St.Petersburg streets .:. Seven etudes in Color vs Monochrome
Radio feeds us with shitty news about politics, elections and more fresh corpses, access to YouTube in Russia looks like it is already sitting in a coffin with just a few final nails left to close the lid; Hive festival is taking place in Serbia which I won't be able to attend no matter how much I want to. Meanwhile the life in my city flows without noticing all these events - and here is some summer street photography. As always, I 'll be happy to see you choosing favourits.
Panorama at Neva river, view at the Peter and Paul Cathedral from the Trinity Bridge. On occasion of some holidays (I don't remember exactly what it was), the city was decorated with a bunch of flags - only part of them fit into the frame here :) You can see here the white flag with St.Petersburg's coat of arms, the yellow flag of the Russian Empire (that have been defunkt for over a hundred years), and the flag with the monogram of some emperor, I think it probably might be Alexander I.
And the last one - cotton candies seller in the park.
Definitely no eye contact happened here, lol.
I should only note that I overexposed the this capture and while taking it, already considered it as #monochrome. Cause, uhm, there is nothing intresting here in terms of colour of the plot; in my opinion it is just the textures and B-W contrasts that clicks here.
Famous Dragon sculpture in the yards of VO district. This one gives me a distinct reason to convert my photos to #monochrome, cause... cause it has a taste of eternity - dont you feel that too?
Boat ride. Here #monochrome does not work better than color, cause, heh, the colors are vivid and fancy and make quite a nice contrast.
Balloon seller at the Palace Square (can't give any preference to either #color or #monochrome - each image here is good in its own right). What do you think?
The girl is high.
At the Book Fair. (How long has it been since you had the pleasure to look at a child reading Real Paper Book? Here is this rare sight, give such a pleasure to your eyes! And yes, I was amazed myself too...)
| location: | St.Petersburg, Russia | May-June 2024 | natural light |
| camera/lens: | Canon 5D | Canon 70-200mm | raw-conv |
I think my favorite is from the bridge, there is something great about bridges. This one looks great with the colorful flags.
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Grazie! I like all of them and cant single out one (except maybe the boat one, which is pretty ordinary). Have a Hive !PIZZA for the pleasurable start of the day ☘️
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What is that smoke coming out from the cotton candy stall?
it make the shots even more beautiful in black and white, a little bit mystical. : )
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I guess it is just a water vapor, steam rising from a hot pan into the cold air. That's why I pressed the shutter, expecting an interesting result. Glad you enjoyed the visuals. Let me treat you with Hive !PIZZA ☘️
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I like the street vendor. It could have been taken on 86th Street in Brooklyn, when I was a teenager. Vendors roasting chestnuts in the cold, steam rising from the grill, making the snack look all the more appetizing.
Aha! this kind of street food is pretty appealing (and, sometimes, to our youth memories). 😉 !PIZZA
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BEER.Great pictures, I usually tend to go with color, but the hippo does look good in monochrome. Just something about how it blends together. Very cool shot from an overexposure! That girl is having a blast, as a kid life sure is simpler, that's for sure. Great job!
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