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The Votes Are In….And I’ve Decided To Choose (Drumroll, Please)….

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… “Lovers In Their Own World… ” as my street photo submission!

Lovers In Their Own World. Taken June 29, 2010 in NYC.

I decided to convert it back to color from black and white.  I found that there are a number of elements that become apparent when the image is in color that are lost when the image is in black and white.  In my opinion, these elements function as the glue that helps hold the composition together.

It was a tough choice to make, but I think it was the best one given the aims of the contest.  I am deeply appreciative to those of you who commented here, on my Facebook Page, over at LinkedIn, tweeted me, and otherwise took the time out of your day to share your thoughts and impressions on all four photos I put up for consideration.  It’s a real testament to the power and immediacy of social media.

Again, thank you.

Photo of the Day: Rainy Day (Bethlehem Roberson).

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Hey everyone, sorry I’m late with today’s post…this weekend was pretty stressful and I didn’t have time (or the energy, quite frankly) to schedule posts for the upcoming week.  So we’ll see how things go.

At any rate, I wanted to share with you this black and white image of a local singer, Bethlehem Roberson, that I took while she was rehearsing one of her songs for last week’s Open Mic.  This image is quickly becoming one of my favorites.  I hope you enjoy it as much I as do.  The rest of the photo set appears here.

Taken August 3, 2011 in Philadelphia, PA

Photo of the Day: “Hey Gorgeous!”

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“You gonna take my picture??” 

LOL!  I usually get the question after I’ve already snapped the photo, but I will fire off a few more shots where they smile and pose just to satisfy their request.  When I’m on the street, my goal is to capture the unposed candid images better….where I catch people just being themselves.

Taken April 4, 2011 in Philadelphia, PA

Photo of the Day: Swingin’ (no, not that kind, either).

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Taken April 2, 2011 in Philadelphia, PA (click thru to full-sized image)

While in Vernon Park this past weekend, I came across these two boys.  One was riding a bike, and the other rode up on his scooter-thingy.  They went right over to the swings and jumped on…of course, I thought, photo time!  

At first they were suspicious of me and my camera, but after a while, they loosened up and smiled for me.  It was really nice because they got a little rhythm going as well, almost like they intuitively knew what I was trying to accomplish.

Ah, the innocence of childhood.  How quickly that innocence is lost…

In other news, I’m also pleased to announce a new addition to the photo blog entitled Portraits of Philadelphia.  Every month at the end of each month, I’ll post (or repost) some of my favorite candid/street portraits of Philadelphia’s finest.  Portraits for the month of March are already up, so go check it out and tell me what you think.

Oh, and one more thing, if you haven’t checked out the PWTP Facebook Fan Page, go do so and “like it” while you’re at it. A big thank you goes to all my peeps who have checked it out and become Fans.  I really, really appreciate your support.

Okay, I think that’s all.  Bye for now!

Photo: Fruit Stand in Brooklyn (Taken September 14, 2010)

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This is one of those photos that I felt I couldn’t keep hidden, but I was struggling to try to figure out how to make it work visually.

I shot it in color, but as I was reviewing it, I realized that the bright yellow bus in the background needed to be played down a bit. 

I wanted to keep the focus on the man and de-emphasize the yellow bus, so I converted it to black and white and did some minor edits in Lightroom. 

Now I’m pretty happy with it. 

And all good things work out in the end.

Happy Friday!

Photo: In My ‘Hood (Man and Dog)

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Since I’m posting about dogs today, I’ll share a photo I took yesterday as I was leaving the library.  I don’t have much to say other than this is one of my favorites.

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Photo: In My ‘Hood (They Bike Down MLK Drive)

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I took this photo yesterday as I was leaving the library to walk home.

Only in the ‘hood will a group of young men on bikes ride down a major thoroughfare against traffic.

Oh well.

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Photo: In My ‘Hood (Do you Ever Think? It’s Against the Law…). October 1, 2010

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This is a continuation of the God Wall.  I think this photograph needs no explanation.  

When I saw it, I started cracking up, because I was like, damn, it had to be pretty bad for someone to have to take the time to paint a sign on the wall?  

And are there really laws in New Jersey against urinating against a wall?  Must be, because there are laws for everything else here in the Garden State. 
 

Photo: In My ‘Hood (The God Wall). October 1, 2010

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I took this after I left the library Friday evening on my way home. 

It’s funny because I never noticed it before, and the more I look at it, I see that someone took a lot of time on this project.  

The man rushing past looked to be a little nervous, which happens a lot when I aim my camera at people.  Folks either think I’m the Jersey City police or a reporter.  

The wall is interesting because it features a number of Bible scriptures and I guess the intent is to be a constant religious reminder to people in the hood to get their act together?  Maybe a source of comfort? 

I don’t know, but I captured the shot because I thought it was visually interesting.