Some 83 Possibles

SloYerRoll

Now that I live in Seattle, I truly appreciate it when the sun comes to visit. I used to live in NYC so it's tough not seeing the sun for so long.
Here are a few shots that I saw on my walk soaking in the sun.
C&C always welcome.
NOTE: no post has been done on any of these shots and all were shot in jpeg since I'm learning the art of white balance. All shots w/ ambient light only.
I'll smooth up anything I post to the challenge if any.
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Thanks for looking.

-Jon

hyson

Your #3 shot just gave me flashbacks of my days in Philadelphia. Not that the house or mailbox resembles anything that I remember, but the fact that the address is painted on the curb is something I don't see that often anymore.

It was always a good way to make a few bucks around the neighborhood (painting the house numbers onto the curb with a stencil).

Thanks for that!! :ivar

S_Leeper

I remember when I first moved to the Sea-Tac area (from south Louisiana). For the first year the constant grey skies were a bit of a downer... but by the second year I began to appreciate the different textures of the clouds & most of all I came to appreciate the lush greenery that stays all year :-).

There are a lot of short day trip opportunities...

photocat

The first two have potential, I would crank up contrast and maybe saturation.
The others are a bit blah...
I don't understand the last two, the numbers are sharp with a blur on the side, I don't see what they are.
I think it is a very good idea to go round and shoot your neighborghood with a theme like you did, I bet there are lots more opportunities. Try to get a vibrant shot with maybe a vibrant visual story...

SloYerRoll

S_Leeper wrote:

Your #3 shot just gave me flashbacks of my days in Philadelphia. Not that the house or mailbox resembles anything that I remember, but the fact that the address is painted on the curb is something I don't see that often anymore.

It was always a good way to make a few bucks around the neighborhood (painting the house numbers onto the curb with a stencil).

Thanks for that!! :ivar

My pleasure for helping w/ memory lane! Allot of the areas right on the outskirts of Seattle here still have these house curb numbers. It's really helpful when you are looking for a house! Most are pretty worn out though.

hyson wrote:

There are a lot of short day trip opportunities...

There definately are. Allot of incredibly beautiful places to go. The lack of sun makes it difficult to get a good shot though. I realize this is just because I need to be at a level of photography that I'm not yet. The more I learn about photography (which has been quite a bit from the technical side), the more I realize I'm a total NOOB!

photocat wrote:

I don't understand the last two, the numbers are sharp with a blur on the side, I don't see what they are.

That's kind of the idea. They are just numbers. Plain and simple. Thanks for your feedback though. I only get better w/ comments like these as I realize everyone doesn't find the same things visually appealing.

Cheers

LIPhotoman

hyson wrote:

Your #3 shot just gave me flashbacks of my days in Philadelphia. Not that the house or mailbox resembles anything that I remember, but the fact that the address is painted on the curb is something I don't see that often anymore.

It was always a good way to make a few bucks around the neighborhood (painting the house numbers onto the curb with a stencil).

Thanks for that!! :ivar

So YOU'RE the guy who was taking all my business away from me when I lived in Philly! I used to go around doing that in the early - mid 60's in the Oxford Circle area. Wasn't very successful. Did better delivering the Daily News.

Flyinggina

#1 is my favorite. I really like the colorful mail boxes and I think you will be able to play on that with a little post to give the photo strong visual interest!! The shot feels cramped, though, with the left hand mail box too close to the edge. I look forward to seeing what you do with it.

Virgiia