buildings All Fall Down

Again, no stairs. I am beginning to think that no stairs means no one can break into the houses that are not livable. GOOD thinking! I am assuming that this house is not going to make it and will be torn down as it looks like it is about ready to fall down. BUT who knows. The beach is just about 20 feet over that sand dune that was made recently MAN made.

Fascinating. You not only have a way with a camera, but a way with words. Thanks for commenting on my work. Yes, you do live in FL, almost! You are way up at the corner tippy top. We are in the same state, seven hours apart-even a different time zone.

 

I do love the feel of this house. You are right, no stairs. What a near perspective. Nice job.

A building on a beach that was devestated by Ivan two years ago.

When will it finally fall? Look also no stair? Hmmm? Please Comment.

:-)

regards

Very nice and original shot Micki. Bravo my friend.

It looks like some symbol but I couldn't tell of what... Any ideas ? Very good shot anyway, the kind that makes one look twice and think...

To me this is anazing; is that house there today? Excellent capture Micki! There are two Andrew Ferguson on this site;I would like to see the diferences between your work!

 

Best regards to both of you, Catalin

Good work Micki. It should remind viewers of the Leaning Tower in Pisa, Italy. I wouldn't live in that tower, either. Catalin, there is a bit of difference between the two Andrew Fergusons on PN. I'm the one with pictures in Micki's portfolio and pix of her in Mine. The other goes by Andy and I go by Fergi. Andy is a good photographer and I am just trying to make the leap from Novice to Amatuer. I consider myself a paparazzo and will shoot anything. Micki will attest to this. Plus, I'm a big fan of sunsets. Micki, however, is the artist and I am in awe of her daily. This is just a small instance of her ability to capture something probably overlooked the hoi poloi. I saw the same house in person and it was mute. It spoke to her. I can't explain it. It just is.

Just glad this wasn't my house. But I ramble.

Micki,

this turned out great. I won't rate it, though. I just give it 5 kudos.

fergi

A vary prominent shot characterized by several powerful visual elements.

 

The shot is taken from a sea side cottage captured in asymmetrical balance. The underneath of the structure is lined with horizon in what I can describe as an appropriate move to invoke the perception of balance of the building.

 

Micki has adroitly positioned her shot to center the vertical line of the corner of the building where the facades meet at the line. The proper angle has turned the horizontal lines into diagonals which extend all the way toward the left and right edge of the frame. In fact she has tried to magnify the diagonals as far she could to create sheer dynamism. The inclusion of a piece of land in the foreground

has provided scale to serve the realism to give us an idea about how big the building is. The occupation of a considerable portion of the frame by the figure has come to Micki's help to make the building look massive and heavy - qualities which she has later utilized toward her theme, to tell us how precariously the massive structure is balanced on rickety supporting wooden posts.

 

The most interesting visual clue here are the "vertical" wooden elements bearing the heaviness of the structure. Vertical being an improper word to describe the status of the wooden pillars, Micki has captured the high-tempo rhythm of the posts to draw our attention to their unusual state. Aren't these pillars supposed to be vertical. Their slightly inclined state doesn't go unnoticed as we, as human beings, are geared to immediately spot imbalance however slight they may be. The sense of stability, the visual clues establishing the massiveness of the structure, the invoked sense of balance in the building itself are all defied by the precariousness of the imbalancing posts.

 

The collaboration of visual elements has created unity dominating this fascinating shot, and it helps us focus on the sum of the separate elements to

receive the message.

I have declared total war to all 3/3 and to all the bad raters; kindly see my last image; one OK from you might scare them all. I am ready to receive information about these worms and to send it to all my friends. The idea is to rate their work as they deserve! Best regards, Catalin

A very good shot Micki. I like all of your posted shots from the beach. Really nice to look at for us over here in the cold area. Best regards, Torfinn.

I know how this building feels..! The passage of time is not always kind!

Perfect composition, colors and mood, Micki.

That doesn't look exactly safe. I wouldn't walk underneath it for sure :-) Nice capture Micki!

/Rasmus

It looked very unsafe :o