October 4

Seemed like the perfect picture for today.

An old favorite

This one has been hanging on my wall as a real (i.e. "wet") print for years and moved with us to three different flats. I'm not sure why it took me so long to show it here.

This is a streetcar you've already seen.

CE-50-54

They have pretty narrow streets here, I thought when I took this photo. I probably wouldn't park my Taunus there if I had one.

Blur

Lisbon in 1999. This is a picture I had selected several times and then turned down again because it is blurred and wasn't properly exposed. Still, there must be something to it because I look at it over and over again. I've now finally decided that I like it.

M4-P, Tri-X.

Presence

Talking about the presence of the photographer in the photo, here's one where not only the subject felt it but where it's clearly imprinted into the picture as well.

Lisbon, 1999, M4-P, Tri-X.

Love

More than ten years ago. One wonders if they're still a couple.

Lisbon in 1999, M4-P on Tri-X.

Passage

Lisbon, 1999, M4-P, Tri-X.

A man and his dog

I don't really know if the title of Thomas Mann's novella is appropriate here as I don't know if the man disappearing into the house really was the dog's master. But obviously the dog was pretty interested in him.

Lisbon in 1999 with the M4-P on Tri-X.

Obrigado

I recently started to apply a new words/numbers category to some of my photos and that reminded me of this one.

Taken in 1999 in Lisbon with the M4-P on Tri-X.

Model

I'm a bit in a hurry today, so I'll just give you another dog. This fellow - in Lisbon in 1999 - actually seemed to enjoy posing for the picture.

M4-P, Tri-X.

Cristo-Rei

Not only Rio has a huge statue of Jesus Christ, Lisbon has one as well. A bit smaller, but still pretty impressive. (And that's as Christmassy as it'll get on this blog...)

Taken with the M4-P on Tri-X in 1999.

Bird watcher

I didn't take notes, so I don't know who this guy was. But the doves really liked him...

Lisbon in 1999, M4-P, Tri-X.

Laundry

I sometimes mention influences although I'm hopefully perfectly clear each time that I'm not seeing myself on the same level as much greater photographers. In this case, I see - with hindsight - some influence from the early work (before World War II) of Cartier-Bresson (except that he probably would have disapproved of the skewed horizon).  In fact, I think HCB's early photos are much stronger and much more interesting than most of what he did during his time with Magnum. But that's just me.

Lisbon in 1999, M4-P, Tri-X.

Accordion with dog

It's time for another dog photo. This is again from Lisbon and I hope it is another one which raises more questions than it answers.  I also like the shades of gray of the accordion and how the patterns of the cobbled pavement fit in with the composition.

I have two versions of this photo which are virtually identical except for where the dog looks to. I'm never totally sure which one is better, but I've chosen this variant today.

M4-P on Tri-X with 35mm Summicron.

Siesta

I'm not Elliot Erwitt, but I also like to photograph dogs every now and then and this is already the third one in this blog.  It was sleeping, like almost everyone else, at a beach near Lisbon in 1999. The sleeping dog together with the dormant boats and the emptiness of the beach make this a very peaceful picture for me and that's why I like it.

Once again, this is the combo of M4-P with 35mm Summicron and Tri-X.

Addendum: This photo was shown on Herdeiro de Aécio in June 2011.