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lukitas

lukitas

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This is the shot I make every day when I step out of my door : the way to work, the way to life.

I liked the idea of seeing them together.

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I like the concept: one camera, one picture ;-)

I have several subjects on my daily walks for which I do the same . . .
 
Like the concept and while the same thing I have a number of areas/locations with a short drive from my house that I like to shoot/re-shoot on a regular basis.
 
thank you!

I'm hoping that one day, everything clicks together like magic : the light, the characters walking through the scene...
 
Nice place to be taken on pictures daily.
The idea reminds me episode from "midsomer murders" with old school camera store owner.
 
A good bit like something out of the film "Smoke". I'd pick a few - the best and most interesting ones - otherwise it might be like this Andy Warhol film about a man sleeping. :)
 
Happily, the biker is discreet, mostly. It becomes a little busier a bit later, and in the mornings between seven and eight. Sometimes, around six, I awake to the unmistakable sound of a lonely Citroën deux-chevaux. And late at night, week-ends, we get the occasional carful of young revellers - high heels and shiny shoes, skimpy dresses and suits that look like silk - going Umph-Umph-Umph, causing geologically significant vibrations. And the occasional congregation of Poles, too skint to go to a bar, so they organise late night symposia on the pavement in front, showing great appreciation for flowing rhetoric and fiery oratory around the word 'Kurva', while quaffing surprising amounts of the cheapest beer one can buy. It can be quite lively.
I work late and shifting shifts, so I rarely go out before twelve, and sometimes, it is five before I step out the door. You found me out, Stewart!

A selection of this series may, eventually, become a book. Give it the name of the place : 'Rue Marie-Thérèse, 67, looking south'. Easy to find in Google maps, so you can compare the photos with the 'reality'...

Thank you all for reassuring me that the boring old view to the south of my front door is worth looking at. Makes me feel all aglow inside.

Cheers
 
There's a very good movie called 'Smoke' that came out some years ago. Augie (Harvey Keitel) the main character runs a cigar store on a corner in New York and starts every day at the same time by setting up his camera in the same spot on the opposite corner and taking one exposure ... he has a stack of albums of these photos, thousands of them!

There's a wonderful scene where he's showing the albums to the character (Paul) played by William Hurt ... a writer who currently suffers from writer's block and hasn't completed a book for several years since his wife was shot and killed in a bank hold up near by.

Paul comments as he goes rapidly through the albums that he doesn't get it ... all the photos are the same. Augie replies ... "Slow down my friend and take your time, there are no two photos the same!" Paul does slow down and starts to look more carefully at the photographs and there's this incredible scene where he comes across a picture of his wife walking through one of the frames and breaks down and cries as he realises the power of these photos and how they are moments frozen time that can never be changed!

Probably one of my favourite movies ... ever! :)
 
I saw that film, years ago. Still think about it smiling.
It did reinforce the idea of shooting the same scene every day, but my first reference is my dad, who took a shot through his bathroom window every dat after his matinal ablutions. Some very good photos in that series.

cheers!
 
As I reorganised my blog recently, I put al the pictures of my street in one easy to browse page.
If you click on a thumbnail, you should get a sliding panel wall, click or slide left or right to navigate.

Cheers
 
Keith said:
There's a very good movie called 'Smoke' that came out some years ago. Augie (Harvey Keitel) the main character runs a cigar store on a corner in New York and starts every day at the same time by setting up his camera in the same spot on the opposite corner and taking one exposure ... he has a stack of albums of these photos, thousands of them!

There's a wonderful scene where he's showing the albums to the character (Paul) played by William Hurt ... a writer who currently suffers from writer's block and hasn't completed a book for several years since his wife was shot and killed in a bank hold up near by.

Paul comments as he goes rapidly through the albums that he doesn't get it ... all the photos are the same. Augie replies ... "Slow down my friend and take your time, there are no two photos the same!" Paul does slow down and starts to look more carefully at the photographs and there's this incredible scene where he comes across a picture of his wife walking through one of the frames and breaks down and cries as he realises the power of these photos and how they are moments frozen time that can never be changed!

Probably one of my favourite movies ... ever! :)
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Keith- thats exactly what I was thinking- wonderful little film…. good call
 
lukitas said:
As I reorganised my blog recently, I put al the pictures of my street in one easy to browse page.
If you click on a thumbnail, you should get a sliding panel wall, click or slide left or right to navigate.

Cheers
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Marvelous! Like the concept and the photos a lot. An excellent idea.

The web implementation leaves a bit to be desired ... It would be nicer if the transition image to image was a bit smoother and cleaner.

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