Friday, February 1, 2013

Walking Home

Siena, Italy

The Weekend in Black and White

39 comments:

Awena Robert said...

Great contrasts. I like the details of all the cables and the lines in this photo. Nice one.

Malyss said...

I was thinking of south-east of France. But then I saw the brickwalls,and cables, and knew it was Italy. Great mood here, a lot of nostalgy..

Cezar and Léia said...

After an Italian meal in that Ristorante, it's good to walk to home, mainly if you enjoyed Italian wine too! :)
Hugs and a nice weekend,
Léia

s.c said...

Beautiful shot James. Especially the glittering of the wet street with the little bend. Love it.

Wayne (Woody), whatever said...

Very charming. The font for the restaurant is oh so retro.

Lúcia said...

Using the sign to show where the photo was taken was a great idea!
And you know how I like your rainy shots. :)
Have a good weekend James!

R Sudhir Kumar said...

So simple! So lovely,Some time back I saw one such picture shot near the Montmarte (Paris). Wondering of you could share the details of the shot taken.

Thérèse said...

A very sweet picture which brings a lot of sweet thoughts.
An older street with a lot of past, older days and at the same time a feeling of safety with tall walls, the umbrella and the cane.

elleona said...

Toujours autant de poésie dans tes photos...

SweetPotatoMayas said...

Beautiful photo with a lot of depth in many levels. The the depth of the narrow alley, the black and white, the old structure with wires and cables...one with an umbrella and one without! Very sweet story too.

Taken For Granted said...

Your photo could be a still from a Fredrico Fallini film shot in the 1950s. Stunning and timeless.

Thérèse said...

P.S. To answer your question: it is a urinal... it is written on it in French... I was just trying to joke ans use the Magritte saying on one of his paintins "Ceci n'est pas une pipe" depicting a pipe... :-)

James said...

@ R. S. Kumar. I took the shot in Dec. of 2011 in Siena, Italy on a rainy day. I was walking and I saw these two people in front and I snapped a picture. :-) Then I converted it to black and white and cropped it.

Annemor said...

Such a chrming photo.
Best whises.
Mormor

http://www.starbear.no/mormor/2013/02/01/the-weekend-in-black-and-white-9/

orvokki said...

Image and the title go hand in hand.
The picture is amazing, the atmosphere is transferred directly to my heart.

Dragonstar said...

What a fine photo! So much atmosphere.

Laura said...

beautiful and romantic image James!

Monica said...

What a beautiful shot! Very charming, very interesting details and wonderful atmosphere!
:)

Genie Robinson said...

A picture of the old city. So full of humanity. So much to study. The longer I look at it, the more I see. Wonderful photography. genie

Carol L McKenna said...

Excellent composition, angles, shadows ~ Wow!

Carol of: A Creative Harbor ^_^

Gunsside said...

Great shot, beautiful tells a briefly story :)

Robert Nicolaescu said...

Beautiful b&w!

AmitAag said...

A very beautiful shot in B&W!
http://amitaag.blogspot.in/2013/01/from-here-to-eternity.html

Scudds Harrison said...

A very beautiful photo. I love it.

Molly said...

Makes me wonder about them...where they have been, what is their story, who they love...

I was wondering if maybe you would link this post into my new meme The Human Condition. I think it would fit perfectly with the theme

Mollyxxx

Stickup Artist said...

Wow, in a way, this looks like a man-made canyon, and the glittering street, the river running thru it! The lighting is fantastic and the detail is amazing considering such high contrasts. Awesome shot.

Sallie (FullTime-Life) said...

Oh even though I can't see their faces, I feel like I know what the couple would be like -- there's a whole story in this B&W picture and I love it!!!

Le Journal de Chrys said...

J'aime ces photos qui racontent une histoire!!!

Laurie SF said...

Beautiful.

TheChieftess said...

Nice!!! Perfect in B&W...

awarewriter said...

Captures the moment James. I can't picture this photo in color because you've done so well with B&W.

Kusum Sanu said...

Nice one!

G. W. Bill Miller said...

Let me add my ditto to the others who comment. The curved narrow passage leads the to the mystery that waits just out of sight. I really like this.

Rebecca said...

This is perfection. Absolutely gorgeous.

Virginia said...

Oh James, I love love this photo. Just perfect. BTW, I forgot to join the WR gang and I had a good one yesterday. Maybe I'll put it in next weekend if that's ok.
V

Yoshi said...

This image really fits to the title and has a story to tell!
Great capture and composition, as always!!!

Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day.

Christineeeee said...

J'aime ces ruelles... elles me font un peu penser à celles de vieux Toulouse...

Biseeeeeeeeeeees de Christineeeee

Chuck said...

I always wonder how people drive on those narrow streets...now I really wonder! Very nice shot.

R Sudhir Kumar said...

Thanks for sharing the details