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Bob Simons
Posted by grant (kansas city, United States) on 20 April 2009 in Architecture and Portfolio.
Kansas City, Missouri
Fuji GS 645
Tmax 100
Suzanne from Huntington Bch, California, United States
Your composition is always so spot on and this image is no exception.
20 Apr 2009 5:14am
observing from North West, United Kingdom
Very unusual frontage; and what does Bob Simons do..?
20 Apr 2009 6:08am
@observing: not a clue - i think this is his house...
Annie Viguié from Bordeaux, France
The various tones of grey are very interesting and emphasize well the various materials of the ground.The horizontal and vertical lines balance each other marvelously.
20 Apr 2009 6:12am
cat from Tel Aviv, Israel
I like the tiles on the walls! It gives such a strange effect, almost like some sort of plumage. I wonder if this is a private house or a business?
20 Apr 2009 6:51am
@cat: it's a house, as far as i can tell.
yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece
great framing and texture - very nice image
20 Apr 2009 8:15am
Hidalgo from Herunen, Finland
I like Your style to make no additional explanations. Cool shot.
20 Apr 2009 10:51am
@Hidalgo: thanks hidalgo. i never know what to say...
rhys from United Kingdom
spot on! Love the shingles. Its a bit ostentatious to have your name that large above your door, but what the heck it makes for a great image.
20 Apr 2009 11:10am
Chris Parr from Jefferson City, United States
Wow, that's some storefront. I like the way the woodwork divides the image into sections. It makes the shingles manageable.
20 Apr 2009 11:55am
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
This one unusual mix of architecture. Those shake shingles aren't normally seen on an entire structure. The doors look very old. Nice one.
20 Apr 2009 1:19pm
Polydactyle from Montreal, Canada
What a great (weird) house.. or church. Anyway, Its a strange architecture. Nice find again!
20 Apr 2009 1:21pm
david from columbus, ohio, United States
i love the fish-scale siding and those odd doors...what is this place do you know?
20 Apr 2009 2:18pm
JamesC from portland, United States
Strong texture and framing all around, perfect in bw.
20 Apr 2009 3:54pm
Mindy | f-stopMarin from United States
Wow. Talk about visual overload. Love this amazing capture. Fine framing and processing.
20 Apr 2009 4:26pm
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
That Bob Simons has shingles! I love that odd shift in the beam at right. Nice, Grant.
20 Apr 2009 5:03pm
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Bob Simon is the business for... seafood? Strong composition, I really dig the fish siding, don't see that a lot anymore here in California. Nice find.
20 Apr 2009 5:31pm
michele from Canada
i often find myself wondering about where you stand when you take images - with this one there is an odd feeling of looking down on those doors - like they are miniatures - it's disorienting in that delightful one pill makes you smaller one pill makes you bigger kind of way.
20 Apr 2009 8:49pm
@michele: i like that description. this one is unusual for me. i stayed sitting in the driver's seat of my car. it's fairly high.
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Wow, thats quite bizarre symmetry, the strange tiles and the double doors, weird stuff, but really compelling imagery.
20 Apr 2009 10:04pm
Bill from Belton, United States
Methinks Bob Simon may have a door fetish! They are MOST unusual! The hinges are one third the width of each door panel. And the siding really is bizarre. And perhaps all of that is the reason this image is so compelling? A great shot Grant... as always!
20 Apr 2009 11:32pm
EYES WIDE SHUT from The library of my soul, United Kingdom
Bizarre but beautiful textural qualities. Superbly observed, Grant..... as always
21 Apr 2009 3:45am
Denis from an other galaxy, Palau
Unusual wall texture. I imagine Bb Simons having something to do with fish!
21 Apr 2009 8:45am
GJC from Kyoto (京都), Japan
You have a sharp eye for vernacular architecture, but you never take it with any condescension or snooty irony. I really appreciate that.
21 Apr 2009 11:55am
@GJC: i appreciate your comment. those are attitudes in photos (condescension, snooty irony) that i dislike, and i'm glad you consider my photos free of them.
dj.tigersprout from New York City, USA, United States
those shingles remind me of large birds... :) a wonderful and engaging visual!!
21 Apr 2009 8:47pm
