Tag Archives: street scene

Americana, Photography

Black and White vs. Color Part 2

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I posted about my indecision on black and white vs. color photos. This blog is going to discuss when there is no question. It must be black and white. 

A Good Night for Pizza

This image was taken at night in New York City. Often, images taken at night can have an odd color shift. This image had some pretty green tinges. Yes, I can color correct the image. But sometimes it creates other weirdness or I simply don’t like the image in color.

  • A good night for pizza by Sharon Popek
    A good night for pizza in black and white
  • A Good Night for Pizza by Sharon Popek
    A Good Night for Pizza with color correction
  • A Good Night for Pizza by Sharon Popek
    A Good Night for Pizza with no correction

Waiting for the Train

This is another image that looks better as a black and white. The color just takes away from the subject of the image. 

  • Metro photo by Sharon Popek
    A lone person waiting across the platform on the metro ©Sharon Popek
  • Waiting for the Train by Sharon Popek
    Waiting for the train in color

Avenue of Americas

The street sign for the Avenue of Americas looks better in black and white. The lights glow more. The color version just feels dull to me. 

  • Avenue of Americas by Sharon Popekk
    The street sign for the Avenue of the Americas with a street clock.
  • Avenue of Americas by Sharon Popek
    The Avenue of Americas in New York City.

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Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge

Temporarily there

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The Weekly Photo Challenge is Temporary. Street photography is all about catching a moment. Because once that person or people move just a hair to the left or right, the image changes and becomes something else.

Two women walk in Vienna, creating a completely different scene.
These 2 women make this photo.
Prague Street Market
People walk down the street in Havana, Cuba
The elderly lady walking down the middle of the street makes this photo for me.
A young woman takes a selfie in a second floor window.
A young couple enters the tunnel.
An older couple exits.
This guy prepping this table for the day.

Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge

Watch for Pedestrians

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The Weekly Challenge this week is Pedestrian.  Which could mean lacking inspiration or dull. It could also mean people walking.

In big cities, it’s pretty easy to find pedestrians. It seems everyone walks to work and to play.

People walk down the street in Havana, Cuba
Prague Street Market
The elderly lady walking down the middle of the street makes this photo for me.
Temple Bar

In fact, I would say that without the people these places would be pedestrian.

©Sharon Popek 2016
Watch for Pedestrians

 

Photography, Poland

Krakow City Scenes

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This gallery is from Krakow, Poland. Krakow is the oldest and one of the largest cities in Poland.  It is located on the Vistula River, making it an important economic hub in Europe. Historically, the city has been a leader in culture, the arts, and academia. I loved the market on the square in Old Town with its handmade goods, yummy food vendors, and beer readily available. As with most major European cities, you’ll find churches everywhere. Poland is 96% catholic, so they definitely like their cathedrals. In Old Town Krakow, you’ll find Wawel Castle. It was built by Casimir III the Great and has a very Italian feel. It has several different structures centered around a courtyard and combines medieval, renaissance, and baroque architectural styles.

At some point, I will probably do a blog about WWII and Nazi Germany and the way it changed the Polish landscape. We did visit the Jewish Ghetto, Schindler’s Factory, and Auschwitz while in Poland. I have many emotions related to those places and the massacres and atrocities that took place there. However, this gallery is about the city in its current state.

We visited the Wieliczka Salt Mine. They take you down 400 stairs to get in to the mine. My legs were a little like jelly when we reached the bottom. We did get to take an elevator back up. The tunnels themselves were lined with wood but there were quite a few alcoves and larger rooms which would have sculptures made from rock salt from the mine. There is a large cathedral like room with several sculptures of the Mary and Jesus (catholics, remember?). The salt finishes with a smooth glass and is translucent, so they would be backlit. All the chandeliers were made from rock salt. Also, our tour guide was a much older gentleman, possibly in his 70s or 80s and he outpaced us all. The salt does wonders for your health, I guess.

 

Wieliczka Corner
Corner Shop
Wieliczka Crossroads
Your Favourite School
An older couple exits.
A young couple enters the tunnel.
Krakow Nights
Krakow Nightlife
In The Alley
Corner Castle
Chapel Salt Mine
City Living Krakow
Fascinated in Krakow
Early Evening Krakow