Still Life With Closed Shop

I like the contrast and the patterns you have found for this shot. At first I was unsure about the ladder being included, but once I saw the larger image I love the whole thing. Another great work of art by Jack McRitchie.

what a great arrangement of lines and silver vs pink and light red....common it should be a studio shot for a ladder or bike advertisement...those things never pop in real life....

Could be props for a science-fiction movie if it weren't for rather down-to-earth subject matter:). The color and material play an important part in this unusal show. A bit crazy but clever, thank you and my best regards, -wm

I like this a lot. I'm not sure if the red parts of the ladder are a hook or a distraction (hook & ladder). Now that I have that out of my system I will say that they actually appear to be more magenta than red. The little red badge on the bike can stay but something must be done with the ladder parts I would start by simply darkening them in the hue-saturation dialog until they go to blue-grey (about the color of the bike basket). But that's just me, other people's milage and color perception may vary. I can hear them now.

 

"Don't change a thing."

 

"Perfect as is."

 

"We love you."

 

I love it too and I imagine that by now you must have quite a collection of undergarments that have been tossed up on stage as a sign of adoration. It's a classic.

Thanks as always. This picture has turned into cold scrambled eggs for me (and I don't like eggs) so I doubt if I'll be spending any time on it especially since I'm up to my ears in pictures from my latest trip. For some reason, processing family pictures is always a chore I try to avoid as long as possible and then I start feeling guilty - not that any of my family members are aquiver with anticipation. One of the grudgingly accepted realizations of life is that people aren't all that interested. It's a busy world out there - busy,busy,busy - no time to say hello, goodye, I'm late, I'm late, I'm late....