analog kansas
Alignment/Transmission
Posted by grant (kansas city, United States) on 30 November 2008 in Business & Industry and Portfolio.
Mission, Kansas
Fuji GS645
Tmax 100
Bill from Belton, United States
I am intrigued by the double row of "dimples" that lead from the street to the center of the doors! I find no other circles in the entire photo. A fine image Grant.... as always the exposure, composition, focus and geometrics all contribute to an outstanding presentation.
30 Nov 2008 5:26am
@Bill: dog tracks! the only thing, other than me, willing to go out that day it seems.
yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece
I think tha Bill said everything I thought - nice work
30 Nov 2008 9:08am
cat from Tel Aviv, Israel
Lovely geometric shot - the reflections of the windows and the view to the other windows inside the building are very lovely. I like how the word "Alignment" has another meaning here, about your photograph.
30 Nov 2008 12:11pm
don from spokane, United States
A fine shot of this business with the usual excellent technical work you do. I'm wondering about the dimples too. Apparently this garage works on a single car at a time - interesting combination.
30 Nov 2008 3:42pm
@don: dog prints :-) and this was a sunday, so they had the day off...
Mindy from United States
I'm glad Bill pointed out those "dimples." Another signature Grant shot. Even the car in the window is awesomely retro. Love this.
30 Nov 2008 3:46pm
@Mindy: thanks mindy
Nilla from Continent: Europe, Sweden
I can see small footprints in the snow! Nice b/w garage!
30 Nov 2008 4:21pm
kerfendal from Paris, France
really humoristic, two windows on a different level and the job to do "Aligment"
30 Nov 2008 5:37pm
Chris from Jefferson City, United States
I'm enjoying the gleaming white facade hiding the dark shadows behind. Nice balance of light reflected off of the glass but still showing the interior of the garage.
30 Nov 2008 6:24pm
paolo from Italy
Genova and Lucca are well known for their parsimonius inhabitant ..
but here i see someone else had covered just (only) one facade of the building ..
small world!
30 Nov 2008 6:29pm
daina from New York, United States
The relationship between the different size doors as well as the different size lettering is engaging. And the scaffolding and the surface of the building itself, that mimic the window panes, adds to the subtle interplay.
30 Nov 2008 6:40pm
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
Took me a second to realize the paw-prints in the snow. That element with the metallic building against that sky all combine to put this image over-the-top. Fantastic.
30 Nov 2008 7:55pm
@Stephen Phillips: thanks very much stephen
Marcie from United States
Love the detail of the little paw prints...the only sign of life!!!
As always - love your processing.
30 Nov 2008 8:40pm
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
thx! i was always going to the wrong bay. best...jerry
30 Nov 2008 9:48pm
JJ from Jersey City, United States
Another wonderful shot, I like that the dog tracks are there, as I too was wondering what they were til I read the comments, always like a post that makes we ponder
1 Dec 2008 1:39am
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Not a tree in sight. That's the first thing I noticed when your site opened. Man these places are so common in Arkansas and I don't see how they stay in business. Wonderful capture. I'm glad you didn't straighten it. To me it would have ruined it.
1 Dec 2008 3:43am
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
The structure itself looks very aligned- this place must be a good alignment shop, ha! I see you're getting a lot of snow from the same storm that came through California!
1 Dec 2008 9:08am
@Howard F.: this is from last winter, but the snow is here now!
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
It wasn't immediately apparent to me there was snow on the ground and I was trying to figure out what created those semi-spherical pits in the concrete. Reading through the comments I see where kerfendal sees symbolism in the different door heights. Funny how our interpretations of the image are colored by our starting assumptions. I start off not assuming snow --especially when it is as flat as this is, so I see concrete. On the other hand, I just assume that the higher door is there for working vehicles like RV's --that it is "appropriate"-- and don't translate the difference into my interpretation of alignment. And i agree with sherri that this is a shot that shouldn't get a perspective correction.
1 Dec 2008 3:44pm
@Twelvebit: i appreciate your thoughts. it is interesting how people see different things. the accidental humor in the name hadn't occurred to me at all. when i took this, i slipped and fell immediately upon getting out of my car. i instinctively raised my right hand to protect my camera, and so landed square on my chin - split it open good. so, my associations are a little idiosyncratic :)
roamin from Northern Nova Scotia, Canada
Sorry to hear of your slip, Grant; what we put ourselves through in order to squeeze off a frame!
Love how the clean white of the building outshines the new fallen snow. Cheers!
7 Dec 2008 9:46pm
@roamin: thanks! that's the first bit of sympathy i've had! at home everybody basically just said some version of "serves you right..." :)
