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Needless to say a comment would be welcome. If not that, then how

about a rate?

beautiful capture of the old building.. great details...

Thank you very much. Looks like we both posted a pile of bricks tonight.

I followed your advice and just posted the new pic of the school.. i would appreciate your thoughts on it..

Seems like we think alike.. ;) i do love bricks blessings, Ms Judi

Old red bricks are so photogenical. I like'em too. In northern France there are lots of old houses and factories. A pleasure to shoot for a photographer.

Thanks for the comment and rate. And you are so right, bricks are photogenic. These windows struck me as a bit unique too, and I love the fact that even though this is a "Mexican Baptist Church" and they are making a point to tell the folks that the services are in Spanish, none of the signs are in Spanish. A bit strange, no?

For a non-believer you sure do post a lot of iconic imagery?! And I'm a big fan of said compositions. The signage and three windows are the core of this great photo, I'd love to be there during a service.

Believe or not, there are some nice photographic elements here. I would be happy to escort you to the service if you'd just come visit, my dear. Your room awaits you. And a little gritty urban photography might be a good experience for you.

the windows and the design of the signs look more like from a factory than a church. Did you count how many bricks there are? Do you think somebody

will invent a drive-through church service, or a service that will offer

drinking V8 instead of wine (would be more beneficial, for sure)? Cheers, Micheal

 

Damn, you ask a lot of questions! In this image, there are 19,461 bricks. Drive-in movie theaters have been used for church services. Cool idea, because you don't even have to get out of your pj s to be saved. And, yes, the signage is rather industrial looking. This is in a poor section of town. I saw a faucet on the side of the building, but it was not labeled, "V8." Peace in/out.

Another example of your fine eye. This image is energized by the PoV and composition -- and, of course, the well seen content. I really like this, Dave.

Thanks a lot. Quite an interesting place huh?

Someone's really put a lot of love into this building. The green signage looks great on these bricks and harmonizes with the green brick (!) window treatments, which are impressive in themselves. You've made a great composition our of it, of course. I'm another non-believer who likes religious imagery and icons.

Glad you enjoyed it. I was cruising the streets of Fresno, last Saturday, and came across this one. These sorts of images are everywhere if one just keeps their eyes open.

I love your provocations :)

Something enchanting in this Image.

Color, pattern... and as always... Something else :)

 

ps.

Thank you for your comments

"Provocation?" Not sure I understand the intent of that word, but I appreciate your taking a look and commenting. As for my remarks on your image, they were well deserved. Peace

:) ... it should have been "provocations" or better yet Juxtapositions... (?)

 

this contrast between the idea of God and a Brick Wall...

I find it intrigueing...

not necesserily in intellectual capacity exclusively...,

 

thinking about all these People, looking for Hope everywhere they can...

Now, thats Emotion...

 

Your work is frequently Enigmatic...

it can be interpreted many ways and only you know the answer... to be complete in my assesment I must take under consideration possibility that Enigma is a manifestation of your point of view on philosophical perplexities of life...

Please note... no radical statements on my part... just find your work compelling to think and I respond :)

Provocative, enigmatic...manifestation, perplexity: damn, David, I'm gonna have to come over here more often!

You're welcome here 24/7/365. I've been having a really good time with the discussion on "Drug Fair." Now there is some heavy stuff there (not from me mind you).

Don't give me too much credit. I do try to be a bit enigmatic, and if an image is enigmatic, I'll be content to leave it at that. If it's ironic, I'll be even more content. But as far as having answers, I don't think so. For instance in this image, there are many things that one could extrapolate from it. And many of them we might all agree upon as good probabilities. But other really strange interpretations have a degree of validity too. Let me give a rather stretched analogy. One person might look at this and feel a sense of solitude and deep religious connection with God. An architect might not give a hoot about the religious connotations, but might find the brickwork and windows to be of major interest. I, as a non believer, might come away from looking at this and condemn Christians for building their big fancy edifices when they could be using the money to help the poor. An historian might have an altogether different take on what he sees here. I think that all of those interpretations are equally valid, and my intent is of purely secondary importance. I'm not saying the artist's intent is always unimportant, but many times it is. I'm not trying to start a debate with you, just enjoying the give and take. I learn from these discussions and having to elucidate them by writing, makes me think a bit more than I might otherwise.

Photographers have similarities with the saved or searching. We seek and worship the light as it is revealed to us. We also seek for something outside ourselves that is transcendent. I have to admit that much of what passes for modern day religion leaves me scratching my head, but every once in awhile, there's a glimpse of the divine and it takes my breath away. In my line of work, I troll and trudge through other people's darkness, and it's hard to keep the light from being extinguished. When I see scenes like this or hear of people with simple faith, I'm always jealous and intrigued. If Sunday School memories serve, Jesus said it would be easier for a camel to go through a needle's eye than for a rich man to go to heaven. It's even harder sometimes for we philosophical types. Well at least for me. I often have my mouth open and my eyes shut. Having been reared in the church, I know find it a strange place, almost like trying to cram back into the desk you used to sit at in first grade. I like this photo because it captures something simple, yet not so simple. Your title works exceptionally well. God may be God, but God, too, is complicated. The question is which window do you choose to peek into? I'm lingering in the parking lot, waiting for a light to come on somewhere.

Thanks for the commentary. Very interesting. Glad you picked up on the title too. I am being a bit facetious in saying this, but I'll say it anyway. Isn't it interesting and a bit ironic that something so supposedly universally accepted as derived from the word of God has so many variations? Mexican Baptist Church? Wherein lies the difference from First Baptist Church. Sure, they are catering to the language differences, but as I look at the huge and magnificent structures going up all around us at a seemingly meteoric pace, I often wonder if those folks really ever thought of inviting the poor and downtrodden to their magnificent surroundings so that they too could partake of God's resplendence. I don't want to start another discussion on God, churches, religion or anything else. I'm just trying to comment on how different the world of the Baptists would be if I drove fifteen minutes from this poor area to the suburbs and their mega churches. Ah, to make any sense of it. There's the rub.

Yeah, I've been keeping up with the Drug Fair thread and it is fascinating. I've also been trying to teach through the workweek (and drive through snowstorms) while nursing a bad cold that's taken all my energy. Reading the Drug Fair thread just exhausts me, rendering me unable to respond. It's amazing though: I haven't seen anything like it under a p.net photo. It's like the best and longest of p.net forum threads. You seem to be a provocateur.

I'm struggling to stay with that one too. I'm not an intellectual, so trying to understand what I'm being told is tough. I'm really appreciative though, because that give and take and all that knowledge shared is what I think is the best of Pnet.

 

Take care of yourself. You ain't a spring chicken anymore! :)

Great find. I love a good sign, but a good God-related sign makes me giddy with delight.