Eight Minutes Old

This is one of my favorite photos in my series on vacant tourist spots and towns. I did most black and white pictures of this series last year, at the end of summer. They are all shot on my preferred black and white film, the Fuji Neopan Acros 100, to be precise.  I was in northern Brittany (France) and was fascinated by the sight of these empty streets, closed shops and left-alone vacation-homes.

I like it because the house is not shown as prominent as in the two shots before, but it is still clearly visible that there are no people living there in this time of the year. This impression of emptiness is supported by the wide, empty curved street in the foreground. In addition to this, the straight, also empty street in the middle attracts and guides the viewers eyes into the human-less distance. The cloudy sky luckily had a brighter spot which lies behind an over the house, emphasizing it and breaking the gloomy atmosphere. this light spot is contrasted by the darker trees on the left.

All in all I like the picture because it expresses the feelings I had at this place and also allows the viewer to stroll around with his/her eyes in this deserted town, just as I did with my feet.

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