The Weekly Street Photography Thread #1 21/03/2025

Fine image, beautifully composed with that forward arch as a frame, and the rest of the arches forming a visual line to guide us to the distant door.

Thanks for the comment (I found her surreal too). And thanks for addressing my question about permissions. It is a delicate dance. In New Orleans, where so many of my street stuff was shot, there is a laid back atmosphere and cameras are everywhere. Most of the interesting characters in the French Quarter like having their pictures taken, including the unfortunates. Street performers expect that a photographer will drop a tip in their can. I often end up talking to those I've taken photos of, show them the photo, and offer to email it to them. I've taken back prints to some performers and to some of the homeless regulars I've gotten to know. One group that does NOT like their pictures made are the fortune tellers.

I'm less bold in other cities and countries where I don't know the customs. I keep more distance, and when closer up, I use more gestures to ask permission, and refrain if I don't understand what they prefer.

Wonderful.. I love pictures of laundry, and will pull off the road to take a picture of a loaded clothesline just as fast as I would pull off to take a picture of a bear or a rainbow. I do believe your lady has her wooden pins in her mouth as one is supposed to. She knows how to hang clothes properly! That she has everything in tones of a similar hue of blue is a gift to the photographer.

Your city also appears to be old and interesting. Classic composition with the couple beneath the shared umbrella emerging from the vanishing point created by the buildings and the lines in the street. Quite elegant.

A rainy night in Vienna

spent a weekend visiting my son in Vienna a while back.
Loved the way all the lights are reflected on the wet city streets when it rains.
And all the umbrellas that appear have a shape and feel that somehow reminds me of impressionist oil paintings.
Taken with a phone.

the warm colours of the woman's dress make a nice contrast with the cooler colours of the lights and their reflections. Has a very summery vibe.

As soon as I looked at this image, I thought of Gustav Klimt. It was the rectangles of colour and patterns on the dress, the reflections on the paving stones and the windows.
Gustav might have seen this photo and thought, "There's an idea for a style I could work on."

As soon as I looked at this image, I thought of Gustav Klimt. It was the rectangles of colour and patterns on the dress, the reflections on the paving stones and the windows.
Gustav might have seen this photo and thought, "There's an idea for a style I could work on."