analog kansas
Remington Tires
Posted by grant (kansas city, United States) on 7 September 2008 in Business & Industry and Portfolio.
Troy, Kansas
Rolleiflex
Tmax 100
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
i love this composition -- a good amount of foreground and an odd crop of sky -- it holds all the elements together. brilliant find -- that heap of old tires! awesome!
7 Sep 2008 6:41am
@dj.tigersprout: thanks dj. i think a pile of tires like that will outlast us all.
Paul van der Meer from Valkenswaard, Netherlands
Great composition and a lot of atmosphere!!
7 Sep 2008 9:25am
@Paul van der Meer: thanks paul. this whole area where this was taken has a lot of atmosphere, you could say!
@Veronelle: thanks veronelle
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
Like all the geometric elements, and then that heap of tires. Nice compositional contrast.
7 Sep 2008 11:09am
@GJC: thanks gjc
Erik from Hamar, Norway
I love the light and the composition! And the b&w is just spot on!
7 Sep 2008 12:36pm
@Erik: thanks erik
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
I really love this 'oldy'shot, it has so much character. Grant, were you on AM3 when I posted my garage series....?
7 Sep 2008 4:05pm
@Observing: thanks mike. i don't think i was. i searched "garage" on your page, and found only one image. i've seen it, but doubt it's part of the series you're talking about. if you get a chance, please send me a date or link.
@Marcie: thanks marcie
@Richard_Irwin: thanks richard
lisa v from Gawler, Australia
What a shabby looking building, shabby looking tires too, definitely one for the history books this. Did I ever tell you that i failed to get a photo of my father's old fashioned accountancy business with his name above the door before they tore the building down? for shame :(
7 Sep 2008 10:41pm
@lisa v: you're killing me with that story lisa.
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Sweet! That's a nice looking tire shop!
8 Sep 2008 12:37am
@Howard F.: i pass it twice a year, and it hasn't changed a bit in years!
@Fliss: it's quite a place. thanks for looking.
Kurt from San Francisco, United States
There's a beautiful crispness here that's a nice contrast to the blurry surreality of some of your Holga shots. Yet don't get me wrong, it's still plenty strange...and intriguing. Really nicely framed and executed.
8 Sep 2008 12:59am
@Kurt: thanks kurt. the lens on this camera is about the polar opposite of the holga. i like switching back and forth. i'm glad you like both.
Teresa from Mountain View, United States
Wow. The texture of that gravel and those tires is leaping out of the photo. It's like it's not even like I'm looking at a photo but I'm there inside the photo.
8 Sep 2008 4:52am
@Teresa: wanna buy some tires, cheap?
lisa v from Gawler, Australia
Yes. Over 40 years in business :( he had an interesting name too, Valentine Clayton.
8 Sep 2008 7:45am
@lisa v: i can't stand it. do you any sort of picture? (my dad's uncle owned a pharmacy for years long ago in a small oklahoma town. this name was benjamin franklin paine. i've never seen a picture of the place, but know one must exist somewhere. i love to find one. the town doesn't even exist any more - blew away.)
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
Looks hot for some reason. After scanning so many Tri-X images lately, the look of the Tmax really stands out to me, but by my last days of shooting film I'd migrated from Tmax to nearly all Ektapress.
9 Sep 2008 4:47am
@Twelvebit: i shot only tri-x for years - bulk loaded for 35mm. i like it and tmax, but change slowly.
lisa v from Gawler, Australia
Benjamin Franklin Paine, another interesting name. The town blew away? as in a tornado I'm assuming.
No, not one photo.
I was thinking about it more today and wondering if there is a photo somewhere. He was interviewed by the local paper a couple times, maybe they have one in their archives somewhere, it was a smallish town of about 10,000, it's worth a try.
I knew it was sold but I had no idea they were going to do anything to it so quickly. He died a couple years later just to add to the sorrowful tale. Never let the opportunity slip by when it's that important. I try not to anymore.
9 Sep 2008 7:35am
@lisa v: there has to be a photo somewhere!
P.J. from Delhi, United States
Is this a place that still does regular business? I really like the look of it.
10 Sep 2008 2:59am
@P.J.: well, i've never driven past and seen a customer or an employee. now, i've never driven past on a weekday, and i only drive by a couple times a year - basically, your guess is as good as mine...
@bluechameleon: you're very kind. thanks.
