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Project 52 - Week 35: Street

9/1/2017

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 I'm baaackkk.....and posting in real time this week.  It's really hard to end a vacation, but I am back into the swing of things here and looking to do some finishing touches to the Studio to get it ready for Christmas and holiday card season!

In the meantime, this week's theme is STREET.  I had hoped to have some time to wander and approach random people with dogs on real streets in the small towns surrounding our area.  Instead, with no time to spare, I drafted my husband and the very good dog, Billie, to help me out.

There is a lovely little burg named Dalton which is only a stone's throw from where we live.  There are some older buildings there, but I was interested in the iron fencing along the path over the creek.  I had spotted it the other day when I was trying to think up "the new plan" for STREET this week.  It was the first place we stopped.
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We were and were not expecting showers, if you catch my drift.  The weather folks weren't sure and neither was the sky.  There is a golden glow in this photo which is very much the lighting of the moment.  Hazy sun on one side at 6:00 p.m. and clouds on the other.  Billie was happy to look through the rails into the water.  I'm not sure what she saw down there, but it caught her attention for some time.  She rarely gets a photo with "Dad" and she still hasn't, in this case, as only his feet and legs are in this photo.

But wait a minute...
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There's Dad!  In a classic black and white street photo, this view shows a little more of Dalton.  The bench is right in front of the post office.  Billie is thinking she'd rather be at the park.

I did some research on street photography a while back and found that many many photos are in black and white.  My theory is there can be quite a few distractions in this type of work, and with all the colors that came through in this particular photo, it screamed to be converted to black and white to bring your eye more to the subjects in the forefront.  So this is a classic conversion, where I only changed the contrast and brightness a little bit.
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For our final STREET photo, Billie and Dad look like two hitch hikers, waiting for a ride, or the bus.  They are standing in front of what used to be a bank, but is now more a gathering spot, and Billie is doing a very good heel and sit.  Thank you Billie for your cooperation this week.  Thank you weather folks, for being wrong about that rain.  And, thank you Dad for being a good sport.  Moe was very unhappy not to be selected for this trip, so my Friday night is going to include him in a nice car ride and walk.  I hope your Friday night is fantastic!  Happy Labor Day weekend!

For more things that go bump in the STREET (or is that the night?)...start the blog circle with Susannah Maynard of Pet Love Photography, author of "Rescue Dogs: Portraits and Stories," serving Greater Cincinnati and the San Francisco Bay Area.  Then watch for other links to continue reading through the entire circle until you find yourself back here again.  Enjoy!

4 Comments
Kim Hollis link
9/1/2017 05:45:39 am

Nice job on the photos and welcome back from vacation.

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Elaine
9/1/2017 11:45:22 am

Thank you, Kim. I did take my camera on vacation, but I didn't take many photos. I took a vacation from it, too.

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Jessica
9/1/2017 09:14:11 pm

Such sweet images! I love the black and white!

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Darlene link
9/4/2017 04:41:26 pm

Welcome home! Great images! I love the first image - huge fan of owners legs and feet and these types of images I love the leash kept in showing that connection/bond - beautiful! The black and white is lovely! Great "storytelling". Nice job!!!

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