For some reason this shot makes me feel strange. Not bad strange — just strange — kinda sad — not sure why. I love photos that you can disappear into. Amazing that there are no cars on the roundabout — pure fluke — only took one shot — was drinking coffee and talking to my wife and walking the dog — a long way from where we live —- still not sure why it makes me sad.
araneus1 
The tender grace of a day that is dead
Will never come back to me – Tennyson
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Beautifully put……….. that bloke should have been a poet.
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Must be the 7-Eleven.
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Probably………. why didn’t I think of that.
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Nice shot anyway.
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It is all waiting. I understand the feeling of being sad. But it makes me feel like everything is on hold, waiting. And that can be sad.
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Emotions are strange things………… more fun with them than without them……… more turmoil, but more fun.
Thanks for the comment…… appreciated.
Terry
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What I like to see is that is a decent old “bone-shaker” push bike there, The kind of thing I used to ride as a kid. Very reliable, heavy as hell and allowing you your first taste of freedom
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It’s all about nostalgia-the monochrome, the bike, 7-eleven and the quiet of the evening. Lovely pic.
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I agree with Red Hen. I think the B/W enhances the mood. Did you feel the same when it was in color? Presuming you don’t have a B/W camera—remember B/W film? You had to commit to a look in advance. Sigh. See, now I’m feeling that bluesy thing, too!!!
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I see in Black and White when I have a camera in my hand [this was actually a phone shot]….. it comes from my history with photography… I started out teaching black and white darkroom techniques to years 3,4,5 and six kids…….. so it is in my blood so to speak. Being a film person I also take very few shots because I ‘think’ about the shot before I take it…. goes back to cost and only having 24/36 shots on a roll…… old habits die hard.
I like the mystery and the mood that black and white creates…….. colour is great but it can be distracting….. it all depends on your ‘intention’. I like my phots to tell a story and it is no coincidence that a LOT of my stories come from photos/painting/illustrations…….. whoever took the shot/painted the picture/drew the drawing ‘spoke’ to me…….. told me a story. All I do is turn it into words………… it’s kinda magical.
sorry for going on so much………… I’ve had a really good day after two very bad weeks……. enjoying the feeling.
Terry
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Go with it! I’ve actually had a very productive week, too. Post-it notes and scribbles on ripped paper everywhere. Now if I can just finish a few more…
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I find it not sad, but exhilerating (or however that word is spelled) — an invitation to explore. Wow, an available bike, smooth pot-hole-free road & no traffic to mow you down…
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That’s the trouble with Canadians…………….. they are always os happy! Just kidding, but I do like your ‘positive’ take on the shot……. not surprising though……. you are the lady with an eye for detail and another eye for beauty…….. the way you soak up your environment rather than glide though it is an inspiration.
Terry
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(First, thank you.) That photo is a good candidate for use in a photo-sort, isn’t it — an image used (in a focus group, in a psychology evaluation) to determine the viewer’s mindset. It’s sufficiently ambiguous that it can be ‘read’ in many ways. Which also makes it splendid story-telling material. As you noticed…
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