Street Jungle, a photo from Milan, Lombardia

Photographer's Note

This is just a street next to the place where I live.
It's quite disappointing because of the strange street signs, so many signs in a few metres of street!! Just imagine drivers passing by...... they risk a car crash only for looking at all those indications!! I thought it could be funny and humorous, so I decided to share the image.

ruisc_pt, robertosalguero, syd1946, feather, vinicio, Silvio1953, patdeph, kiwi_explorer, jafadabret, VeeJayCee, robob, daddo, claudeD, chinchini, ekinokswest, ifanik, Charo, v_vicky, xuaxo, jlbrthnn ha puntuado esta nota como útil.

Critiques | Translate

trinko (2950) 2007-04-29 15:47

interesting view. nice focus. i'd increase contrast and/or saturation for the colors. nice topic, i'd hate to have to read all of those signs!

ruisc_pt (11594) 2007-04-29 16:01

humorous?????????????????????''
of course!!!
indeed oberto very well "seene"
TFS

delic (6735) 2007-04-29 16:47

Impressive redundancy. Drivers wouldn't even see half of the signs. Well-seen and captured. Cheers!
Hakan

robertosalguero (292) 2007-04-29 17:58

Hi Roberto. I remember driving in Europe an coming across many sections of road like this one. It was confusing at first but after a while it becomes common. I like your scene. The signs work very well as subjects and the nice colourful buildings in the background create a nice backdrop. Thanks.

Roberto

jjcordier (79299) 2007-04-30 2:15

Bien vu, Roberto! Les arbres de cette jungle sont d'une espèce que je connais trop bien....mais le climat doit être propice dans la région car ils y poussent très très bien!
Amicalement
JJ

Clementi (52514) 2007-04-30 3:42

Ciao Roberto,
essendo una citta' scarsa di alberi hanno provveduto in maniera diversa , ottima foto buono il punto di ripresa
Giorgio

anducina (8407) 2007-04-30 7:13

Excellent city scene, interesting POV. I like the light-shadows play.

TFS,

Andreea

sajjadali (422) 2007-04-30 7:36

after watching the picture, i thought it may be from Driving School, but when i read you Note, it tell a different story, strange that so many trafic sign in just few meters, and practically repeting the signs again and again, quite funny.

Well observed, and nicely captured. Well done and TFS !!
cheers
Qureshi

syd1946 (1167) 2007-04-30 18:22

Hello Robert,
Your note and the title say what we see here.Very interesting and good idea to take this shot.Most of all I like the way you composed it including the bicycle in the frame.I enjoy it...
Best wishes,
Thomas

polter (7239) 2007-05-01 12:16

Good shot - well seen and fine realised. Don't try to solve the puzzle :)). Jungle - yes - that is it. :))) Greetings T.

feather (51130) 2007-05-01 14:24 [Comment]

Show Comment +

bruce_wayne (1507) 2007-05-01 18:26

Simpativa composizione! Quanti cartelli in pochi metri.
Anche le palazzine sullo sfondo con gli angoli arrotondati dei terrazzi e delle finestre contribuiscono a creare una simpatica foto!
Bella!!!

Bruce W.

Silvio1953 (222779) 2007-05-03 14:13

Certo che per leggere tutti i segnali bisogna fermarsi con la macchina, peggio di uno stop, ma poi arriva il carro attrezzi e ti porta via...bell'esempio di giugla urbana, Roberto, foto gradevole con bella luce e bei colori, bravo e complimenti all'uffico segnaletica del comune di Milano, non è mica facile metterne così tanti.., BRAVI!
Ciao Silvio

patdeph (35750) 2007-05-03 14:54

hi Roberto
it's not only funny,it's incredible!I can't imagine how some people can do something like this.Good idea to have photographed this.Thanks for sharing.
Pascale

kiwi_explorer (12209) 2007-05-05 7:28

Hi Roberto,
In a way it is funny alright ... a common visual pollution in any city. I like your POV here ... a common sight that we seem not to take notice until it is put into focus by the lens. The colors are warm and natural. Well composed ... good job! Tfs
Cheers,
Renier

xavshot (69835) 2007-05-05 7:42

Bonjour Roberto
elle est impressionnante et marrante cette photo. C'est bien vu de nous la faire partager. Je vois qu'à défaut de lire tous les panneaux on peut s'en servir pour attacher son vélo ;o)
amicalement
Xavier

jafadabret (56501) 2007-05-06 3:06

Roberto, ça fait du bien de rire parfois. Une photo comme celle-ci est une bouffée de fraîcheur pour attaquer la journée. Je plains les piétons qui se risquent à traverser dans cette jungle de panneaux que doivent déchiffrer les automobilistes avant de voir le panneau concernant le passage protégé.
Jacques

jhm (211738) 2007-05-09 6:33

Hello Roberto,

I'm very glad that you placed this wonderful image, this is a problem in all countries, road-sign much to much, incredible but completely real, my compliments for this one.

Best regards,
John.

VeeJayCee (2410) 2007-06-12 17:42

A good humorous picture Roberto. I would be afraid to move for fear of breaking a law here!

robob (3648) 2007-06-24 12:07

Hello Roberto,
30 km/h, c’est encore trop rapide pour observer toutes ces interdictions… Je pense qu’il vaut mieux s’arrêter 5 minutes o-)))
C’est une image très amusante !
TFS et à bientôt,
Robert

king (4242) 2007-06-25 1:44

Hello Roberto.
I've pity with the car-driver that has to pass all these signs in high speed. I'm sure he's lacking some information.
Greetings.
Huub de K.

daddo (28748) 2007-06-25 10:02

Ciao Roberto. Mi fa ridere questa foto. Talk about overdoing something and rendering the whole thing practicaly meaningless. Still, well spotted and nicely caught. Ciao. Klaudio.

claudeD (47754) 2007-06-26 7:48

Hello Robert,

You had a very interesting and good idea to take this shot.I enjoy your picture very much and it is really humorous..

