Portobello Road - Street Shoot

Petach

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UK, Essex
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Peter Tachauer
Cat Stevens wrote these lyrics about Portobello Road; an antiques and second hand market in the west of London: But I took the shots.

Getting hung up all day on smiles
Walking down Portobello road for miles
Greeting strangers in Indian boots,
Yellow ties and old brown suits
Growing old is my only danger

Cuckoo clocks and plastic socks
Lampshades of old antique leather
Nothing looks weird, not even a beard
Or the boots made out of feathers

I'll keep walking miles till I feel
A broom beneath my feet
Or the hawking eyes of an old stuffed bull across the street

Nothing's the same if you see it again
It'll be broken down to litter
Oh, and the clothes
Everyone know that that dress will never fit her

Getting hung up all day on smiles
Walking down Portobello road for miles
Greeting strangers in Indian boots,
Yellow ties and old brown suits
Growing old is my only danger

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Romantic dinner for 2
by Pete Tachauer, on Flickr

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Contact
by Pete Tachauer, on Flickr

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Chug-A-Lug
by Pete Tachauer, on Flickr

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Done Deal
by Pete Tachauer, on Flickr

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....in my image
by Pete Tachauer, on Flickr

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Suits you madam
by Pete Tachauer, on Flickr

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Get ahead? Get a hat!
by Pete Tachauer, on Flickr

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Sixpac younger brother of Tupac!
by Pete Tachauer, on Flickr

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A window of opportunity
by Pete Tachauer, on Flickr

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With much love (street London)
by Pete Tachauer, on Flickr

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Stick With It
by Pete Tachauer, on Flickr
 
Great compositions, great work. I've recently returned from London, it truly is one of the best places to be with a camera. Alas I never made it out west to Portobello Road sides, preferring to stay in my own 'manor' around Greenwich.
 
Great compositions, great work. I've recently returned from London, it truly is one of the best places to be with a camera. Alas I never made it out west to Portobello Road sides, preferring to stay in my own 'manor' around Greenwich.

thanks, London is truly a great place to photograph anything. I was in Greenwich recently for the marathon and for a night shoot. Lot of history there....including Nelsons bloodied tunic in the museum. Now that is history isn't it!
 
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