to take!!! This one is quite stunning, I like it a lot. Did you pick up a bagel, by chance?
29 Mar 2008 12:17am
amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada
Really beautifully done, Ron!! Love the light reflections in the dampness of the street... adds a great element.
29 Mar 2008 1:47am
Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada
I lost out too. I had a good Einstein comment but . . .
Very cool shot.
29 Mar 2008 3:22am
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
I agree with everyone else, but as a loyal fan of your blog, let me also say that I think this is one of your best images. Really beautiful light and feeling, and the composition is excellent. Reminds me of a Hopper painting.
29 Mar 2008 11:22am
Wysterior from Kloten, Switzerland
I love these kind of "corner" shots. I'm sure you know Sam's urban street photos too...
http://wvs.topleftpixel.com/08/03/01/
Wys
29 Mar 2008 10:23pm
Wysterior from Kloten, Switzerland
> link that works... (sorry) daily dose of imagery
29 Mar 2008 10:24pm
António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal
From the six photos on the series (i to vi) I prefer this one.
Dark, as we feel the night. I can say the same about the Middle of the road vi, but this offers the contrast between the lifeless streets and the life going on inside the restaurant.
7 Apr 2008 3:06pm
Canon EOS 40D
1/15 second
F/4.0
ISO 400
17 mm