walk on down, a photo from Hunan, Central

Photographer's Note

Hongjiang in southern Hunan is an old stone town, which has been remarkably preserved. It has a long history as a Qing dynasty trading town, in later (and sadder) days it became a transportation hub for opium.

These days old Hongjiang makes up a largely deserted old center of the modern city which has been built around it, though a few thousand people still live in it.

Old Hongjiang is sometimes used as a film set and of course there are plans to put it on the tourist map.

But it's a long way still to go.

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This picture shows a typical street in the old town and one of Hongjiang's remaining inhabitants. Most folks have left the old stone houses and are now living in more comfort...but nothing beats the atmosphere of the old town, though.

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song title reference: Aerosmith

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papagolf21 (152607) 2016-06-21 6:14

Bonjour, Benny,
Décidément, j'aime beaucoup vos compositions.
Ici, le résultat est de toute beauté et composé avec maestria.
Amitiés.
Philippe

alvaraalto (42804) 2016-06-21 6:31

Dag Benny,
Prachtig die spaarzame kleuren in een geheel grijze omgeving. Ook zo mooi verdeeld over de compositie. Rood aan de rechterkant. Blauw en de huidkleur van de man net rechtsboven het midden en dan nog een paar groene accentjes. En dan nog die lange trap. Het is werkelijk een prachtige compositie.
Groet Rob

GyurMaster (24840) 2016-06-21 6:39

Dear Benny,

With the man on the stairs it becomes an excellent picture. The composition is good in itself, with the stair on the left and the rather empty wall on the right.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

dta (98848) 2016-06-21 7:07

Hello Benny ,
une pittoresque ruelle en escalier . Excellent composition avec l'homme bien sûr , et les différents élements décoratifs .
Amicalement

holmertz (102846) 2016-06-21 8:55

Hello Benny,
This is a well composed photo with a good balance between the man and the red lantern and banner. It's a little bit tightly cropped on the right side but not really disturbing. The steps are graphically attractive.
Regards,
Gert

quovadis (5711) 2016-06-21 10:30

Hi, Benny.

Wow, your presentation depicts so many scenes, I have encountered in my way while living in China that, I feel very closely attached to this one, feel as it was me standing behind the viewfinder. Great job you have done, pleasure to look at image. TFS !!!

Silvio1953 (221781) 2016-06-21 10:53

Ciao Benny, lovely composition with man descending stairs, excellent perspective, splendid light and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciso Silvio

abmdsudi (95869) 2016-06-21 11:53

Hi Benny
A wonderful artistic image depicting everyday life full of atmosphere, i love how the chap is placed at the third - being the important part of the comp and star of the show. Perfect with the flashes of red and blue amongst the greyish setting and the treatment works wonders here for it has given the image bags of atmosphere, helped by the strong composition and limited colour palette too. I feel there are unseen eyes watching,,,,.
Delightful first class capture. Congrats
Best regards

No_One (4) 2016-06-21 12:35

Hi Benny
This is a classic photo, a beautiful moment perfectly composed. The light looks like it solutions have been really difficult but you got it in an exceptional way. The burst of colour in the bottom right from the lantern and doorframe is a wonderful touch
Cheers
Noel

lousat (139362) 2016-06-21 14:52

Hi Benny,magnificent perspective of this alley staircase,simple ingredients but a magnificent result thanks to your class and quality of light and sharpness,well done! Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

emka (158204) 2016-06-22 0:20

Hello Ben,

Nice to see that something of the old China is still preserved. Lovely scene on the stairs. Excellent vertical composition, I like the red lamp on the left side and also inclusion of the man going down.

WArm regrad s Malgo

dkmurphys (79209) 2016-06-22 3:27

Hello,
Fine street scene along those old stairs. A fine solitude image, well observed.

Daniel

Cricri (176) 2016-06-24 23:21

Bonjour Benny
Joli par son cadrage, les détails rouges et la lanterne, le format et bien sur la présence de la personne descendant les escaliers, vraiment une belle réalisation
belle journée
cricri

tyro (30513) 2016-06-28 0:22

Hello Benny,

A fascinating note about this old central part of a town which around it has undergone development, expansion and development - and it is lovely to see this old part preserved, whether that be for its use as a film set or simply to preserve some elements of the past.

You have captured this scene perfectly and with perfect timing too, just as the old man passes down the upper part of this stairway beneath the old lamp while the colourful red features on the right balance him very nicely.

I love the play of light and shade here which you have captured so well, the colours are rich and vibrant and the details and sharpness are exquisite.

I love this one!

Beautiful!

Kind Regards,

John.

gervaso (28177) 2016-06-29 4:07

Hello, Benny!

The view of these stairs leading to an unknown place in the photo is great, with a kind of mysterious atmosphere! The man is perfectly positioned in the image and the details are beautiful, captured with very nice colors and sharpness! Wonderful job!

sayeed_rahman (6461) 2016-08-22 13:01

i thought this was the cliched concept of partial desat, and i am so so happy it is not. a similar mood, i love the presence of the man with the his shirt open, probably to beat the heat. this could very well be the scene of an old chinese movie. love the red in there, the communist red, is it ? ;)

nice to see you bro...

sayeed