Meet You On The Street Corner

David McMahon

Meet You On The Street Corner

I’d never seen anything quite like it before – the corner of two streets, each wall in its own distinct colour. This was shot at Clarke Quay, in Singapore’s historic wharf district, in mid-December 2007.

The other great factor that caught my attention was the orientation of the street signs in English and in Mandarin.

Look closely and you’ll see how carefully the walls have been painted, with no visible overlap on the corner. Also, observe the area around the signs in Mandarin and you’ll spot a slightly larger rectangle demarcated against the wall, suggesting that the signs were once slightly larger, but not quite the dimensions of the English signs.

I do not crop, enhance or post-edit my images in any way. Shot with a Pentax K100D, using a Sigma 18-125mm lens. F8, 1/350 sec, ISO 200, focal length 125mm.

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Meet You On The Street Corner by David McMahon
Meet You On The Street Corner by David McMahon
  • artisandelimage

    artisandelimage 27 days ago

    wow, you must have an efficient time machine to bring back picture from the future (still one month to go for mi-december 2009) !!! lol
    great find, interesting comment !
    my best, francis.

  • David McMahon replied 27 days ago

    Thanks so much for pointing that out with such humour! I’ll just switch off the time machine, come back to the present and correct that to say 2007!

  • Betty Mackey

    Betty Mackey 27 days ago

    Interesting how you got there in December, 2009! Must be the Twilight Zone. I was wondering how you got around so much! LOL

  • David McMahon replied 27 days ago

    Sorry, Betty! My mistake …. it was 2007, so I’ll exit the Tardis now!

  • John Vandeven

    John Vandeven 27 days ago

    Pay my fare and I will meet you on the street corner David…LOL
    Well spotted David, great shot and good description.

  • David McMahon replied 27 days ago

    It’d be a great street corner to meet on, John! And one that’d be fairly easy to find. You’d enjoy shooting images at Clarke Quay.

  • cherylc1

    cherylc1 27 days ago

    great shot!

  • David McMahon replied 27 days ago

    Thank you, Cheryl. This was actually my first visit to Clarke Quay – and I could have spent hours exploring the place!

  • Shulie1

    Shulie1 27 days ago

    Great shot, again, as always

  • David McMahon replied 27 days ago

    Thank you, Shulie. The old wharf area now comprises restaurants, cafes, clubs and entertainment areas. And the colours are amazing.

  • Cee Neuner

    Cee Neuner 27 days ago

    Great eye and fabulous capture!! :D

  • David McMahon replied 27 days ago

    Thanks, Cee – I spent the whole day just walking around Singapore with my camera, before catching a connecting flight …..

  • Trish Woodford

    Trish Woodford 27 days ago

    Well spotted David, great image :))

  • David McMahon replied 27 days ago

    Thanks, Trish. It was a great view from the corner!

  • sfmilner

    sfmilner 27 days ago

    Greetings David; Nicely seen and captured.
    steve

  • David McMahon replied 27 days ago

    Thanks, Steve – the colours of Clarke Quay are just amazing.

  • JUSTART

    JUSTART 27 days ago

    great shot, love the colours

  • David McMahon replied 27 days ago

    Girls one way, boys the other way! Glad you liked this shot!

  • Lynne Prestebak

    Lynne Prestebak 26 days ago

    great contrast of colors/wording…i like it!

  • David McMahon replied 26 days ago

    Thanks so much – it’s not often I take a shot on a street corner, OF a street corner!

  • Sarah Russell

    Sarah Russell 26 days ago

    Cool picture!

  • David McMahon replied 25 days ago

    Thanks very much, Sarah. Not the most common sight in the world!

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