photos from joshua l. smith
Back in November 2023, Side Street Studio Arts hosted a photo walk; each participant was supposed to pick a “challenge” for the day, so I took every photo at 200mm. I’ve already posted several of my photos, so make sure to check those photos out too.
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This image may be my favorite image that I captured on our Blue Line Photo Walk; I love the fact that you can wander around this image and see so many scenes, each one partially obscured by another scene. For me, the perfect detail is the two men chatting at the counter at the back of the repair shop.
As this biker rolled up, the chorus from Nirvana’s “Heart Shaped Box” blasted from his bluetooth speaker; I’m not certain that you could be more cool that this dude. I crossed the street in front of him, and I gave him a sleight nod of my head to let him know that I felt his aura, and as I lifted my camera up to capture the image, he gave me just the edge of a smile to let me know that he knows that he’s worth of being photographed.
I ended up taking more than a handful of photos of the derelict (and possibly being refurbished?) Congress Theater, but of all of the images, I love this one the most. The old run down theater locked behind a pad lock and gate, held back from the public and waiting for someone to find the right key.
About 10 minutes earlier, another bus passed by and as it passed I noticed the reflection of the brickwork and the trees. I understand why this happens, but it kinda hurts my brain to realize that the bus has a bit of motion blur, but the reflection does not – making it a fantastic canvas.
I’ve taken this type of photo so many times – a building’s reflection distorted in the windows of another building. The rough idea of the reflection is visible, but only at a conceptual level; almost like a third grader was tasked with cutting 50 straight lines as fast as they can without using a ruler.
As I stood waiting for fellow photo walkers to arrive, I could see the corner of the McDonald’s sign reflected in the triangular building across the street. Moving to the left allowed the entire sign to be displayed in their windows; a great way to start a street photography photo walk.
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