Urban Snapshots
I didn’t shoot much in B&W during my last visit to San Francisco. If you saw the previous post Classic Chrome in San Francisco, I was definitely more in a color mood that week.
Most of the B&W I shot was at night, in harsh sunlight or in situations where the subject would stand out better than in color. Monochrome also adds a layer of grittiness that is most fitting in some urban settings.
Very well done, a nice mix of people and b&w visuals.
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All are terrific (love your street dogs)
…. but especially love the shoe shot! …really makes me wonder the story behind how it got left on the street!
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Thanks Kimberley. I also wondered about that shoe. It was is a gritty part of The Mission District. There is definitely a story there…
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I had the same thought – what is up with that shoe?
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Beautiful shots Valerie. I feel that b&w has also that timeless quality to it while colour images usually bring us back to certain time and place… or maybe it’s just me, what do you think?
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Thanks Yuri! It is true, but I have found a new timeless quality in Classic Chrome as well.
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