With regards from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

meltemi (0) 2007-07-22 8:54

Ciao Roberto,
incredibile che vengano creati ambienti del genere, la tua è una notevole testimonianza. L'immagine è molto ben inquadrata e i colori ed i particolari sono ottimi.
Saluti.
Stella

poulinp (4528) 2007-07-28 19:28

Héhé, funny shot. We have this problem in Montreal too. ;-)

inuit66 (663) 2007-07-30 1:21

Hi Roberto. This IS funny! And very strange also..... I hope you find your way across your own street anyway. Greetings Jens :-)

chinchini (31529) 2007-07-30 7:06

Salut Roberto,
"Un panneau peut en cacher un autre" dit-on chez nous quand trop c'est trop. ;o)
Très bonne idée que de nous présenter dans une très bonne photo ces nuisances de notre civilisation avancée.
Ciao mon Ami
Pierre

Malyshev (2522) 2007-07-31 12:10

Buono sera,Roberto!
Great urban shot!
I like this composition with empty street and soft colours!
Perfetto!!!!
Yuri.

Rosa (0) 2007-08-22 18:08

Bonjour Roberto,
Pour lire toutes ces plaques de signalisation il faut s’arrêter ou rouler a pas d’homme !!!
C’est une jungle de panneaux, très marrante cette belle image.
J’ai perdu mon sens de l’orientation avec tous ces panneaux :))
Bravo
Amicalement,
Rosa.

rushfan2112 (2965) 2007-10-14 3:16

Robbie. Great image and very humourous. Just who is there to obey this ridiculous amount of instructions - and who could take them all in? I like the muted colours and the lighting. Best wishes, Paul.

dilane (861) 2007-11-02 11:17

Bonsoir Roberto,
voilà une image qui a le mérite d'être bien rangée dans sa catégorie. Effectivement, l'humour est là. la DDE milanaise a fait très fort. Sur le plan technique et artistique, je pense qu'il était possible de faire mieux - mais bon...
je ne sais plus comment je suis tombé sur cette photo, mais j'ai pris le temps de visiter ta galerie, et là !!!!!! désolé de te l'annoncer ainsi, mais ce fut une grosse déception, et plus encore, une grosse incompréhension. J'ai préféré voir dans les notes obtenues par ces photos, là aussi, une note d'humour - vraiment désolé -
daniel

archimatica (20648) 2007-11-09 10:11

L'alternanza asimmetrica dei segnali stradali pone l'accento sulla caotica gestione delle indicazioni stradali in Italia e, vedo in particolare, nella tua città. Un tema di drammatica attualità che hai fatto bene a evidenziare. Il sole verticale dona profondità alla ripresa e consente di cogliere la composizione architettonica.
Nel complesso un'acuta analisi fotografica di un contesto urbano. Non mi sento però in coscienza di darti il voto massimo perchè il cestino pieno dei rifiuti putroppo stona nalla composizione complessiva. Magari con il timbro clone si poteva sistemare. Un saluto.

ifanik (21679) 2008-01-03 16:32

Hi Roberto and happy new year
Very nice and funny photo with beautiful colours
Thank you for your critigue
Best regards
Nick

polpo56 (15146) 2008-04-06 1:47

Ciao Roberto,
bella foto, che fa riflettere soprattutto aulle contraddizioni dei nostri tempi; ottima scelta, foto intelligente. Tu riprendi, per certi versi, un argomento a me caro che ho proposto nel mio tema "uncommon wievs of Rome": purtroppo non è stato capito.
Ci vediamo su TE
Ludo

cobra112 (15589) 2008-04-06 14:46

La bicicletta legata all'attraversamento pedonale è incredibile. Ottimo contrasto. Luce ben dosata.

Roberto

Royaldevon (86364) 2008-04-12 3:29

Hello Roberto,

You have captured this visual pollution with great skill and no doubt, some humour! The abandonned bicycle suggests that even he can't cope with the information overload!

Crisp, clear expertly cropped!

Kind regards,
Bev :-)
Many thanks for your warm comments on '100 Today!'

Charo (51290) 2008-04-14 5:14

Hola Roberto,
Una toma muy singular con todas esas señales y mucho grafismo. Excelentes colores y detalles.
Cordialmente
Charo

xuaxo (6854) 2008-08-03 7:27

No surprise. I'm used to things like this here in Portugal.
But it's funny, anyway.
Ciao,
F.

marietom (34611) 2008-08-04 3:56

hello Roberto,

Cette profusion de panneaux routiers est amusante. Bien vu.
Bon dimanche
Marie

panik75 (102) 2009-01-13 14:07

Are you kidding us?

jlbrthnn (76043) 2010-04-03 8:36

Buongiorno Roberto,
I pannelli di segnaletica crescono come gli alberi di una foresta a Milano. È impressionante ed abbastanza divertente. Una fotografia molto di buona qualità non privata un umore. Bravo.
Buona Pasqua
Amicalement
Joël

jimmj63 (0) 2011-02-14 13:21

ogni commento è superfluo

giacomo