A Street in Osaka

A faceless city like too many others - yet, the red spots here and there hint that something's going: the cranes are busy filling the frame withe more concrete (soon the sky will be completely obscured) while the delivery van (secret hero of this play) has placed twice its capacity of crates and barrels in this back alley.

Spooky without people.

Wolfgang - Thanks for the comment. I was looking through some folders of pictures I posted here about 8 years ago. What a difference. I don't think we had a "admire" button back then, just people talking to each other, a real sense of community. A comment such as yours is an exceedingly rare treasure nowadays.

Franz - Thanks. You snuck this one in while I was typing my reply to Wolfgang. Believe me, it's a rare street that has no people in central Osaka. I took 4 or 5 others that had people in them but this is the only one I liked.

Hi Jack,

 

it's just the fact that you can take street photos with no living soul in them- we, in the western world, live in a technocratic society, where the only color is brought about by the( in this case, the beverage) brands that have a stake in lulling you to sleep. Kind regards, Vincent

Thanks Vincent for the perceptive comment. I think if we ever sat down together with a nice glass of wine, we'd have a lot to talk about. And that's saying something!

BELO DETALHE DE CIDADE...

a proporção dos objetos...bela proporção!

Jack...About as people-less as my beaches here.I am sure that a short time before the arrival or after the departure of the recognizable delivery van,the silent story of this sweet shot would have been quite different and frankly not as interesting...so great timing and excellent image.Agree with you about the backside of the Admire button here in the critique lineup...... but great in the No Word Forum .Salutations-Laurent

Jack, many thanks for your reply - alhtough I'm guilty of doing it out of laziness: your photos are worth more than a simple click on "admire" or "applause". Unfortunately, the forces of the attention-economy of monopolizing silicon valley companies take their toll on smaller sites like this. And I really miss some of the 'old guys' here like Fred Goldsmith...

Jack, I really like this photo. It's the composition and what keeps me interested are the spots of color, the truck, the crane, the boxes and containers, and the blue sign which put this photo in motion for me.

I really like this play with lines i.e. both vertical and horizontal and the use of depth of field. A well thought out composition. You find Coca Cola in every corner in the world even in Osaka. Is there a P.U.B. nearby. I have never tried Japanese beer ;-)

Aha!! Caught this one in a fraction of a second! Just by seeing the thumbnail I knew it was yours. Upon closer inspections (an absolute must!), the red truck could be either a coincidence; or for many just another element in a nondescript street. But as it turns out, it is a magical element, especially perspective wise to center one's attention and investigate one of those fractions of Time on this Earth. With the subliminal comments of my book, I send you my best regards. DG

P.S. I "had" to have a "second take" only to enjoy the other elements in the image, like the kegs, and the fact that a red triangle is warning that the Coke truck's door is open!....

Jack, this image keeps my mind busy. It feels as if everyone was busy there, but the very moment you showed up with your camera all at once, as if they had been given a s secret signal everybody evaporated. No one wanted to be caught working. Suspicious is the pile of booze on the right side., and the empty van in the distance. The street is immaculate clean, so the party can start. I think the very moment you moved away, all the people would fill the street by appearing from the right and the left corner. And indeed it is big city, not the most inspiring places in the world. You have done your best to make it look colorful.

Regards, Herman