Typical Saturday at Market Square

Posted by
Don Levesque (Saint John, Canada) on 9 July 2012 in Documentary & Street and Portfolio.

Market Square, Saint John, NB Canada

For the next few days, I'll be posting snapshots from around Saint John. Hope you enjoy them!

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We are 7 billion on this planet and I'm pretty sure someone out there will also like them.
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Comments (26)

Sophie from Fournets Luisans, France

Il y a foule !

9 Jul 2012 5:16am

@Sophie: Un samedi typique lorsque la température le permet.

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

A busy place, nice shot

9 Jul 2012 6:32am

@Doug: Thanks Doug! Gets busier when there are activities going on as you'll see in a future post.

Laurette from Fourways - Johannesburg, South Africa

A wonderful and colourful scene.... looks like everybody is having a great time. Beautifully captured.

9 Jul 2012 11:40am

@Laurette: Thanks Laurette!

Williams from East LaHave, Nova Scotia, Canada

Nice shot, how often I've crossed that bridge while passing through St. John. This makes me want to stop & look around sometime.

9 Jul 2012 11:52am

@Williams: Market Square is very busy on Saturdays even more so if there are activities going on. Thanks Paul!

arvin from sari, Iran

Excellent shot
Nice ...
Very very nice ..

9 Jul 2012 12:18pm

@arvin: Thank you arvin!

tataray from france, France

Cela attire du monde.. Belle scène colorée et jolis ballons ROUGES... )

9 Jul 2012 12:44pm

@tataray: Merci Raymonde!

Thea from Leeuwarden, Netherlands

Beautiful and interesting street shot..looking foreward to the next !

9 Jul 2012 12:54pm

@Thea: Thanks Thea!

Phil from Sausset les Pins, France

Cela ne manque pas d'animation et de monde ! Phil

9 Jul 2012 1:13pm

@Phil: Il n'avait pas de grands activités ce samedi car normalement la foule est presque doublée. Merci Phil!

pascale from Brussels, Belgium

weel i think it's not so crouwded for a market :)
well done !

9 Jul 2012 1:19pm

@pascale: This area has mostly outdoor cafés, the market itself is inside. Merci Pascale!

Mhelene from Paris, France

Belle photo de cette place .

9 Jul 2012 1:25pm

@Mhelene: Merci Mhelene!

Judy aka L@dybug from Brooksville, FL, United States

You always take me back down memory lane with these photos. I remember this well.

PS: I've just dug into my archives to find a few (small) images to share with you. The composite is in the queue for mid-August. ;D

9 Jul 2012 1:28pm

@Judy aka L@dybug: Thanks Judy!

gerard1948 from Santiago de Compostela, Spain

Superbe prise de vue, C'est très animé chez toi. Bonne semaine.

9 Jul 2012 1:29pm

@gerard1948: Merci Gerard! Ceci était un samedi un peu tranquille, lorsqu'il y a des activités, la foule double.

Julie L. Brown from Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

It looks like a festive place.

9 Jul 2012 1:43pm

@Julie L. Brown: Thanks Julie!

Carol from Leamington ON, Canada

A nice photo of this town gathering Don.... being that it's summer there must be a lot of things going on too. Great color and detail, I enjoyed!

9 Jul 2012 3:12pm

@Carol: Thanks Carol! This was a small crowd, usually when there are activities, the crowd more than doubles.

Heinz from Hamm, Germany

Wochenmärkte sind bei uns auch immer sehr gut besucht. Don, das sieht für den Anfang schon mal sehr gut aus.

9 Jul 2012 3:27pm

@Heinz: Danke Heinz! Diese Gegend ist voll von kleinen Cafés, ist der Markt selbst im Inneren.

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

For a "typical" Saturday, this looks like quite the busy place..........and the place to be and be seen. :-) The colors stand out nicely here and I love the height you've given this compo.

9 Jul 2012 3:58pm

@Steven: Thanks Steven! The crowd more than doubles when there are activities on site.

Baldwin VW from Bejuma, Venezuela

Beautiful shot of this colorful crowd enjoying a great summer day !!!

9 Jul 2012 4:31pm

@Baldwin VW: Thanks Baldwin!

Denny Jump Photo from Easton, PA, United States

A beautiful shot, DOn - I will be watching and watching-for these shots as I hhave wanted to visit ther for many years and we have some old friends down Quis Pamsis way....He can't get around too much but she keeps him going :-)

9 Jul 2012 4:35pm

@Denny Jump Photo: Thanks Denny! Quispamsis is about a 15 minute drive from here and a very nice place. I've also got friends living there.

Ruthiebear from Titusville, NJ, United States

This is a great shot. It gives a real feel to the atmosphere, the color and the crowds.

9 Jul 2012 4:57pm

@Ruthiebear: Thanks Ruthie!

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

A wonderful street shot Don! I will definitely put this one on my list of places to visit this fall! ;-)

9 Jul 2012 6:12pm

@Eric Cousineau: Thanks Eric! Another place you should put on your list is the City Market which is about a couple of blocks from Market Square.

RBL from Oxford, United States

Great crowd at the market square ... the sky is amazing (I love the layered clouds); beautiful colors and street scene captured!

9 Jul 2012 8:17pm

@RBL: Thanks Ruthie!

Dokmateo from Madrid, Spain

Exactly...very nice shot! Perfect title!

9 Jul 2012 9:31pm

@Dokmateo: Thank you Dokmateo!

omid from mashhad, Iran

wow!
very nice!

9 Jul 2012 11:00pm

@omid: Thanks omid!

B. Thomas from Arlington, Texas, United States

Looks like a fun place for a walk about.

10 Jul 2012 2:44am

@B. Thomas: When the buskers are around, this place is wall to wall people.

Stephen from Canberra, Australia

Excellent scene-setting shot, Don!

11 Jul 2012 2:02pm

@Stephen: Thanks Stephen!

franz from Baden, Austria

another lovely and busy street scene !

15 Jul 2012 3:53pm

@franz: Thanks franz!

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