analog kansas
Raised Shed
Posted by grant (kansas city, United States) on 24 September 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
Wathena, Kansas
Rolleiflex
Fomapan 100
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
I remember we had a lot of raised sheds in Ohio when I was a kid. Haven't seen one for years. What a neat little structure.
24 Sep 2008 5:36am
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
just marvelous -- that single telephone or electrical wire makes this shot for me... that wonderfully arched line -- draw the whole thing together -- the 'short' house, the contrast of the dark bushes and trees behind to the pearly white of the paint... and the foreground stretch of rough grass... beautifully complex!!
24 Sep 2008 6:26am
@dj.tigersprout: i wish you'd look more carefully...kidding, of course. thanks as always dj.
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Very aerodynamic! Looks undone or in the process of moving somewhere.
24 Sep 2008 7:47am
@Howard F.: it does now that you mention it. it's been right there for a very long time though.
Paul van der Meer from Valkenswaard, Netherlands
Gives me the right feeling! You have the talent to make all the objects come to alive!
24 Sep 2008 11:50am
@Paul van der Meer: thanks very much paul
Rachael from Heber Springs, United States
This would make a wonderful shed for gardening tools:-) I love the simplicity here.
24 Sep 2008 1:43pm
@Observing: thanks mike!
Dave from United States
Wathena, that's a town I haven't visited in Kansas (so many I've yet to see), though I've been through Atchison, in the northeast reaches of the state. Your photos make want a road trip through the scenic banks of the Missouri River.
24 Sep 2008 9:47pm
@Dave: wathena is northeastern also. this was taken after our twice yearly visit to the sparks, ks flea market. my girlfriend/partner is from atchison, and we go there fairly often. now you've got me thinking of a road trip too.
Matt Sutton from Sydney, Australia
You are the "shed-man" Grant. Another wonderful exposure from you again. love the deep richness of the tones again here. Are they spider webs in the tree?
24 Sep 2008 10:03pm
@Matt Sutton: i do like every variety of working building. now about your question - if those were spider webs, i'd have been afraid to park my car, much less take this photo with a moderately wide angle lens. it's some sort of fungus, i think.
lisa v from Gawler, Australia
Oh my god, are they? They have massive webs in trees in queensland and new south wales, completely freaked me out when I went there. What a cute little shed. Why is it raised?
24 Sep 2008 11:36pm
@lisa v: no, not spider webs. stuff like that only happens in australia. (see my response to matt, above.) now, i'm not sure why it's raised.
@Twelvebit: exactly!
daina from New York, United States
Wonderfully framed - love how the tree cuts into the simple shape of the shed and transforms it. Because the shed is raised it seems not quite permanent and a little humorous. This image has a light feel to it. Lovely crispness to the B&W
25 Sep 2008 1:25pm
