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Old Streetby ~avotius

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Wandering around an street in a old Chinese town is like walking through someone’s front yard. All the doors are right on the main path, most not locked or just left open because everyone knows everyone and watches out for each other. People sit outside next to the path, dry peppers or rice on the hot paving stones worn down by a few centuries of use, children run from house to house laughing and screaming as children do, or an old lady talks to her lazy and uninterested cat as a slight breeze blows through the alley way. People around will strike up a conversation with you not because they are suspicious (usually) but because they are hospitable and are always curious about outsiders who come into their town. A lot of people talked to me in this small stretch of walkway, but as soon as they were done everyone would go back into their cool houses.

Yashica GSN, 45mm f1.7 Yashinon lens, Ilford XP2 shot at 320.

~Hockaloo Jul 18, 2012

I'd love to be able to go there

~Habloconlapared Apr 23, 2007

Me recuerda al terruño. Indescriptible el sentimiento, grande vos.

~Jaira-Chan Mar 3, 2007

Looks like a scene from Spirited Away; oh I just love the feeling...

~ilsung Sep 27, 2006 Student Filmographer

just looking at this makes me inspired. i dont really understand why, but i really, really want to animate a chinese village right now.

~NeverEndingNightmare Sep 19, 2006

i love this picture... it makes me want to go there, it seems like a nice place to be....

~germancars Sep 13, 2006

Nice shot man, great job. Thanks for the cool description, I feel like I walked down that alley now too.

*Serinanth Sep 6, 2006

I want to go explore now...

So random geekness, This looks much like the virtual town of Shin in Everquest 2. I think they must have gotten some real life inspiration.

~dajno Sep 5, 2006 Photographer

Very well executed. Love the tones. Keep it up.

~SilverMixx Sep 2, 2006 Hobbyist General Artist

A seemingly simple shot, but one which captures so much detail about a way of life. The black and white gives it a timeless and sophisticated quality.

~avotius Sep 4, 2006

gota love the timelessness of black and white.

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