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Appliance Store
Posted by grant (kansas city, United States) on 17 January 2009 in Business & Industry and Portfolio.
Independence, Missouri
Fuji GS645
Tmax 100
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
To the left, to the right, okay...just about one foot closer....ut! that's it! Got it! lol...
It couldn't be more perfect...in all seriousness. I like the way you've lined up everything in this image.
17 Jan 2009 6:31am
@sherri: you've got me pegged sherri. my fuji is in the repair shop right now, and the process you describe is really a pain with a tlr. everything moves backwards.
lisa v from Gawler, Australia
Right smack in the front window :) our washing machine just happens to have gone to god, so I'll be looking at one of these shops shortly.
17 Jan 2009 8:02am
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
All the white boxes -- the door, above the door, the machines -- just too much fun. Very well seen and composed with your usual sensitivity.
17 Jan 2009 8:32am
Mindy from United States
This one's really cookin'. Hope those ovens/stoves do, too.
17 Jan 2009 12:39pm
@Polydactyle: thanks p!
Nilla from Continent: Europe, Sweden
Wonderful brick building, like the little ragged appearance of weeds in front of the store ....
( ...about the photo of 15th January. The sign speaks for itself! A magnificent photo!)
17 Jan 2009 2:03pm
@Nilla: thanks nilla
dogilicious from Millerstown, PA, United States
Quite a symmetrical store. I can imagine the inside with perfect rows of perfectly matched appliances all in white with white knobs. Great capture.
17 Jan 2009 2:56pm
Don Wiley from spokane, United States
The store owner did a fine job of setting up this shot with three, even-spaced stoves. The high contrast in the image makes it very strong. Nice one.
17 Jan 2009 4:45pm
daina from United States
It is the symmetry of the stoves that is at the heart of this image for me. The surroundings have a touch of dilapidation yet that perky trio will warm one’s mood. Love the humor and composition.
17 Jan 2009 5:00pm
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
Comes in convenient (3) packs. best...jerry
17 Jan 2009 5:20pm
RHYS from United Kingdom
thats some window display! Very direct and specific marketing, ' we sell cookers'. So specific the shop doesn't even need a name!
17 Jan 2009 6:22pm
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Well......... you can choose which one, they're all the same. Perfect shot.
17 Jan 2009 7:21pm
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
Another great image - grant. Perfect values. This reminds me of 'To Tell the Truth' or the old Merv Griffin fifties quiz show - 'Play Your Hunch'. "OK, Ranges, is it X, is it Y, or is it Z ?"
17 Jan 2009 7:30pm
@Stephen Phillips: exactly!
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Great sense of order and geometry. Looks like a shot from the 50's when appliances just got popular after the War. Today, nobody put their merchandise near the window for the fear of theft. Great shot Grant.
18 Jan 2009 1:50am
martie from US, United States
What a glorious composition! It's delightful, and those stoves look like a page from a different age.
18 Jan 2009 4:01am
Matt Sutton from Sydney, Australia
excellent. they look like robots waging their tails ansd looking cute. "please buy me"
19 Jan 2009 1:23am
Teresa from Mountain View, United States
Ovens in the window...waiting for a home. Perfect!!
19 Jan 2009 2:16am
michele from Canada
i think i've lived in a few rentals with ovens like that. not nostalgic for them. but i like the white repair lines perhaps in that brick work. f
19 Jan 2009 2:43am
david from columbus, ohio, United States
the composition is spot-on and the three machines in a row couldn't have been placed any more perfectly!
19 Jan 2009 12:18pm
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
Wow, looks like something from my childhood. Hard to believe a store like this can be profitable today. Your images display a confidence with film that I don't even have with digital --where I can view a histogram in the process of making a shot.
20 Jan 2009 4:14pm
@Twelvebit: i wouldn't assume this store is profitable. your comment about film and digital is interesting. the mere thought of looking at a histogram while trying to take a photo seems overwhelming to me.
Lynne's Somewhat Invented Life from United States
Looks like a photo out of the 40's. Old fashioned, narrow stoves. Building that has seen better days. A great photo.
25 Jan 2009 6:14am
