analog kansas
Snowy Parking Lot
Posted by grant (kansas city, United States) on 15 December 2008 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.
Overland Park, Kansas
Lubitel
Tri-X
Matt Sutton from Sydney, Australia
elegant grant ! swedish simplicity almost. I love this. great grain. have you tried 35m in this camera?
15 Dec 2008 5:33am
@Matt Sutton: thanks matt. no, i haven't. i notice lomo is now selling one specially adapted to fit 35mm. it might be fun to try rigging this one. i've done some of that with holgas.
Gary from Cochise County, United States
I really like the soft lines along the bottom of the wall. Good shot.
15 Dec 2008 5:38am
Annie Viguié from Bordeaux, France
Beautiful ! I love irregular black lines along the wall and the door and I love to, small lines white who divide into squares the dark rectangle in the top right of the photo .
15 Dec 2008 5:50am
@Annie Viguié: thank you annie
RHYS from United Kingdom
I like the flatness of this, the door on the left could almost be drawn onto the wall.
15 Dec 2008 6:24am
Bill from Belton, United States
The simplicity does it here Grant. I agree the grain is a major addition to the image.
15 Dec 2008 6:53am
cat from tel aviv, Israel
How simple...but it's beautiful and very wintry too.
I like the grainy feel as well, it gives it depth. And the sign anchors it in reality, not just an abstract.
15 Dec 2008 7:28am
k@ from Paris, France
Very simple, indeed, and great for this first ! (pure, let's say)
15 Dec 2008 8:50am
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Well, well....I see they really appreciate their volunteers. Good grief. My Grandma always used to say, "Never look a gift horse in the mouth".
15 Dec 2008 3:37pm
@sherri: you can blame either my focusing or this infamously cheap camera... but it's "violators" who will be prosecuted. even grandmas hate violator :-)
don from United States
A simple, but effective shot of the ubiquitous "no parking" signs we have everywhere. Nice work.
15 Dec 2008 4:14pm
Alejandro Caballero from Sant Boi de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
Me encanta la textura de la pared por no hablar del encuadre y tu toque personal con la desaturacion, un fuerte abrazo.
15 Dec 2008 5:45pm
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
Interesting. Don't know that I'd have pegged it as snow without the title.
15 Dec 2008 7:49pm
paolo from Castelnuovo di Garfagnana, Italy
i like to find the same tones on the snowy ground as well as on the painted wall.
it's a nice - white - soft association.
15 Dec 2008 9:25pm
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
That 'white bottom' gives this such a different feel. Nice.
15 Dec 2008 9:31pm
michele from Canada
especially like where the dirt on the wall meets the snow. makes me wonder if you know what you're looking for when you go out or if you just come across things and go ah ha that's it.
15 Dec 2008 10:58pm
@michele: you're right - never know, just head out. this one was just a short walk from home though.
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
colder than a concrete kiss. best...jerry
15 Dec 2008 11:07pm
daina from New York, United States
The light has an eerie feel to it and the place does not feel quite real except for the sign that seems totally out of place on that wall. It is a very silent image and wonderfully seen.
16 Dec 2008 1:39am
@daina: thank you daina
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
hey mate! finally back and back in the saddle! hope you have been well? this is a wonderful choice of shot -- sort of like the 'middle' of everything... if that makes sense! ;) very industrial, very impersonal, and wonderfully flat! this could be 'constructivist' influenced if you were of Russian / eastern European heritage and lived at the turn of the century...? j/k lol!! faaabulously done and glad i am back and can catch up everything i missed while i was away! hope your holiday season is off to a great start! cheers and speak soon! :)
16 Dec 2008 2:43am
@dj.tigersprout: good to hear from you dj. all's well here - the same for you i hope.
JJ from Jersey City, United States
A simple scene yet very effectively captured, the grain adds to the whole effect, awesome work
16 Dec 2008 7:28pm
Lucca from Cologne, Germany
I like the balanced geometry and the simplicity in it. What a pity there is a loss of quality with AM3 in this photo.
16 Dec 2008 9:50pm
@Lucca: thanks lucca, but i'm not sure how much was lost with this one. the lubitel isn't exactly known for it's lens...
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Nice one Grant...minimal and full of those wonderful lines I love so much with your images.
18 Dec 2008 9:49pm
