analog kansas
Modern Sign
Posted by grant (kansas city, United States) on 6 November 2009 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.
Columbia, Missouri
Rolleiflex
Tmax 100
rhys from United Kingdom
are we looking at this from the back? I'm glad we are as we are not distracted by any messages, instead we are drawn into the design of the structure- and its great, quite Futurist and dynamic, the squished inverse parabola 'thing' on top adds an intriguing design feature. Could be something from The Jetsons.
6 Nov 2009 6:31am
Fritsch from Berlin, Germany
"Alone and forsaken by fate and by man / Oh, lord, if you hear me please hold to my hand / Oh, please understand" (Hank Williams)
A gem, Grant! My new favourite for sure. What a brilliant composition. Simple yet so full of stories. It doesn't need more than some power poles, a modern sign & your exceptional eye. This one got it all. It's perfect, my friend. Or should I say maestro? I should! All the best & safe travels, Fritsch.
6 Nov 2009 8:07am
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
I agree with rhys, I like the fact that there is nothing to read here with this sign. It's part of the shapes that line the road, and distinctly different in shape and size of the powerlines. A really neat shot Grant, I really enjoy your unique style and compositions.
6 Nov 2009 12:21pm
a.h.lex from Jena, Germany
is this a modern sign? i think it is a yesterday sign... however, good photo!
6 Nov 2009 2:30pm
Stovepipe from Ames, Iowa, United States
it was "modern" in its time! I like this, especially the low perspective that puts the sign up with the utility poiles.
6 Nov 2009 3:39pm
6ft5 from stockholm, Sweden
this has a lonely feel to it that I really like. it would be cool to see a version with added grains, dust and scratches to see what would happen with it. It´s bold in a great way to shoot the backside!
6 Nov 2009 4:00pm
JamesC from portland, United States
a blank sign, outstanding, like the perspectives and all the telephone poles.
6 Nov 2009 6:43pm
Chris Parr from Jefferson City, United States
Another example of what seemed modern in the past. Great find and nicely captured. There's something pleasing about the curves on that old sign.
6 Nov 2009 7:13pm
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
Awesome shape, they don't make it like this anymore. It's a funny scene how the sign is the only stylish object on the street.
6 Nov 2009 8:39pm
dj.tigersprout from New York City, United States
lol -- wow. nothing seems left of the era from where it arose! is this just in the middle of nowhere? a vacant lot perhaps? awesome relic!
7 Nov 2009 12:26am
@dj.tigersprout: it's actually a fairly busy college town, but this is the industrial fringe on a sunday morning.
Bill from Belton, United States
Looks as if some frat boys got hold of it one night! Wonderful light and shadow Grant!
7 Nov 2009 1:57am
Lambspun from Madison, Maine, United States
Wow...trying to guess what this sign said....the whole area looks abandoned! This looks like a 60's shot :)
7 Nov 2009 9:28pm
matt from Sydney, Australia
excellent Grant - it's like a huge chick of space junk that landed and and embedded itself, and it fits in with the other tall towers so well
11 Nov 2009 5:55am
michele from Canada
i love this one. the emptiness is so welcoming.
but i also love the triangle shapes of the wires on the posts across the street and the triangle of dots on the sign back.
17 Nov 2009 3:43am
