..and secret windows by nikolais

Photography • Anime/Manga • posted on Sep 10, 2012

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Description

It's best not to know what's hiding behind the secret door, otherwise it will turn to an ordinary one. There may be the ghosts of the kids, who have grown quite adult since this camp was closed down. And not only behind the doors, but also looking out the windows of the decaying buildings that ones used to be their summer dwellings. What's gone is gone, so if we stick to the past, we'll never be able to enjoy the present the way it deserves. Thank you very much for your kind comments. Nikolay

Comments (16)

Fidelity2

12:35PM | Mon, 10 September 2012

It is very well done. I thank you. 5+!!!

Staticon

1:13PM | Mon, 10 September 2012

Oh yes. Another favourite subject of mine. I've always had a thing about dereliction. It is so wonderfully photogenic. Excellent image.

helanker

2:01PM | Mon, 10 September 2012

OH, You are so right Nikolay. So right. Wise words. :-))) This is a wonderful shot and I will not poke my nose through the window :)

durleybeachbum

2:02PM | Mon, 10 September 2012

Wise words, and an intriguing shot.

TdaC

3:15PM | Mon, 10 September 2012

I like your text to the photo. I also like the contrast between the outside - green/growing and the now to the dark window/past that might have been as beautiful in it's now.

Chipka

3:24PM | Mon, 10 September 2012

A very intriguing shot! And I love what you've written. The past is such a complicated thing, as is the future. Basically both are projections of the present and I suspect that those who spend time looking back or looking forward are far less satisfied, or aware of now as they say! Now is where all of the interesting, fun stuff is happening, after all! The rest is history or extrapolation: either dead or potentially alive, but not alive. We can learn from it, but we can't live there! What I like about this photograph is the elegance you always. I like my eyes very much, but sometimes I wonder what it must be like to see with another artist's eyes. Of course, the easy way to do that is to look at the pictures that another artist shows us, and that's good enough for me! I like the ivy, the window, the flakes of paint and the very real presence of ghosts/specters/phantoms, despite the fact that there's nothing "supernatural" in this photo. There's a profound sense of history in this shot, and also an intriguing glimpse at the present, especially for me, as I'm currently fascinated by creeping plants, climbing plants, and plants that possess tendrils and holdfasts. I can see ivy in this shot and I'm experiencing the photographer's itch to get up close and just how it's holding on to this marvel of a decaying building. This is a gorgeous, evocative shot.

blondeblurr

6:04PM | Mon, 10 September 2012

The present is always 'right here and now' and every day is a new discovery - no matter how many times I walk around our property and find evidence of new marvels of life which I hadn't seen before, sometimes in the minutest details and what a joy to find and behold ... and then you usually find you have more to compare it with, from the days before - and that's how we create memories, nothing wrong with a bit of day-dreaming either - my own little secret world. Another lovely discovery and on your speculation thoughts, also wise words Nikolay, BB

bmac62

11:44PM | Mon, 10 September 2012

Being a history buff I often walk through history (battle fields, museums, etc.) for my present enjoyment. A wonderful image...I could tell it was yours without seeing the credits.