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Street Shot Sundays
Photo of the Week: “Orange Floats”

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Street Shot Sundays Story & Stats

Story:

This Sunday’s Street Shot of the Week was taken in Rethymno, Greece on the island of Crete. As you can see, it was actually taken on the beach, just off the streets of Rethymno’s Old Town. Since Rethymno is so centered around the Old Town and it’s seafront, this is where I spent most of my time shooting while there for a week. The long stretch of beaches are busy, but also have a very relaxed vibe with a mixture of all types of characters. While I was walking along the beach, I noticed this woman wearing a bright orange hat off in the sea right by a rope of orange floats. I liked the juxtaposition of her orange hat next to the orange floats enough that I decided to walk in the sea water  close enough to make this shot.

Stats:

  • Aperture: f/8
  • Shutter Speed: 1/750
  • ISO: 200
  • Focal Length: 35mm

Street Shot Sundays
Photo of the Week: “Shadow’s Hand”

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Street Shot Sundays Story & Stats

Story:

This Sunday’s Street Shot of the Week was taken in Istanbul, Turkey at the Fatih Mosque near Çarşamba. The mosque has a large courtyard where people gather and relax during the day. Facing the courtyard, it also has a very long wall of seats and fountains for washing your hands and feet, a Muslim ritual called wudu. On this day, the light was extra bright and casting strong shadows of the people washing there. I noticed this lady, covered in all black, almost matching her shadow and creating an interesting effect. So I got up close and made a few shots hoping to capture her shadow doing something that made it look almost like a separate person. This is the shot I liked the most since it gives the look that her shadow is reaching out towards her. I normally only shoot color, but I had to edit this one in black and white since it fit the image so much better.

Stats:

  • Aperture: f/16
  • Shutter Speed: 1/500
  • ISO: 400
  • Focal Length: 35mm

Side Street Series: The Cable Car City of Chiatura

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*Side Street Series ventures off the beaten city streets. Many times, the photography ventures away from Street Photography too.

The Cable Car City of Chiatura

One of the highlights of my trip to Tbilisi, Georgia was actually a place outside of Tbilisi. A city like no city I’ve been to before, but one most people have never heard of. 

Chiatura, Georgia

So What’s So Unique About It?

[Read more…] about Side Street Series: The Cable Car City of Chiatura

Street Shot Sundays
Photo of the Week: “Boy in the Car”

 

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Street Shot Sundays Story & Stats

Story:

This Sunday’s Street Shot of the Week was taken in the Levent district of Istanbul. While walking across a busy street I noticed a little boy looking at me through the window of a car that was momentarily stopped in traffic. It was dark inside the car, but he was close enough to the window that his face was slightly lit up. His expression caught my eye and there was something interesting about how he looked in the old car window. It all happened so quickly, as I weaved across traffic, that I just reacted and took the shot without time to think. And then just like that, the car and boy were gone.

Stats:

  • Aperture: f/8
  • Shutter Speed: 1/250
  • ISO: 400
  • Focal Length: 35mm

Street Shot Sundays
Photo of the Week: “Tiara in Turkey”

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Street Shot Sundays Story & Stats

Story:

This Sunday’s Street Shot of the Week was actually taken outside of Istanbul in a smaller town called Bozüyük. I was invited there for the weekend by a local friend to join in some traditional family celebrations. I didn’t get a chance to take many photos while I was there, but I tried to bring my camera along with me most of the time. While we were walking in his neighborhood, I noticed this little girl all dressed up in a fancy white dress and tiara. She was with her mother, who was dressed in a colorful traditional outfit, while waiting for their ride outside of a dress shop. Maybe it was the gloomy weather, but they seemed sad for some reason. Right before their car ride pulled up to take them away, I quickly took this photo of them.

Stats:

  • Aperture: f/8
  • Shutter Speed: 1/250
  • ISO: 400
  • Focal Length: 35mm

Street Shot Sundays
Photo of the Week:
“Work & Love”

"Work & Love" | Istanbul, Turkey
“Work & Love” | Istanbul, Turkey

Street Shot Sundays Story & Stats

Story:

This Sunday’s Street Shot of the Week was taken on the Galata Bridge in Istanbul. I was walking home from Fatih along the bridge and noticed the man working right above the young couple below. I liked the juxtaposition of work and love along with the staircase forming a division of the two worlds in the frame. Istanbul is such a busy city, but here were some people going about their different lives away from the chaotic crowds above.

Stats:

  • Aperture: f/11
  • Shutter Speed: 1/350
  • ISO: 400
  • Focal Length: 35mm