San Francisco streetcars

Posted by Andrew Gould (Sydney, Australia) on 14 January 2008 in Transportation and Portfolio.

The cable cars are fun, but I love the streetcars (trams) best!

19th of November 2007 (10:58 am)

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UPDATE:
See this page for information on the streetcar on the left. And this one, is the same type as the one on the right, although the colour is different.

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Comments (7)

Shuva Brata Deb from Hyderabad, India

I didn't know they still has these type of transport in Australia. Andrew, Are you a cricket fan? Just curious, coz there is a lot of things happening :-)

14 Jan 2008 12:29pm

@Shuva Brata Deb: Hi Shuva. Perhaps you didn't notice the title. This is San Francisco, although there are trams in some places in Australia. I read on the Internet that Melbourne has the most extensive tram network in the Southern Hemisphere.

When I arrived in Sydney in 1958 (at age 10), the trams were running here, although they took them out after a very short time. We only have one tram run near part of the city centre, and this is really just a showpiece. I'll post a photo of it soon.

Sorry... I'm not a cricket fan...

kairospix from Singapore, Singapore

i like the colour saturation in this shot - just the right balance
nice capture!

14 Jan 2008 2:17pm

@kairospix: Thank's for the comment. I was lucky I had subdued but interesting light, which has given the streetcars real form.

ManuelaR from Hainburg, Germany

Difficult to choose between the two, they both look precious!

14 Jan 2008 5:21pm

@ManuelaR: Yes, Manuela, they are both beautiful. Personally, if I had to choose, I'd go for the one on the left. It seems to me that the designers were attemping a modern look at the time, but now this appears so quaint.

Steven from Montreal, Canada

I like the contrast (color, models) between the two street cars. I agree with the comment about the color saturation, the street cars really pop!

14 Jan 2008 7:12pm

@Steven: Thanks Steven. As I have said in another reply, I put the fact that they stand out so well down to the good light.

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

A really great shot, the more I look at it, the more I appreciate it. Great stuff.

14 Jan 2008 7:56pm

@Graham Russon: Thank you, Graham.

Gloria from Barcelona, Spain

Fantástica foto Andrew! Me gusta mucho, la luminosidad, los tonos, todo, felicidades. Hiciste mucho camino para hacerla eh!.

Saludos.

14 Jan 2008 10:42pm

@Gloria: Gracias, Gloria. Como he dicho arriba en otras respuestas, tuve mucho suerte con la luz ese día.

Emilio Garcia from Pleasanton, United States

Andrew. Wonderful shot of the street cars. I have lived here for 20 years and never thought of how nice and typical all of these are. The shot captures the essence of a typical day in San Francisco. I am looking forwards to the rest of the series.

15 Jan 2008 4:36pm

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