" The lonely hour" project -the pictures Photo Gallery by Roy Birger Nilsen at pbase.com

" The lonely hour" project -the pictures

I`ve had the habit for the last 4 years to wander alone with the camera in my hand in the hour between 6 and 7 in the afternoon,this is the hour from I leave work and until I take the bus home.This has worked as pure therapy after a day full of stress and lots of people around me all day. I`ve tried to apply old composition rules to the modern type of photography. All pictures are taken with hand held camera in an effort to keep the spontaneous nature of the project itself. The light will of course vary because of the changing seasons.

Time waits for no one	Steps	Red umbrella (still raining)	I wish.......
Wet streets	Green and yellow	Green , red and blue	The passing of strangers # 3
The passing of strangers # 2	The passing of strangers # 1	Victoria	Man on stairs
Skanska	Going home # 3	Icy reflections	The trees are ready
Street scene with bus	Meetingpoint	Shadows and rain	Christmas decorations
Waiting to cross	Scooter and shadow	Speeding cars	Ambient
Bergen mood # 13	Nightwalkers # 2	Colourflow # 3	Colourflow # 2
Colourflow # 1	Zen	Bergen mood # 12	Burning torches for Edvard Grieg
Bergen mood # 11	Waiting	Travelling light	Stairs and umbrella
Red on red	Den ene ( The One )	Still wet	Wet, wet, wet
The crossing	Colours in the house of light	Wet pavement	Strange structure # 2
Strange structure # 1	Bergen mood # 9	Bergen mood # 8	Bergen mood # 7
Bergen mood # 6	Bergen mood #5	Bergen mood # 4	Bergen mood # 3
Bergen mood # 2	Bergen mood # 1	M. Gandhi quote # 3	M. Gandhi quote # 2
M. Gandhi quote #1	Outside looking in	Strange poster # 4	Strange poster #3
Strange poster # 2	Strange poster	Nightwalkers	Intersection
Night at the station	The scooter (watercolour)	Inviting lights	A slice of reality
Shadow praying	Evening mood	Shadows walking	Rainy Bergen
Lady in red	Speeding car in the rain (day 76 of rain)	Day 80 of rain. Yihaaa !!!	Bergen
Arriving	Picasso and the shadow	Late afternoon	Evening lights
Leaving work	Late afternoon 2	Inside-outside	Window-exhibit
Pepper	Down the slopes :- )	Rain and reflections	Edvard Grieg 2
Going home # 1	Deep blue	Parking house	Reflection ,interior and pedestrian
Water reflection	A cross to bear	Selfportrait (?)	Going home # 2
Diagonal	Alone on the bench	Daddy, wait !	Shadow walking
Solitude	Man with umbrella	Walking away	Train in the rain
Division	At the station 1	At the station 2 (two new ones including people)	At the mall 1
At the mall 2	Street scene	Escaping the rain	Practice makes perfect :-)
Overgrown	Shades of yellow	Squares	It`s raining on the posters too !
Security (still raining)	Strange encounter	Reflections	Mother and child
Departing	Stairs (still raining)	?	Yellow
Hand in hand	Hallway	Walking the dog	Headspin
Golden	Red,yellow and blue	Parking lot	Street skating
Lights on the wall	Alone on the bench	Walk	Hallway 2
White jacket	Evening mood (with friendly ghost)	Waterwall	Waterwall 2
Trees and shadow	Lines	Different directions	The BMW
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Roland		02-Apr-2010 18:11
A great concept for letting go of the madness of the day. This gallery has so many beautiful images. Well done. V

Terje Hamnes		06-Oct-2009 17:43
A fine project as a whole but there are several great shots individually as well! My complements! V

Patricia Lay-Dorsey		24-Mar-2008 20:05
I have just watched the slideshow from beginning to end and feel as though I have traveled into a world of beauty, sadness, wonder and loneliness. But mainly it is music that I hear within my heart, the music of your artistic eye and unique spirit. Bravo, my friend.

Johnny Rasmussen		20-Feb-2008 07:52
Gratulerer med utstillingen. Det er veldig bra arbeid du har lagt ned i disse bildene.

