analog kansas
Aces 4 Lyfe
Posted by grant (kansas city, United States) on 5 April 2009 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.
Overland Park, Kansas
Fuji GS645
Tmax 100
dik from McAllen, United States
Strong minimal, nice to see the text coming in. Very active composition.
5 Apr 2009 5:45am
EYES WIDE SHUT from The library of my soul, United Kingdom
Only as I looked hard at the graphic starkness did those shadow lines really leap from the scene. Superbly captured textural variances
5 Apr 2009 6:33am
Stovepipe from Ames, Iowa, United States
Don't know what to say, just a fun shot. Pipes, shadows, cryptic message. Everything is going to be just fine, you know?
5 Apr 2009 7:50am
@Stovepipe: i like that description.
cat from Tel Aviv, Israel
Excellent shadowplay - the shadows of the pipes and the softer diagonal shadows of something else, not in the picture. The wall looks like a face, too.
5 Apr 2009 11:59am
Marcie from United States
Love the graphic balance and simplicity. WOnderful play of shadow and light. The horizontal bands are great!!!
5 Apr 2009 1:50pm
Don from spokane, United States
The graphic components in shapes and intersecting lines makes this a strong image. The graffiti while interesting grammatically doesn't add much to the shot for me. The other parts are so strong, they far outweigh the writing. Nice one.
5 Apr 2009 2:18pm
daina from New York, United States
There is flatness to this image as if all the elements were on the same plane and all the bricks and pipes etc. are like decorative pieces stuck on it. The for lyfe graffiti is fun but has a tinge of sadness to it also. Strong and direct and excellent.
5 Apr 2009 2:33pm
Chris Parr from Jefferson City, United States
What a great blend of lines, shadows, textures, and a little bit of human-ness.
5 Apr 2009 4:03pm
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
A good piece of photojournalism, Grant - well done.
5 Apr 2009 5:48pm
shallowregret from Kongsberg, Norway
great lines and shadows as usual, very pleasing
5 Apr 2009 9:17pm
dogilicious from Millerstown, PA, United States
Is it enhance a teens coolness to misspell? With Stephen it definitely could be photojournalistic.
5 Apr 2009 9:58pm
@dogilicious: bad speeling IS cool
Bill from Belton, United States
You have proved that our midwest graffiti can't compete with that of New York City Grant!
6 Apr 2009 2:11am
@Bill: it seems a little tame, doesn't it.
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
lol at Bill's comment....I can't even find any graffiti. The only time I see it is on trains as they pass and I did capture some, but only posted one image. I don't think this person is gonna make it as a graffiti artist and they probably won't be teaching English either:-) Neat find, great light and shadows.
6 Apr 2009 2:57am
John Maslowski from Dallas, PA, United States
The textures and patterns are captivating. Interesting graffiti on this structure. Great job framing and composing this shot.
6 Apr 2009 3:05am
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
I wonder what that means?
A great minimal composition with those strong lines that are your signature :)
6 Apr 2009 4:00am
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Some person is claiming this spot as his/her property. Did you get permission for passage? Nice simple shot.
7 Apr 2009 5:53pm
@Howard F.: you have to be careful with these overland park gangs howard. they might shoot you with a nerf gun if you mess with them.
