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Photographer’s Note

SORROW

Not a capture about life, but about the life afterwards.
A grave in one of the famous cemeteries of Paris. I do not remember which one, but I think either from Pere Lachaise or Montparnasse.
Parisian cemeteries are silent witnesses of the cultural life of the XX.Century.
Here you can find graves of almost all popular names of the cultural life of the century.
Here someone has put a bunch of plastic flowers in the hands of the relief.
Scanned from an Ectachrome diapositive.

HÜZÜN

Bugünkü kare yaşamdan değil, yaşam sonrasından.
Paris’in ünlü mezarlıklarından birinden bir mezar taşı. Hangisi olduğunu hatırlamıyorum ama Per Lachaise veya Montparnasse mezarlıklarından biri olabilir.
Paris’in mezarlıkları XX.yüzyıl’ın kültür tarihinin cansız şahitleri. Asrın en önemli kültür insanlarının pek çoğu’nun mezarlarına buralarda rastlamak mümkün.
Burada, ziyaretçilerden biri, röliyef’in ellerine bir plastik çiçek buketi tutuşturmuş.
Bu kare de Ektachrome dia’dan tarandı.

mikolaj_kawa, Clementi, besnard, ciakgiak, Cretense, feather, TGULUMSER, jlbrthnn, saylan-cb, COSTANTINO has marked this note useful

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ManuMay (12908) 2009-02-05 0:51

Merhaba Mesut!!

Anyway the result is great!!!

I love this...
Sweet and hard, like a poem...
B&W + Colour. like life...
Sad, sad, sad like a cemetery...

Enjoy your day!!

Thanks Mesut!!

Best Regards

Manuel.
But even plastic flowers makes us feel joy of living!!

mikolaj_kawa (32169) 2009-02-05 1:09

Hello Mesut! Very interesting composition. Original sculpture. Nice flowers. Good contrast. Very good effect. Well done!

ALIRIZA (16201) 2009-02-05 1:11

Merhaba Mesut Abi,
Beyaz roliyef ve renkli çiçeklerle çok hoş ve sade bir çalışma. Ellerineiza sağlık...
Selam ve saygılarımla...
Ali Rıza

Clementi (49561) 2009-02-05 1:12

Ciao Mesut,
in the cemeteries there are some unique art of works, you have succeeded in capturing a very beautiful of it, I like the contrast between the white of the statue and the colored flowers.
good job
Giorgio

besnard (32658) 2009-02-05 1:59

Bonjour Mesut
Un superbe cliché original et bien réalisé. Il m'est arrivé de parcourir les allées du Père La Chaise, on y fait des découvertes à chaque coin de rue.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

Buin (40550) 2009-02-05 2:00

Hallo Mesut!
Dieses Bild passt zum heutigen Wetter hier...
Interessant, wie die Strukturen der wunderschönen Skulptur hier "verblassen" gegen die kräftigen Farben der Blumen - auch wenn's "nur" Plastikblumen sind. Ein Sinnbild ??? Ein schönes und etwas nachdenklich machendes Foto - aber nur etwas ;-))
Grüße aus dem nasskalten und heute sehr grauen Siegen!
Einen schönen Tag nach Istanbul!
Frank

ciakgiak (13344) 2009-02-05 3:07

Hello dear Mesut,
this is a very intense and in the same time delicate image. The contrast between white figure and the red flowers is really amazing.
Excellent and exiting composition.
Best regards and TFS.
Giorgio

Cretense (60023) 2009-02-05 5:17

Merhaba, dear Mesut, my dear friend!

This is one of the most beautiful "portraits" I have seen, excellent framing and composition but most important great feeling! Excellent light managment, great contrast between the colourful flowers and the almost white of the relief! Congratulations!

Warm regards,
Hercules

feather (51050) 2009-02-05 6:29

I wouldn't expect a cemetery to provide such a source for creative images. However you have seen the potential here and produced a wonderfully creative and poignant image with wonderful contrast between the vibrant colours and the white of the statue.
Kath

saxo042 (18014) 2009-02-05 9:30

Hi Mesut,
The fresh and live flowers are very good and are a very good agaist the ghost-like statue and pale stone behind. An interesting contribution!
Best regards
Gunnar

TGULUMSER (12528) 2009-02-05 11:53

Mesut Agabey merhaba,
Bir mezar tasindan bu kadar guzel bir kare cekilebilir, anlamli, huzunlu,
Elinize saglik,
Tulay

Graal (61326) 2009-02-05 23:03

Hi Mesut,
good document from your archive. Nice contrast and interesting sculpture. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

jlbrthnn (42313) 2009-02-06 2:39

Hello Mesut,
I like much this almost evanescent sculpture, put in withdrawal by the bright presence of the bouquet of flower artificial. An original image, catch in example among the innumerable tombs of this cemetery. An image of artistically made up quality. Cheer.
Have a nice day
Cordially
Joël

saylan-cb (12726) 2009-02-06 4:05

Merhaba Mesut Bey,
Ne hoş ne kadar güzel...Sade etkili bir mezar taşı.Çerceve uyumu ve açıklıyacı güzel notunuzla mükemmel bir sunum olmuş.
Ellerinize sağlık,
Selamlar/Saygılar.

faubry (33150) 2009-02-06 11:39

une superbe photo tout en respect, il ressort une paix de l'âme ici, beau contraste entre le bouquet de fleurs et le blanc de la statue
passe une bonne soirée
amitiés
francine

danyy (70665) 2009-02-06 13:55

Bonjour Mesut,
beaucoup d'impact au niveau de ce bouquet coloré, un vrai accroche regard.
Dommage qu'ikl soit un peu coupé à gauche. Les contrastes sont plaisants, le relief présent.
Excellente composition.
Regards.
daniel

kibele66 (2942) 2009-02-07 8:49

Merhabalar Mesut Bey,
Bu aralar pek vakit ayiramiyordum TE ye. Neler kacirmisim neler meger.
Bu fotografin kadraji cok basarili. Ne kadar estetik ve zarif bir mezar tasi.Galiba bir aile mezarligi tasin uerindeki soyadlarinin cogu Larcher.
Bizim bakimsiz mezarliklari dusunup uzulmeden yapamiyor insan.
Kirmizi buket beyaz zeminde cok guzel bir kontrast olusturmus.
Basligi cok etkileyici buldum.
selam ve sevgiler
Sibel

COSTANTINO (24584) 2009-02-07 9:04

Merhaba Mesut,
Original version with a special meaning
Your notes are very useful and your inspiration very interesting..
The result is nice and the whole scenery
well presented with the great contrast of the flowers and the sculpture
thanks for sharing
Costantino

amazon (10991) 2009-02-10 0:00

dun marmara universitesi yakinlarinda bir caminin yanindan yuruyerek gecerken mekanin bahcesinde otlar arasinda neredeyse kaybolmus,dikkat cekmeyen cok eskilere ait eminim cok onemli arkeolojik degerleri olan mezar taslari gordum ve kendi kendime ''neden buralara hakettikleri ilgiyi gostermezler''diye ic gecirdim,inanin en az bu kareniz kadar dikkat cekiciydi mezar taslari....simdi icim daha da acidi,bulunan her bosluga sadece siyasi emeller adina mantar gibi camii yapilacagina oncelike sahip oldugumuz degerleri korumayi ogrenebilsek....keske,

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