Joesph wrote: >John Mason- Love the red, yellow here, though it >might be better if the material from the door all the >way to the left were cropped out. Thanks much. Yes, I shot some without the door, but I think it adds to the composition, especially in prints, in which the word "Gentlemen" is quite legible. Bob wrote: >Charlottesville >Nice and simple. >I like this for what it is. Good use of colour and >shapes. Nothing that could be removed or added to >make it better. Thank you. >Pictures like this work best as part of a series ... >which I belive this one is. Right. It's a derelict automobile dealer's building that became, among other things, a tire shop. Vacant now. Don't now why it fascinates me, but it does. I'm trying to put a portfolio together and shop it around the local joints (coffee shops, etc.) that hang things on their walls. Gregory wrote: >John Edwin Mason (Interior, TOADS on Main Street, >Charlottesville) - Do you bring a crowbar with you on >photo trips to gain access to sites? You'd be surprised how many doors simply aren't locked. I've entered plenty of TOADS without permission, but I've never gone beyond a locked door or gate. And I've never entered without a damned good cover story. >This is the type of scene that makes me wonder what >the painter had in mind? The eye wash station seems >to indicate some nasty chemicals were in use here.... >The red obviously is to cover up blood and the >only place I can think of that would have lots of >blood splatter and nasty chemicals is a Soilant Green >factory. Small towns have the darkest secrets. Rest of your comments much appreciated. Nice to think that I'm making progress. Best, John __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! Health - Feel better, live better http://health.yahoo.com
