Ocean City Boardwalk in Winter - m43 + Sigma 30

[mh2000]

At 100+ today in AZ, felt like remembering being cool. Here is a set I took of the Ocean City MD boardwalk back in Feb.


http://markhahnphotography.wordpress.com/2013/06/23/a-cold-wind-ocean-city-boardwalk/


Let me know what you think!


Thanks!

 

[konicaman]

Some really nice shots here. The feeling of desolation is really strong and in a way in contrast to the (mostly) well kept surroundings and the lights being on in the empty streets and parking lots. And you are a very good story teller too - a thing I am trying to learn; my photos usually just stand alone even without a title, which is not always good.
Thank you very much for sharing!

 

[Vince Lupo]

Would be interesting to go back there, say July 4th weekend, and do comparison shots. Bet it would look a lot different!

 

[mh2000]

I'm thinking a lot more like Harmony Korine's Spring Breakers.

🙂

Would be interesting to go back there, say July 4th weekend, and do comparison shots. Bet it would look a lot different!

 

[mh2000]

Thank you konicaman!

I have always used both photography and writing as a vehicle for personal expression, but before I started my artist website/blog I had never put them together. I used to think that my art/photos should just stand on their own, but found that really most people just didn't get them. When I started putting my words and images together I've gotten a much better response to both, and also, I think in the process have improved both my photography and my writing skills.

As much as part of me looks back fondly to my b&w darkroom days, embracing the new, the digital, the color and the internet and blogging has been really freeing to me.

I remember the first time I saw the quote:

"If I could tell the story in words, I wouldn't need to lug around a camera" - Lewis Hine

And thought, "Hey! I can write, so why am I still lugging my camera around."

The answer is that we can *see* things differently through a visual art and explore things differently in words.

Just start writing! 🙂

Some really nice shots here. The feeling of desolation is really strong and in a way in contrast to the (mostly) well kept surroundings and the lights being on in the empty streets and parking lots. And you are a very good story teller too - a thing I am trying to learn; my photos usually just stand alone even without a title, which is not always good.
Thank you very much for sharing!