Anthem, or City of Light and Shadows, #2, a photo from Budapest, West

Photographer's Note

Since I took so many shots in the same underpass, I have thought of making here a kind of triptych of them, out of which this upload would be the middle one. Haunted by recurring time-lapsed emotions, I took to this dark place, with all its scars--it was the place in which, literally, light got in:

"You can add up the parts
but you won't have the sum
You can strike up the march,
there is no drum
Every heart, every heart
to love will come
but like a refugee.

Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That's how the light gets in."

--from "Anthem" by Leonard Cohen

KevRyan, kiwi_explorer, faubry, Dpbours, japiey, flory, ninaL, delnaja, Davidh34, luisafonso, pasternak, brevbrev14, eleparc, marknunnerley, kajspice, AnimeshRay, Angelillo, mpdre, Traczewska has marked this note useful

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KevRyan (22956) 2007-10-03 16:42

I went to an exhibition of drawings by the english artist LS Lowry this summer and his drawings were set against the work of an english photographer of the 60's whose name escapes me right now......the feel of their joint exhibition is the sense of your image - times gone never to be regained.......against the shadowy perambulations of a contemporary scenario - a wonderfully observed homage to the everyday creativity of photography.........stunning sasa.........a fantastic work of art.

bw Kev

kiwi_explorer (12209) 2007-10-03 16:44

Hi Sarolta,
Creative composition. Nice sepia effects which aged the the scene and also the 'ghost' effect is fantastic. Well done! tfs
Cheers,
Renier

chpp (4283) 2007-10-03 16:57

Hi,
I can really tell what is it about this image that attracted. Probably the mistery it holds. great quality picture and very original compo
cheers
chris

stevep (556) 2007-10-03 18:22

I really like what you've done with this, its an interesting idea and one that i probably would have overlooked.

i like that the person has a cane and is looking back to the scene as though he/she were conjuring the past or perhaps thinking of times past...

our past is always with us, every moment we've lived built up to create the person we are at each new moment... this photo makes me think of the song 'breathe in the air' from pink floyd. lyrics like; "
Long you live and high you fly
And smiles you'll give and tears you'll cry
And all you touch and all you see
Is all your life will ever be."

this photo makes me think that we are merely shadows of our former selves.... or visa-versa, and perhaps it would be more apt to say that the shadows of our former selves follow us around, always shaping who we are and who we want to be at each new moment.

regards,
steve

Dpbours (222) 2007-10-03 21:29

Hi Sasa,

I'm always wondering where you find these places. Probably they will just be around, it just takes you to see them... Were the exhibited shots already in a sepia tone, or did you make that of it? Just wondering about that one...
There is a girl in the foreground with something like a mitella on her arm - funny to see how it looks like she is holding a point-and-shoot in the other hand ;-).

Greetings,
Dennis

flory (4848) 2007-10-03 22:58

hi Sasa,
like an old movie.
a beautiful juxtaposition of worlds.
my eyes love this image!
thanks,
Flory;)

delnaja (2056) 2007-10-04 0:04

outstanding one again! A pure jewel like you know how to make them... Creative and with a great atmosphere. Reminds me old movies... superb...
Take care Sasa
Fred

bantonbuju (51815) 2007-10-04 0:27

how old are you sasa?...what was the date of your visit to budapest? doesnt the exif data tell us the lie?...:-))
girl, this cannot be contemporary...it must be an oldie, this piece of beauty you present us with today...
bw, j.

Furachan (0) 2007-10-04 0:29

Wow if anything an even more spectacular reflection than before. Remarkable work - history seems to haunt the frame, ghosts walk...
Best,
Francis

japiey (10163) 2007-10-04 0:45

Hi Sarolta.

IMAGINATIVE AND CREATIVE SHOT !!
Makes a great feeling seeing this beauty .
Many elements in combination, like a symphony in air..giving the right treat for us..
Salutes, friend.
A lovely day :)

jean paul

ninaL (21348) 2007-10-04 0:47

Sasa !!!

A masterpiece of sasesque art !
Beautiful, with some levels of reflections...
Powerful composition, delicious PP...
I am in love for this one.

Best regards. Grazyna.

faubry (35447) 2007-10-04 1:05

hello Sasa, very strange and mysterious image... very creative shot and a lot imagination,a lot shots together? and ghost at the top.... great Sasa photo
a demain
francine

Davidh34 (838) 2007-10-04 1:20

Hi Sasa

So perfectly spotted and executed. The mood and timeless qualities draw us in, and set our imaginations off to distance times and places. I see an ageing soul of the present, longing for a previous life. But hey, that's just me. THe composition and control of the light are perfect.

