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2AM, Adams-Morgan, Washington, DC, 2023 (cdn.masto.host)
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2AM, Adams-Morgan, Washington, DC, 2023.All the pixels, but not much else open, at flickr.com/photos/mattblaze/52#photography

An urban street at night, devoid of people. Across the street at left, small apartment buildings. At right, a small restaurant with a mural reading "Bombay Street Food 3".
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[–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago (2 children)

This is a high resolution stitch of three captures with the Rodenstock 32mm/4.0 HR Digaron lens, yielding a 230 MP image with roughly the angle of view of a 14mm "full frame" rectilinear lens. The high resolution invites you to look closely for signs of life, but they remain elusive.While this is literally a photo of the street, it's not a "street photo" at all. The empty nocturnal streetscape is completely devoid of life and human activity, though it hints at sometimes being a bustling place.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 1 year ago

    So this was mostly a play on the concept of "street photography". The street is the literal subject, but everything about it - the absence of people or any depiction of street life, the use of a heavy, tripod-laden camera, the compositional formality - defies the conventions of that genre.

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