WEEK 32

MAY 25TH- MAY 31ST

 

I was thinking about how I had very few photos of the rain and it occurred to me that it really hasn't rained that much since October-- we had a 100+ inches of snow, of course, but very little actual rain. But that was rectified this week with a couple of solid days of rain. So this week it's mostly about the rainy day (and night) shots.

Storm Approaching

 

Storm Approaching B&W

I really like the light right after the storm too.  Of course it's easier to shoot post storm than in the middle of the storm.

After Storm

Umbrella Meet

Just in Case

 Sometimes I focus too much on a "dramatic" sky, with crazy clouds or an intense blue- but sometimes a solid gray sky sky can be quite impressive on it's own.

Grey Sky

 

I'm a sucker for the effect of isolating one bit of color in a black and white shot-- I think it mostly works, though when the color really stands out in real life too. That was the case here - I didn't have to remove very much color--the day and the street was very monochrome and the purple truly did stand out.

Purple Jacket

The reflection of the wet streets at night are another nice rain side effect

Wet Streets

Dunkin

 

Shadows

 

Late Night Coffee

WEEK 31

MAY 18TH - MAY 24TH

 

This week is all about the rooftops--  all photos are taken of and from the rooftops of Haviland St. I'm not big on heights, so no getting too close to the edge. 

Over Haviland

Haviland Treetops

Birdseye View

I didn't think I was going to have very many usable photos this week, but they came out better than I thought and  I ended up with quite a few.  I tried to go for an old timey postcard look on this one.

Penthouse

Up on the Roof

 Used the telephoto to get a few shots of people from above.

Sox Fans

Security

 

 

The roofs of Haviland St are very busy places

Satellite 

Graffiti  

 

 

Rooftops

Nice to get a different perspective on things from up high. 

 Bay Window Detail

Tables & Chairs

And of course- the sky is beautiful over Haviland St

Sky Over Haviland

 

WEEK 30

MAY 11TH- MAY 16TH

 

Here we are  -30 weeks in. I still am enjoying it, but it is getting harder and harder to find things to shoot.  It has also quieted down considerably with Berklee being done for the year and the Red Sox out of town. It seemed to be mostly cloudy when I wanted to shoot also. So a challenging week overall.

Ivy

 

We did get a new playground sign. I'm probably the only one who notices these things. There is no see-saw in the playground, by the way.

See-Saw Sign

 

This guy set up a tiny little sidewalk sale on the corner. A sadder little group of items would be hard to find.

Sidewalk Sale

 

 

I could do a whole series on people carrying instruments up and down the street. Waiting for a piano to roll down the street-- but for now this will have to do.

Casio Ride

The rest of the week was just trying to find some unique shots

Chairs

 

Silverchairs

 

Mirror Tree

And a little fun with cross processing to end the week.

Shadow Bushes

WEEK 29

MAY 4TH- MAY 10TH

 

So, of course, we jump from Spring right into Summer.  The trees aren't only blooming but some of them are in full summer mode. The students are starting to finish up and the street will take on a more local residential character

Haviland Street - May

Green Leaves

So the Mayor visited Haviland Street this week-- the official ribbon cutting for the Edgerely Rd Playground was on Wednesday. I worked very late the night before and could get myself up for the early morning ceremony, but I did mention to sneak some photos out the window.

Mayor Walsh

I was captivated by this girl practicing conducting. She had a baton and sometimes had on headphones-- but I found it most interesting when she was conducting with no headphones- like she was conducting the street scene.

Conducting Practice

Conducting

And one Black and White-

A Quiet Moment

Moving out doesn't seem to be as crazy as moving in day- I think it is spread out a little more and doesn't happen all on one day.

Stacked Couches

WEEK 28

APRIL 27 - MAY 2 

 

Spring has really sprung. We were all waiting for a weekend like this for a long time. One day the trees were bare and the next morning....

Bloom

  

Berries

Leaves

Along with the warm weather there were  Red Sox-Yankees games over the weekend. Haviland Street seems to have become a popular shortcut to Fenway Park with the pedicabs. 

                                                                                                          Pedicab to Fenway

                                                                                                                  To Fenway

                                                                                                        Nixon #7

Played around a bit with the colors on this one, trying to give it a '70's vibe. Maybe it's more '90's and Prince

                                                                                           Lil' Red Corvette

And it's starting to be the time for the motorcycles to come out. 

                                                                                                   Yellow Motorbike

I'm trying to get a little more bold photographing people on the street. Still something I struggle with. 

                                                                                         You Looking At Me? 

                                                                                                       Legal Smoke

                                                                                                      Guitar Man    

And lastly, here's some of those May flowers that all those April Showers promised. 

                                                                                              May Flowers