Chair #24

 

There is a lot going on in this frame -

door, window, pickets, handrails, paving stones, planters, foliage...

various colors...

...and the lonely metal chair, which draws the eye...

invites you in...

Taken 11 August 2016.

Babe

I shot this because of the style of the sign

and just the word itself, "Babe."

It is a commercial storage business.

I like the balance of the blue wall and the blue sky.

I like the lines - the power line, the cinder block rectangles,

the fence and the windows and the bars on the windows,

and especially the shadows of the fence and the window bars.

There are even several horizontal shadows cutting across the wall 

from the multiple power lines above.

And I like the little clouds in the bright blue sky.

Taken 30 November 2018.

Study in Lines

Surprising the number

of lines, shapes,

convergences,

reflection,

light and shadow...

...then the small detail

of the scrollwork

in the pieces of wood

under the eaves.

Taken 30 January 2019.

Plain Geometry

Yes, the title of this post was an intentional

"misspelling,"

but I find it descriptive of this

gathering of squares.

There is even a 'ghostly' square

sneaking in at the top of the frame...

Taken 20 November 2018.

Artful Closure

Not colorful.

Not extravagant.

Rustic, weathered, appealing,

artful.

Taken 25 October 2018.

Shadowplay

Sometimes what we see first

is a shadow.

Then we follow the shadow

back to where the 'real' thing is -

the substantial thing;

the meaningful thing;

the thing we can touch.

I noticed a delicate shadow on this retaining wall.

It is the shadow of the plant, which is reaching out

beyond the wall.

Taken 4 September 2018.

It was actually the shadow of the lamp post

that first caught my eye. I thought it was a couple

of people standing in the parking lot.

Taken 11 September 2018.

Blue Wall #6

Almost an optical illusion effect

of the light, shadow, lines, and texture.

Plus the appeal of the worn paint

and the graffiti.

Blue Wall #5

There is a point

just off the center off this photograph

where the lines

of the wooden slats

converge,

creating a slight optical illusion;

and all the

several shades of blue

conspire

to soothe the eye

and brighten the spirit

even while the

straight lines

enforce structure,

the shadows hint

at pending darkness,

and the peeling paint

professes decay.

The clear blue sky

promises purity,

simplicity,

and perspective.

Abandoned #1

This is not a beautiful,

heart-warming photograph.

It might be soul-stirring, though.

And...

interesting

in terms of 

composition,

lines, texture;

even color.

It is post-modern

assemblage art.

But it was accidentally assembled

by anonymous hands

and the unpredictable forces

of nature.

Taken 7 October 2011.

Hidden

Nature

playing shadow puppets:

gnarly oak branches,

clusters of leaves,

and breeze-touched spanish moss

cast against the gray cyclorama

of a foggy mid-morning.

You can see faces, animals, birds,

angels and demons

in these natural

lines and shapes.

Taken 13 September 2011.

A Study in Light and Shadow

Looking a lot like

angry eyes, nose, furrowed brow,

this abstract photograph,

stark with geometric simplicity

and subtly shaded perspective

is a relatively ordinary shot

of a hyper-ordinary subject -

the portico of a building

past which dozens of workers

rush every day to make a living.

In the fuller original photo below

you can see the converging lines

of the post and headers;

and beyond the portico to the left

the amazing blue tone of reflected moonlight

on white stucco.

The optical illusions caused by the

play of light and shadow

with the straight lines

drawn to a central focal point -

that's what caught my eye.

Taken 14 January 2011.

Blue Wall #4

Something about

the condition

of the paint

draws the eye.

And

the shades of blue,

with a wedge of clear blue sky

rakishly adorning an upper corner;

then

the lines and the shadows,

especially all of those

straight, parallel lines

crowned by the single

curving line of the roof,

foreshadowed in miniature

by the vent-cap

just below the roof line...

plus

the three louvered vents

leaning into the frame

at opposing angles...

and the corner

formed by the two walls

coming together -

a focal point

that calls attention to itself.

Pleasing.

Taken 7 October 2011.

Line, Shadow, Texture

Late day sun casts shadows

on plain white stucco walls,

varying depths of shadow,

clean geometric lines,

subtle textures,

and a blue ribbon of sky.

Taken in Sierra Vista, AZ, 9 February 2011.

Blue Wall #3

When I look at this photo

I think I can HEAR

the sun shining,

the wind blowing,

the rain falling,

all at one time.

The beautiful weathered appearance

along with lines and shadows

and that persistent blueness.

Appealing.

(No pun intended, at first.)

Taken 7 October 2011.

Bark

A desolate landscape:

mountains, valleys,

crags, ravines,

buttes, canyons,

riverbeds, lava flows...

texture

line

shadow

shape

hidden images

faces, objects, mythical beasts and creatures.

All for study

in a square foot of live tree sheathing

bark.

Taken 8 October 2010.

Going With The Flow

Sometimes the most ordinary objects

suddenly take on a mysterious

artistic flair.

Or not...

At the time,

and still now as I look at this photo,

it is brimming with interest:

lines, light, shadow, reflection, shapes, textures.

It attracts and sustains attention.

Taken 15 October 2010, Garden Grove, California.

Light Sticks

I guess it is pretty obvious what this is a photo of when you look closely,

but at first the patterns of light and shadow fool the eye.

These are light fixtures in the ceiling of the Anaheim Convention Center.

Besides the larger collection of fluorescents,

there are also several smaller recessed "can" lights in the photo.

Taken 13 October 2010.

Blue Wall #2

Besides the wonderful effects of the peeling paint,

and the lines of the boards themselves,

and the little triangles created by the eaves in the upper left,

my favorite thing is the shadow of the overhead power line...

Taken 7 October 2011.

Windless

A windless morning

at the Anaheim Convention Center

leaves the USA flag

and the California state flag

drooping

in the midst of

a pleasant field

of lines and patterns...

and

palm trees!!

Taken 13 October 2010.

Blue Wall #1

Well.

I was briefly addicted

to this amazing blue building.

I took WAY too many pictures of it.

So,

my dear "readers" -

welcome to the "Blue Wall" series!

Taken 7 October 2011.