IMG_3844 RR urban jungle

    Downtown NYC

    Range Rover. Urban jungle. Ready to pounce

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    1. ★

      heipei, Marius Mellebye / 276ccm, pinkafterglow, eqqman, and 51 other people added this photo to their favorites.

    2. MarkAndMarina (84 months ago | reply)

      Wow - ominous! I think that the b&w makes it seem more imposing... clever stuff!

    3. Miss Melissa (84 months ago | reply)

      marvellous.

    4. jclutter (83 months ago | reply)

      love this. great composition and light.

    5. Indy Charlie (83 months ago | reply)

      Wow. The way you present this could be an advertisement.

    6. eqqman (83 months ago | reply)

      Amazing! Lovely contrasts and angle.

    7. householdriot (83 months ago | reply)

      it looks like it could be a scene from the 50s or something

    8. -Ant (83 months ago | reply)

      Great light and contrast, cool.

    9. redmann (83 months ago | reply)

      Wonderful. The B&W really makes this work.

    10. *steve_gobeil* (83 months ago | reply)

      Lot of tension here. Very nice.

    11. Aldenhoven (83 months ago | reply)

      No sky, good. Lots of black, brave. One lady, fascnating. Stop, completes.
      Needs the right music.

    12. robert madeira (83 months ago | reply)

      Thanks everyone! i like the picture myself for the feeling of something about to happen... the music selection is for each viewer to find...

    13. timx (83 months ago | reply)

      This is a truly great picture - I love it!

    14. Pensiero (83 months ago | reply)

      Nice street view, but I think that the levels are wrong, too dark on the bottom and to overexposed on the top. I really like the idea, but the large view of the pic gives me some doubts..

      Voted deleteme (from Delete Me! group)

    15. robert madeira (83 months ago | reply)

      Pensiero: may be so, but that's the kind of the point in bringing out the tension in the picture...

    16. SteveFE (83 months ago | reply)

      Well I can't see a large view, but based on the image on this page, I think it's verging on the overbusy: those buildings are very contrasty and draw attention from the woman and car, but it ultimately works. Just.

      Voted saveme (from Delete Me! group)

    17. Punctured Tyre (83 months ago | reply)

      I have visited New York only once,

      You have captured what I wished to, but never quiet managed.

      Foe this I will play my part in trying to save you

      Voted saveme (from Delete Me! group)

    18. schmod (83 months ago | reply)

      I love the composition and textures of this. You capture NYC very well, although for some reason, I usually don't like B&W street shots -- this one appears to be the exception.

      2 gripes: 1) Contrast is too high in areas/portions are blown out. 2)I'd like to have seen some sky. The black building in the back seems to dominate too much

      Otherwise, you've got a beautiful shot --- something I'm sure you don't need to be told :-)

      I may be critical, but it would be a shame not to save this one.

      Voted saveme (from Delete Me! group)

    19. Hourman (83 months ago | reply)

      Pensiero says that large view gves him doubts, and now there is no large view. That gives me doubts. Looks like an ad for Range Rover.
      -voted as "deleteme" (from Delete me! group)

    20. robert madeira (83 months ago | reply)

      Hourman - there's definitely a large view available. It seems as if your browser for some reason csan't access (along with some other folks'...). Strange, but I'm certainly not hiding anything! :-)

    21. _rebekka (83 months ago | reply)

      this one was close. i generally am not too fond of bw shots of buildings.. however, this one is composed excellently, and the white buildings in the middle balance perfectly with the white "stop" painted on the street.
      voted "saveme"

    22. Kevin Steele (83 months ago | reply)

      I don't get a large view, either.

      NYC is one of the most photogenic and photographed cities in the world, so the bar has to be pretty damned high to put a pic in the safe.

      I don’t like that Range Rover.

      voted deleteme 3 (from the Delete Me! group)

    23. Mark Griffith (83 months ago | reply)

      very stark

    24. robert madeira (83 months ago | reply)

      Kevin, what if the car was a different make...? would that meet the "bar"? ;-)

    25. _barb_ (83 months ago | reply)

      yes, I think it would. this is a modern car in a cityscape made up of old buildings, it disrupts the timeless feeling.
      otherwise it's a very appealing photo, I like the stark mood. maybe the dark areas are wasting a bit too much detail in the image.

      voted deleteme (from the Delete Me! group)

    26. Kevin Steele (83 months ago | reply)

      Possibly. I really love the left hand side of the picture.

