They're Coming, Who's Going?

Posted by Shirin Moosavi (Tehran, Iran) on 3 February 2009 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.

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This time in a more general view.

Again, it's the same day as two previous posts.
Here is my 3rd shot for the Street Photography Challenge issued by Damon!
Great job Damon! I really enjoyed this theme. It was a real challenge and not as easy as it seems!

Except for the first shot of this series, I was not quite sure which photo to post!
I was standing beside the street and shooting photos like crazy! I deleted most of them right there, but couldn't let go of this one!

Let's rock the streets of the world! Count me in!

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Comments (39)

Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand

Ooo they just missed her!! Great shot!!

3 Feb 2009 5:04am

john4jack from Corvallis, United States

Very well done!

3 Feb 2009 5:14am

Krims@nline.be from wemmel, Belgium

Wonderfull street shot, love how you captured the motion and the woman is really paying attention to get accorss. Well done!

3 Feb 2009 6:50am

Zing from Hamilton, New Zealand

Great street shot, nice motion effect.

3 Feb 2009 6:59am

mo.langel from Courtelary, Switzerland

Excellente composition! Bravo!

3 Feb 2009 7:08am

Elaine- from Canada

perhaps her middle name is 'DANGER' hehe...

3 Feb 2009 7:20am

R.J.Dee from Ettlingen, Germany

for her it seems to be a one way street - she has already crossed the lines / great streetpic !

3 Feb 2009 8:38am

@R.J.Dee: Across the lines, who would dare to go...

Sandra Rocha from Alfandega da Fé, Portugal

Fantastic shot.

3 Feb 2009 9:40am

-1q5yChØt!c- from karaj, Iran

nice shot,cool selective blur effect...well done

3 Feb 2009 10:00am

djedfre from schaumburg, United States

great juxtaposition of haste and (albeit reckless) deliberation - wonderful capture!

3 Feb 2009 10:02am

k@ from France

Her feet right over the line ! Love the motion blur behind her - watcha, miss !

3 Feb 2009 10:06am

Addey Kehinde from London, United Kingdom

Cool street shot. Loving the blur...!

3 Feb 2009 10:42am

Masoud Nahali from Tehran, Iran

probably in the north of Tehran, well captured with nearly soft tones.

3 Feb 2009 11:29am

@Masoud Nahali: Thanks! :)
That's right. Please refer to this description.

Earnest from Oklahoma, United States

Excellent motion capture here... and a contrast of speeds.

3 Feb 2009 12:51pm

vu@granby - Wolfgang from Granby, Québec, Canada

Great with the blurr of the cars and what appears to be a very hesitant pedestrian..... I can understand her hesitation in this traffic!

3 Feb 2009 1:17pm

Ron from Saint Louis, United States

Great captured moment, Shirin ... the motion and sense of danger makes this particularly compelling ... excellent work!

3 Feb 2009 1:19pm

Laurie from New Jersey, United States

Interesting choice to compose her leaving the frame instead of entering it. Love the blur of the cars.

3 Feb 2009 1:40pm

@Laurie: Thank you so much Laurie! Glad you liked it :)
Yes, I really liked this composition too!

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

I like how both she and the cars are going in the same direction! The blur of the cars and her movement are a great combination.

3 Feb 2009 1:42pm

@bluechameleon: Thank you so much Sharon!

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

Glad you kept this one. It's a great shot full of motion.

3 Feb 2009 3:50pm

@Steve Rice: Thanks!
People were beginning to suspect me standing there shooting photos!

Laura S from United States

Nice image, frozen in all that motion around her... she seems surreal.

3 Feb 2009 4:59pm

Veronelle from Lens, France

beaitifull moving effect

3 Feb 2009 5:51pm

willow from Chelsea, United States

Nicely done. I like the movement.

3 Feb 2009 6:10pm

Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain

Great composition and speed... and the image of the woman makes me a little bit uncomfortable, and I don't know why, only her expression. Good one, Shirin.

3 Feb 2009 6:15pm

@Paco Díaz: Thanks a million Paco :)
She's a little bit TOO focued on crossing the street!

EYES WIDE SHUT from United Kingdom

Oh my goodness, does she know how close she is to getting flattened! This could so easily have ended in disaster. An image that shows the impatience of our species. Very well captured, Shirin

3 Feb 2009 6:31pm

ullfoll from Terrassa, Spain

Stunning image, great contrast between the cars speed and the slowly walking woman. I like it.

3 Feb 2009 7:33pm

@ullfoll: Thank you so much for you comment! Much appreciated.

Giovanni from Milan, Italy

Love the feel of movement! Very nice capture!

3 Feb 2009 8:16pm

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

Fantastic shot, the world flashes past the old woman. Excellent !

3 Feb 2009 9:28pm

Manuel from Spain

Very well done! incredible shot

3 Feb 2009 10:08pm

Ti from Alpharetta, United States

In the US it's called "jail walking" and you'll get a ticket for doing that. A lot of countries don't enforce that and people crossing the streets whenever and however they like, just like she did. Unfortunately over US, Atlanta at least, drivers are NOT expecting these kind of actions happening on the streets and DO NOT slow down... you'll read about people get killed every now and then, often times the drivers are NOT at fault.

Next time in US, please cross the street where you suppose to... I heard in New York the taxi has the right-of-way and pedestrians are suppose to make way for them...

3 Feb 2009 11:04pm

@Ti: Thanks Ti! :)
We do that all the time in Iran! It's a whole new world of non-official driving rules here and driving, and crossing the streets(!), require a hell lot of skills! Welcome to the wonderland! ;)
It's actually a mini Formula One!

Grahame from Mt Maunganui, New Zealand

The lighter colored car looks like it has a predators snarl on it's face !
Hmmm over active imagination strikes again........
Fun dynamic shot.

4 Feb 2009 1:27am

@Grahame: Wow! You've got great eyes! I didn't even notice that!
Thanks Grahame :)

Nishana Minhaz from Calicut / Kochi, India

This looks dangerous! Though things can be worse around here.. Great contrast of speeds. N like Grahame said, I can imagine an evil sneer too, on the second car! :)

4 Feb 2009 5:09am

@Nishana Minhaz: I understand! It's a whole new world of non-official driving rules :D
Thanks Nishana :)

Damon Schreiber from Toronto, Canada

Beautiful scene - I mean the strong verticals of the trees and the woman contrasted with the blurred cars. As to subject matter, she's treading on the line between life and peril. I hope she knows what she's doing! @Ti: Actually it's called 'jay-walking' I don't think it could land you in jail most places...

4 Feb 2009 6:13am

@Damon Schreiber: Thanks Damon for this challenge + your great comments + the note!
Well, it seems that's where we are all standing. It's not easy to go on safe and sound.

And eaither way, we do that all the time in Iran! ;)

Pradeep from India

Brilliant work...love it :)

4 Feb 2009 8:13am

zOOm from Paris, France

Crossing road is sometimes very risky ! ;-)

4 Feb 2009 8:42am

Siam from Chiangrai, Thailand

wow, does this ever put them into perspective. No wonder they were constructed here.

5 Feb 2009 10:43am

@Siam: Thanks for visiting Siam!

But I don't exactly understand what you mean.
I took many photos to experience different compositions and really liked this one. And this is not a set up for sure, if that's what you mean.

Thanks again for stopping by.