Winding A Streetcorner Symphony

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Do you listen to another
Do you search for music in your soul,
Can you not remember our song
Remember how many hearts it stole.

We've grown too old,
We've come too apart,
The streets aren't same anymore,
Paths don't cross.

Yet, they sing
They play another symphony,
It could be our song,
Or just another playful beat.

But they sing, oh they sing
They sing another song for me.
On the dusty streets of the sweating sun,
They tune a bittersweet rhyme for me.

Have you forgotten his song,
Not remember what the words were,
Do you not see him anymore,
The weeping of his soul.

Have you gone so far,
You don't feel anymore;
Am I guessing too much,
Or is this the desperation that keeps me on the ball.

All the lost souls,
With their broken hearts,
We all sing a song,
Hoping it would cheer us up.

But the songs are old,
That streetcorner symphony doesn't play anymore,
So, we're not lost, we're not done yet
All we need are the symphonies from his chord.

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Kazi_Islam_Ranak says:

The posture is good and the title too. But the angle from where you took the shot really is fascinating...totally love the tone work....without any doubt I can say that it has the touch of diya....good one...
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

bivormirza says:

goood taken........
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

[fuad] [deleted] says:

Back to your BW street photography? =) This photograph screams "DIYA!" =) as it is back to your old stype of photography and i am glad you are posting these again.

The photo as a whole is an awesome but i am being divided between the strumming of the hands and the persons expressions. I think you can divde this picture and have only one point of focus instead of two which i seem to be getting (i can be wrong =)...has happened so many times before =))

other than that... Cudos little one =)
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

aftab. says:

I know you like going for strong contrast in your B&Ws, which works most of the time, like it did in this one. By obliterating lots of detail on the face, shirt and other areas you made it easy for us to concentrate on the main area of interest. Also, very clever angle you used to hide the eyes as eyes in a picture always draw our attention first. Despite hiding the eyes his concentration and dedication is quite clear in this picture, and without this the picture wouldn't have been this strong.
A very powerful composition diya.
Love it :)

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Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

シ P r o d i P says:

all i can say is i love it!

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word artist says:

Pictures like this fascinate me. They are one area in which I find myself disabled before I start; the almost intrusive aspect of taking candids. What is fair to shoot? What to use?

But with one release of the shutter, you dispel all those questions. This is perfect. It captures the essence of an individual without revealing things that may make him identifiable. He becomes a mystery figure with depth.

And the processing likewise works to your advantage.

I would usually at least give Fuad the benefit of the doubt when it comes to crop suggestions, but not this time. Your original framing is perfect. the whole picture is needed to tell this story.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

[fuad] [deleted] says:

Thanks for having my back =P haha
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Saud A Faisal says:

after long time...lovely
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

N A Y E E M [ Merry Christmas to all ] says:

I beleive there's no need to crop this....its just magnificient as it is. No offense to Mr. Fuad.

Shudhui Bangla -y dhekhesi.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Ela Stern says:

This is an Amazing shot!, Please post this photo in the
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Please tag the photo with "Magic Moments".
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

good che says:

Beautiful. I love the framing and the black and white tones(high contrast?).
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Kamrul - Hasan says:

brilliant, as always

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[fuad] [deleted] says:

Diya, you have turned everyone against me!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

-diya- says:

@ Fuad:

He he, wasn't that fun? =D

Anyway, I kind of agree with the non-croppers. If I was meant to crop, I would have cropped before the photo before uploading it. Besides, the intensity of his not-very-visible eyes need to be present while keeping that portion of the string on focus to create that essence of poignancy.

And yes, I am extremely delighted to be back doing what I do best and love most.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

-diya- says:

@ Ranak Bhaia:

Thank you. This shot is one of my favorites. I stood on top of a chair and zoomed to get that angle, he he. I think the guy noticed, but he was too focused into playing the instrument and indifferent to everything else to complain.
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

-diya- says:

@ Aftab Bhaia:

That's the thing about high contrast B&W. It comes handy at times and distorts the photo at other times. I'm glad I could put it to good use with this shot. The poem was written looking at the photo. =)

Thanks a bunch!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

bahketni says:

I was reading some of the comments and I pretty much agree with everyone. This is another one of those voodoo that you do! I love it! I also love your crop (sorry fuad ;-p) ... wow, what an outstanding poem? Heck, if I write a poem, it sound like a chora from Shukumar Ray ..or Dr. Seuss ... lol
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

J.S. Jaimohan says:

Diya, its an amazing capture for its intensity and composition(to an extent). But, I agree with faud that for dividing attention. I would like to see this image a bit slimmer with the ears(vertically) and forehead (horizontally) cropped out.

Warm regards,

Jai
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

mayukh_phys says:

nice angle.superb.
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Vitasamb2001 says:

Great shot. nice composition, perfect angle!!!
Posted 12 months ago. ( permalink )

Rod Anzaldua says:

I didnt had to go thru lots of picture to find sometihng great, i love this one, the B&W the angle, and i wouldnt do the crop, i like it as it is. =)
Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

tochka Z says:

Congratulations! Your picture made it to the end in Top 30 Black & White.
Please post it to Top 30 Winners!

Posted 11 months ago. ( permalink )

Faizan Khan says:

Congratulations :)
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

™ zanuM dimhaT says:

Congrats again! :)
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

sabbir17 says:

congrats... diya..
Posted 9 months ago. ( permalink )

Marco Donatiello says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called The Best of Flickr!!!!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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