Nights in Bayeux
A couple of shots captured during the lovely, soft light of blue hour, in the small French town of Bayeux.
A few years ago, we took a trip to France, and one of the things we wanted to make sure to do was visit Normandy. It’s a beautiful area and there are several towns that looked interesting, but we settled on Bayeux and spent a couple of nights there. Of course, I hit the streets with my camera as much as possible, because shooting in foreign cities just makes me happy. It wasn’t crowded at all, which is great for me, and I was able to wander freely and shoot quite a bit. I just have a thing for street scenes, and doubly so when they are European. These two were captured on my wanderings. Nothing particularly spectacular about them - just everyday spots under the soft light of twilight.
On the streets of Chicago
Evening starts to arrive in Chicago and I am out capturing some street scenes…
I love wandering the streets when I visit a city, and places like Chicago give you a lot of interesting things to photograph. Although my trip there was fairly short - and thus I did not have a lot of time to shoot - I still made the most of it and came home with some shots that I really liked. After getting rained on over at the Bean, I was in search of a meal. As I walked, I really liked the look of this English pub, and the color of the sky. I just had to wait a moment for someone to walk into the frame.
Chicago nights
A lovely night, post rain, in equally lovely Chicago…
After a long night of shooting - and getting rained on - I wandered over here for my last couple of shots. This is looking over the Chicago River and I just couldn’t help myself. There were so many lights and so much color, it just drew me in!
The streets of Chicago
Blue hour in Chicago and I am wandering the streets…
Nothing I love more than wandering around the streets of a city, camera in hand. On my recent trip to Chicago, I had a few hours one evening to do just that, and came away with a few images that I really like. Despite a little rain here and there, I still got it done. :-)
Face in the fountain
Blue hour descends on Crown Fountain in downtown Chicago, IL…
On my recent trip to Chicago, I made a point of getting over to Crown Fountain, which sits on the edge of Millennium Park. It has these awesome big video screens with fountains that flow out of it, even from the mouths of the faces. It’s pretty fun, interesting and definitely unique. These kids were splashing all around in the water and having fun, so I couldn’t resist capturing them as they strolled around in the inch deep water.
Nights in Amsterdam
A night shot from the archives…Amsterdam looking all lovely.
I love wandering in cities, day or night, but of course at night when the lights come on things really look interesting. This was from a trip a number of years ago to Amsterdam, and was one of my last shots before calling it a night.
A view over the Old Town
A view over the beautiful Old Town of Prague…
Prague is such a gorgeous city. I hope to return someday so I can wander those streets again. I really enjoyed my visit there, and came home with so many photos that I really like. Today’s shot was a view I had when I was atop their famous clock tower. There is an area there where you can walk around (although admittedly it is pretty tight and can get crowded) and get views in all directions. After shooting the famous view over their town square, I wandered to the other side and shot over some of the streets. I love getting these elevated views in cities. So much fun!
Sunrise in Prague
Sunrise in Prague, and I am in their old Town Square which is nearly empty. So nice!
Gish, if Prague is not the most beautiful city in the world, I don’t know which one is. It really is quite stunning. On my visit there, I got up SOOOO EARLY one morning so I could get out and shoot the streets without all the massive tourist hoards. It worked out great, and I go a lot of great photos too. Here’s one from their Town Square that shows just how empty it really was that morning. Enjoy!
New York nights
A street scene from NYC taken while strolling around there one evening…
Just a quick snap one evening in NYC as I was wandering along. I used to not like NYC that much, but now I just adore it. So much to see and shoot, you can never tire of it!
Looking down on Prague
A view of Prague from their clock tower - such a beautiful city!
Prague might be the most beautiful city I have ever seen. It’s like Paris in that there is something amazing to photograph at every turn. In fact for me it rivals Paris in it’s beauty. This is a view from the top of their clock tower, looking down across the square at a beautiful church. So much to take in from up there!
Framing the shot
Along Carnaby Street in London late one winter afternoon…
When I travel, I generally like to find street scenes that are pretty empty. Thus that leads me to getting up for a sunrise shoot a lot of the time. But when I last visited London, I didn’t do that too much and instead shot well into the night. One late afternoon I was along Carnaby Street, which is a fun and photogenic part of London. I was mostly just wandering and looking, but of course I had my camera ready just in case. When I saw this guy taking a shot of the scene, I thought it made for a good shot as well. But I kept him in it. :-)
Glaswegian twilight
Twilight in Glasgow, Scotland…
I always found Glasgow, Scotland to be beautiful. It’s not as popular as Edinburgh but I really like the city. Here’s a quick snap from one evening there just around twilight. I was in Royal Exchange Square and just loved the view and the light.
A night out in London
A night time HDR shot handheld on evening in London…
I have really grown to love shooting at night. It’s taken me a while to really embrace it, but now I love it. I used to always want to quite after sunset and blue hour ended, thinking the good light was all gone. Well, it may be gone by then but in a city there is always something interesting to photograph. While wandering one evening in London, I stopped in my tracks as I approached this scene. It’s not incredible or amazing or anything, but it caught my eye and thought it was well worth a quick stop for!
Across the River Thames
Lovely London lights at night…
Wandering along the River Thames in London one evening, I was taken by the lovely lights and reflections of said lights in the river. So I wandered and shot, picking out different buildings to try and capture the best views that I could. This one is one of my faves from that evening, with that awesome Walkie Talkie building all light up and reflecting.
Phone check
A young lady stops to check her phone on the streets of Fussen, Germany…
Everyone everywhere is pretty much always checking their phones for something. I’m no exception, unless I am out shooting of course. In this case, I was wandering with my Mom in Fussen, Germany with no particular destination. We were just checking out the town. This lady was across the street from us and when she stopped, I couldn’t resist the shot. That red jacket just caught my eye!