tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post7373465189737752748..comments2023-11-04T02:36:30.385+11:00Comments on Thru my Sydney Eye: Friday Flaneur (5) - Frenetic flamencoJuliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00647929951322724618noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-81994980004207535782010-03-30T08:46:00.727+11:002010-03-30T08:46:00.727+11:00Both of the bottom two would be wonderful for albu...Both of the bottom two would be wonderful for album covers...love the humor or the top one!!!TheChieftesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00153059825142977202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-43945421856341647122010-03-29T09:43:40.961+11:002010-03-29T09:43:40.961+11:00'enters into the life of his subjects with pas...'enters into the life of his subjects with passion'<br /><br />I think that's a great description of you Julie, and it definitely reflects here, he surely picked the perfect place, at least for his photo lol. did you pay him? (jk) i've always been totally fascinted by people over the world, from their quirkly mannerisms to their brash customs. I so enjoyed 'living among the ordinary' if there is truly any such thing. I've come to believe that any course is it's own, but we're each reliant on another. this guy looks like he's from spain or portugal, or maybe south american.Killara girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03898411873060238009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-37740523877243222602010-03-27T05:51:18.193+11:002010-03-27T05:51:18.193+11:00Joan, indeed you are right. The more I have the co...Joan, indeed you are right. The more I have the concept of "flaneur" in my head, the more my blogging is heading toward the celebration of life as lived by ordinary people. However, I link that with my interest in history, and celebrate the lives of ordinary people through time.<br /><br />Ann, I don't consider what I do as "voyeuristic" at all. There is an undertone to that word that is not applicable at all. However, I am a life-long "people-watcher". This blog gives a voice and a text to a simple non-invasive, and non-continuing past-time. "Non-continuing" in an individual sense. All my watching of individuals does not really pertain to the individual but rather to the human condition.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-68227161747808185132010-03-27T05:44:19.340+11:002010-03-27T05:44:19.340+11:00Lizzie, During 2009, together with others, I took ...Lizzie, During 2009, together with others, I took the 100 Strangers challenge. There is a link on the side-bar. There, I always asked. However, for this blog I never ask. The essence of what I do is to capture life as it occurs, not to have it alter it for the camera. Not to capture the "public face" but the inner core. There is a conflict here with ownership of self-image, I realise that. However, that has only arisen in this age of the media-feeding-frenzy.Juliehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09513648613788716017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-46528055444695193602010-03-26T17:43:42.204+11:002010-03-26T17:43:42.204+11:00That first shot of the guitarist plus portable tel...That first shot of the guitarist plus portable telephone is priceless.Jillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08059152467099868300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-80988063435002241822010-03-26T12:29:43.863+11:002010-03-26T12:29:43.863+11:00You have an uncanny ability to 'enter the life...You have an uncanny ability to 'enter the life of your subjects.' You capture their essence and then you use natural light to illuminate their inner and outer core. Remarkable shots, these. Thank you, Julie.brattcathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10382428477056833533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-6661405412349246862010-03-26T10:50:59.091+11:002010-03-26T10:50:59.091+11:00Good tunes, I hope.Good tunes, I hope.Markahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403509189497333239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-22504535403852023512010-03-26T10:42:32.949+11:002010-03-26T10:42:32.949+11:00Captivating. Of all your photos, these Friday Flan...Captivating. Of all your photos, these <i>Friday Flaneurs</i> are my favourite shots.Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02678687120165473412noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-26062222494503550992010-03-26T10:41:07.072+11:002010-03-26T10:41:07.072+11:00I love the light on the body of the guitar.
I'...I love the light on the body of the guitar.<br /><br />I'm really enjoying seeing your photographs. Thanks!Vickihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09391283393139905309noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-57775622009111761152010-03-26T10:28:03.845+11:002010-03-26T10:28:03.845+11:00I would think Martin Place was another profitable ...I would think Martin Place was another profitable busking area. This guy looks familiar, he looks a little older but reminiscent of the boy I caputured down by the Quay one very wet evening a year or so back.<br /><br />I agree with Sontag on the voyeuristic aspect of photography, I glimpse moments of people's lives and often spend time wondering about them and what the moment I have captured really says.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03182743312553270315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-72663615846976782162010-03-26T08:27:29.658+11:002010-03-26T08:27:29.658+11:00ooooh - I love that - "a botanist of the side...ooooh - I love that - "a botanist of the sidewalk" And you photos are lovely and capture great moments (I like the phone and blue sneaker)Margohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15813140073356995390noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-52523956836199909892010-03-26T08:19:15.452+11:002010-03-26T08:19:15.452+11:00Beaudelaire was right when he described a flâneur ...Beaudelaire was right when he described a flâneur as "a person who walks the city in order to experience it" and if you happen to capture it on film or a chip that;s great. As you have done with this guitarist.Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12581375024537168350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-83077651599558591172010-03-26T07:56:04.393+11:002010-03-26T07:56:04.393+11:00Good moments of a Flamenco musician, the light is ...Good moments of a Flamenco musician, the light is perfect.<br />Nice.:-D<br />SergeAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-40276567694755875952010-03-26T07:41:44.785+11:002010-03-26T07:41:44.785+11:00These photos are amazing. I love the sharpness, th...These photos are amazing. I love the sharpness, the light on the guitar, the shape of his body in the first shot. Woohoo!PurestGreenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10860331983741242940noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-65080658367717542932010-03-26T06:58:20.003+11:002010-03-26T06:58:20.003+11:00Yep a botanist of the sidewalk is definitely what ...Yep a botanist of the sidewalk is definitely what you are ... and in fact having those very words in your head may influence your activity even further. You have caught this man in beautiful light.Joan Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16358008925558240778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-86274296766706036522010-03-26T04:00:50.159+11:002010-03-26T04:00:50.159+11:00'A botanist of the sidewalk' - what a supe...'A botanist of the sidewalk' - what a superb phrase and a lovely description of a 'flaneur'jabbloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12176958811589489979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-40251948077851126752010-03-26T03:48:23.634+11:002010-03-26T03:48:23.634+11:00I tend to agree! These are beautiful shots as alw...I tend to agree! These are beautiful shots as always Julie. I wish we had busking areas here.Loishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10737705457021667861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-40692114615548316202010-03-26T03:26:34.955+11:002010-03-26T03:26:34.955+11:00A Botanist of the People...that's a lovely phr...A Botanist of the People...that's a lovely phrase, adn your photos are lovely as well. Wonder if he's reading music, or checking out the weather forecast...Susan Ellishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04155106135649887676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-53606494638856733522010-03-26T03:11:52.951+11:002010-03-26T03:11:52.951+11:00I agree with Clytie-- the quality of the light is ...I agree with Clytie-- the quality of the light is amazing! I've told you before how much I love your photos of people, but I rarely have the courage to do it myself. Do you get permission from people when you take their pics, or not?lizziviggihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15921603615699013169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-37604737621655794332010-03-26T02:25:07.221+11:002010-03-26T02:25:07.221+11:00The lighting in these pictures is perfect - sets a...The lighting in these pictures is perfect - sets a mysterious mood. I love how you included the reaching hand in the first one! And I agree - Baudelaire fits more than Sontag.<br /><br />Very well done!Clytiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18031797083999722788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1917748826116414599.post-80756642820481628462010-03-26T01:43:06.206+11:002010-03-26T01:43:06.206+11:00Excellent photos!Excellent photos!Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13938841714182436845noreply@blogger.com