The Urban Image Thread

[kevinparis]

heres a few that may or may not fit with the category - cant promise all are done with micro 4/3, the odd 4/3 and other formats may creep in


shadow tree by kevinparis, on Flickr


tired by kevinparis, on Flickr


here be snow by kevinparis, on Flickr



Reflected Glory by kevinparis, on Flickr


no longer at this address by kevinparis, on Flickr


Not a Problem by kevinparis, on Flickr


Austerlitz Twist by kevinparis, on Flickr

[Luckypenguin]

Nice shots, K. I like 3, 4 and the last the best.

I think we're establishing that this is a fairly open genre, given that we've had at least five suggested names so far!

[Alanroseman]

Here's my "prior to the first client" contribution.

Urban Landscapes.

SoHo NYC




Average Apartment Building, NYC

[Luckypenguin]

E-P1 + Canon nFD 28mm f2.8

[Alanroseman]

Providence, RI - Rainy Day

[RonSmith]

This is a fun category. I seem to have lots of pictures that fit in here.


Detroit

20110328 041a by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr

Detroit

20110228 005a by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr

Ann Arbor

20091107 065a by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr

San Francisco 1987

1987 037a by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr

York 1981

img023aa by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr

Skagway 1985

0725 by Ronald S. Smith, on Flickr

[Luckypenguin]

E-P1 + M Zuiko 17mm f2.8

[dabbler]

Great thread! Stratokaster, are the photos in your first post of Kyiv? Streets made for people, not cars! Love it.

I've pondered a bit further about what to call this category, and suggest it could be divided into two parts:

1. 'Cityscapes': photos taken across many rooftops, or of a wide open space in an urban area showing many buildings.

2. 'Streetscapes': photos taken at (more or less) ground level that show objects in their built environment which are arranged in such a way as to form graphically interesting relationships and/or suggest incongruity, ideas, a particular mood, humour etc.

Hmm, on the basis of that I think the writers of the Oxford English Dictionary can rest easy in their jobs! Any modifications/other ideas?

[stratokaster]

Dabbler, unfortunately, no: these photos were taken in the city of many names currently known as Lviv (aka Lvov, Lwow, Lemberg, Leopolis etc.).

[Pan Korop]

Originally Posted by stratokaster

Dabbler, unfortunately, no: these photos were taken in the city of many names currently known as Lviv (aka Lvov, Lwow, Lemberg, Leopolis etc.).

Why "unfortunately"? L'viv, or Львів, is a beautiful city on its own, whoever "owned" it over the years. City of so many states and languages... I'm not partial, even if my aunt still lives there, and I spent my summers up over the park with every other "paçan" (kid) in the block. There I got my first camera: FED 3 with Industar "L" as in Lanthane...

Хай живе вільна Україна !