Photo of the Day, Boston Style: Part V (2012)

[DZH22]

Some memorial drive pics from yesterday, first 2 from around 3:00 and the other 3 from around 5:00. Finally got some good lighting.

 

[kz1000ps]

^ Lighting makes all the difference in the world....sharp shootin Tex!

A couple from my nabe:

 

[commuter guy]

^ Look at those streets, Boston looks so clean for late February! The city typically looks so grimy this time of year after debris left over from snowbanks and plowing, etc.

 

[Boston02124]

^come to Dot there's enough filth to cover two cities! My biggest pet peave about this city!

 

[whighlander]

^come to Dot there's enough filth to cover two cities! My biggest pet peave about this city!

Bos -- try India -- there's enough unimaginable filth in one block or two in Bengaluru (Bangalore), Hyderabad, let alone Delhi, or Mumbai to cover all of Boston to the top of the third story

 

[czsz]

The Mayor's Office would like to thank you for lowering the bar for urban cleanliness to India levels.

Think of all the Sanitation employees that can be layed off now!

 

[whighlander]

The Mayor's Office would like to thank you for lowering the bar for urban cleanliness to India levels.

Think of all the Sanitation employees that can be layed off now!

CZ -- we have a lot in common (pun?)

As at one time you could graze cattle on the Common and cattle drives were common in Brighton -- besides the claim that the streets in the old Boston were based on cow paths

Boston hower moved away from the love of cow at all costs whereas even the most advanced parts of Bengeluru have not

What Indian cities have going for them in the realm of cleaning is that armies of people can easily be deployed to clean some location on-demand

 

[shmessy]

Bos -- try India -- there's enough unimaginable filth in one block or two in Bengaluru (Bangalore), Hyderabad, let alone Delhi, or Mumbai to cover all of Boston to the top of the third story

Woo hoo!!! We're cleaner than India!!

 

[kz1000ps]

My area is pretty dull (I miss the excitement of living by Berklee) but at the same time I can't stand filth and I love the fact that people around here take good care of the place.

 

[kz1000ps]

 

[BostonUrbEx]

Your shots of the Tobin from Chelsea are all stunning! Such a cool bridge (IMO).

 

[kz1000ps]

Thanks, and I agree...it's not the prettiest thing, but it sure is photogenic.

Here's what today looked like from my perch:

And here's what tonight currently looks like:

OK, I swear I'm done for today!

 

[sixten]

kz1000ps- loving these shots! You have a slew of winners and a great eye. Nice perspective on well-established architecture and trees entwined in the classic Boston-sense.

The condensed perspective of the Tobin, when accompanied by the lesser dwellings really exaggerates its looming size.

Great composition on this. Full of character:

As a contribution, here are two versions of video tributes to Boston I completed a little while ago:

Boston Tribute
Boston "Love Letter"

And this is a quick and dirty night time-lapse taken from the Government Center garage last month:

Boston Night Time Lapse

 

[czsz]

MOHR VIDEOS. Especially timelapses, thx.

 

[whighlander]

kz1000ps- loving these shots!
....As a contribution, here are two versions of video tributes to Boston I completed a little while ago:
Boston Tribute
Boston "Love Letter"
And this is a quick and dirty night time-lapse taken from the Government Center garage last month:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaqsX7rrP8A
Boston Night Time Lapse

Not to pick Nits -- but the residents (12,975) of St. Augustine Florida might have an issue with the deepness of the roots in the city of Boston compared to those of the city of St. Augustine -- founded in 1565 by Spanish explorer and admiral Pedro Menéndez de Avilés and continuously occupied ever since.

PS: there is nothing where the timelapse is supposed to be located

 

[piggiston]

It's from last year, but I ran across this one while looking through my stuff today. Somewhere in the Cambridge/Somerville borderlands:

 

[czsz]

^ Wow. Photo of the Year 2012!

 

[whighlander]

It's from last year, but I ran across this one while looking through my stuff today. Somewhere in the Cambridge/Somerville borderlands:

Pigg -- interesting shot -- the "beauty" in quesion is most definitevely in the eye of the beholder

 

[kz1000ps]

Mohr bridge:

 

[whighlander]

Mohr bridge:

Makes a good opening shot for the movie "Chelsea -- a Bridge not far enough"

Excellent pic -- could have been the pick of the litter for 2012 if you'd backed-off a bit more to get the whole vertical structure above the deck of the bridge on the near to the camera pier