Uploaded: August 09, 2010 03:59:42
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This was the fourth time I encountered this artist around town with his easel. But wait! He was nowhere to be found, and here we are with yet another police road block for some mysterious reason...creating grid lock on the North side of City Hall. Did it have something to do with the Artist?
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The Masonic Temple is on the right; Comcast Center peeks out from behind the easel, and the Mellon Building tries to scrape the sky on the left.
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Exif: F Number: 4, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/1600 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 125, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 23.00 mm, Model: Canon EOS 50D
Jack Gaskin August 09, 2010
Great Find and Capture.Happy Shooting
Jack #1296298
Jeff Robinson August 09, 2010
Fantastic perspective and treatment Michelle! Jeff #8814918Jean-Pierre Ducondi August 09, 2010
Excellent pov and post-processing Michelle. Beautiful work.John Rivera August 09, 2010
Really Great capture and comp here Michelle! #8815007R. J. Laudenbacher August 09, 2010
What a great find and capture Michelle. #8815017Marilyn Cornwell August 09, 2010
Beautiful! Michelle! A tremendous visual story and great commentary! #8815041Ken Smith August 09, 2010
Bathroom break, perhaps?? I've always liked photos of a painting, with the scene included. Cool shot, Michelle! #8815071Courtenay Vanderbilt August 09, 2010
What a mystery! Interesting and cool image, Michelle! #8815128Ron McEwan August 09, 2010
What a double take this is. One terrific image Michelle. I would have stood there admiring the art work and miss the shot. Well done my friend. #8815161Jack Ryan August 09, 2010
An outstanding and interesting find...and a wonderful photo of it. Love the POV...great work. #8815176Dr Silly August 09, 2010
Cool capture. :O) #8815294Monnie Ryan August 09, 2010
Wonderful capture, Michelle -- the road block does make you wonder! #8815335Douglas Pignet August 09, 2010
Very nice capture with a great comp & pov...Well seen and captured #8815483Margaret R. Barry August 09, 2010
Fantastic, Michelle. Great composition, detail and POV! #8815699Charlotte LaBarbera August 09, 2010
My favorite kinds of photos - "as you go" about your day. Thanks for the opportunity to visit your beautiful city. #8815764Carol Eade August 09, 2010
What a find and so well captured, Michelle! #8815897Daniella Puente August 09, 2010
Is a beauty, very well seen... #8815979Tammy Espino August 09, 2010
Fantastic street capture!! :) #8816342John Connolly August 09, 2010
An amazing street scene, beautifully captured Michelle! Did you ever find the artist? #8816452Randy A. Myers August 09, 2010
Cool image and I like the effects. #8816491Michelle Alton August 09, 2010
To answer John's question: No, didn't find the artist that day. But it'll take him a long time to paint every street corner--I'm sure I'll run into him again! #8816503Jim Baines August 09, 2010
Maybe there was a wee pit stop in there someplace!!! The two of you do buildings RIGHT!! #8816516frank w. degenhardt August 09, 2010
Michelle- I bet you got a ton of stories that you can tell us about this beuatiful city. Its hard to believe the artist is to far away from this gorgeous painting he is doing. He sure has some talent. Just love all the colors and shapes of the buildings and what a job of catching the police with the road block. Gorgeous work my friend.William C. Raco August 09, 2010
Barbara Waldoch August 09, 2010
Excellent job, Michelle! #8816946Tommy E. Burgess August 09, 2010
Outstanding find and capture Michelle!! Very beautiful work! #8816992Karen Engelbreth August 09, 2010
Cool find and capture, Michelle... #8817088Dick W. Wyatt August 10, 2010
Maybe the painter is the cause of the road block !Great find Michelle !! #8817145
Brett Dolsen August 10, 2010
Awesome capture,treatment and story Michelle! #8817159Robert K. Bemus August 10, 2010
Awesome capture and comp, Michelle!! Very intriguing about the missing artist and the roadblock... #8817172Kate Jackson August 10, 2010
A mystery for sure Micehelle! Love how the painting is identical colour to yours. Great photo. I am wondering if your image actually came out like that or if you had to make adjustments. I wonder if the painting is actually finished and he is looking at you from a vantage point somewhere to see how many people stop and look. OR maybe he went away because of the road block as it blocked his view. #8818293Renata Gusciora August 10, 2010
Incredible capture,love it,Michelle!Fantastic colors,composition and framing! #8818765Ann Coates August 10, 2010
Mmmmm, mysterious. He looks like he's an awesome artist. Beautifully captured Michelle. You do have the most interesting walkabouts. #8818989Renee Doyle August 11, 2010
What a fantastic storytelling image Michelle!!!!! Love it!! #8819381Sharon Sawyer August 12, 2010
Michelle, I don't always have time to comment on your images but I visit your gallery everyday to see where you will take me each day!!! It is always somewhere very interesting and very well presented. For that... I thank you.#8823949
Mitch Spence August 13, 2010
What a great combination you found here. I love this. Now, tell the truth. You made that painter go away just so you could capture this perfect scene. :) #8825079Mike F. Anderson August 14, 2010
Ahh.. there is the scent of mystery, the gnawing in the gut and the increased rhythm of the heart that begins the mind spinning, pondering; seeking answers to clues that beckon us to come nearer and take a closer look. What hidden truths lie just beyond the realm of our imaginations? What realities await our probing consciences as we sift through the images left behind and the scenes before us?Yes - a true mystery to be solved and who better to introduce us to the drama that will unfold than Michelle, the painter of pictures and stories that all begin through the tools of her craft. With the click of her index finger and the movement of the shutter, the tale begins!
