Empty Streets: Easier to find in certain circumstances (Qurator PhotoQuest and Monomad Challange)
My entry to Qurator`s PhotoQuest: Empty Streets
Hi,
Last Saturday, when I checked the weekly theme for the Qurator PhotoQuest at first, I thought it would be easy to find in my photo library photographs of empty streets. But obviously, I was wrong and it has taken me quite a while to find photographs where no people appeared in the foreground, background or background.
After reviewing many photographs, I found several reasons why it was difficult to find photographs with empty streets and one of them is that generally in Spain the weather is very good and we like to be outside our homes occupying the streets, parks and terraces.
So I had to look for pictures of places I have visited in winter and where the interior climate of the peninsula, which is colder, invites one to stay at home.
Of course, the rain, more typical of the north of the peninsula, is another of those phenomena that empty the streets and if it is accompanied by unpleasant wind, better than better to stay at home with a blanket reading post in Hive.
In general, most human beings are animals of diurnal habits. The sun nourishes our skin and invites us to be outdoors.
So, another good occasion to get photographs of empty streets was to look for night themed photographs. Being this photograph of these huge flower pots the one I liked the most when I edited it in black and white.
Finding pictures of empty streets in big cities is also practically a chimera. We are many tourists visiting places of interest and getting a photo surrounded by solitude is practically impossible.
However, when one gets lost in small medieval villages, everything is easier. There is a Spain, the one they call emptied, where the youth has migrated to the cities and where there is hardly any population and which are a real wonder to get lost in its streets that once were the cradle of medieval civilizations of great historical relevance.
Greetings.
Sending you an Ecency curation vote.
Finding empty streets to take photos can be challenging and your post shows the best times to do so without people ruining the shot, that black and white night photo is great and makes the empty street a little eerie but in a good way. Sometimes I go out early in the morning for a walk and when I see a good moment I take some photos with my phone taking advantage of the fact that there are no people on the street, almost like the perfect set, those old medieval villages you mention are perfect for this kind of photography because the old stone streets with no one walking around make for better photos than trying to Photoshop out 50 tourists 😅
Empty streets often reflect unique moments in urban life, such as early mornings, holidays, or global events like lockdowns. According to Wikipedia, urban areas are typically bustling, so capturing them in silence offers rare artistic and social value. Such scenes evoke reflection on our fast-paced lifestyles and how city infrastructure adapts to human patterns. In cities like Dubai, digital innovations enhance urban mobility during both peak and quiet hours—tools like Nolcard-ae help streamline public transport efficiently. These transformations show how modern cities are evolving to meet diverse daily rhythms.
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