UPDATE: Voted best of ‘City’ theme at Photo Tuesday.
I am always so stoked when I manage to get a photo of a dog in front of a famous icon.
<Insert very best Troy McClure voice from the Simpsons> You may remember such shots as:
- Charles Bridge, Prague, Czech Republic
- Taj Mahal, India
- Hotel Del Coronado, San Diego, USA
- Parliament House, Australia (ok maybe not that famous to anyone outside of Oz)
One of my ‘must see’ spots in San Francisco was the Painted Ladies at Alamo Square. Also known as postcard row, this is one of those photos that is really representative of the city and when I pictured what San Francisco might be like, this shot is it.
After battling with tourists in downtown, we were pleasantly surprised how quiet and peaceful Alamo Square was. Locals were enjoying the day and it was only a matter of time before I had a dog walk along the path in front of the scene I was capturing. This boy was so old that he was travelling very slowly along behind his human. He walked with a pronounced limp and stopped regularly for a rest. He was still clearly enjoying his morning stroll though.
Because the morning sun wasn’t quite hitting the houses the way I had hoped, the colours were not as brilliant as I had seen in other photos. I considered converting this to black and white but decided on this old world look instead. Do you think it works on this image?
I do. Very nice. That’s a big dog :) I’ve not seen this more saturated — personally i think the grain and oversaturation fits the era of the buildings in the foreground.
OH wow, I LOVE (!!) this photo. Just love it. Beautiful shot and talk about perfect timing.
I think the old world look is great! I love how you can see the bustling city in the background, but then you see the beautiful vintage-looking buildings in the foreground. Beautiful shot!