analog kansas
Santa Fe Towers Lawn
Posted by grant (kansas city, United States) on 21 November 2008 in Landscape & Rural and Portfolio.
Overland Park, Kansas
Fuji GS645
Tmax 100
Zygene from morlaix, France
Une lumière et un noir et blanc de toute beauté, j’adore l’ambiance qui se dégage
21 Nov 2008 6:49am
Mindy from United States
Excellent compo. Love the contrast between 'nature' in foreground and large block-like apartment buildings in background. Well seen.
21 Nov 2008 7:24am
kerfendal from Paris, France
Wonderful pic, the light very strong give a special mood to this urban landsacpe
21 Nov 2008 8:23am
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Fabulous long winter shadow.
21 Nov 2008 9:49am
cat from Tel Aviv, Israel
The light and shadows are just lovely.
The apartment block makes this picture look like it could have been taken somewhere in England on a rare sunny autumn day. It doesn't look American (but my idea of America comes largely from movies...!!)
21 Nov 2008 10:46am
daina from New York, United States
Once again I see your eye for the generic of our time. The apartments behind the trees are so anonymous and part of the urban landscape around the world (as Cat says they are even in England) The apt. building is akin to the empty or closed store fronts that we are so familiar with in your work. That may be a bustling apt. house for all we know yet through your lens we see it already empty, quiet and a part of the past. Love your shadows - you have made more aware of shadows, not that I did not see them before, but you have made me realize how strong an element they can be.
21 Nov 2008 2:40pm
@daina: thanks daina. these apartments are a bit strange to me. they're just a few blocks from my house, and are the tallest buildings around. they seem mostly occupied by elderly people, many of them eastern european. i have no idea how they've settled here in this building. but, it does add a bit of color to the neighborhood.
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
imagine being inside, looking out. there's a photographer there, grant longshadow i believe is his name. why is he watching us?
21 Nov 2008 3:05pm
@ordinaryimages: hah! i think lots of people have wondered that sort of think about me.
don from spokane, United States
I like the light trunks on these trees and the general processing of the image. Well done.
21 Nov 2008 4:01pm
don from spokane, United States
I like the bright trunks on these trees and the general processing of the image. Well done.
21 Nov 2008 4:03pm
Mitch from Triangle, United States
I looked at this and some of your other pictures; you have a special touch with light and shadows. I went to your "about" page to see if you are a pro or just an artistic person. I love the picture on your "about" page and in a way it tells a lot about you. It is really nice to see some analog pictures.
Mitch
21 Nov 2008 4:56pm
@Mitch: thanks mitch, i really appreciate your comment. those other shadows are two of my three kids.
yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece
excellent image - I think that is a night shot - excellent shadows and background
21 Nov 2008 4:58pm
Gary from Cochise County, United States
I like the way the windows are like other trees growing up in the backround. Great shot.
21 Nov 2008 5:29pm
Alejandro Caballero from Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Te has salido de tu tipo de fotografia y tambien es buenisima, me encanta el bosque y esa luz que asoma desde un lado es muy buena, en fin mi retraso a visitarte se debe a que he estado invirtiendo mi tiempo en crear mi nueva pagina www.sentimientos.it espero verte pronto, saludos compañero.
21 Nov 2008 7:12pm
@Alejandro Caballero: thank you alex. your new site is very impressive!
Denis from A giant black hole filled with lights, Tokelau
Nice perspective, nice shadow
21 Nov 2008 7:40pm
Kheoh Yee Wei from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
This has a sense and feels of urban jungle !
21 Nov 2008 8:55pm
Bill from Belton, United States
I love the "spotlighted" trees. Another remarkable image
21 Nov 2008 9:21pm
paolo from Italy
i like that highway of light travelled by those two mighty shadows.
i love it.
21 Nov 2008 11:17pm
@paolo: well put. thanks paolo
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
This is a bit different to your usual work, and seeing these apartments gives it a fresh new look, an almost normal town, as opposed to the decay of the older buildings. Very nice Grant.
21 Nov 2008 11:31pm
@Observing: my family would be pleased by your comment :-)
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
beautiful light here Grant -- just wonderful lines!! for some reason, my imagination begins to turn to stories of little red ridinghood!!! maybe its the intriguingly long dark shadows? regardless, this is beautifully scene and taken!! and what a concept -- a bit of both the city and the country all in one! bravo!!
21 Nov 2008 11:33pm
@dj.tigersprout: great description dj. i don't know about little red riding hood, but it really is a bit of city and country in one place.
lisa v from Gawler, Australia
I love how moody your shots are, i don't know how you do that, this conveys such feeling, it makes you want to be there in that moment.
22 Nov 2008 1:24am
@lisa v: i do it by being a moody guy :-) not really
JJ from Jersey City, United States
the mix of well lit and darker areas along with the long shadows give such an interesting mood to this aother brilliant capture
22 Nov 2008 3:46am
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
What a wonderful shot. The patterns of light and shadow are particularly good here.
22 Nov 2008 4:18am
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Magnificent light on those trees...this is beautiful.
23 Nov 2008 4:34am
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
I envy your ability to find a great photo just about anywhere.
25 Nov 2008 4:53am
@Twelvebit: that's the best sort of compliment to me. thanks.
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Oh, I would frame this and hang it on my wall, like so many of your shots Grant. This one is so beautiful, the way the light makes those long shadows, the trees against the structure and fallen leaves. The trees near the centre make a kind of archway. Brilliant!
26 Nov 2008 1:27pm
@bluechameleon: thanks very much bc
