analog kansas
We Moved
Posted by grant (kansas city, United States) on 27 September 2008 in Business & Industry and Portfolio.
Overland Park, Kansas
Fuji GS645
Tmax 100
Nill@ from County Östergötland, Sweden
Okey, now I know. I´m coming too visit on the new adress.....
Sharp photo as usually!
27 Sep 2008 7:14am
@Nill@: :-) let me know when nilla. i'll show you around.
Mindy Pines from United States
Very cool and superbly framed. Love the lines of direction.
27 Sep 2008 7:23am
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
As usual, nice soft transitions between light and dark, and evocative, lonesome architecture.
27 Sep 2008 10:42am
Stovepipe from Ames, Iowa, United States
GJC's "lonesome architecture" comment sums it up - I think I've been looking for that phrase. These arrows almost suggest a longing for community. Weird to anthropomorphize buildings but there you go.
27 Sep 2008 11:15am
@Stovepipe: i agree about that phrase. i really like it. actually, i don't find it too weird to anthropomorphize buildings. in fact, i find myself doing it all the time. (i suppose that doesn't mean it isn't weird, though.)
@Polydactyle: it is a commercial desert. thanks p.
daina from New York, United States
The sign "we moved" contributes wonderfully to the emptiness of the place. Love the clean lines and simplicity and the light. There is bareness however it is not bleak – just empty.
27 Sep 2008 2:52pm
alex centrella from California, United States
classic study of rural america..excellent BW.
27 Sep 2008 5:22pm
@alex centrella: thanks alex
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
They went and you captured. Nicely!
27 Sep 2008 5:24pm
@Stephen Phillips: thanks stephen
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
I can see why they moved, this place looks a bit out of the way. Another excellent presentation of BW medium.
27 Sep 2008 11:55pm
@Observing: thanks mike. actually, it's in the middle of what's happening. but businesses here have to either move or clean up their acts - more green, more creative solutions to parking, etc.
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
So were you able to find the new store by following the arrow :) A shopping plaza without any signs of people is a bit odd, no car, no trash, no shrubs... No wonder they're moving.
28 Sep 2008 12:07am
Kurt from San Francisco, United States
A scene like this is so simple and so 'everyday' that too often we pass it by quickly...and miss a shot that can be surprisingly powerful. Proof that with the right eye (and attitude), great photos are right in our backyard, should we choose to take the time to look.
28 Sep 2008 5:51am
@Kurt: i think carrying around a camera can help the habit of looking more carefully. it's part of what i like about photography.
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
Another transcendent shot. The mood created by the Tmax is unique, but if you could duplicate the same effect digitally, would you, or would you continue to use film for the tactile and other fun elements of it?
28 Sep 2008 5:23pm
@Twelvebit: i think digital photography would take too much time for me. when i read people on this site talking about the process of learning different software programs...
Lucca from Cologne, Germany
I took a walk near my home, I missed the light, and I didn't see anything which catched my eye. Then I asked myself if a photographer would be able to go home with at least one or two good images. — I'm quite sure you would.
28 Sep 2008 9:30pm
@Lucca: that's very kind lucca. but some days are just disappointments :-)
taffer from sant boi de llobregat, Spain
wow, what a desolation feeling you captured here. intriguing. wonderful.
29 Sep 2008 9:28pm
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
empty buildings, barren parking lots and other dirty, overlooked spaces most often found on obscure and lonely edges of modern society -- you turn it all into magical stuff: fantasy playgrounds and spaces wild dreams are made out of. i remember months back i mentioned how much i loved urban decay -- and you replied that it was pretty much all you (re)presented -- you were certainly telling the truth! :) excellent work Grant!
30 Sep 2008 1:30am
@dj.tigersprout: thanks dj. i remember that!
