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Comment by rooum:
Lovely layering going on in the composition. Very nice shot. The Tom Waits title (great song!) does come to mind. Plus its a very Tom Waits hat.

Looking for Yesterday
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Comment by daisydavid:
Great series Henry, all about the looking and the longing and the realisation of the incomplete.

Looking for Yesterday
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Comment by mariuca:
I love the quiet pace of this essay. We follow the woman on tip toes and look through her eyes until she quietly leaves the space. Perhaps what I miss in this delicate essay is "another" eye; you looking at her looking (do not take it literal though!)
For such an incredible building for a Western eye, one would expect an exotic interior also, but the surprise is that yesterday becomes hazy everywhere and the glass sometimes breaks the same on all continents.
The different key would have been the tree that grew comfortably in a corner. My favorite shot of the series (also, The "Mondrian" one).
What I always love in your B&W photos is the way you direct the viewer.

I am a big fan of your work.

Looking for Yesterday
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Comment by jmritz:
I like the series. Been doing that a lot lately, looking for yesterday. The lives that were fresh and young when these places were new.

I was thinking it would have been better without the person in there but she is the bookends that hold the series together.

Looking for Yesterday
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Comment by insteps:

Originally posted by herfotoman: It was easy to follow the storyline. B&W seems to suit it very well. I enjoyed the constant of frames within frames, each one more broken than the next. I also like the dark outer frame. It pulls you into the mess in the middle. Nitpicking: Having a model on hand is a great asset. Perhaps she, or a small part of her body [hand, half a shoulder] could have been featured in the other images? I've never done something like that, just wondering out loud.. Some of the middle images repeating the same idea may be superfluous? Very enjoyable overall. Thanks.

Herman,

Thanks for taking the time to make a comment, It's much appreciated. Your nitpickings are the same thoughts that crossed my mind when putting this essay together. It's a fine line between leaving the viewer wanting more and saying enough is enough. The images were not captured with a story in mind I just found the place fascinating. The woman in the first and last images is my wife. I agree, something in the middle with a personal touch could improve the series. This old house is half way around the planet so it's not readily available. Without trying to simulate the environment , which would be quite challenging, I don't have anything to add. Maybe, if the place is still standing, next time we visit I could shoot something.

--Henry

Looking for Yesterday
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Comment by herfotoman:
It was easy to follow the storyline.

B&W seems to suit it very well.

I enjoyed the constant of frames within frames, each one more broken than the next.

I also like the dark outer frame. It pulls you into the mess in the middle.

Nitpicking:
Having a model on hand is a great asset. Perhaps she, or a small part of her body [hand, half a shoulder] could have been featured in the other images? I've never done something like that, just wondering out loud..

Some of the middle images repeating the same idea may be superfluous?

Very enjoyable overall. Thanks.

Looking for Yesterday
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Comment by salmiakki:
I admire you for persevering with this exercise. I only wish I hadn't lost my mojo. Haven't picked up the camera for months.

ETA. I love the essay!

Message edited by author 2014-08-05 15:37:19.

pescado y limón
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Comment by herfotoman:
This one has pizzas.

Thanks.

pescado y limón
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Comment by Art Roflmao:
I love the expression on the fish's face: "You're kidding, right??" :)

pescado y limón
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Comment by blindjustice:
Fantastic. I can feel the scrathes in that board.