#!/usr/bin/env python3
 from os import scandir
 from os.path import splitext
+from exiftool import ExifToolHelper  # type: ignore
 import gi
 gi.require_version('Gtk', '4.0')
 # pylint: disable=wrong-import-position
         btn.connect('clicked', self.newest)
         box_buttons.append(btn)
 
-        self.label_nothing = Gtk.Label(label='nothing to show')
+        self.metadata = Gtk.Label()
+        self.label_nothing_to_show = Gtk.Label(label='nothing to show')
 
         self.box_outer = Gtk.Box(orientation=Gtk.Orientation.VERTICAL)
         self.box_outer.append(box_buttons)
-        self.box_outer.append(self.label_nothing)
+        self.box_outer.append(self.metadata)
+        self.box_outer.append(self.label_nothing_to_show)
         self.props.child = self.box_outer
 
         self.entries = []
-        self.current_index = -1 
+        self.current_index = -1
         self.newest(None)
 
     def _reload(self, set_max = False):
-        self.entries = [e for e in scandir('./empty')
+        self.entries = [e for e in scandir('.')
                         if e.is_file()
                         and splitext(e)[1] in {'.png', '.jpg', '.jpeg'}]
         self.entries.sort(key=lambda e: e.stat().st_mtime)
             self.current_index = len(self.entries) - 1
         self.box_outer.remove(self.box_outer.get_last_child())
         if self.current_index >= 0:
-            pic = Gtk.Picture.new_for_filename(self.entries[self.current_index].path)
+            path = self.entries[self.current_index].path
+            metadata = 'no SD comment'
+            with ExifToolHelper() as et:
+                for d in et.get_tags([path], ['Comment']):
+                    for k, v in d.items():
+                        if k.endswith('Comment'):
+                            metadata = v
+            self.metadata.props.label = f'{path}: {metadata}'
+            pic = Gtk.Picture.new_for_filename(path)
             self.box_outer.append(pic)
         else:
-            self.box_outer.append(self.label_nothing)
+            self.metadata.props.label = None
+            self.box_outer.append(self.label_nothing_to_show)
 
     def oldest(self, _widget):
         self.current_index = 0