Off Season Photo Gallery by Oscar Reina at pbase.com

Off Season

The beach gets into a very different rythm once the last tourist leaves and the beach season comes to its end.
This project tries to capture some of the quiet happenings from that moment and up to when the first summer visitors return once again to the beach.
In particular, I sought to document how much life there is around the world of beach fishermen.
In keeping with the unusual point of view, I shot all these photographs using relatively old square-format TLR cameras. Specifically: a Yashica D, a Lubitel 166U, and a Minolta Autocord.
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Algo cambia en la esencia de una playa cuando la temporada llega a su fin y el último bañista del verano se marcha.
Este proyecto intenta reflejar parte de la quietud y los pequeños detalles que, casi de manera inadvertida, toman posesión de nuestras playas desde ese final del verano y hasta que los próximos turistas acuden de nuevo, llamados por el calor de la nueva temporada.
En especial, y dado que fue lo que en primer lugar llamó mi atención, el proyecto gira en torno a la imagen, tan contrapuesta a la que nos ofrecen los turistas, de los pescadores de playa.
A la par con el inusual punto de vista, estas fotografías han sido realizadas con cámaras binoculares de formato 6x6 relativamente antiguas, concretamente una Yashica D, una Lubitel 166U y una Minolta Autocord.
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You can also visit The flickr version of this gallery.

















		it all started in confusion
but I could hear the clock ticking	the ancient language I couldn't read	the lonely dancer told me about you
but didn't tell me where to look for	nothing is for real anymore	and all the barriers were broken
the elder ones knew your name	and so did the newcomers	but not even the oracle had an answer
wandering around in desperation	beyond the green glacier	finally, the graveyard
and there, I could only find sorrow

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Guest		15-Mar-2009 17:24
amazingly beautiful. Simple, balanced, relaxing. So, inspiring that I want to go out now and take some pictures. Thanks. V!

Sudeep Mukherjee		11-Dec-2008 17:24
Oscar, even if one of this were mine, I would be king.

Guest		31-Oct-2007 00:48
This gallery is amazing! Wonderful work!

Jan Normandale		27-Apr-2007 21:37
Hey Taffer.. really nice set and because I'm a fisherman I am really enjoying the beach fishing set. Excellent quality to the shots and great interpretation of the sport and surroundings

Oscar Reina		05-Mar-2007 16:21
Gabor, Yergen, AL, thanks !!!

Guest		01-Mar-2007 15:29
I like very much the spirit of the project. The pictures it contains have a nostalgic, elegant, quite elusive charm. Thanks a lot for sharing.

Oscar Reina		27-Feb-2007 20:38
From Gabor Samjeske: Very well captured the mood of the off season beach. Great tonality ! Get's my vote and thank you for sharing ! Gabor --- Sorry, I pressed the delete button thinking it was the statistics one !

Oscar Reina		29-Oct-2006 14:31
My pleasure AL ! :) And thanks so much for your visits and your comments and honored to have inspired you !

AL		29-Oct-2006 14:21
Hey I'm back :-) Oh I truly adore your forgotten toys, kind of sad but so beautiful. You've greatly inspired me to take a ride and hit the beach next weekend. Thanks! Wish I could vote again.

AL		27-Oct-2006 02:30
Very very nice feel... It's beautiful. The toning and the lighting. Could almost feel the sea breeze on my face and the sand in my feet. Would be back to see more from you, so ready to immense myself again in the beauty and the mood... Voted.

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