The other wind

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I passed this bougainvillea hundreds of times before finally catching the beauty of it.

On the go

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These two shots were taken on the move with the small Olympus 35mm camera. I like this way of shooting. It is based partially on the prediction of the visual situation AKA intuition and partially it is just luck.
Of course you are waisting a lot of film, but that's expected. Some of the pictures I've gotten this way are priceless for me.

Street prophet, his wife and elephant seller

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This man is appearing year after year under the Metrorail tracks by Government Center. He is preaching aloud with his wife seated in front of him. He is always wearing this neck support collar. His preaching is not the best I heard, he is telling Lord's word more to himself than to the others, but this time he had his better day. When I was taking this picture, the elephant seller (his hand is in the left side of the frame) asked me: "Aren't you from CIA or FBI?" Good place. Not too many spots like this is the whole Miami.

How I did it

The old tale

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This is a top floor of Aventura Mall in Aventura, Florida.

Composition with palm tree

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This is the picture I shot recently in Downtown Miami at Flagler street. It is peopleless, pure cityscape and I like it this way.

Morning in Little Haiti

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From the car window while driving from the beach through blocks of Little Haiti. She was floating in a slow motion along the wall and our car was floating slowly in the traffic. I've gotten a split second for the click.

Straight up

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These taken at Biscayne Boulevard in Downtown Miami; the folks were protesting/marching every other day for many weeks. I used my beloved Bessa L rangefinder with short 25mm lens (hence huge depth of the field), Tri-X film pushed to E.I. 1600 in Diafine and dark red filter to enhance the contrast of the scene.

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These 2 pictures are from North Miami Beach, Florida. I took them subsequently in 5 minutes and they somehow formed a duo, at least to me. Enjoy.

The Vortex

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Again, downtown Miami, SW 1st street. This is digital (finally; yes, I shoot digital, too); I also have the B/W square medium format film variant, it is different but stands on its own:

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Mexican Gulf

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Short vacation in 2006; this is evening light at Treasure Island in St. Petersburg, FL.

Theft of Europe

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I found this statue at the Ringling's Estate in Sarasota, Florida, in the garden. Nice place to visit, they have very good collection of old paintings inside and funny statues outside.

...and an account in a Swiss bank

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I shot this picture in Matheson Hammock Park located in South Miami. Black and white infrared film had been used to enhance the contrast of the scene.

Haulover Beach

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I shot this pictures at the Haulover beach in Sunny Isles Beach, FL (part of Greater Miami).

Chance Encounters

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I shot this picture (as the most of my street photos) in downtown Miami. I passed by these two with my Olympus Stylus Epic loaded with high speed film. They did not notice me and my camera. I had been just a shadow to them, one of many.

Inner peace

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With this post I am starting the publication of my street portfolio. You'll always get the link to the same but bigger picture on the storage site (pbase.com/amirko) by clicking on the image and the link where you can order prints (MiamiStreetPhoto), it is right under the picture.

I shot this picture (as the most of my street photos) in downtown Miami. I passed by these figures, then saw the image in my mind, turned around and came back -- they stayed.

STAS minirail gallery system installed

I routinely print and frame pictures for my clients and for myself, and every time it is necessary to hand and see how it looks in the real home environment; hence a new hole in the poor wall.

Recently I decided to stop this insanity and bought >STAS miniral system<

Today I installed it. What a difference it made! No more drilling. Need to rearrange pictures? Can be done in a matter of seconds. It is easy to install, very convenient to use and affordable.

CONCLUSION: ** Highly recommended **