analog kansas
Brick & Stucco
Posted by grant (kansas city, United States) on 19 October 2008 in Architecture and Portfolio.
Overland Park, Kansas
Fuji GS645
Tmax 100
Nill@ from County Östergötland, Sweden
Several different roofs, makes the photo interesting! A lot of tares in the asphalt and the tree frames the picture in a nice way.
19 Oct 2008 7:25am
Alejandro Caballero from Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Asunto: Ausencia viernes y sabado.
Razon: Muy buena.
Disculpa las molestias ocasionadas por el retraso.
Que decir de tan magnifica fotografia, saludos bloger.
19 Oct 2008 8:12am
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
Like the massings here -- good set of blocks to make an interesting composition.
19 Oct 2008 10:55am
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Superb capture of this old structure. The light and shadows are exceptional...love it in greyscale.
19 Oct 2008 1:22pm
daina from New York, United States
These empty places are representative of a society, a geographical place. And somehow they have a timeless feel for me - a certain Americana that continues to exist even as time passes it by. Your images never feel arbitrary - they feel representative of something important in our society without exactly stating what it is.
19 Oct 2008 2:10pm
@daina: thanks daina. all these places seem important to me, although i'm not always sure why.
don from spokane, United States
This makes a fine black and white subject with the near white walls and the deep shadows. Nice composition. A fine print.
19 Oct 2008 3:00pm
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
beautiful shot here mate -- love the diagonal moving from left corner to right background... an excellent visual slant! oh -- hey mate -- do you know Paul? aka PD? he is from the same city as you!! ;) just had the pleasure of making his acquaintance! he is an awesome photographer as well -- though he works in color -- so now we have Kansas represented in b/w and color -- and that is faabulous news! :)
19 Oct 2008 5:56pm
@dj.tigersprout: thanks dj. i don't know this paul. in fact, i just realized that the ulr shows up on the version of your comment that i see as i reply. so, i'll have to check out his photos. i appreciate the information.
JJ from Jersey City, United States
wonderful capture of the building love the mix of sunlit and shadowed areas, very cool
19 Oct 2008 7:00pm
@JJ: thanks jj!
Paul van der Meer from Valkenswaard, Netherlands
Amazing composition! Like the way you play with black and white Grant!!
19 Oct 2008 7:52pm
@Paul van der Meer: thanks paul
paolo from Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Italy
i was looking at the grass on the sidewalk and on the road... looks like an abandoned district !!!
the light also increase this kind of feeling...
19 Oct 2008 9:13pm
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Grant, it's always sunny in that little town of your's, is it similar in size and structure to Stephens 'Loleta' ?
Another great shot void of people, it's as though they are all away.
19 Oct 2008 10:52pm
@Observing: i don't think so. i've been enjoying stephen's photos very much. overland park has a population of about 150,000 and is growing. also, it's part of a larger area - suburban kansas city, missouri. it would probably be surprising to see what surrounds some of the places in these photos. sparks, kansas, another source of photos for me, on the other hand, is even smaller than loleta.
Bill from Belton, United States
I have to say, I have run out of superlatives! I now just sit back and enjoy each of your amazing shots!
20 Oct 2008 1:09am
@Bill: thanks very much bill!
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
The shadows and light are stunning.
Again, the straight lights and structure are so special. I really like how you see things, how you capture them.
20 Oct 2008 1:04pm
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
How funny, they have completely material but have the same roof overhang.
20 Oct 2008 6:46pm
@Matt Sutton: :-) thanks matt
Rachael from Heber Springs, United States
Fantastic light & perfect symmetry in this photo. I enjoy sketching building like this, but I dress them up & make them pretty.
:-)
21 Oct 2008 11:46pm
