Santa Tereza Street Scene by junge1
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This is where the bonde (tram) tracks split and go in different directions. There is an 'official' tram stop and I had planned to take a picture showing the activity. But after about 2 minutes I gave up. Everything in this photo is co-incidental. People were walking in every direction, they were standing, talking, looking and buying and they were totally oblivious of the fact that I wanted to take a picture. The two girls walking toward the camera, co-incidental, the tram in the background, co-incidental, the car attempting to make a right turn, co-incidental.
On the right was a small store that sold items one might need, sort of like a general drugstore/fast food. It also sold newspapers and postcards. Next to the entrance to the store were T-shirts on display, as they were across the streets, where small stands also sold a variety of items. On the sidewalk in front of the store were flip flops, and necklaces on display. There were also paintings for sale (displayed on the sidewalk), musical instruments and souvenirs, and a guy, standing in the middle of the street was hawking what looked like African voodoo related items.
At the 'official' bonde stop people were sitting or standing and waiting for the tram to arrive, while others got on or off whenever the tram had to stop because of traffic.
I could not tell who was a foreign tourist, or a tourist, or who was local.
Behind me to the left was a constant stream of mostly young people moving in the other direction toward a couple of bars, where they bought a beer and then stood or sat around and talked.
It was a perfect, vibrant atmosphere, and the environment was perfectly suited for pick pockets and other thieves to operated in. My senses were on high alert while taking it all in, taking picturea, and making sure that I did not become a victim was a challenge.
On the building across the street, above the half open banner was a date - 1887. I suspect that is the year the building was constructed, when Santa Tereza was home to the upper class.
This picture was taken on 19 June 2011,
Sig..
Comments (26)
flora-crassella
a very nice street scene!
blinkings
Nice street scene.
flavia49
fabulous capture!!
Faemike55
Wonderful street scene!
bazza
Busy place and excellent capture of the atmosphere of the place Sig.
Minda
wonderful capture sig..
dragonmuse
Nicely done street scene.
Richardphotos
this is the type of cityscape that one can feel the heartbeat of the city
jocko500
look like a lay back place to go to. wonderful shot
rachris480907
Great composition! Wonderful shot!
bmac62
Outstanding Sig. You've portrayed the atmosphere extremely well...in both your image and your words. So well that I am now looking over my shoulder and holding onto my wallet too. lol. Looking at all the faces of the crowd...only the little baby peaking over her mother's shoulder seems to be looking at you. If you take a picture like this in most cities in the US...several people are going to be staring at you. These folks seem to be at ease with themselves and their surroundings.
Hendesse
Excellent and interesting capture. There's a lot going on.
erlandpil
Nice street scene. erland
farmerC
Shining.
kgb224
Stunning capture my friend. God Bless.
ysvry
great foto, just loosen up and go with the flow in these places, or shoot 7fotos/sec and choose at home.;)
virginiese Online Now!
nice street scene. Beautifully captured !
kbrog
Wonderful street capture! :)
sandra46
very beautiful
carlx
Beautiful street scape!!!
npauling
A wonderful mix of everything in this great capture.
lyron
Beautiful image!!
debbielove
Hustle and bustle! Busy Busy! Great action shot showing real every day life! Well caught Sig.. Rob
auntietk
I know it was a chance shot, but wow ... the composition is fantastic! So many elements, yet it blends into a wonderful whole. The two women on the left are framed by the car. The group of people standing on the right are echoed by the shape of the trolly, which is in turn echoed by the shape of the buildings. People/windows/windows/balustrades ... all nice, chunky verticals. I love it that nobody is standing on the metal access covers in the sidewalk, and that those shapes are complimented by the shape of the table. The rounded corner of the large metal cover is the same as the rounded corner of the awning on the building on the right, which makes me think the slight curve I see in the curb goes all the way around the corner. The woman in the brilliant orange tank top carries a hot pink bag, which matches the color of the woman with the baby in the hot pink top carrying another large bag, standing next to another woman with a large bag, and the bags form a diagonal across the frame. There's a person on the far right in plaid brown/blue/white shorts, which refers over to the girl on the left in the butterflied brown/blue/white shirt. A woman on the trolly wears a dresss in a similar color to a bag carried by a small child, and those elements are connected not only by their color, but by their visual size, distorted by distance. The walls of the building in the background are two sections of blue and one of pale yellow, and there are two pedestrians, one in a blue shirt and one in light blue jeans, and one man in a pale yellow shirt, and they're standing in the same order as the color on the building. Left to right, blue-blue-yellow. In that group of people there are no others wearing those colors. If you had planned this shot, you would not have been able to come up with as many visual cross-references as you actually got here! I'm sure I'm missing some ... I only reported the ones that were obvious upon looking at the photograph. It's a way of SEEING the environment. You asked me yesterday on the telephone if I was tired of your Rio shots yet. I'll tell you again ... NO! Bring 'em on! They're all fascinating, and I'm loving looking at them. This might be your best yet, but I'm willing to look at another dozen or so just to be sure. :) You might wonder what I would see in a building, how I would shoot it, but you have a natural "eye," and your artistic intuition is spot on. I would never think to shoot the things you do. I've taken some city shots, and now you make me think I should go back and look at them again to see if I got anything good! Do you ever look at Corey's work? (He's CoreyBlack here on RR.) He's got shots of Chicago that make me think of this image from you of a Rio street corner (and some great car pics). You might enjoy his gallery ... check it out when you've got a few spare minutes between washing the cars and cleaning the house! LOL! (Of course I've probably taken an hour of your time with this comment, so I'll shut up now!)
junge1
WOW! Thanks Tara!!! I didn't know I had all this in this picture, but believe me, it is all by chance. You are probably right that I couldn't have done it like this if I had wanted to to. But after your extensive comment, you have made my day! If I were in school and the instructor or professor would make a comment like this over something I produced, I would be glowing all the way home lol! There are a couple of things in my mind when I take a picture whether I am conscious of it or not, framing and naturalness. I like to take pictures of people the way they are, the way I see them, not the way they like to be seen, or think I like to see them. That means no posing. It may sometimes appear to be sneaky, but often that's the way I get the best pictures. Lastly, no you didn't take up an hour to read your comment, just 10 minutes - and another 10 minutes for this answer lol. I will look at CoreyBlack's site. Thanks again Tara. Have a nice weekend, Sig..
Jean_C
Beautiful street capture!