above the din of the city by summerfield

above the din of the city

these two girls were comfortably ensconced on a ledge adjacent to the large highway traffic sign on the eastbound side of twelve-lane highway 401, one of the main city arteries. we passed by them on the way to the middle of the bridge to shoot yesterday's sunset. they were so into their conversation they barely looked at me as i took a couple of hasty shots at them. the boy was previously on the bridge, too, taking photos of the setting sun, then moved here to take timed shots of the busy highway. you can see part of the westbound traffic (blurred cars).

(and yes, francoise, the girls weren't holding their cellphones.)

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Love the feel of this.
May 5th, 2015  
There does look a bit of grass here beside their ledge so perhaps they climbed down for a private talk! Fast cars and city views! The big city - glad I'm not there!
May 5th, 2015  
Nice commentary. I do enjoy pictures that tell a story.
May 5th, 2015  
Great slice of life pic...and looks good in black and white
May 5th, 2015  
@steeler - yes, howard, i've come a long way and now do black and white quite often. i have more appreciation for it and most times set my camera on b&w just to see what details i get. aren't you proud? :-)
May 5th, 2015  
Super candid street capture. There's so much to look at. The young man looks like he's got headphones on.
May 5th, 2015  
super capture, makes me wonder what their chat was about.
May 5th, 2015  
always enjoy shots like this, shows me a side of life i almost have forgotten - the big city. every once in a great while, i miss it. wonderful capture, Vikki, and agree, b&w does it justice.
May 5th, 2015  
good thing they weren't. You can't quite see what's over the edge and it appears that they're sitting on the edge of a precipice.
May 6th, 2015  
❤❤❤
May 6th, 2015  
Nice b&w edit.
May 7th, 2015  
Fabulous candid
May 7th, 2015  
Looks like just another day sitting on the ledge of a large highway traffic. Excellent candid capture!
May 8th, 2015  
Wonderful street scene....love these candid captures!
May 9th, 2015  
Not a quiet place to talk but they're teens! Great candid- although it makes me worried that they will fall if they laugh too hard!
May 11th, 2015  
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