Photography

Today was full with errands in the neighborhood, daily stuff... check in with the doctor, visit the dentist, pick up some groceries (brown rice, bananas, yogurt, fruit, ... a bottle of riesling... the essentials). This house is around the corner... it's j...  

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It kinda of reminded me of the Vermeer “Little Street”. Something about the composition and the vertical position of the ladder Cheers ...  

by the Dutch painter Johannes Vermeer. Too kind to see any similarities ; ) I was first drawn to "Neighbor" because of the decay and vertical lines... but there are also a lot of horizontal lines. I have known this building for 10 years or so... it actual... 

and I don't think that van has moved in years. Next time I take a morning walk I'll kick the tires... Casey

The old van and bicycle and the ladder with the foliage growing through it. Great. Regards Kev.

more interesting than " Little Boxes... made out of ticky tacky. And they all look just the same ". But that's an interesting subject to photograph as well.... Casey

I though it came from a book ... something I would consider reading. The photo also captured my attention - superb composition. Chapter 2 will be a nice follow up.

This old house reminds me of the discussion about "what we photograph and how we photograph it". It doesn't need to be pretty, well composed, or even in focus nor does it need a layered fore- middle- back-ground using the rule of thirds. On Sunday at Kino... 

Is that things like this change very slowly. Nice houses change ownership in 5-7 years on average here. But hoarders stay til they die. So don’t buy next door to a hoarder! Especially don’t think that he (or she) will soon move and the kids will clean it ...  

reminds me of the beautiful homes in Santa Fe, New Mexico... and if you ever need a real estate agent there, let me know... ; ) Here it's more what's on the inside of the home rather than the outside. It's all about the living space... mind you a view of ... 

is this in Japan..?? somehow, it doesn't fit for me into a Japanese street scene... as I said...probably bit naive...

and yes, my "neighbor" lives in Tokyo... it's funny about our impressions and what has gone into forming these mental images. For example the most recent stats regarding population and areas... Japan: 126.8 million / 378,000 km 2 California: 39.5 million ... 

you are right of course Casey and I admitted that...somehow, in my perception, I would not at first instance associate that interesting scene with...Japan...modernism, mainly sky scratch buildings...

common social issues such as an aging population skewed by different cultural approaches. Politics and business practices with subtle and not so subtle differences... and always that reflection of unique history - recent and ancient. Traveling is good at ... 

to take picture before it gone as you said, it will be more difficult to find in the future

I passed by that house in the morning and went back with a camera in the afternoon... it's just around the corner. . I will have dinner with a friend later this week in Shinagawa... I definitely take a camera, maybe two. My former boss is in Tokyo on busi... 

That was a digital b&w conversion from the Fuji x100t... I really should go back and shoot that with film. Thanks for the comment, Casey