The Electric Cable Car and The Biker [Urban Photography Contest - Week 2]
This shot was captured almost 10 years ago, in front of the United States Post Office building in San Francisco.
I'm submitting this picture to the Urban Photography Contest - Week 2 hosted by @manoldonchev.
I like this photo a lot because San Francisco is a city with a lot of traffic, with individual cars and taxis cruising around all the time but, despite that, I managed to capture a shot at Market Street where only two alternative methods of transportation are visible...
We have a really cute electric cable car, transporting people to their destination... and a girl on a bike, who was quite relaxed, riding while listening to music. 🎼
The day was clear and sunny and, at this particular moment, San Francisco almost seemed like a quiet little town, instead of the huge city center that usually is. 😉
Wouldn't it be cool if this were the norm?
As you can see on the next photo, just a fraction of seconds earlier, there were 3 cars visible in the picture. I had to time the shot really well, allowing the cab to move ahead while still capturing the electric cable car and the biker at a good spot! 😊
I invite you to participate in the contest, too. Here's the announcement post: Urban Photography Contest - Week 2.
Location | San Francisco - USA |
Camera | Canon IXUS 210 |
Photo | Edited with GIMP |
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Beautiful, and good luck. 😁
Thanks!
So you still have a lot of photos of yours you took a decade ago?🤔. That's impressive.
I'm sure they must have relocated this post office to somewhere else.
According to Google Maps, it's still there! 😃
Yep, I have plenty of old photos. My collection goes back to 2008 or something like that. 😄
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those photos are great, I hope I get to have the opportunity to visit him
Thanks.
Here in Kenya we don't have those the cities are congested and the government cannot afford.
Oh, boy... that ain't good.
I love these pics! You bring up some cool contests, thank you so much! I like this one a lot, I want to participate. I have the right photo in hand right now, don’t get upset if I beat you up😂😂🤣 ... joking... I love competition, it is fun!
Don't worry, I usually participate for the fun of it! 🤗
I really love the way the lines of the different objects crossing each other in your picture :)
Thanks. It gave a nice shot! 😎
beautiful shot sir as always 👌👌📸🍻
Thank you very much!
😁😁 photobomb 🤭🤭
Nice one sir. On a lockdown no human day would look better with cable car 😊
Ehehheheh. Thanks for stopping by!
10 years ago, then you have time in the trade of photography, that's why you are very good at it my friend.
Indeed, it seems a very quiet city, I only know it from films, but what they always show is a lot of traffic congestion.
Pretty clear skies.
Very good pictures.
Thanks a lot. It was a rare moment if calmness. 😁
It saddens me to the core that my city disposed the cable cars way back in the past. The alternative? They cramped the space with noisy buses and narrowed the once wide streets.
The same thing happened where I live...
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I lived in SF in the late 90s and was a bicycle messenger. That's an interesting shot. Those tram tracks are very dangerous on a wet day hehe. That's a nice shot.