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Sam_C | all galleries >> Current >> Street > History & The Street
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10-MAY-2009 Sam_C

History & The Street

Harlem, USA

The historic Lenox Lounge, an old school jazz club that used
to host legends like Billie Holiday, John Coltrane, and Miles Davis.
I truly love the history of places like this, but photographically
what I look for is the reality of the street.

Ricoh GR Digital
1/48s f/4.5 at 5.9mm iso64 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto
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Tom LeRoy28-Jan-2012 08:00
A real down to earth street and history scene, a gritty BW ! V
George McCarten27-Apr-2010 02:15
The history and the harsh reality. Rough stuff.
Jim's Atavistic Visions24-Oct-2009 15:49
Nice compo and treatment! V!... Josefina
bill friedlander09-Sep-2009 19:43
Poignant street shot, the high contrast looks good. V
Kim14-Jul-2009 09:21
Wonderful street shot, very moody and expressive! V
Simon Chandler30-Jun-2009 22:30
Artistic and powerful. Excellent composition and tonal range. Great storytelling. v
alfredo camba jr.26-Jun-2009 01:44
Simply beautiful!!! Wonderful street photography! V
Guest 09-Jun-2009 04:51
Impressive work Sam, wonderful image!
Lee G07-Jun-2009 07:13
Would love to visit this club, have a couple cold ones while listening to some good old school jazz from the masters..
killer street candid, Sam, I like the grainy bw, perfect for the scene. ~V~
12329-May-2009 06:42
Gritty and powerful! V
XiaoBernard9929-May-2009 05:41
Terrible!Excellent .The Puma Eyes were there and the legend continues.
shatterbug16-May-2009 22:29
Evocative image, and technically superb!
Bill Warren14-May-2009 17:20
You and the Ricoh really delivered with this high contrast gem. V
James Clarke14-May-2009 05:34
It doesn't get any more gritty and real than this. Excellent work of art. BV
Guest 14-May-2009 02:06
Gritty and real.
Jeff Real14-May-2009 01:32
Sam, you captured the reality in a powerful and moving fashion. Fantastic! ~V~
pr_rajan14-May-2009 00:05
...great!~V~
J. Scott Coile13-May-2009 22:00
Story well told!
Liz Bickel13-May-2009 21:40
You really did capture the reality of the street!
PauloCGama13-May-2009 19:35
Emotive and wonderful.
A historical place for sure. v
cheers
parallaxes aka Jean-Pierre Bijouard13-May-2009 17:54
Hey Sam ... a master stroke :^)
an nguyen13-May-2009 17:02
This one can go to the exhibition of fine modern art museum, Sam, I can't believe the Ricoh can do it..
Martha Albuquerque13-May-2009 15:33
Yep.. want to see the rest of this story! super cool Sammy :)
V~
Ron S. Bernardo13-May-2009 12:35
you are in the realm of documentary photography my friend...i like it!
Guest 13-May-2009 08:59
Thanx for sharing. Really love the compo & treatment. Amazing B&W. Vote