Private Parking

Posted by grant (kansas city, United States) on 12 February 2009 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.

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cat from Tel Aviv, Israel

It reminds me of archaeological strata, all those horizontal layers revealing a little bit about the area and its inhabitants. I especially like the swirly white letters at the top.

12 Feb 2009 9:35am

@cat: interesting you should say that - inside is a five story junk/antique shop. it's a bit like an archaeological site too.

Matt Sutton from Sydney, Australia

very artistic Grant. like prehistoric layers of crusts with the curved sign on top

12 Feb 2009 10:17am

Didier from somewhere, France

Nice photograph

12 Feb 2009 12:13pm

Makoto from Sapporo, Japan

Love the patterns on the wall. Nice photo :)

12 Feb 2009 12:36pm

@Makoto: thanks makoto

Polydactyle from Montreal, Canada

Great textures. I like this compo. Well done!

12 Feb 2009 12:46pm

dogilicious from Millerstown, PA, United States

Great combination of textures. Apparently they were towed!

12 Feb 2009 2:03pm

daina from New York, United States

A bold composition with prominent textures and contrasting forms. Love the richness of tone and shape.

12 Feb 2009 3:48pm

david from columbus, ohio, United States

i like that you avoided putting the whole sign in there?. makes for a really interesting composition.

also maddening...what does it say? :-)

12 Feb 2009 3:56pm

@david: it's from a previous life for this building. it says 'furniture.'

Don from spokane, United States

A fine shot for its textures and range of tones. Nice job of seeing this and getting a fine shot of it.

12 Feb 2009 4:05pm

EYES WIDE SHUT from The library of my soul, United Kingdom

Don't scream, but as the photograph uploaded, my brain saw a layer cake, White creamy top layer with rich chocolate centre, set on a crunchie mid section and down to a light fluffy base! Okay, so it says something about the state of my mind, but it just goes to show that those delicious textures captured so well in this photograph, are powerful enough to set my mind off at a tangent ha ha

A cool shot and those textures really ARE divine

12 Feb 2009 4:10pm

@EYES WIDE SHUT: i won't scream - i like the comment. in fact, one thing i like about tuning space into two dimensions is the sense of layers or stripes that often results.

Mindy from United States

Not sure I see the layer cake that Eyes Wide Shut does, but I do love the balanced composition and textures. You cut off the signage letters perfectly.

12 Feb 2009 4:57pm

@Mindy: thanks mindy

sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States

Too bad it's private parking. I so wanted this spot:-) Wonderful capture, Grant.

12 Feb 2009 5:10pm

@sherri: :-) the irony of the sign is that this is the worst imaginable parking place.

kerfendal from Paris, France

first class shot !!!!!!!!!!!!!

12 Feb 2009 5:30pm

@kerfendal: thanks Kerfendal!

Chris Parr from Jefferson City, United States

I see the cake. That wall has seen some things too, and that stone foundation is still solid. Great shot Grant!

12 Feb 2009 10:18pm

@Chris Parr: it's a great old building, inside and out. do you know it? it's on 5th street in the river market, the one with the lewis and clark mural on the side.

Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom

I like the different shades of each band of this image, delicious tones, and the little sign just finishes it perfectly.

12 Feb 2009 11:34pm

@Richard_Irwin: thanks richard

Bill from Belton, United States

The absolutely perfect combination of textures and contrasts Grant. Splendid! I like it!

12 Feb 2009 11:50pm

@Bill: thanks as always bill!

ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States

a gentlemen's club. best...jerry

13 Feb 2009 12:25am

Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States

Great composition- I like the various layers from the bottom and leading up to the mystery sign at the top. What does it say?

13 Feb 2009 1:27am

@Howard F.: thanks howard. it says 'furniture.'

Suzanne from Huntington Bch, California, United States

Not simply a documentary...this becomes a wonderful abstract.

13 Feb 2009 4:24am

Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom

Fabulous shot Grant, I like the almost powdery look of the wall, incredible textured look. Did you use a red filter ?

13 Feb 2009 4:32am

@Observing: no, tweeked the contrast the new-fangled way (ps).

martie from US, United States

Wonderful! Although I can't imagine too many people wanting to park there - it looks so desolate.

13 Feb 2009 4:51am

Annie Viguié from Bordeaux, France

As strata in the geology, this photo shows successive layers of different materials. Strata of the visible modern world !
Beautiful !

13 Feb 2009 5:14am

bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada

Wow! Fantastic detail and framing here! Bold shot!

13 Feb 2009 1:03pm

Twelvebit from Victoria, United States

Very good job of ysing your compositional powers to make an interesting image out of something mundane. And like the archaeological analogy in the previous comments.

13 Feb 2009 4:08pm