tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.comments2023-06-30T07:41:46.021-04:00Street ObservationsJohn Fraissinethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08226277762301566952noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-89187100286100861612018-02-27T01:23:23.270-05:002018-02-27T01:23:23.270-05:00was a wednesday doubleheader not sunday...i saw th...was a wednesday doubleheader not sunday...i saw the 5-4 win against cleveland on t.v. in cleveland when tony horton hit the ball over murcer's head and murcer went through the monuments to retrieve it...i believe he thought it would go behind the monuments and only a last skip of the ball kept it from doing so...to my brother and i to this day still the coolest play by a centerfielder we ever saw...!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-67740756575141696772010-08-02T03:00:19.899-04:002010-08-02T03:00:19.899-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.JanuskieZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07125979395799901174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-76125246616647239302010-02-19T06:30:16.792-05:002010-02-19T06:30:16.792-05:00hello... hapi blogging... have a nice day! just vi...hello... hapi blogging... have a nice day! just visiting here....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-58139874067270431922009-12-01T16:11:40.193-05:002009-12-01T16:11:40.193-05:00Hi John, I haven't been here in your blog sinc...Hi John, I haven't been here in your blog since few weeks ago, but I didn't forget you! ah! I have been busy with my own blog (in portuguese) because I got some readers and comments to answer every day. <br /><br />Your pictures are amazing as always, but as I told you in the post you wrote before, I think the ships are so beautiful, but i wouldn't travel in one of them... Just to see those grey clouds in the sky I would be nervous..hahaLeila Francahttp://leilafranca.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-67968240836485358642009-12-01T16:02:24.438-05:002009-12-01T16:02:24.438-05:00Very nice ship, but I wouldn't go there even i...Very nice ship, but I wouldn't go there even if you pay me for...lol I fear travelling in ships or boats... but i think they are beautiful.Leila Francahttp://leilafranca.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-7524686147869055142009-12-01T15:59:21.794-05:002009-12-01T15:59:21.794-05:00Well, if they start fighting the flag could become...Well, if they start fighting the flag could become a weapon really... that is why it is forbiden in several places...Leila Francahttp://leilafranca.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-21459076625239879612009-12-01T15:55:13.573-05:002009-12-01T15:55:13.573-05:00What they are doing? Why have you been counted??? ...What they are doing? Why have you been counted??? lolLeila Francahttp://leilafranca.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-46029248066477893162009-10-24T17:21:37.154-04:002009-10-24T17:21:37.154-04:00It became like a painting!It became like a painting!Leila Francanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-60625881871453441692009-10-24T17:20:14.252-04:002009-10-24T17:20:14.252-04:00Nice!What a nice place to spend the summer! You pr...Nice!What a nice place to spend the summer! You probably had a happy childhood and hold good memories. The artist who painted this picture is also good. I like it. The New York state is very beautiful. I love the New England landscapes mainly during the autunm and winter (i love cold). Did you get to go in the house? Do you know the new owners? I'm curious.Leila Francahttp://leilafranca.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-7603471856928717562009-10-02T16:19:50.841-04:002009-10-02T16:19:50.841-04:00So, do you like to collect old baseball cards? (I ...So, do you like to collect old baseball cards? (I like to collect money boxes as piggy money boxes...lol) <br /><br />I like the third picture more. The woman was exactly in the middle of the word "breakfast" (probably it was this word) and it became only "break". Also the name stage door. The picture put her at the stage. Neon can make us think about future and fiction,but also there is something in this kind of light that attract our eyes.Leila Francahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14677826962616890867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-61789123757543793992009-09-27T22:06:13.460-04:002009-09-27T22:06:13.460-04:00He is happy! lol Maybe this guy hit the thirties a...He is happy! lol Maybe this guy hit the thirties and now he doesn't care what people think. I just read about it in other blog post (http://www.imnotjudging-imjustsaying.com/2009/09/i-thought-30-was-cure-all.html)Leila Francahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14677826962616890867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-64660397467528776392009-09-25T03:03:58.729-04:002009-09-25T03:03:58.729-04:00It looks like the New England houses. There are br...It looks like the New England houses. There are bricks everywhere! I like it (my own house in Rio has also bricks and a porche). Do you enjoy the lightness of the bikes and fences bars, huh? Yes, they fit together...OR maybe do you miss to have your own bike standing outside... ;)Leila Francahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14677826962616890867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-3078224457361836822009-09-25T01:23:40.501-04:002009-09-25T01:23:40.501-04:00You will be able to see the construction of the ne...You will be able to see the construction of the new buildings step by step and...me too (by your pictures!)Leila Francahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14677826962616890867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-48867405449388623332009-09-11T21:40:29.448-04:002009-09-11T21:40:29.448-04:00It is september, 11 again and as every year since ...It is september, 11 again and as every year since 2001, I stop to think in that terrible day. I think about those people. I feel me sad all day. I still remember the last time i saw the twin towers shining in the morning by the sunlight. I wish that tragedy had not happened.<br /><br />Closing off the Liberty Street is also a symbolic thing. The freedom has not been the same since everyone has to be on guard.Leila Francahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14677826962616890867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-420729018959851812009-09-03T02:19:03.761-04:002009-09-03T02:19:03.761-04:00The first picture makes me think about those europ...The first picture makes me think about those european gothic churches.<br /><br />The third picture has a "story". I guess it has intrigued you because the man arm is pending, as it stayed like that BECAUSE you tilted the picture (by gravity!). Also, the structure of the building, the columns are inclinated and the ray of light in the floor is drawing almost the same angle.