Ray Rebortira		20-Feb-2008 02:40
You call it the lonely hour and yet the gallery is full of moments of quiet splendour. I believe it is the hour when the photographer becomes a poet. You are a laureate. Bravo!!!

Susanne v. Schroeder		07-Feb-2008 12:25
Congratulations for your exhibition. It is an interesting subject and beautifully presented.

Guest		06-Feb-2008 20:30
amazing work and congratulations with your exhibition, if I had lived a little closer I would have come.

TODD		30-Jan-2008 01:18
AMAZING ! A TRUE GIFT OF SEEING!

TuTmin		26-Jan-2008 11:18
Fabulous collection.I truly felt lonely of moments that you meant.well done.V

alfredo camba jr.		13-Jan-2008 15:34
Very nice & interesting gallery! Vote!

Guest		08-Jan-2008 21:45
this is one of the best series i have ever seen. love how you compose your wide scenes, definitely deserves my V

houseofcors		26-Dec-2007 18:00
Interesting insomniac gallery. Different topic well executed.

patrick_c		28-Nov-2007 00:57
Fine gallery Roy, many great images.

Johan Gerrits		27-Nov-2007 22:26
Fantastic poject roy a journey in subtility, have to come back for so much talent!!

Walter Otto Koenig		27-Nov-2007 22:19
Excellent work. I really like the mood of many of the shots, the lights, the reflection on the wet pavement and the shadows. "V" Best Wishes, Walter

Guest		21-Nov-2007 03:59
One gets a lot of companionship from the camera!! I enjoy this gallery very much.

Guest		20-Nov-2007 21:39
Dette blir bare bedre og bedre Roy! Tobben

Guest		14-Nov-2007 21:04
Very nice gallery. I plan to do one like this one day... Norway seems to be a nice and clean land.

Christine P. Newman		27-Oct-2007 13:10
It is nice to discover your world, Roy.

Guest		12-Oct-2007 23:40
This is a very beautiful gallery! I really like the results of your lonely hour.

Aud Elise Sj�s�ther		27-Aug-2007 19:23
Spennende vandringer du har hatt på vei hjem! Og hvilke observasjoner! Mange perler i dette galleriet : )

Jan Frode Aase		25-Aug-2007 20:16
Et spennende galleri. Dette bygger på en god ide, og hvert enkelt bilde tilfører en brikke i helheten Det er en fin reise gjennom en by, skiftende miljøer, skiftende årstider, skiftende stemninger. Det skal bli spennende å følge dette galleriet videre, og mulighetene som ligger her. V

Guest		30-Mar-2007 23:25
wonderful collection! lots of beautiful lighting shots! V

Jacky Lee		28-Mar-2007 17:27
Nice gallery. Let me share some of mine:http://www.pbase.com/middlehill/london_2005

Latifa Messaoudi		25-Mar-2007 05:49
this is a beautiful gallery , i love the theme and you have so well composed it :) we can feel something strong in each pictures:) gooOod work;) cheers :)

Guest		20-Mar-2007 20:22
Voted :)

Guest		20-Mar-2007 20:21
Strange. I do exactly the same. Not quite well though, i must admit :). I am from India, btw :). And yeah, there are no dearth for Gurus around here, and for "disciples" who flock to their "ashrams" in search of peace.

Bob B.		16-Mar-2007 19:44
This is a great gallery. Great comps in a different light. Be careful out there! v

Richard Calmes		13-Mar-2007 13:02
You did a great job with this theme! Well executed! V

John Hastings		12-Mar-2007 18:08
Congratulations on this very evocative gallery. I found the images tranquil and therapeutic, just as your introduction describes. Excellent visual communication.

123		12-Mar-2007 07:42
One simple word to describe your work my friend - Talented!!!

Guest		07-Mar-2007 21:34
Very nice gallerie. I like your touch! Vote.

Guenter Eh		06-Mar-2007 22:43
I love them all as you already know! There is this special "nordic" mood in it! Fantastic and emotional works Roy!

Marc Demoulin		05-Mar-2007 20:49
Good therapy and great series Roy. Keep it up!! Voted. Marc

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