Regards

David

luisafonso (862) 2007-10-04 3:23

Another one. This time you decided to gave us an easier reading. The shadow profile of that man is even more amazing than the last. The case and the walking stick are precious here to elevate the atmosphere and the poetry of the shadow. It connects both realities in a very striking way. Well seen Sasa, well seen...

vapours (8264) 2007-10-04 4:21

Nice one again Sarolta, a great followup image. The walking stick of the silhouette ties in well with the old image being presented. Always love seeing these more artsy kind of shots, probably the most creative style of photography in my mind.

pasternak (15185) 2007-10-04 5:25

Hi Sasa, this is similar to the previous one, but with one important difference: the contrast of sizes between the "lilliputs" (and their world) and the shadow of Gulliver...

Cheers
Alexander

michiels (4170) 2007-10-04 6:00

hi Sasa,

THis is one you can find in the books of the masters of photography. I bet there will be a book of you too later !!! fantastic shot !!!!
greetings, inn ;)

anes_lc (14968) 2007-10-04 6:31

first welcome back sasa :) from what i see you had a great experience in your journey :)
you come with great shots ...and more in one also :)
i love the photowork in this one ...looks like a dream for me
thanks sharing this new vision of yours
best regards,anes

tehanu_f (6896) 2007-10-04 7:36

Hi Sasa,
This is as good as the one you posted yesterday. No, I've changed my mind, it's even better. The silhouette with the walking stick is so becoming to the old photo of the city. It's a great mood shot, and very artistic. Congrats.
Fusun

Paolo (41258) 2007-10-04 8:08

Hey Sasa!
back with another your great gane of reflections and pciture of a picture!
excellent one, with one of you amazing sepia composition.
thanks, ciao

eleparc (24063) 2007-10-04 16:14

Hello Sasa,

somehow i preferred the one you posted first.. I am less thrilled by this one, although it is another top quality shot;-) maybe the print that is making the BG? still is above the average TE posts ;-)

Cheers
Eric

brevbrev14 (140) 2007-10-05 1:21

Hi Sasa, another wonderful image and reflection!
stunning this series!
the old poster is fantastic! a jump in the past!
what can i say...this is art!
ciao!
Valeria

marknunnerley (2780) 2007-10-05 5:47

How on Earth do you find the time to view nearly 36000 hits? Well Sasa, reminds me of some of your earlier work of shadows you did and this is another fine example of how to capture it. You really have to look around the image to get the best out of it. Nice one.
br
mark

AnimeshRay (9089) 2007-10-06 9:47

A beautiful example of art combined with documentation, as good as any I have seen. The juxtaposition of this shadow with walking stick, pondering as it were the passage of time in this ancient city, is brilliant and elegant. Bravo! A favorite.

paprika-jancsi (2349) 2007-10-06 17:32

ez meg talan jobb is,Sasikam, nem tudom hogy csinaltad.nekem az utott-kopott pesti berhazak
a legmegrenditobbek, mert sok rossz elmenyem van roluk. a lekeskenyitett figurak remekek, de a fenykepezo not kiszedtem volna, mert elrontja az osi hangulatot.az allat (tehen) is kituno. Micsoda hangulat! Puszi, Jancsi

atlantida (2323) 2007-10-07 5:42

You;re an amazing girl Sasa, what u do with your camera is a beautiful art in which everyone can enjoy, your camera is happy to be in your property, one of the happiest Nikons in the world:)
Stay well.
Gordana

quillo (11858) 2007-10-07 8:29

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Hi Sasa:

Your works could be titled�.
典he ART OF the MIRRORS� I like
much as you play with which there
is to the other side of the mirror,
it is a form to see the world,
of real and the fictitious thing,
the fantasy of the dream,
the light as opposed to the dark,
and all this in an image that
makes think us and enjoy.

Congratulations and thanks.

Best regards.

-

RGatward (20108) 2007-10-08 12:59

Still can't work it out, is thre a mural there somewhere. Please tell me the underpass, I'll check it out next time.

Angelillo (9374) 2007-10-15 14:33

Hi Sasa,

It's really beautiful, like a collage made not of objects, but of histories and times... the past and the present playing together in this strange and oniric shot! It's very creative and it suggest many readings to imagination! It's a great shot! Thanks!

Greetings,
Angel.

mpdre (1611) 2007-10-20 9:07

Dear Sasa,
This triptych of "City of light and shadows" reveals again your most artistic side, your elevated passion for art. The fusion of images here has reached the level of perfection, projecting a world in which reality and imaginary are strikingly juxtaposed. The gentleman seems to emerge from the light and walk towards his real world, that space fulfilled by the past... What a beauty! You brought us a wonderful gift from your home town dear Sasa�
Take care,
Andre

kabel (1930) 2012-02-01 19:09

Hello, I just discovered your galleryof photos. I am relatively new to TE. What aninterestiong idea and so creative and artistic. If you don't mind I would like to add this photo to my theme called Artistic Images on TE.
Tfs,
karen