Another great one Michelle! #8834605
David Van Camp August 16, 2010
Where's the artist???? She's right there behind the camera.. YOU :D Great comp & capture Michelle :D #8841550Laura E. Swan August 17, 2010
Ask Nicholas Cage! He would know! HA! (Just remembering his movies about the Masons!)Well maybe the artist was a witness to a crime and he was sitting in the police car giving his report???
You have us all wondering now! Great job! You would be a fantastic newspaper reporter Michelle!
-Laura #8843603
Chuck S. Frizzell August 22, 2010
What an interesting shot Michelle, great find. #8854708Daniel Ruf August 26, 2010
Love this one, Michelle. A really great image using all the compositional features available and then some really great post processing. #8862518Josie Detmers August 28, 2010
Very unique and interesting, Michelle!! I love coming across artists!! This one looks like he does good work!!! #8866835Carolyn J. Connolly September 12, 2010
Fabulous story-telling image...and mystery...here, Michelle!! Well done!! :o) #8895502Tammy Espino September 15, 2010
Congrats on the silver,now on to the gold for sure! :) #8903015Sharon Sawyer September 15, 2010
Whoooooooo Hoooooooo!!! WTG, Michelle! HUGE congratulations on your outstanding finalist and all the best in the next round!!! #8903057Rona L. Schwarz September 15, 2010
Another wonderful story-telling image in the great city of Philadelphia, Michelle!Randy D. Dinkins September 15, 2010
And another.... Beauty! CongratsSherran Andersen September 15, 2010
Congrats. #8905495Nadia Paul September 15, 2010
What a great image Michelle - congrats! #8905713Linda Proctor September 15, 2010
Congratulations Michelle!!! Awesome finalists!!! #8905734Renee Doyle September 15, 2010
You'll have to print him a copy now :-)Stefania Barbier September 16, 2010
wonderful finalist, congratulations! #8907267Marijana Fajgl September 16, 2010
Big congratulations on your fantastic finalist, Michelle! #8909422Mitch Spence September 16, 2010
Glad to see this among the finalists, Michelle. :) #8910254Jeana Clark September 16, 2010
~J~ #8910286
Eva Pastor September 16, 2010
Congratulations on your finalist! #8911246Usman M. Bajwa September 17, 2010
CONGRATULATIONS !!!UB. #8911884
Marilyn Cornwell September 17, 2010
Such a memorable image! Congratulations on this Finalist!! #8912089Lydia Williams September 17, 2010
Great shot, Michelle! Neat! Congratulations! #8912629Ann Coates September 17, 2010
So pleased to see this here Michelle. Congratulations. #8912805Lorna Shutter September 18, 2010
So many gorgeous Finalists this month, but I believe this one is my favourite! Awesome colour, comp and presentation, Michelle! Maybe the artist thought you were following him around town so he decided to hide for a while until you were gone! Ha! Ha! In any case, it gave you an opportunity to get this incredible capture! CONGRATULATIONS on ALL your fabulous Finalists!!!!! :) #8914952Merna L. Nobile September 19, 2010
Dear Michelle: I would like to personally congratulate you on your Finalist Award. Merna #8917610ALLEN O. HOWARD September 20, 2010
What a find! Outstanding Michelle. Congratulations!!! #8919832Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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