Colorful Houses, a photo from Newfoundland, Atlantic

Photographer's Note

In the downtown area of St. John's,these colorful houses are abundant . I'm on a walking trip this morning and I decided to take a few pictures . However there were a number of cars blocking the view so I took the best picture I could .

I would appreciate some comments on the composure and color of this picture . I am not sure how it could be improved , maybe cropped a little ? Realistically I should try and come back when there are few were cars . Unfortunately it was garbage day and that explains the garbage piled up in the street . In hindsight , not a great day for picture taking but I couldn't resist .

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nainconnu (351) 2003-10-15 17:19

Nice colors. Cute houses! Are people from St-John's color blind? Just kidding! Guess the love colors! Thanks for sharing it.

AdrianW (2274) 2003-10-15 18:03

Good shot Jim! I see you had the same problems with wires that I did... I do wish Hydro would bury them. The pile of garbage doesn't add to the shot, but it does at least tell us that people live here :-D

ninadev (5377) 2003-10-15 19:49

It must be nice to live or simply walk on a street where there are so nice lovely coloured houses. I don't mind electric wires and posts in a shot of a city street, it's part of the environment, not particularly nice but reality. I would much more mind it on a photo of nature, or just a little wire coming out from nowhere to disturb the image. I think the colors are just fine, well saturated and nice blue sky and clouds.

quegardens (1469) 2003-10-15 19:56

It's not an easy feat to mix photography with electrical wires and posts but you have succeeded in conveying the true image of a downtown street in St.John's with its tight houses and vivid colours.There is one thing missing though Jim...where are all those stray dogs I remember seeing everywhere in the streets of St.John's??...or was that too long ago :-)

Edwin (188) 2003-10-22 7:15

Indeed a colourful street shot. I actually like the inclusion of the garbage pile, it reminds the viewer of a self-evident action and contributes to the lively atmosphere.

You already raised the idea yourself about cropping Jim, I just posted a workshop that perhaps creates more the idea of an infinite row of houses...

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emax (920) 2003-10-23 14:28

I like the composition of the houses. I think that the white house in bottom does not end the group of houses well?! I agree with AdrianW about problems with the wires. But important it's a pic, and that is okey.