<br /><br />The man is trying to be "normal" in this not normal world. Actually, everyone tries to be normal because no one really is.Leila Francahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14677826962616890867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-36910770142144993272009-09-01T00:34:24.430-04:002009-09-01T00:34:24.430-04:00It is not easy to find an all red dressed person a...It is not easy to find an all red dressed person and you found even two of them! The old woman has the blue wall behind,that makes her to be more "red" yet! If we look her during at least 30 seconds, we could see her image in the in the air, but green ;)Leila Francahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14677826962616890867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-27337292355287505692009-08-27T00:53:39.896-04:002009-08-27T00:53:39.896-04:00It is the pattern,the drawing, the transparency, t...It is the pattern,the drawing, the transparency, the smell and the idea that you could break it whenever you want, because you can just sit down there and ask something.<br /><br />I'd prefer to sit in the second one ;)Leilahttp://miniaturesbyleilafranca.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-19341832800470473102009-08-23T20:14:54.601-04:002009-08-23T20:14:54.601-04:00Hi! Nice picture! Yes, you were there in the right...Hi! Nice picture! Yes, you were there in the right moment. It is interesting that the "enviroment" is also pointing to the woman hand, as the yellow lamp and the lines of the building behind. The name of the street is to complete your lucky day!Leila Francahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14677826962616890867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-19781618723929213612009-08-18T06:18:28.545-04:002009-08-18T06:18:28.545-04:00Hi John, I think that the second picture is more i...Hi John, I think that the second picture is more intriguing than the third because the post processing gives here a special atmosphere. As someone else has commented on flickr, it reminds me a movie scene maybe from the '70.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15114242483521490089noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-76495987958946055842009-08-16T00:28:51.729-04:002009-08-16T00:28:51.729-04:00Hi John, I'm a bit late, but still..
The reas...Hi John, I'm a bit late, but still..<br /><br />The reason why people prefer a picture than other one has to do with the "golden section" ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golden_ratio). If a picture has elements or objects in the golden sections, probably people will like it more. In this picture (the second and third), it seems that the cab is reaching the golden section by the right side and the woman in the left side. <br /><br />For me (now my imagination!), the picture shows the woman loneliness. She is alone and the traffic comes toward her. It is dark and there is danger. The cab driver saw her and went to another direction, but how about the other drivers? Will they see her? She looks fragile in those shoes. It seems there is more danger in the second picture than in the third one (because there is less light).Leilahttp://miniaturesbyleilafranca.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-26351226144034857142009-08-10T17:34:14.650-04:002009-08-10T17:34:14.650-04:00Fantastic again, John... Your slice-of-life observ...Fantastic again, John... Your slice-of-life observations of our fair city are a breath of fresh air!... Hope this rhyme is worthy of that: <a href="http://www.nycrhymology.com/new-york/shared-lunchtime-shared-punch-line" rel="nofollow">NYC Rhymology</a>NYC Rhymologyhttp://www.nycrhymology.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-59544695574545271712009-08-08T00:33:28.603-04:002009-08-08T00:33:28.603-04:00They are all in the same position, probably feelin...They are all in the same position, probably feeling the same sensations. They look the same and really tired (ready to take a nap maybe...:). However, the best picture would be one of you. Your lunch in the middle of the road and your camera focusing the building. It would be named "The pic can't wait".Leila Francahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14677826962616890867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-49781059284892194952009-08-04T18:48:14.653-04:002009-08-04T18:48:14.653-04:00Hi, John! You got me laughing here! Laughing can b...Hi, John! You got me laughing here! Laughing can be contagious! The "Laughter Dance" is perfect, but I like more the "Happyman". We only be this happy alone at streets when something very special happens. It is not like the women laughing. The women are laughing probably because there was a funny situation, but the man looks like happy.It is difficult to picture these moments. People at streets generally is serious.Leilahttp://miniaturesbyleilafranca.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-57607189807521479762009-07-25T19:40:00.435-04:002009-07-25T19:40:00.435-04:00I like both pictures. The first (the sat man) is v...I like both pictures. The first (the sat man) is very meaningful. I think that our body send a message to our brain. So, if we have our head down, a sad face, this will be the kind of message that the body will be telling to the brain (like "you're down and sad"). That is why I think that we shouldn't stay in this position because somehow it leads to depression (after long).It is important to keep the head up and a smile in the face, even if we are not ok. In this picture the neon sign is a shoe (probably offering good shoes from my country because Minas is a brazilian state), and the shoe is playing a role in this scene. The shoe seems to be ready to smash the man. This idea fits to my opinion above. The man is in a depressive position AND about to be smashed!<br /><br />The woman is very fashion. Her clothes, haircut, body, the modern lines of the building, all of this fit together. Probably she would like to get this picture. (If I was you, I would give her my card).<br /><br />LeilaLeilahttp://miniaturesbyleilafranca.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5529567874968471295.post-67952198507556829922009-07-16T21:38:52.674-04:002009-07-16T21:38:52.674-04:00Hi, I can hear the texter saying: "I was in t...Hi, I can hear the texter saying: "I was in the back!" But I guess he was just experiencing his brand new cell phone, bought with his first pay check in that job.<br /><br />It is interesting to see the common life in NYC through your pictures. I went there in 2000.Later, in november 2001, i flew over NY going to Boston soon after the attacks. I didn't know i was flying over NY, but the pilot said "look down there, it is wtc ground zero!" I wasn't expecting it, i looked and saw that terrible thing. That was my last view of NYC. So, that is why i like to see the peaceful and nice life there now.Leila Francahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14677826962616890867noreply@blogger.com