I spent today's lunch wandering through downcity Providence again today when I saw this parking enforcement officer checking meters on South Main Street. I asked if he would mind a photo, and, after clearing it with his supervisor, he was more than willing to oblige. It only took us a couple of blocks before we found a car parked at an expired meter. The fine for that in Providence is $25. In today's photo, you see the enforcement officer writing the violation. Note that the registration information on the car's license plate was changed in Photoshop to protect the privacy of the vehicle's owner.
Post processing started with a detail light filter in Topaz Adjust. I then adjusted adaptive exposure, regions, contrast, and adaptive saturation. A levels adjustment was added in PSE, and the lettering on the license plate was significantly altered.
@sjwyatt30 Thanks, Sandra! It's a common scene in Providence, for sure!
@tigerdreamer Karen, no, he was on foot. The bike was an added bonus. It was chained to the meter.
@shelldunn Michelle, funny you should say that... Back in the early '80s, RI passed a law that classified bikes as vehicles. On the plus side, it gives us the ability to ride on almost any street in the state, provided we adhere to all traffic laws. The downside, though, was several towns were really strict about enforcing those laws when they first went into effect. Smithfield was especially bad since they were financially struggling. Well, I was flying down this hill in Smithfield one afternoon and was stopped by a cop. I was actually given a speeding ticket on my bicycle for going 45 MPH in a 30 MPH zone! The novelty has since worn off, though, and I haven't heard of any recent stories of cyclists getting tickets.
February 5th, 2013
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That license plate job looks really good.
@tigerdreamer Karen, no, he was on foot. The bike was an added bonus. It was chained to the meter.
@shelldunn Michelle, funny you should say that... Back in the early '80s, RI passed a law that classified bikes as vehicles. On the plus side, it gives us the ability to ride on almost any street in the state, provided we adhere to all traffic laws. The downside, though, was several towns were really strict about enforcing those laws when they first went into effect. Smithfield was especially bad since they were financially struggling. Well, I was flying down this hill in Smithfield one afternoon and was stopped by a cop. I was actually given a speeding ticket on my bicycle for going 45 MPH in a 30 MPH zone! The novelty has since worn off, though, and I haven't heard of any recent stories of cyclists getting tickets.