After the Storm
by vawendy

Comment:
Beautiful work! Everything fits so nicely together and the toning is perfect.

DPC Editing Rules
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
Great stuff! Definitely reminds me of political propaganda posters.

the long way home
by mariuca

Comment:
Terrific catch! Makes me want to go shoot some street.

Strange Music-
by streetpigeon

Comment:
Terrific catch! Glad this scored well for you.

Alice - Cobweb Collection
by sfalice

Comment:
Wonderful themed collection. For me, the thick black border works very well but the contemporary white lines are a little harsh. They scream for my eyes attention when I really want to see the delicate details in your images. Maybe a thin gray line would work better? I'd leave the text off too and make it more about the photographs and not the presentation. Thanks for sharing this beautiful set of images.

orange and purple
by mariuca

Comment:
This reminds me of a Paul Klee painting. Inspiration becomes the art. Very nice!

1
by herfotoman

Comment:
I find this essay, along with your others, very interesting. You create collections of variations on a theme. It appears you're searching for a clearer understanding but in the end more questions arise. Something so simple to understand yet we really know little about it. Looking forward to your future musings.

lantern
by posthumous

Comment:
Glad to see you back and participating in the photo essay side challenge. Some terrific images in this collection. A few that linger longer in my mind are "charcoal", "my heart melts", and "ripples". Have you considered combining poetry and images? Seems like a nice fit for your work.

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by jmritz

Comment:
I agree with Don, your work is terrific in this format. What I find most interesting about this series is how the details fade as we proceed. With each image a little less is revealed. We want to know more but then again do we really. That's why I find so many of your images compelling. You give us room to explore and think.

Looking for Yesterday
by insteps

Comment:

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