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pajaran (102632) 2018-02-03 1:22

Dobar dan.
Interesantan i lep pogled, lep trenutak ...
Lepa crno bela fotografija, lepo pokazano mesto i trenutak.
Lepe fotografije u radionici.
Zelim vam lep dana, sve najbolje za vikend, srecno.
Paja.


Good day.
Interesting and beautiful view, a nice moment ...
Beautiful black and white photo, a nice place and moment.
Nice photo in the workshop.
I wish you a nice day, all the best for a weekend, happy.

snunney (130967) 2018-02-03 1:39

Hello Gert,
Black and white has its merits, particularly in difficult lighting conditions and for heightening the mood. I like the point of view here looking toward the bridge and the lively atmosphere. The image has a good range of tones and fine clarity.

tenretin (3145) 2018-02-03 2:02

Hello,
Ma première visite dans ce pays date de 2003. Déjà Porto ne présentait plus cet aspect. Cette photo est particulièrement intéressante et proche du documentaire. Merci pour la partage.
Cordialement,
JP

ChrisJ (160008) 2018-02-03 2:06

Hello Gert,

All 3 images are fine and compliment each other. The guy in the main photo with a pot belly seems to be watching the fully clothed man retrieving a fish. I would not advise swimming so close to so many fishing rods. Good sharpness and tonal range. Tfs!

Royaldevon (75378) 2018-02-03 2:37

Hello gert,

I had to study my own thoughts to explain why I enjoyed these three shots so much!
Maybe it was just to see times when people were contented to share activities that were not expensive but fulfilling!
Although the three were about the bridge, it was the people that were most interesting.

The w/s, showing the solitary figure fishing, made me smile. I have never seen a fisherman looking so little like a fisherman! He appeared to be modelling his clothes in a playful way.
The second w/s was much more intriguing. It's very well composed, too. The f/g man is lost in his own thoughts but life is moving on without him as people stream across the bridge. It's a bit 'Brave New Worldish' !

Have a great w/e,
Bev :-)

alvaraalto (42276) 2018-02-03 3:02

Hello Gert
Black and white is here a splendid alternative for bad colours and if I may say so in this picture also for good colours. I like your association with the famous Italian cinema from this period. I only missed the names of Fellini and Antonioni 😉. I’ve seen a lot of their movie in that years.
Have a good weekend, groet Rob

danos (110407) 2018-02-03 4:40

Hell Gert,
Nice the B/W format with the lot of the young fishermen and the others to are so close to the sea.Excellent the snapshot as the light management.

Have a good WE,Danos

Silvio1953 (205719) 2018-02-03 5:08

Ciao Gert, beautiful B&W, lovely composition with a lot of people, excellent perspective and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

Sergiom (117241) 2018-02-03 6:59

Bonjour Gert,

Une autre très belle pièce sortie de tes archives en noir et blanc et qui nous raconte une très beau moment de l'époque. Superbe point de vue et une belle histoire.

Amicalement

Serge

Tue (82232) 2018-02-03 7:57

Hello Gert,
A great daily life photo from the banks of the river, which are crowded with many people. It does look like the still from an old movie indeed. Excellent composition, the city and the bridge further away make a great backdrop too.
Lars

cornejo (61504) 2018-02-03 11:38

Hello Gert, very good picture of this interesting scene of everyday life, excellent note. A great job perfectly done, my congratulations, my friend. Thanks for sharing this interesting work.

Good night and happy Sunday.
All the best from the south of Spain.
Angel.

emka (152194) 2018-02-03 12:54

Hello Gert, Who still remembers such names as Rosselini, Visconti or de Sica? I remember Bicycle thieves. On the other hand, I do not remember any Italian contemporary movies. Indeed it looks a bit like in these neorealistic films. From this set I like most the Workshop with the laundry above the river, and delicate view of the bridge with the silhouettes of the people on it. Black and white is a fantastic option in such cases. KInd regrads Malgo

tyro (30513) 2018-02-03 14:31

Hello Gert,

As always, a fascinating note - and how resourceful of you not to give up on these particular scanned slides but to give them added life by converting all three images to black and white. In fact, if the quality of your "laundry" workshop slide was as bad as you mentioned to Bev, you have performed a remarkable feat of resurrection.

And, indeed, while all three photographs are very appealing, that one with the laundry out to dry is my favourite too: I simply love it. I mean there is the enormous bridge in the background which we see through mist or fog, the dozens of little figures and a few vehicles on top of the bridge, then there is the rather mundane foreground of washing hung out to dry and then - for some strange reason, we have a fellow apparently relaxing atop a precipice! I just wish I could print this one out and hang it on a wall here!

And all the more remarkable because you can't actually remember taking this one!

Absolutely Brilliant!

Kind Regards,

John.

Kind Regards,

John.

rychem (72179) 2018-02-03 15:50

The three historic photos in the black and white version look almost like daguerreotypes, a very good documentary series, greatly presented
regards Ryszard

macjake (96157) 2018-02-03 22:57

Hi Gert
oh how times have changed right? I get the feeling Porto wasn't as touristy in 84 as it is now. Photographers and tourists have clearly 'found' porto, and now its a hoping mad tourist destination. If my memory is correct, this same viewpoint is now full of boats, tour boats, launching pads for tourists to line up to get on the boats...i think you get it!
great to see this shot when I was only 9 years old :)
cheers
Craig

lucasgalodoido (26956) 2018-02-04 11:56

Olá Gert,
interessante essas fotos mesmo, e gostei bastante das imagens dos WS, principalmente a 1, merecia até um post só dela. A qualidade aqui, em P&B achei muiito boa. Belo trabalho.
Parabéns e Abraço,
Lucas

worldcitizen (14272) 2018-02-07 12:58

Hello Gert,
The title of this photo pulled me in. My Master's Thesis, many years ago, actually included Italian neorealist cinema, and Vittorio De Sica in particular. There's an interesting array of people on the far, left side of the frame, and that works well with the large section showing only the river and the bridge. B/W was a good choice for this scene, too.

PiotrF (52330) 2018-02-12 15:15

Hello Gert
An interesting composition along the waterfront in Porto.
Interesting note.
Pictures in the workshop are also interesting and together they are a great series.
Regards
Piotr