Sam Spade slept here?
Oct 21, 2019 12:55:45 #
Tried to get a kind of "film noir" feel to the night-time image of this hotel in Kalispell, Montana. If you can sense Humphrey Bogart or George Raft loitering around here, that's what I was going for... 
Oct 21, 2019 13:32:53 #
tommystrat wrote:
Tried to get a kind of "film noir" feel to the night-time image of this hotel in Kalispell, Montana. If you can sense Humphrey Bogart or George Raft loitering around here, that's what I was going for...
You did well. Coincidently your photo resembles the spot where Sam Spade's partner, Miles Archer was killed. It was in Burritt Alley in San Francisco. I'll attach a picture of the plaque on the wall commemorating the event. Though I have been there the pic is not mine and the area has changed a lot---not necessarily for the better.
Oct 22, 2019 08:41:41 #
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Oct 22, 2019 11:28:16 #
AZNikon wrote:
I like the shot but there are no people. Different section? 
Thanks for the comment - I wasn't aware that the definition of "street photography" required people in the image...
Oct 22, 2019 12:01:09 #
tommystrat wrote:
Thanks for the comment - I wasn't aware that the definition of "street photography" required people in the image...
I agree with you, that is news to me. Who defines what is or isn't street photography? Maybe the poster was being facetious and making a joke.
Oct 22, 2019 13:01:45 #
Oct 22, 2019 13:23:24 #
fantom wrote:
I agree with you, that is news to me. Who defines what is or isn't street photography? Maybe the poster was being facetious and making a joke.
I took no offense... I truly was surprised that the inclusion of people might have been part of street photography as it is defined here.
Oct 22, 2019 13:23:46 #
cambriaman wrote:
You achieved your goal! Excellent film noir shot.
Thanks! Appreciate your comment...
Oct 22, 2019 18:36:20 #
As with all things, there are definitions, and then there are definitions. Some devotees of "Street Photography" define it as the study of 'Life on the streets and public places." Others expand the Street to mean the structures and "decorations like graffiti, like some of the early practitioners, like Keretsz, that create the environment as well. This tends to border on Architectural but it is a broad genre. Some of Keretsz's images were of streets, parks and buildings with no people or maybe one person passing by, but not he focal point.
AZ, you point is well taken, but the genre is broader than that.
C
AZ, you point is well taken, but the genre is broader than that.
C
Oct 24, 2019 10:53:57 #
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