.a is for animadvert.

.a is for animadvert., originally uploaded by calanan.

Colfax Ave
Denver, CO

Nikon D700
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" taken-while-driving street photography series]

PIA

A drive-by with a bonus PIA (photographer in action)

Colfax Ave
Denver, CO

Nikon D700
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

"I don't like cricket..."

Colfax Ave
Denver, CO

Nikon D700
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

10CC – Dreadlock Holiday ♫ http://blip.fm/~ag00h

My latest drive-by shooting and 1st since moving to Denver

. ., originally uploaded by calanan.

8th Ave
Denver, CO

Nikon D700
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

When in Denver...

Colorado Blvd and Mississippi
Denver, CO

Nikon D700
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

.status asthmaticus.

Salt Lake City, UT

Nikon D700
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

.h is for habitus.

.h is for habitus., originally uploaded by calanan.

Salt Lake City, UT

Nikon D700
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

.u is for unguis.

.u is for unguis., originally uploaded by calanan.

A rare windy day in the SLC.

Salt Lake City, UT

Nikon D700
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

all in good time

all in good time, originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Nikon D700
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

balancing act

balancing act, originally uploaded by calanan.

Salt Lake City, UT

Nikon D700
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

lying in wait

lying in wait, originally uploaded by calanan.

Salt Lake City, UT
Nikon D700

Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

Some recent drive by shootings

ED STATES OF A (working title), originally uploaded by calanan.

Historic Frank Moss Courthouse
Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Nikon D700
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

It's been a while since I posted a drive by and while I typically loathe loading a blog post with may photos I've decided to do just that so I can provide you, dear reader, with a catching-up of my favorite shots from January and February in one package.

The above was shot in front of what is becoming my favorite background, the US District Court (Historic Frank Moss Courthouse) on my favorite stretch of road, the northernmost section of Main St.

Here's another against the courthouse:



Historic Frank Moss Courthouse
Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Nikon D700
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

Another stretch of road of which I'm fond is State St (US 89) between 100 S and South Temple as there's a nice uphill grade in addition to some great background elements. For example:





Making a U-turn and heading back down State St and then west on 100 S I capture these two fellows against some plain yet interesting backdrops:





It may be hard to tel by these smaller sizes but the bloke above caught me at work and is staring into the camera.

Alas my true love is with Main St, for both the myriad of backdrops and people...from deconstructed piles of rubbish to glistening, glass-covered structures...from the dusty construction worker to the polished officer worker:



You can view the whole, ongoing collection of these over at my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series on Flickr.

Cheers.

.p is for pregnable.

.p is for pregnable., originally uploaded by calanan.

State St and N Temple
Salt Lake City, UT

Nikon D700
Nikkor 50mm f/1.8

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

This is my first drive-by with my new Nikon D700; I switched from the venerable Sigma 30mm f/1.4 to the Nikkor 50mm f/1.8 for this series as the Sigma was too wide of a field of view and, as it's designed for crop-sensored (DX) cameras, vignettes too much.

More to come...hopefully one day in the form of a show. :)

.v is for victual.

.v is for victual., originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

Haven't done one of these in a loooong time...I missed it.

.p is for palinola.

.p is for palinola., originally uploaded by calanan.

Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

It's been a while since I posted one of these...

.v is for volitant.

.v is for volitant., originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

Went for a drive yesterday - something I haven't been doing very much of lately - and took a couple of drive-bys on Salt Lake City's Main St.

One more:

.v is for vedette.

.i is for impetus.

.i is for impetus., originally uploaded by calanan.

Elmwood Ave
Buffalo, NY

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

While I was visiting Buffalo this past weekend I took a few drive-by shots along Elmwood Ave, a vibrant strip of shops and restaurants on Buffalo's west side. The one above was taken as I passed the Albright-Knox art museum on the north end of Elmwood in the city-proper (before it reaches North Buffalo/Kenmore).

Though my "taken while driving" project started in Buffalo, I've continued the practice here in Salt Lake City, though I don't drive nearly as much as I used to!). For reference, here's the first drive-by I took (on Allen Street near Delaware) in Buffalo that got the project rolling:



Finally, here's a link to the ongoing gallery over at Flickr, which includes a little more background on the project.

Drive safely.

.e is for espy.

.e is for espy., originally uploaded by calanan.

Another of my recent drivebys, after a 2 month hiatus.

I'm also planning on writing up a short behind-the-scenes article on how I take these photos.

Main St.
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

.a is for agape.

.a is for agape., originally uploaded by calanan.

Main St.
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]

.s is for sundered.

.s is for sundered., originally uploaded by calanan.

Getting back into my drivebys...

North Temple
Salt Lake City, UT

Sigma 30mm f/1.4

[Part of my "Drive-By Shootings" street photography series]