This photo is like a sad poem that speaks to me and touches my soul. I get very emotional looking at it. And, like all your photos, I have been looking at it for a very long time. A restaurant is a place where people meet, eat, enjoy the presence of each other, talk and connect with each other. It is a place that can stand as a symbol for our human needs to interact and communicate with each other, to share moments of togetherness. This photo reveals the exact opposite: rejection, isolation, loneliness. The empty chairs facing away, like the only customer showing us his massive back.
I wonder if you, as the poet, the photographer, see what I see? Or is it just my own sadness that I feel reflected in something that is not there?
Anyway, thank you for sharing your art. You are doing an amazing job!
Hi Jens….and thank you so much for your thoughtful and in-depth comment! Indeed I got the same impression when I passed that restaurant. In particular it was the pure black figure with the huge hat that made the whole scene so interesting and emotional for me.
I love this! There are so many wonderful, interesting details in this image yet you’ve also composed it in such a way that they all belong together in that moment. Lovely work.
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This photo is like a sad poem that speaks to me and touches my soul. I get very emotional looking at it. And, like all your photos, I have been looking at it for a very long time. A restaurant is a place where people meet, eat, enjoy the presence of each other, talk and connect with each other. It is a place that can stand as a symbol for our human needs to interact and communicate with each other, to share moments of togetherness. This photo reveals the exact opposite: rejection, isolation, loneliness. The empty chairs facing away, like the only customer showing us his massive back.
I wonder if you, as the poet, the photographer, see what I see? Or is it just my own sadness that I feel reflected in something that is not there?
Anyway, thank you for sharing your art. You are doing an amazing job!
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Hi Jens….and thank you so much for your thoughtful and in-depth comment! Indeed I got the same impression when I passed that restaurant. In particular it was the pure black figure with the huge hat that made the whole scene so interesting and emotional for me.
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Love this!
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Thank you, I’m delighted you enjoyed the picture! 🙂
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I love this! There are so many wonderful, interesting details in this image yet you’ve also composed it in such a way that they all belong together in that moment. Lovely work.
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Hi Peter…thanks for your nice feedback, much appreciated! 🙂
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Wonderful composition!
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Thank you Jenn! 🙂
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I love the story this tableau holds.
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I’m glad to hear that, thank you Angeline! 🙂
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