a quiet smoke

the sun was shining at lunch today and i had a bit of time, so i went for a walk... tomorrow it's supposed to be cold and snowy again... i am so DONE with winter!

tx for all the comments on my refraction efforts... i expect there will be more of those in my future given the challenge i set up... :)

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Great alleyway shot! Oh- so sorry to hear about the snow headed your way. Maybe, just maybe, it will fizzle out to nothing.

[Simply Amanda]

Love the light and shadows here. And the cool lone smoking dude. Well spotted and shot. Was he onto you?

[Nancy]

Love how the shadows cross the bricks...awesome catch of the guy!:)

[☠northy]

@amandal tx Amanda... no clue if he saw me or not... the light was blinding and i could only just barely see him... had to pull the detail out in post...

[Leonie M]

great light and shadows....I think you may have been spotted!!!
You are expecting snow and we are expecting a scorcher!!

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[☠northy]

@onie_m wanna trade weather? ;p

[Leonie M]

Ha ha...I don't think so....I can't even begin to imagine how cold you guys get it over there! The extremes of weather have the same effect...stuck inside with a heater/airconditioner on!!
We don't have any kind of heating at all in our place...if I get cold in the winter I just put another jumper on!

[Tracy]

Fantastic shot...love the shadow and light, just a great composition and interesting image!

[Vanessa]

Love the shadows and highlight great capture

[Tracy]

Beautiful light and textures :D

[Nikki C]

Great shot. Love all the shadows..

[Taffy]

Looks like we are voyeurs catching someone trying to hide. Strong image!

[Trinda Love]

FAV, this is great!!

[Shanne]

wonderful light and shadow - tiny figure there

[Ingrid Budge]

Stunning light ! Love the shadows

[Victoria Boyd]

Lovely textures. I'm done with winter too.

[Richard Sayer]

Yhis is an excellent high contrast image and I like that you used a 82.5mm (effective) focal length so that the uprights at both edges of the shot are... well, upright.

[Suse♡]

Fav, what a perfect use of light and shadows!

[Edie]

Love this lady. fav

[Rachel Withey]

Fav. Love this - the light and shadows are just fantastic and the person provides great focus and perspective

[Katia]

Awesome play with light and shadow! :)

[KWind]

What a great space! The lines, light and shadows are wonderful!

[Penny Price]

This is a very cool shot, it works so well with all those shadows.

[Ken "Tasian"]

An outstanding example of a mid-day street capture...beautiful post processing....great shot.

[John]

Fab light and tones

[Lionel]

Excellent composition, I love the contrast !

[Lisa Pouncy]

I love the detail and the light and the shadow and the comp and the whole thing :o) xx

[Rachel]

Great shot, love the atmosphere!

[Nancy Ivison]

Wonderful pic, love the lighting

[Andreas]

No reason to move along, this is awesome. Fav

[Gillian]

I love this! Total fav! Wonderful textures and stunning use of lighting.

[David]

Love the atmosphere - this is so evocative.

[Pea]

Wonderful! I totally agree with David's comment. fav

[Sarah]

I just love the shadows on the brick. Great shot and processing :)

[Matt Clendon]

I like it. I didn't spot the smoker at first.

[❀ Lynn]

Lovely shot...enjoy the sunshine...son in Borden says they got over a foot of snow there on the 12th...did TO get hit hard too?

[☠northy]

@lynnb yup! we got a boatload of snow yesterday (wednesday)... and today was frigid... tomorrow it's supposed to be above zero and rainy... the weather is giving me whiplash!

[Simon]

Fantastic shot fav

[Janna Dawn Goldrup]

Gah...great scene, shadows, sun, grit and human element.