By Vladimir Brezina
This week’s Photo Challenge is Foreign.
Thinking about this challenge, I realized that I have an entire trove of old B&W negatives and photos, taken eons ago on my travels—foreign in both time and space.
But, looking at them, I see that the essence of some places never changes—
Where is this?
... has kayaked the waters around New York for over a decade in his red Feathercraft folding kayak. He comes originally from (the former) Czechoslovakia and has lived in the U.K. and California before settling down in New York. He is a neuroscientist at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City.
... is a kayaker and technology researcher at Nemertes Research. She's an erstwhile engineer, particle physicist, and science fiction writer. She was born in California and has lived in Italy, Norway, Hawaii, and a few other places. She currently resides in New York City.
Is this Paris on the Seine?
Yes!
Paris?
Indeed it is…
Thank¨s …How is everything? I have seen on the news the explosion of an electrical station in NY…
Surely Paris :-)
For sure!
Beautiful in black and white.
Thank you, Richert!
Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful!
:-)
It has to be by the Seine. Thanks for the like on my blog.
It is by the Seine!
gorgeous, interesting, alluring. . .
Thanks so much :-)
Paris, or possibly Amsterdam but the banks aren’t as high in most places… Nice!
Amsterdam? Could be, but the look is a bit different, I seem to recall… It is Paris…
Oh, this is gorgeous! I adore black and white photography. A creative eye for the set-up, showing depth and contrast of elements. Thanks for sharing this…well done.
Thank you so much!!
Oh wow!! That is a dramatic shot!
Thank you!
cool :D
:-) :-)
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I love black and white photographs, this one is particularly nice!
Thanks, Myra!!
I vote for the Seine also. Beautiful photo.
Correct!
I agree with some of the other comments here re it being on the banks of the Seine. Or Amsterdam, perhaps?
You’ve got it, the Seine in Paris.
nice picture :)
Thanks! :-)
I’m guessing the Seine too, the narrowness of the steps and the trees along the river scream Paris. ;)
I like “scream”… :-) Yes, Paris!
Paris and the seine.
Indeed!
rome. along the tevere. :P
Sorry, it’s the Seine in Paris. A little too severe and formal to be Roman, don’t you think?
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Nice composition, to me looks like Bresson alike:)
One of my favorite photographers :-)
Thanks for following our blog!
Love the feel of this one!
Thanks, Jeff!
When are you going to “spill the beans” Vlad? I’m extremely curious!
Sorry, got delayed by a little hurricane—but have spilled the beans now!
Paris….s’éveille :-)
Quite so!
I also think Paris.
Yes!!
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Love this shot – the monochrome – the perspective and your thoughts on why it fits the theme
Thank you so much, Jo!
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hard to say, but i’ll go with the majority, and say Paris. thanks for sharing.
You are most welcome. Paris, indeed…
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Mais oui, it has to be Paris, on the quais, surely? Beautiful picture!
Mais oui!
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Paris…one of my favorite cities in the world :-)
Mine too…
As always, a terrific shot… :-)
Thanks so much!
Hey Vladimir it is great having a treasure trove (archive to fall back on) but your standard is consistently high. And I don’t know how you achieve it but your always first on my posts too so thank on both count.
You are most welcome, Scott, and thank you! As for being the first, I sit in front of my computer all day, and when I get the email about your new post, of course I have to go look right away :-)
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beautiful – a lovely shot.
Thank you… :-)
Wonderful.
Full of atmosphere
I like it… have a large print of it on the wall, in fact—which I had to rephotograph for this post, as I don’t know where the negative is…
nice :) never seen snow b4 in my life
Snow? It’s liquid :-)
wow it’s rain??
Oh, do you mean the white specks on the stone? Sorry. That’s just lichen or other discoloration of some sort…
ah ok I see lovely shot
Very nice in B/W, and I like how the branch extends down deep in the right third.
It was so long ago, I don’t even remember what it looked like in color… Thanks!!