Nostalgia, a photo from Uppland, Svealand

Photographer's Note

This is from a street in Stockholm's Old Town, Gamla stan, where I saw this man outside a shop specialized in literature about railways as well as all kinds of paraphernalia concerning trains.

The shop is called 'Traffic-Nostalgic Publisher'. The cartoon figure by the door, holding two balloons, was probably there because they were having a sale to celebrate eight years in this place. There was a 30 % discount on everything.

I just happened to be coming this way when I saw the colours, the man and the natural frames. I liked it so I took a photo.

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pajaran, Fis2, pierrefonds, jean113, PaulVDV, COSTANTINO, jemaflor, Royaldevon, ChrisJ, mcmtanyel, aliabazari has marked this note useful

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pajaran (115891) 2022-04-20 0:20

Pozdrav.

Lep pogled i trenutak, dobar tekst ...
Lep izlog prodavnice i obavestenja o popustu, dobro pokazano sa lepim bojama, kontrastom i uhvacenim trenutkom sa posmatracem.
Dobar rad, lepa fotografija.
Dobra ponuda u prodavnici

Zelim vam lep i uspesan dan, sve najbolje.
Paja

ifege (48085) 2022-04-20 0:30

Hi Gert
A well composed street photo with the fascinated main well positioned and plenty of the window display visible.
cheers
Ian

Fis2 (170747) 2022-04-20 0:49

Witaj Gert!
I like the hobbistic shop and interesting scene from the street.
Good framing, colors and light.
Excellent reportage shot.
I like this picture from daily life.
Well done.
Good morning.
Krzysztof

Silvio1953 (221593) 2022-04-20 5:13

Ciao Gert, nice scene with beautiful shoop, fine details, wonderful colors, excellent clarity and splendid light, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio

pierrefonds (114448) 2022-04-20 6:21

Hi Gert,

You have captured well the concentration of the man looking at the display of the store. The point of view is showing the details of the facade of the store. The light is bringing out the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

jean113 (27853) 2022-04-20 8:32

Hello Gert, the man is totally absorbed by what he sees through the window, and unaware of a man with a camera!
The red and yellow signage is an immediate eye catcher.
I like the cut-out of the man who is holding the balloons.
Good title.
Thanks for sharing.
Kind regards, Jean.

jmdias (115156) 2022-04-20 9:14

gert

looks like they sells small cars too, probably it is one of those shops dealing with not so popular products, but a special niche, adding more usual products to attract more costumers. it is a specie of shop you can find in a big town and rarely in a small one. nice moment showing the curiosity of the man. I probably would check the products and probably wouldn't buy nothing.

take care

jorge

Tue (92360) 2022-04-20 10:29

Hej Gert,
Jeg vidste ikke at der findes et forlag der er specialiseret i b鷤er og alt andet muligt om gamle jernbaner, men der er selvf鷲gelig ogs� et interessant og popul熳t emne. De r鷣e faner og gule skilter giver nogle gode farver til billedet og manden er godt kommet med i forgrunden.
Lars

PaulVDV (62892) 2022-04-20 12:00

Hello Gert,
The repeated combination of red and yellow certainly puts this store in the spotlight.
I think these two colours were also better chosen for the balloons.
In any case, the man's attention does not wane because a photographer shows up.
Beautiful street shot.
Best regards, Paul

lousat (139266) 2022-04-20 14:42

Hi Gert,there was a similar shop in my village but obviously it survived for a few years, you need to have many fans of this theme to be able to stay open and with the costs that are there nowadays it is impossible. On the other hand, this shop resists and also seems very well stocked, from trains to books, there is plenty of choice and it has captured the nostalgic attention of this man. Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

COSTANTINO (116490) 2022-04-20 22:27

hello my dearest Gert
you did your best by taking
this photo with this title....nostalgia...
in greek language is......νοσταλγία.....
nostalgic for many things....and
particularly for the lost years
of our age
regards
costantino

jemaflor (147128) 2022-04-20 23:35

Hi Gert,
Well taken this viw well composed with view of the shop and this interesed man, perfect sharpness. It's a shop for our TE friend Kari, train lover, tfs.

emka (158156) 2022-04-21 1:22

Hello Gert, Nice scene, the elder man seems very interested. GoGood place for the railways fans. Interesting detail is this figure with the real balloons. It must be something new, because it is not there in Google Maps photos.
It is somewhere near Under Kastanjen so probably I went nearby.
It was such a nice time. I went alone but I knew that my husband was waiting for me at home. My travels will never be the same.

best regrads MAlgo

dedee (3073) 2022-04-21 1:35

Hi Gert
A well composed image with lots of interest. I wonder if the man eventually bought anything?
David

Royaldevon (85932) 2022-04-21 8:12

Hello Gert,

I inwardly smiled when I saw your photograph for I have a brother and brother-in-law who are both enamoured by model trains! I have seen this longing attitude many times, ... and been in the shops, too! I'm not quite sure whether they love to build the tracks, introduce different rolling stock, see examples that are unbelievable bargains or whether it is a memory from the past, or maybe all of these!!
Your photograph perfectly captures that longing mood!
It is a fine, angled composition, with the focal figure well placed and carefully drawing our attention towards the window, so that we too can gaze at the display!
I like how he is trapped between the two red flags, as if it is impossible for him to escape!

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

ktanska (44766) 2022-04-22 7:34

Hej Gert,
That's my kind of shop for sure. Most of such specialist shops are on the net only these days. Great to see one in Gamla Stan celebrating birthday. The window is quite impressive.
Kari

ChrisJ (171822) 2022-04-22 7:39

Hej Gert

I like it too. The red and yellow colours contrast well with the cooler blue tones. Good sharpness and excellent catch of the man wistfully surveying the old railway paraphernalia. Tfs!

mcmtanyel (68503) 2022-04-22 20:34

Hello Gert,
I like the contrast between the colorful shop and the almost black & white fellow.
Regards,
MT

GyurMaster (24830) 2022-04-26 20:52

Hello again,

Are you sure he felt nostalgia? Maybe he is a railway-fan just like my father. When I was a kid, he built me a railway model. I used it once or twice, so in the end it became his toy. Anyway, its a well-spotted nothing special, as you mentioned the frame and the colours are selling it.

Best Wishes,
Gy.

aliabazari (22175) 2022-04-28 9:07

Hello Gert
A beautiful view of this sidewalk and the man behind the showcase. A good combination with flags and colored items. Well -made clarity and lighting. He has attracted the man's nostalgic belongings and has revived his memories. Beautiful shot

kasianowak (17676) 2022-04-29 22:05

Hi Gert
We sometimes joke that Swedish is similar to Polish, as you can create words by adding ska to e.g. a Latin or English noun, just like we crate female surnames. ;-) It's nice to see that "Nostalgiska" attracted someone's attention and to see a person just spending a bit of time on something just for pleasure. Not practical, not money earning, not day-to-day duties. You timed the photo well to capture his interest in what he is seeing.
I like the matching yellow and red colours all over the image.
Greetings from the airport awaiting a verdict on a broken-down plane that was supposed to take me home. :-(
Kasia
Kasia