      Now, if the vehicle was, say, a grizzly bear... then it would totally clear the bar.

    27. robert madeira (83 months ago | reply)

      Fair enough, barbfi, but the fact the car is new (but has a desired image as a timeless piece of classic), and the buildings surrounding it, is part of the contrasts in teh picture. all in the eye of the beholder...

      Kevin: I totally agree with you. But with all the timing and patience in the world, unfortunately, an unlikely scenario! :-)

    28. Domenica (83 months ago | reply)

      From an admitted New-yorkophile, this captures the grittiness and vitality of manhattan.

      voted as "saveme" (from Delete me! group)

    29. Brian Utesch (shutterBRI) (83 months ago | reply)

      Looks too dark to me and the storyline derived after the shot.

      voted as "deleteme5" (from Delete me! group)

    30. Rahul Matthan (83 months ago | reply)

      I think this is too dark. I like gritty black and white images, but feel that this one would have benefited with a little less contrast.

      Voted deleteme6 (from Delete Me! group)

    31. dtype (83 months ago | reply)

      As I've said before, just because it is black and white doesn't mean it is interesting. No real subject, and cropped in too close to give any real perspective on the city streets.

      Voted "deleteme6". (From Delete Me! group.)

    32. mscaprikell (83 months ago | reply)

      great City image... it does have a bit much contrast... but the thing that sold me.... the S is worn off the street enough that it says "TOP"... upside, at the bottom of the image... intentional or not... I like that kind of wordplay.

      -voted as "saveme" (from Delete me! group)

    33. JOHNNY FOTO (83 months ago | reply)

      Cool! It's a saveme

    34. crossguy72 (83 months ago | reply)

      I love b&w photography, therefore, there's a lot that I like in this photo. The contrasty image doesn't bother me but I must agree with the previous comment regarding the truck (it looks out of place).

      voted as "deleteme7" (from Delete me! group)

    35. Hey8 (83 months ago | reply)

      I see enough advertisements in the rest of my day without having to look at them here on Flickr.

      voted as "deleteme8" (from Delete me! group)

    36. Aldenhoven (83 months ago | reply)

      -voted as "saveme" (from Delete me! group)
      See above comments.

    37. Kevin Steele (83 months ago | reply)

      Oooh... it’s neck and neck. What a battle royale!

      Of course, you would already be safe if you had just held out for the bear.

    38. Lucy Spink (83 months ago | reply)

      i reallt like this, i like how you've cropped in tightly allowing no sky and therefore making it feel even more claustrophobic. i like the various juxtapositions is the pic like the very modern rangerover and the old curling street light, the dark, glass building and the old white stone buildings.

      i feels like the city feels when you are in it, tho ive never seen NYC that quiet!

      voted saveme(from the Delete Me! group)

    39. www.mvstraalen.nl (83 months ago | reply)

      I back up the saveme voters, it makes me feel small! love the power in this shot!

      Voted "Saveme" (from Delete me! group)

    40. robert madeira (83 months ago | reply)

      Look at that, it got 10... close race and ALL comments appreciated, as virtuallt all were constructive.

      Seemed as if the contrast was the point of contention for many, and yes, it's a personal choice. I for one like absolute blacks and whites, and am willing to sacrifice some detail. but maybe this is a bit too heavy, which i'll take into account for the next ones.

      (Kevin, I'll keep an eye out for that bear!)

    41. studiozoe (83 months ago | reply)

      Please remove this photo from the Delete me! pool and add it to The Safe if you wish. It has reached the requisite number of votes.

    42. `Sara.B [deleted] (61 months ago | reply)

      very nice Capture ! ;)

    43. Snickers (58 months ago | reply)

      I love it.. I love how it's been constructed.

    44. Quiet Storm! (58 months ago | reply)

      Great shot.

    45. jmoye22 (52 months ago | reply)

      I think it's great! out of curiosity, would you be willing to sell for use?

    46. zebra404 (52 months ago | reply)

      Love this b&w shot.
      I'm an admin for a group called Urban Photographers and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

    47. HaSHe (50 months ago | reply)

      Great work, perfect urban photo!

    48. urbanartcore.eu (34 months ago | reply)

      Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Urbanartcore, and we'd love to have this added to the group!

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