Swap "You walk down Alamedas, either/or... you don't deserve to be lonely"

I'm a big fan of Elliott Smith. So, with my lomofriend @doorman762003, we agreed to make a filmswap as tribute to this great musician. So, he takes the 1st part in Osorno, south of Chile, to some pictures of Elliott, covers of his albums, etc. And I did the 2nd shot, walking down by the Alameda of my city, on a cloudy day, hearing on my i-pod this song, "Alameda", of the Either/Or album, trying to discover what was the feeling of Elliott when he wrote this song.

27 Comment

  1. mafiosa
    mafiosa ·

    Wow!!

  2. alexyz
    alexyz ·

    awesome!

  3. blueskyandhardrock
    blueskyandhardrock ·

    great idea for doubles! love elliott smith too, such a tragedy like nick drake. the gentlest souls are often the most troubled ones. you just reminded me to post these shots i took at his wall on Sunset: www.lomography.jp/homes/blueskyandhardrock/albums/1948384-e….

  4. gatokinetik-o
    gatokinetik-o ·

    @mafiosa @alexyz thanks girls :D

  5. gatokinetik-o
    gatokinetik-o ·

    @blueskyandhardrock Oh yes it is! I totally agree with you. Here in my country, when i was a teen, there was not much information about music and composition of Elliott. He was definitively, a troubled soul. And he couldn't resist all that. And the wall is awesome, i don't know about that :D

  6. blueskyandhardrock
    blueskyandhardrock ·

    this wall is like one of the sacred places for elliott smith fans because it was in the cover of his figure 8 album en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Elliott_smith_figure_8_cover.jpg. it's been desecrated time and time again by taggers and people who pretend they're graffiti artists who have zero respect for art and history but people always clean it up and restore it, which i'm glad about. when you visit LA, you def must stop by!

  7. gatokinetik-o
    gatokinetik-o ·

    @blueskyandhardrock seriuosly? Oh, that sounds pretty bad. Definitively, that place will be one of my must when i visit LA. Obviosly. And obviously too, after know my 2 favourite L.A lomographers! @blueskyandhardrock and @grazie! >D

  8. grazie
    grazie ·

    hehe :) Very nice one! Have you seen the book of photos and conversations with Elliot Smith by the great photographer ( I love her work and she shoots film) Autumn De Wilde? If not, you should.

  9. gatokinetik-o
    gatokinetik-o ·

    @grazie no! ups, i heard about that many years ago... but now i have the time to search and find it. Everyday you cand learn something new! :D

  10. blueskyandhardrock
    blueskyandhardrock ·

    @grazie @gatokinetik-o de wilde shot that famous figure 8 album cover in front of the wall!

  11. blueskyandhardrock
    blueskyandhardrock ·

    @gatokinetik-o awww i am counting on seeing you too when you come for a visit! xo

  12. blueskyandhardrock
    blueskyandhardrock ·

    @gatokinetik-o if you have time, visit @myloveletter's home. she's a huge elliott smith fan too and if you're lucky, she might send you a personalized elliott smith-themed snail mail! :D

  13. gatokinetik-o
    gatokinetik-o ·

    @blueskyandhardrock yes, i will, dear! thanks for the tips :)
    Thanks to both, @grazie and @blueskyandhardrock

  14. af-capture
    af-capture ·

    nice set cabro!!!!

  15. 134340
    134340 ·

    really COOL double!!!!! :)

  16. adamo-75
    adamo-75 ·

    Awesome!

  17. sobetion
    sobetion ·

    Excellent!! really nice color

  18. oriyagirl
    oriyagirl ·

    so fucking great sorry for my french)

  19. gendis
    gendis ·

    woooow !!

  20. coca
    coca ·

    bueena!

  21. gatokinetik-o
  22. koduckgirl
    koduckgirl ·

    love this shot too

  23. fancho
    fancho ·

    buenísima, me encanta!

  24. gatokinetik-o
    gatokinetik-o ·

    @koduckgirl @fancho :D thanks, girls!

  25. onkel-m
    onkel-m ·

    Beautiful portrait, interesting texture !!!

  26. gatokinetik-o
    gatokinetik-o ·

    hehehe, thanks for the comment, i'm glad you liked it @onkel-m

  27. sadiestoker
    sadiestoker ·

    great portrait!

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