Ninteenth Abandoned Photo

Printemps in Liège (Pont de Fragnée)

6 x 8 inches

This image has been selected for a photo exhibition on September, in Belgium. The photo has a partner (it will be in the exhibition too), it's a similar image showing the same sculpture in winter. That's an image with many white tones because the sculpture is covered by snow. But for this time, I prefer showing the "black" version" 

The sculpture is on a bridge which I had to cross for going to my home when I was in my first year of doctoral school. I like the guy because he was impassive whatever happens. And when I was worried for something, I always said "Remember your friend on the bridge, he never gives up, he always holds up his heavy shell. Do like he does, Don't give up!". Sometimes I think I was crazy, I mean, a sculpture was my inspiration! But who cares, it did work! Well, this image represents one of the best moments I had with my friend the sculpture. And he's still there, he never gives up. 

The nineteenth abandoned photo is on a street! If you find it, please leave a comment here! I want to know what do you think about the photo!

Eighteenth abandoned photo

"My guitar is so beautiful. Sometimes I wish I could play it" 
Leonard Cohen

A man and his guitar. 

6 x 8 inches

There are many sacred things in a man's life. A guitar is one of the most sacred ones. It's an eternal companion and love. Once you have the right one, you can't leave it. You can't. But sometimes the guitar goes and you can't play it anymore. My guitar has gone, I've lost it. And I'm lost without her. 

Maybe you can't find my guitar. It's complicated. But maybe you can find the photo "A man and his guitar". I shot this photo many years ago at a beach in the Gulf of Mexico. I like it! If you like it, it can be yours! 

The eighteenth abandonded photo in on a street now. If you get it, please leave a comment here!

Study of Gerbera No.1, found!

Archie and the "Study of Gerbera No. 1"

Photo: Courtesy of Craig

Yeah! The sixteenth abandoned photo was found! Well, Craig has already told us the place where the photo was abandoned, in Edinburgh! 

I visited Edinburgh two weeks ago, it was my first time there and I must say I loved it! Edinburgh is a beautiful place, when walking in the city you can feel the folklore, the culture and a good smell of whisky. Medieval and post-medieval buildings are located everywhere and they coexist harmoniously with modern buildings. The Edinburgh Castle on the top of the Edinburgh Rock is the landmark of the city, but of course there are many other great castles. Nature landscapes are also present in the city; hills surround Edinburgh and one can see them with yellow, green and ochre colors during the sunset, for instance the Arthur's seat looks amazing when the sun falls down. Another good thing of Edinburgh is that it's a small city, well at least the area for sightseeing is small. One can cross the city by walking and it takes as much as  20-30 minutes, that's perfect for having a relaxing time and forgetting about moving by bus or by the underground. My only complaint is that...Edinburgh is very cold even in the spring! Don't forget your pullover if you're going to Edinburgh! Trust me! You'll need it!

Well, let's talk about the "Study of Gerbera No.1" What can I say? I'm really happy to know the photo was found! Fireworks! Pum! Pum! Pum! Yeah! Indeed, I'm really happy because it was found by two cool guys.  I don't want to repeat the story telling how did they find the photo. And I don't want it because I can't tell it as nice as Graig did it. What I want to say is that I´ve got a nice feedback from Craig and Archie, the proud owners of the photo. They gave me a photo of Archie with the photo he found. Certainly Archie looks as a very educate dog, a dog liking photographic art.  By the way, this is first time I get a "proof" showing that the photo was found and I thank a lot to Craig and Archie for that.  Now they're part of this project! Again, thanks a lot guys!

Edinburgh

Carlos Fuentes (+)

Carlos Fuentes giving a lecture in the BOZAR of Brussels (March 29th 2009).

Carlos Fuentes
November 11th 1928-May 15th 2012

Seventeenth abandoned photo: Study of Gerbera No. 2

Study of Gerbera No. 2

Photo: 15 x 20 cm, Frame: 35 x 25 cm

Another photo comming from the Study of Gerbera, this is the No. 2! As you see, in this photo and the previous one I wasn't interested in the front of the flower. Of course I took some photos in a more typical perspective showing the pistils surrounded by the petals, but I thought it was a good challenge exploring the back perspective. Here is the result of the idea. 

I'm going to abandon "The Study of the Gerbera No.2" on the weekend! If you find it, leave a message!

Sixteenth abandoned photo: Study of Gerbera No. 1

Study of Gerbera No. 1 

Photo 15 x 20 cm, Frame 35 x 25 cm

Status: Found!

If you want to know why I abandoned my blog last month, here is the answer: I spent my time scanning my old photo films. And I have thousand meters of those films, it took me ages doing the job! Actually I'm still haven't finished the job. But now I'm taking a rest and working with the images in the films.

Among the films there are ones I took for doing an excersise for a photography workshop. The work was simple, shooting ten 36-frame film for only one object. For doing that I chose a gerbera. First 3 films went fine, but then it was very hard to find different perspectives of the flower. It was really hard and tired,  I hated my teacher of photography, a very smart woman by the way, becasue of the task! But days later when I saw the result of the work I love her! She pushed me to open my eyes! While seeing the photos, I understood the aim of the excersise was to stimulate my "creative vision". I think it worked,  I got nice photos and mostly I took them with the last films. 

Study of Gerbera No. 1 is one of the image on the films. Now it is a photo and it will be a photo on the street soon, it might be on saturday or sunday! If you are the lucky person who find it, please leave a comment!

The Cyclist is lost!

The Cyclist, status: lost!

I "abandoned" the blog last month, but I'm back! Although the story is still the same, no news about the photos on the street. 

On the other hand, although I don't have comment from people finding the photos (supposing someone had found them), I realize I'm getting an interesting photographic series of the photos on the street. When I'm walking on the street for leaving a photo, I look for a special place to leave the photo and usually when a good place appears I have the feeling I have to leave the photo there. Of course, as I said on a previous comment, there are some places I think they're are perfect for my photos and sometimes, something suddenly happens to complete the picture. The place where I left "The Cyclist" months ago it's a good example of that.

I left the photo in a very nice city, a city with a colonial architecture style, with many beautifil buildings having a baroque style, a city I like very much because I lived there years ago. While walking on the sidewalk, I decided to abandon the photo in front of a builiding I liked very much, I liked the pink walls of the place, walls made of pink quarry, typical of the city. Becasue life has many suprising moments, at the time I was leaving "The Cyclist" and I was taking a photo for registering that, a cyclist passed and I got it in the photo! A cyclist in the photo of the cyclist! An nice image that was the result of a nice casualty!

Well, If someone have got "The Cyclist", here you're are another one! And please leave a comment on the blog! I promise I'll be here!