Weekly photo contest: feb 22 - mar 5 | Night Traffic

[oblomow]

This weeks theme is ' Night Traffic'. Have fun.


As always, standard rules apply:

• The photographs must be your own work
• You may only submit one photo per contest.
• No commenting or liking photos until after the judging has taken place. ( no 'mollying')
• This contest runs for about a week, starting now.
• At the end of the competition, the judge (last week's winner) will choose a 1st, 2nd and 3rd place photo, providing as much feedback as possible.
• The 1st place winner will start a new thread here with the topic/theme of their choice, and act as the judge for that contest. (Winner has 48 hours to create new theme, after that it defers to 2nd place).
• Be sure to update the Contest Master List as soon as you post a new theme.

 

[OldMacs4Me]

Maybe copy and paste the Standard rules into the initial post?

 

[Hughmac]

Maybe copy and paste the Standard rules into the initial post?

He's in the middle of nowhere with a weak signal, and will finish off the first post when back in civilisation

Cheers

Hugh

 

[Strider64]

😉

 

[oblomow]

He's in the middle of nowhere with a weak signal, and will finish off the first post when back in civilisation

Cheers

Hugh

True. Thanks Hugh.
Cell phone reception in norway is great in urban areas, but in the mountains it is difficult.
I am travelling home today. So tomorrow I can tidy things. On a laptop and not a tiny cellphone.
😀

 

[oblomow]

I hope for @Strider64 there will be more entries this week...

 

[Strider64]

I hope for @Strider64 there will be more entries this week...

I no one posts, I will just withdraw the image.

 

[mollyc]

I no one posts, I will just withdraw the image.

If no one posts, you win!

I don't have occasion to shoot night traffic where I live, but I love this subject. I hope there are more entries.

 

[oblomow]

I'll add some more days. To include an extra weekend. Most people are allowed to stay up later in the weekend.

 

[_timo_redux_]

Chinatown (Manhattan), 2013

 

[OldMacs4Me]

Will recycle this 4x5 image from Portland, OR. Probably 1981. This may well be the only image I have that fits the topic.

 

[Hughmac]

It was raining hard when this was taken...



Nikon D300, Sigma 30mm, 1/30 @ f/1.4, ISO 560

Cheers

Hugh

 

[someoldguy]

Might change this if I can get out later in the week .....

 

[oblomow]

Good entries so far. Still a few more days. Send more. Make me work for it.

 

[oblomow]

One more day!!

 

[TheYayAreaLiving 🎗️]

 

[akash.nu]

New York, USA

November 2022

iPhone 14 Pro Max

 

[Janichsan]

Pedestrians are traffic, too!

 

[akash.nu]

Pedestrians are traffic, too!

I was wondering if this could be one of the interpretations when I was looking for the picture to post in this thread. Then chose a safer option.

 

[oblomow]

Last day. Keep'm coming.

 

[oblomow]

Closed. I'll be back with the results tomorrow (CET). So I won't notice any last minute snipers...

 

[oblomow]

The results. Thanks to all who participated this week. This is my reaction to the images.

@Strider64 A great start of the contest. A lovely clean night image. I think I would like it even more if the cars (or a car) were visible.

@_timo_redux_ Love the colors and the square composition. The details like the watertower and the chinese sign are positioned beautifully in the frame. A classic.

@OldMacs4Me From film, that's impressive. I can't say more about it. Was it a test shot? It's a bit dull. Sorry.

@Hughmac I can feel the tension of driving in bad weather. I've been there ( and on the M2 too).

@someoldguy My first impression was that the scene is too busy. But it isn't. It is actually a clean image. Must be the christmas lights playing tricks on me.

@TheYayAreaLiving 🎗 Where is this? I think this scene would benefit from another composition ( or even a crop). Do you have a photo of the outside structure? Is it built like a huge sine wave?

@akash.nu This is night traffic! Fighting for space. For me the taxi is is main subject. Would love to see it have a little more space around it. (just like the driver probably)

@Janichsan True! Pedestrians are traffic too. (even according to local law) The amount of bicycles make it feel like home. I like it's simple structure and focus point. I must confess I zoomed in to read the ads on the wall.


3rd @akash.nu It really presents night traffice. Busy. Bright lights.
2nd @Janichsan Simple and clean.
1st @_timo_redux_ A standard interpretation of the theme, but lovely executed. This would look great as a large print on a wall.

 

[someoldguy]

Congrats to all the winners . It appears that both @akash.nu and my entries were taken pretty close to each other , location wise . Mine was on 5th Av. ,near 38th or 39th St. looking north (just past the old Lord & Taylor store) .It looks like his was taken from across the street on 5th looking South . If I had known , I would have turned around and waved ,but it wouldn't have done any good as I took my shot in 2017 IIRC.

 

[akash.nu]

The results. Thanks to all who participated this week. This is my reaction to the images.

@akash.nu This is night traffic! Fighting for space. For me the taxi is is main subject. Would love to see it have a little more space around it. (just like the driver probably)

Thanks a lot. I know what you mean, if I could get the car in properly it would have been better but this was a shot I took while crossing the road while the traffic had just stopped for the lights.

I had Poke bowl at stake that night. It was almost on the verge of closing for the day.

3rd @akash.nu It really presents night traffice. Busy. Bright lights.
2nd @Janichsan Simple and clean.
1st @_timo_redux_ A standard interpretation of the theme, but lovely executed. This would look great as a large print on a wall.

Thank you! Honestly humbled. Thank you for the safest podium!

 

[_timo_redux_]

Loved the theme, great entries with so many being inspirational enough to want to try and make one's own version.

Thank you oblomow for the theme and judging, and the world "classic."

New contest here.