Showing posts with label street scene. Show all posts
Showing posts with label street scene. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

The Bus Stops Here

This is a cross-over post from my art blog because these days I'm blurring the lines between photos and art (not that photography is not an art form, just that I am not a photographer as such). And also because I spent a lot of time (about five hours) making this picture!


One thing I really enjoy doing is "sneaking" pictures from a bus window. In my little village in the maritimes, we don't have a bus service so I take full advantage of the bus rides I take when visiting Vancouver.

If you'd like to see another version of this picture, and learn a little bit more about how it was made, jump over to my art blog .

Can you tell I'm dreaming of getting a smart phone or tablet so I can snap quickie shots with them and zap them with cool apps?! Instant gratification instead of straining my eyes with hours of Photoshopping ( but no no--Mama don't take my Photoshop away!)  And how about Instagram? Is it the photographers' bane?  I long to be able to post Instagrams.  This is as close as I can get...5 hours worth of "instant"! Oy vey!

Friday, November 29, 2013

Artist at Work

Let's chalk one up for this artist...


seen on Robson Street in Vancouver last summer...


Make a wi$h
50 cents 1/2 wish   
$1.00 3 wishes  
$2.00 unlimited 
evenings & weekends

Not sure if his sign means that the wishes only work evenings & weekends.
At any rate, I was so involved with getting photos of the artist in action, I completely forgot to make a wish, even though I made a cash contribution for the privilege.



Moving in for some details.  Although he's walking all over the picture, his touch is remarkably sensitive.


The man really gets into his work...literally!


The artist's touch.