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Post by htmb on Apr 22, 2014 19:48:42 GMT
Thank you, Bixa!  |
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Post by lola on Apr 23, 2014 15:17:20 GMT
Wow. So glad this surfaced. Gorgeous stuff, one after another.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 23, 2014 19:35:09 GMT
I wonder if black & white attracts young people at all or if they just think it is weird.
Most of us lived through a time when most images were in black and white and colour was a rare treat. We even used to dream in black and white. I bet if somebody under the age of 30 dreamed in black & white it would totally freak them out.
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Post by rikita on Apr 23, 2014 20:56:06 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 24, 2014 19:36:25 GMT
Delicate!  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 24, 2014 20:42:17 GMT
The spectators look like they are terrified!
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 25, 2014 1:27:06 GMT
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Post by htmb on Apr 25, 2014 2:04:02 GMT
You must either be extremely brave, or something, but I don't know what. I'd be standing with my back against the wall!
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 25, 2014 2:17:44 GMT
Probably "or something". I was there over an hour early to make sure I got a good spot as close as possible. The sparks are thrilling!
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Post by htmb on Apr 25, 2014 2:21:40 GMT
Well, your photography is pretty great! Sacrificing your hair and eyebrows to get the shot. Commendable! :-)
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Post by htmb on Apr 25, 2014 2:25:43 GMT
Do those people carrying the toritos ever get burned?
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 25, 2014 2:53:22 GMT
Thank you, Htmb!
I've never seen anything more dramatic than their brushing themselves off afterward. However in my old neighborhood I overheard a man refuse to take up a torito, saying he was still deaf from doing it the year before.
There were cops, fire personnel and fire extinguishers standing by at this event. We didn't fool with any of that frou-frou in my old nabe.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2014 14:07:42 GMT
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Post by bixaorellana on Apr 29, 2014 15:14:33 GMT
This is absolutely wonderful. Not an easy shot, either. I think nature is one of the harder things to capture successfully in b&w.
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Post by bjd on Apr 29, 2014 15:38:17 GMT
I think young people who are really interested in photography are used to seeing black and white. It's unavoidable if they look at photographs from not too long ago (to answer a post on the previous page).
Does your camera "see" in black and white, or do you play with the pics afterwards, Kerouac?
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Post by htmb on Apr 29, 2014 19:55:37 GMT
Very nice photo, Kerouac.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 29, 2014 21:10:30 GMT
Does your camera "see" in black and white, or do you play with the pics afterwards, Kerouac? My camera drained all of the colour before I took the picture. It has not been retouched. |
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Post by bixaorellana on May 3, 2014 4:45:50 GMT
Why does the penitent cross the road? Why does the elephant cross the road?
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 17, 2014 15:32:24 GMT
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Post by bjd on Jun 17, 2014 16:07:36 GMT
I like your old couple, Bixa. That photo could have been taken decades ago.
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Post by Deleted on Jun 17, 2014 16:44:15 GMT
"Mexico, 1948" |
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Post by tod2 on Jun 17, 2014 16:57:34 GMT
Wonderful Bixa! Please excuse my ignorance but can you explain the white garbed figures that look similar to the Klu Klux Clan? Is it Catholic?
Your elephants eyes look as if they are doing the school taught "Look left, look right, then left again"!
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Post by bjd on Jun 17, 2014 18:18:29 GMT
Tod, I think those Ku Klux clan figures are penitents in a Holy Week procession before Easter. It seems to be a popular thing in Latin American (and southern Spanish) Catholicism.
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Post by bixaorellana on Jun 18, 2014 5:00:02 GMT
Thanks, Tod. That's exactly what I thought looking at the elephant! There was some discussion about the hooded figures in this thread, replies #17 and 24, but Bjd also answers the question. Thanks for your comment on the old couple, Bjd. Now that you mention it, it does look like long ago. But really, all I was thinking when I took it was how nice the two of them were together. In fact, the title I gave it on my Flickr page is "Sweethearts". Ohhh nooo, Kerouac ~~ 1948 was a reeeeeally long time ago!  |
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 9, 2014 5:15:27 GMT
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Post by htmb on Jul 11, 2014 4:18:22 GMT
Love the last picture, Bixa. I see more and more possibilities with using black and white. It often makes for a much better picture.  |
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Post by bixaorellana on Jul 11, 2014 4:26:40 GMT
Thanks, Htmb!
Absolutely love your picture. You not only captured an iconic feature in a creative way, but you incorporated the skyline as well. What is the statue, please?
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Post by htmb on Jul 14, 2014 19:11:37 GMT
Thank you, Bixa.
I've tried to find the name of the statue for a few days now, but have had no luck. Perhaps someone else knows the name. It is located on the south side of the Cité de l'Architecture.
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Post by amboseli on Jul 14, 2014 20:01:41 GMT
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Post by htmb on Jul 14, 2014 23:11:16 GMT
Oh, thanks, Amboseli!!!
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I know it's my own picture, but it cracks me up every time. I'll have you know that I never flinch when the toritos get near me. The dramatic cringing is hilarious. Here's the full-sized photo: 
