Though ice on the roads and pavements can be a tiresome hinderance to normal movement at this time of year, it does sometimes create some interesting effects of light and texture. This is a street very close to where I live, and a chic cheese and groceries shop far too exclusive for my meagre wallet. It's always very pretty and inviting though, and here the golden light of its interior is reflected in pools of melted ice on the other side of the street street. Roads are dreadfully dull things usually, so it is refreshing to see their texture transformed a little. I like the curves and lines in the light here, and the slightly magical look of the otherwise ordinary urban landscape. It is early evening and lights in the windows are beginning to be turned on. In one of the windows a star can be seen, for this picture was taken around Christmas time. The warmth of the shop with its bright lights is some distance away, adding, I think, to the slightly melancholy beauty of the picture.
Location: Oslo, Norway
No comments:
Post a Comment