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.

Toy Airplane

This toy airplane

escaped to what appears

to be a pretty safe place.

Taken at the Anaheim Convention Center,

14 October 2010.

Brickwork

The contrast between the very old brickwork

and the much newer brickwork

is striking in itself.

Then the lines and shadows from

pre-existing windows

add interest.

These bricked-in windows

are from a re-purposed corner

of this building:

Check out the painted wood molding

across the top!

Taken 2 August 2010,

Tampa, Florida.

Cigar Factory with Palm

This former cigar factory in Ybor City,

Tampa, Florida,

has been converted to office space.

Attractive in the most literal sense:

Shape and shadow of the arch detail above the windows,

brickwork "ledge" below second-story windows,

neatly painted crown detail across the top.

Note the iron hinges on either side of each window;

one lonely pair of shutters remains to explain and represent.

Taken on 2 August 2010.

Bright Light, Deep Shadows

Striking brickwork on this edifice in Georgetown (DC).

If you look closely

(by clicking on the image)

you can see the triangular shadows along the top

are formed by bricks laid at an angle.

Taken 19 November 2010.

Window Painting

Took this picture today

while enduring our inspection

for a house we are about to buy.

The camelia thru the dining room window

looked interesting in person.

The photo makes it look almost surreal.

Taken 11 January 2011.

Ybor Windows

View of the sky and palm fronds through these glassless windows in an old facade in Ybor City, Tampa, Florida.

Taken on 2 August 2010.

Wouldn't ya know it? The Canon PowerShot A590.