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Empty Car DealershipPosted by grant (kansas city, United States) on 21 April 2009 in Business & Industry and Portfolio. Overland Park, Kansas
Comments (30)
bluechameleon from Vancouver, CanadaI love this....these tones. 21 Apr 2009 5:15am jpla from St Barthélémy d'Anjou, FranceTrès joli N&B. 21 Apr 2009 5:26am ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United StatesThey could do the census just by checking your photoblog. best...jerry 21 Apr 2009 6:05am JamesC from portland, United StatesCar dealers hurting pretty bad... nice details and lovely tones. 21 Apr 2009 6:27am Stovepipe from Ames, Iowa, United StatesAnother poignant-feeling scene - out of business, or just off-hours? I like the streamers of caution tape or whatever that is, breaking up the rest of the scene of straight lines and chair objects. 21 Apr 2009 10:53am @Stovepipe: out of business... more from this place later, i think Hidalgo from Herunen, FinlandI got sad feeling when looking at Your photo. I mean that in B&W it brings the reality of our present world to us. Thanks for presenting this to us. 21 Apr 2009 11:28am GJC from Kyoto (京都), JapanOh, I like this. I like the rigidity of the framing and the randomness of the chairs. 21 Apr 2009 11:53am Chris Parr from Jefferson City, United StatesI love the mix of shadow and reflection. Sort of an eery feeling image. 21 Apr 2009 12:24pm Polydactyle from Montreal, CanadaExcellent find! A symbol of economic crisis. That was Crysler, Ford, GM dealer? 21 Apr 2009 12:52pm @Polydactyle: thanks. i'm sure there was some sort of sign left, but i don't remember. david from columbus, ohio, United Statesi wonder how many car dealers have gone down in total since the recession started? i like this a lot; the uses of b&w brings home the reasons behind the shot very starkly. 21 Apr 2009 2:05pm Annie Viguié from Bordeaux, FranceNobody in the waiting room and nevertheless a sensation of life! How make you Grant ? 21 Apr 2009 2:13pm sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United StatesHmm...very sobering image to remind of us our world crisis economy. 21 Apr 2009 2:34pm Don from spokane, United StatesIt hasn't been a wonderful season for car dealers! I like are showing the interior to clearly and still getting some reflection in the shot. Very well done. 21 Apr 2009 3:22pm yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, GreeceI like the scenery and the title - the image represents the season 21 Apr 2009 3:37pm Terry H. from Azle Texas, United StatesSign of the times and sad you will not here: Let me go talk to my Manger, He is going to kill me for making the offer I just made to you on that car. 21 Apr 2009 5:09pm observing from North West, United KingdomMaybe they could start selling chairs......? I like the open view of this shot. 21 Apr 2009 7:47pm dj.tigersprout from New York City, USA, United Statesindoor / outdoor shots! YES!! glorious lines and angles -- reflections and shadows, light and texture -- PERFECT! 21 Apr 2009 8:46pm Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United StatesSad. An excellent commentary on our times, Grant. And of course, I was just ready to deal ! 21 Apr 2009 10:03pm Mindy | f-stopMarin from United StatesSuch a lonely feel. Abandoned and lifeless. Great work. 22 Apr 2009 12:08am jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United StatesLooks like someone has designed an invisible car! Nice composition and a solemn mood about the shot. 22 Apr 2009 1:45am EYES WIDE SHUT from The library of my soul, United KingdomThere will be a few more scenes like this worldwide this year........ A very neat observation 22 Apr 2009 3:26am Matt Sutton from Sydney, Australiagreat image Grant, it appears to phase in and out of levels with different views 22 Apr 2009 3:45am Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United StatesNice capture and a very good indication how deep of a hole we're in this tough economy. 22 Apr 2009 7:07am michele from Canadalove all the light bouncing around this - might have mentioned before i'm a huge fan of the corner of windows photo. 22 Apr 2009 3:39pm Lucca from Cologne, GermanyThis reminds me of one with a chair and wonderful light, which you posted a while ago. More of it, pleaease! 23 Apr 2009 8:40pm @Lucca: more to come :-) thanks lucca shallowregret from Kongsberg, Norwaybeautiful light, you make very special images 23 Apr 2009 8:59pm @shallowregret: thanks for all the encouraging comments today! dik from McAllen, United StatesStriking light, shadow and reflections. The loneliest one. 2 May 2009 6:12am Twelvebit from Victoria, United StatesForgive me for not commenting on all your images. I'm woefully behind and trying to catch up in order to resume posting. In general, rural Kansas has never looked more interesting, but viewing your recent shots in reverse order, this one strikes me as particularly extraordinary. 4 May 2009 3:44pm @Twelvebit: i appreciate the comments you did make, and don't worry about commenting on everything. i post everyday, so that would be a lot. i for one don't think you need to catch up to resume posting - i'm looking forward to more photos. |