Street Photography in Romania
October 11th, 2008
I decided to split my post about Romania into 2 or 3 separate posts. In this post ill share some of the street photography style shots I took during my week there. To the trip, I took my D300, Sigma 10-20, Nikkor 18-200 VR and Nikkor 35mm f2.0.
My wife was born in Romania and we came to the country mostly for bureaucracy reasons, therefore we spent quite alot of time on the streets of Bucharest, walking from one office to the next. One thing that my wife mentioned there is that the Romanian people always seem so preoccupied with the difficulties of life, and that they almost never smile. At first I did not notice it but after looking in some of the pictures i took, I understood what she was talking about…
Nikkor 18-200mm
Nikkor 18-200mm
Nikkor 18-200mm
Nikkor 18-200mm
Nikkor 18-200mm
Nikkor 35mm F2.0
Nikkor 35mm F2.0
Nikkor 35mm F2.0 – one of my favorites, and i still wonder if he is the one who broke that bench…
Don’t get me wrong, it’s not a gloomy place at all! Most people are kind and willing to help and the atmosphere is good. Here are a few pictures I took in Piazza Sfatului in Brasov of a happy little kid chasing after the street pigeons
Nikkor 18-200mm
Nikkor 18-200mm
Nikkor 18-200mm
The following two images are favorites of mine for sure. The first one I was lucky to capture since the only thing that drew my attention to look in that direction was the laughter of the street cleaning lady which I assume, was triggered by the purple colored hair lady in the back. I do miss a little depth of field but I had no time to deal with camera settings, so I am pleased with result. The second image I took from other side of the street, and I think it’s a great scene but to enjoy it the most it should be viewed or printed at a large size.
Nikkor 18-200mm
Nikkor 35mm F2.0
The image below is the same one I posted in my last post as a B&W photo, this time it’s the original one with colors as requested by Nathan in response to the post
Nikkor 35mm F2.0 – HDR Image
I’ll finish this post with a street portrait of my wife that I like very much. I thought about cropping it a bit at first but I left it as shot since for me it give the photo a more of a “walk in the park” feel.
Nikkor 35mm F2.0
Next time ill post some hand held HDR images and some more interesting photos that did not fit this post. Have a great week!
Beautiful photographs! Thank you for sharing. I am an expat in Bucharest and very much enjoyed the shots you took, all of which are very typical.
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Wonderful photography. Enjoyed all of the photos. Thank you for posting and sharing these great photos.
Delft, 7 november 2008
Hallo Avi,
Thank you for the foto’s. I have been many time’s in Brasov (winter holliday’s)and in teaching the Bahaí faithwhen I still lived there (born in Cluj-Napoca but raised in Constanta). Is an old en beautiful city but I still recognize the market. I was surprized that you did not fotographed the Black Cathedral that is a unforgetable view.
As somebody who just last jear (after 7 jear’s absence)went to Romania I realized that everybody’s subject of discusion is politics and how the life so expensive is. But I have met people who still smile en hope for a good future. Looking forword for new foto’s from Romania. Greetings Silvia Bojin
And why so little became such interesting blogs, thank you!
Very lovely. I have the 18-200 and would die to get such great pictures.