analog kansas
Empty Car Dealership
Posted by grant (kansas city, United States) on 21 April 2009 in Business & Industry and Portfolio.
Overland Park, Kansas
Fuji GS 645
Tmax 100
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
I love this....these tones.
You know, I get a rather eerie feel from this image, like something from the Twilight Zone. Bravo!
21 Apr 2009 5:15am
jpla from St Barthélémy d'Anjou, France
Très joli N&B.
(yes, it was like a resting spot)
JP
21 Apr 2009 5:26am
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
They could do the census just by checking your photoblog. best...jerry
21 Apr 2009 6:05am
JamesC from portland, United States
Car dealers hurting pretty bad... nice details and lovely tones.
21 Apr 2009 6:27am
Stovepipe from Ames, Iowa, United States
Another 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, Finland
I 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), Japan
Oh, 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 States
I love the mix of shadow and reflection. Sort of an eery feeling image.
21 Apr 2009 12:24pm
Polydactyle from Montreal, Canada
Excellent find! A symbol of economic crisis. That was Crysler, Ford, GM dealer?
Anyway, a great shot again.
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 States
i 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, France
Nobody 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 States
Hmm...very sobering image to remind of us our world crisis economy.
21 Apr 2009 2:34pm
Don from spokane, United States
It 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, Greece
I like the scenery and the title - the image represents the season
21 Apr 2009 3:37pm
Terry H. from Azle Texas, United States
Sign 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 Kingdom
Maybe 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 States
indoor / 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 States
Sad. 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 States
Such a lonely feel. Abandoned and lifeless. Great work.
22 Apr 2009 12:08am
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
Looks 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 Kingdom
There will be a few more scenes like this worldwide this year........ A very neat observation
22 Apr 2009 3:26am
Matt Sutton from Sydney, Australia
great 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 States
Nice capture and a very good indication how deep of a hole we're in this tough economy.
22 Apr 2009 7:07am
michele from Canada
love 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, Germany
This 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, Norway
beautiful light, you make very special images
23 Apr 2009 8:59pm
@shallowregret: thanks for all the encouraging comments today!
dik from McAllen, United States
Striking light, shadow and reflections. The loneliest one.
2 May 2009 6:12am
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
Forgive 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.
