W/NW Film Noir

[Greyscale]

Film Paideia Pub Crawl, San Clemente by Mike Novak, on Flickr

 

[markjwyatt]

preparing by Mark Wyatt, on Flickr

 

[davidnewtonguitars]

Benjamin, instead of telling us, show a film picture you made.

I have enjoyed this thread immensely, but I want to complicate things for some of you at the risk of being didactic. So with my apology as a preface, here goes. "Film Noir" imagery is not about a B&W photograph simply...

 

[Geo Toreno]

Leica IIIG. Heliar 15mmF/4.5. Delta100@400 expired 1998, Xtol 1+1

 

[Geo Toreno]

 

[Benjamin Marks]

Ben - keep in mind what you're describing above is Story Noir, while this thread is about Noir Imagery. They are similar, but not the same thing.

I love this image. And I fiercely defend anyone's right to make mistakes in the pursuit of art. I am not saying that there is anything wrong with some of these images from a formal point of view, only -- respectfully -- that the distinction you are trying to make doesn't really make sense. If you can't imagine the image as part of a film that partakes of this sensibility then the image doesn't partake of the sensibility. The term "Noir" has a history -- it comes from film of a certain period, a point of view, and an aesthetic that goes along with it. The aesthetic is in service of the idea, though, so I don't get your central point.

Ironically, your wonderful picture is an excellent illustration of what I am talking about and would, I think, be perfectly at home in a noir film. BTW, the thread's title is "Film Noir" . . . so isn't that what all the pictures here are trying to illustrate?

 

[Majki]

Is it noir?😉

 

[xayraa33]

Is it noir?😉

It could be noir... she could be the main femme fatale .. sneering at Robert Mitchum for taking a shine to Gloria Graham and lighting her cigarette.

 

[peterm1]

I have a few that might qualify as film noir (ish). Though technically one of them is in color and might not be wholly representative.

Alone by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

Lost in his reflections by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

_1000460a by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

 

[lynnb]

Queenscliff, Sydney, winter 2016
Rollei 35S TMAX400 in Fomadon LQN

 

[charjohncarter]

Arista EDU ultra 400 HC-110h by John Carter, on Flickr

 

[Mlehrman]

 

[davidnewtonguitars]

Mildred

 

[Vince Lupo]

Hannah by Vince Lupo, on Flickr

 

[peterm1]

Cafe Colombia - Adelaide Central Market 5 by Life in Shadows, on Flickr
Buying Flowers by Life in Shadows, on Flickr

 

[helen.HH]

You never know who You may encounter on an evening walk... by Helen Hill, on Flickr

 

[helen.HH]

IN Motion... by Helen Hill, on Flickr

 

[DwF]

Along Railroad

Along Railroad

I get that most of film-noir we think of comes in B&W but then am reminded of The American Friend of Wim Wenders and the rich colors he captured on that film (a first come-back for Dennis Hopper). Ok, these are hardly that but I'll post them here anyway.

Spying this guy along Railroad Avenue as he punched wildly at the air making his way almost like a dancer along Railroad Avenue here, and then turning I caught a glimpse of this other figure at the corner and decided it made for a fun triptych.

 

[narsuitus]

Jeweler by Narsuitus, on Flickr

 

[Damaso]