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Vargas Co
Posted by grant (kansas city, United States) on 29 December 2008 in Business & Industry and Portfolio.
Kansas City, Missouri
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Bill from Belton, United States
What a striking photo! Jumps right out at you and gets your attention! Zinger of a shot Grant!
29 Dec 2008 5:58am
@Bill: "pizazz" and now "zinger..." i love these comments!
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Vargas looks like it is having a lockdown! I wonder what's going on behind the metal gate...
29 Dec 2008 7:10am
k@ from Paris, France
I like a lot all those successive layers from the foreground to the building !
29 Dec 2008 9:14am
@Faëlle: thanks, and thanks for looking
Matt Sutton from Sydney, Australia
great photo - love the budget spend Vargas has on signage !
29 Dec 2008 10:32am
Robert from Kingsville, Canada
What do they have that is so valuable ? Great image Grant .
29 Dec 2008 12:08pm
@Robert: thanks robert - you'd think there's gold back there, but i doubt it.
Stovepipe from Ames, Iowa, United States
This has a nice geological/archaeological "strata" illusion in the foreground. You emerge from there and end with the roof pointing up into sky.
29 Dec 2008 3:52pm
Don Wiley from spokane, United States
You've created a fine composition from the possibilities here. I get the feeling that Vargas uses this template over and over on crates and stuff! :-)
29 Dec 2008 5:09pm
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
good to see the don't spend all thier money on advertising. best...jerry
29 Dec 2008 10:03pm
@ordinaryimages: well, you know, if it works, don't fix it...
daina from United States
Makes me think of a prison. The light is interesting and a bit surreal - an uncomfortable and effective image.
29 Dec 2008 11:16pm
JJ from Jersey City, United States
another stunning capture, love the layers of lines working up the shot
30 Dec 2008 2:39am
michele from Canada
there are a few people whose photoblogs i visit that i think gee i'd really like to hear them talk about their images and what they're going for. it feels like there is a lot of thinking going on with your images. like the pavement sploches - these show up in the bbq image too and probably ones i haven't seen. feels deliberate not accidental. ah well i'm not trying to psych out your images - just curious about them. let me say if i owned a building i'd want it have a door like this.
30 Dec 2008 3:08am
@michele: michele, thanks for your kind comment. i wish i could say a lot of thinking goes into my photos, but i don't think it does. at least, i can't put it into words. (i'm about the least articulate commenter around!)
vargas co might make you a deal on this door, by the way.
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
This is a bit surreal - like a scene set in 'The Twilight Zone'.
30 Dec 2008 4:03am
@Stephen Phillips: who knows what awaits behind the door of vargas co?????
dj.tigersprout from San Bruno, CA, United States
a fortress!!! i would love to know what lies behind that wall / door!! those oil stains out front are calling my name -- faaabulous!!!
30 Dec 2008 4:49am
@dj.tigersprout: me too. believe it or not, there are houses on the other side of the street.
michele from Canada
thanks grant for the information on your process and the tip about the door. i still need a building though.
2 Jan 2009 2:05am
@michele: sure. and, the door can only depreciate in value.
