Crosby Street at Jersey Street

dasBlute · Jun 30, 2014

nice use of pos/neg space

Ken Nadvornick · Jun 30, 2014

This has an emotional impact for me that I can't quite pinpoint. Given the raw subject matter, one probably wouldn't expect that. But the treatment of the subject seems to add that element, at least for me. I was sufficiently intrigued that I confess I Googled it up in Street View for a look around. I considered posting that link here, but decided that might not be appropriate.

Were you just out for a photo walk that day? When you made the negative, did you visualize it as it appears here? That rooftop is quite a long distance away for a 35mm lens standing at street level.

tony lockerbie · Jun 30, 2014

dasBlute said:
nice use of pos/neg space

Agree, it gels really well.

Mlehrman · Jun 30, 2014

dasBlute said:
nice use of pos/neg space

Thank you, dasBlute.

Mlehrman · Jun 30, 2014

Ken Nadvornick said:
This has an emotional impact for me that I can't quite pinpoint. Given the raw subject matter, one probably wouldn't expect that. But the treatment of the subject seems to add that element, at least for me. I was sufficiently intrigued that I confess I Googled it up in Street View for a look around. I considered posting that link here, but decided that might not be appropriate. Were you just out for a photo walk that day? When you made the negative, did you visualize it as it appears here? That rooftop is quite a long distance away for a 35mm lens standing at street level.

Thanks, Ken. I confess, that as I own only two lenses, and switch them frequently, it was probably my Sonnar 50/1.5. Of course I cropped the negative. My wife and I have frequented the bookstore opposite that corner for many years, and I've shot that water tower a number of times. I admit I am slightly in love with that view, but I've never been happy with the photo results. Again, thanks. But I don't quite understand why it would be inappropriate to post a street view? Regards, Mike

Ken Nadvornick · Jul 1, 2014

I think that some (most?) who upload to the galleries might prefer that the mystery they worked so hard to achieve in their photograph not be spoiled by allowing the viewer to see that the subject actually sits between a 7-11 store and a McDonalds hamburger joint.

Personally, I like allowing the viewer to see the larger raw context of a subject. Sort of like letting them look outside the frame lines in your viewfinder. And I've sometimes added a Street View link in my own uploads. (See here in the final comment at the bottom, for example.) But I also realize it's not for everybody.

Trail Images · Jul 1, 2014

I like this a lot. Saw the thumbnail and just had to open it up to the larger view. An interesting perspective here.

Mlehrman · Jul 1, 2014

Thank you, TI and Ken. Ken, the "mystery" factor just never occurred to me. Probably a failure of imagination. I also enjoy a peek at the Grander Universe Beyond the Frame

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