Waiting For Memories, a photo from Haskovo, East

Photographer's Note

Hi, there,
This old man was deep in his thought when I happened to pass by. Alas,I had no time to take a better shot in this street of Haskovo.
It was one of the first hot summer days and an elderly person in hat showed good reason.
The electric post in the right part of the shot is maybe a peer of the old man:)
A thing that may surprise the alien here is the white pieces of paper stuck on the post you see in the right FG- We call them "nekrolozi". Whenever you see such, be sure, the portraits looking at you belong to dead people. It's sure before they died, they lived somewhere near the place you see such leaflets announcing someone's death.
Who knows, perhaps, an ex-friend of this oldman's is already looking only from the "nekrolog"-obituary

robertosalguero, Vasa, snunney, lrw1966, Silvio1953, RPoole5552, LamCam, zeca, plimrn heeft deze opmerking als nuttig gemarkeerd

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faubry (35447) 2008-06-16 1:08

Bonjour Valeria, j'aime beaucoup cette photo par sa simplicité et lé présence de cet homme est réellement bien vue...les paysages m'interpellent davantage lorsqu'il y a une présence humaine; très belle gestion de la lumière
amicalement
francine

Vasa (515) 2008-06-16 1:19

Bonjour chere voisine,

ta serie, que je n'arrive pas a suivre mutuellement, est de belles couleurs et plutot optimiste, malgre le theme de celle-ci qui comprend de tout et beaucoup de details dont tu rappelles dans ta note. J'aime bien ton travail dernierement et ca fait grand plaisir de partager quelques moments avec toi.

Budi srećna i uživaj u životu i u letu koje dolazi!

Branko

robertosalguero (292) 2008-06-16 1:20

Hi Valeria,

Nice and peaceful atmosphere. Te man is a tiny focal point but still seem to fill in the image well. The colours and details seem right and the overall framing very effective to present this vie. Thanks for sharing.

Roberto

snunney (130967) 2008-06-16 1:44

Hello Valerka,
A very nice composition of this elderly man taking advantage of a shady corner. I like the framing form the tree trunk on the left but find the telegraph post with its notices a bit distracting. I think the composition could be improved markedly by some judicial cropping on the right and at the top. Nevertheless, a very pleasing image with good colours and clarity.

wolf38 (30) 2008-06-16 1:53

Hello Valeria. A calm and contemplative scene. For the man a place for warming up for bodies and soul. Very beautifully. Best regards, Wolfgang.

ifanik (21679) 2008-06-17 3:13

Hi Valeria
This is a very nice photo with beautiful colours
Very peaceful atmosphere unter the trees
Best regards
Nick

RPoole5552 (1822) 2008-06-17 6:38

Looks like a very serene parklike setting. You could maybe crop the powerlines from above to improve. Thanks for sharing.

Best regards,

Rob

Silvio1953 (220637) 2008-06-18 5:32

Ciao Valeria, wonderful composition with splendid light and colors, very well done, ciao Silvio

LamCam (3717) 2008-06-19 13:03

Hello Valerka, Although the man is small our eyes are taken to him because he is lit by the sun. There is a good balance of light and shade. I think the top of the image could be cropped to give a square format, to remove the wires and the patch of white light. The post with the leaflets adds to the 'story'.
A very nice atmosphere in this shot.
Best wishes....Maggie
Best wishes....Maggie

zeca (19762) 2008-06-19 21:13

Hello Valeria!
This is a scene that belongs to the world. Wherever we go, we can see old people alone, many times looking to nowhere in any square like here. The rush on the people´s life sometimes take away the time they would like to dedicate to their grands. Sometimes, there are people who just don´t care about them. A few times, these old people just don´t have nobody. We must think about it everyday and care about our grands, at least our grands.
Your picture got this mood.
Regards,
Zeca

plimrn (21344) 2008-07-02 16:34

Hi Valeka,
I love sunlight filtered by the leaves. Although it is really difficult to capture well, you have done it here. The sunlight and shadows provide drama while the old m,an makes an excellent focal point. Interersting information about the leaflets on the pole make it a strong part of the composition. Well done.
HLJ, Pat