COOLING POWER

It's a very good photo, I like the contrast and it works very well in BW. There's something Alien and strange in this building. It has the power of being coll. A cool image. Regards David.

Thanks. Yes, indeed, there is something alien here. :)

Very interesting with lots of details to keep on catching the eye. Now I will have to go see it LARGER...

Shame on you. You should have looked larger first! Well, thanks for looking anyway.

Great contrast and intriguing composition. At first I thought that this was taken in Northern Europe (Amsterdam specifically) because of the architecture, but I see that is in Fresno. The air vents with the window in the middle sort of resemble someone lifting weights.

Very unusual construction, which its " roof" looks like "stairs to heaven"....;-)) in general has many unusual corners with some industrial signs( Lower L). The gray BG sky is accentuating the strong contrast and shaps. It is well composed with the natural trees around,such a strong difference vs, the geometric shape done by human being. what exactly is this building?

 

( and BTW, I stopped reading the others and read the one you recomended, and even I'm relatively in the begining, I already enjoy it, his intellectual reasoning is so good ! Thanks)

I like that analogy. I see the lifter and his powerful arms. He just needs to get his neck more in alignment with his head! :) Thanks for your thoughts on this one.

"Stairs to heaven." That's funny. It's a church! I found the back side more interesting than the front. But isn't that often the way it is in this world?

 

I will look forward to an email from you on your thoughts on the book? Thanks for trusting my judgment so much. I hope it is not misplaced.

don't you know - it's a soul purifier. During the church service the souls are sucked through the ducts into the carbon and ionizing fitlers, and then

blown back into the church refreshed. (That's the original meaning of "blow job".)

Man, you're coming up with some weird picture-stuff. Keep that coming.

Cheers, Micheal

I wonder if Bill Clinton knows about the bj concept you propound. At any rate, thanks for the explanation. I've never been very good with liturgical concepts. But yours make as much sense as many of the others I've heard. Much indebted.

A church? now you made me smile... Well it is an " industrial" church....LOL

 

I will send you an email a little later, but I can already tell you that it was a great recomendation....;-))

Another church!!! This, however is a very cool church! I like the contrast and the detail here.

 

Regards,

 

Dick

Just as nature is a dominant force in your neck of the woods, churches, and evangelism are the dominant force in this virtual desert called "The San Joaquin Valley." Thus, I think we both are simply capturing the predominant influences of our respective environments. I apologize for not commenting much on your images lately, but it is largely because I simply have not mastered the capability of critiquing some subject matters, and try to refrain from the pro forma attaboys offered by some. I'm watching you. Trust me. :)

There are those who would have you believe that all churches are industrial strength.

 

I look forward to getting your report on the book. Don't read it too quickly, as I'm only started in it. I don't want you to ruin the plot for me. LOL

I have been able to sense your presence:-)...LOL!!!

 

Keep the churches coming...the discussions are great!

 

Dick

Glad you don't take it personally. It is not.

Wonderful shot, David. I don't know where you find these buildings, they always feel like they belong in an alternative universe and you seem to have a season pass to this bizarre world - The Land of Strange Structures. It's probably like an old E-ticket at Disneyland when E didn't mean Electronic.

Thanks for that description. I love it. I think we have much the same eye. I'd love to transplant you here for awhile and see what you come up with. My guess is that, while you might present it somewhat differently, you would still come up with the same wacko world that I see.

A powerful photo, taken at the right moment and presented in proper way, monochromatic, that is. Being a former large format photographer I would be tempted to give a more iconic look to this construction by correcting the perspective. In fact I played with it with PTLens: -17 vertical, 6 horizontal and -0.4 rotation hit the nail, but couldn't save it. Oh well, fortunately you know me by now, David. ;-)

Thanks for your comments on this one. To be honest, I viewed this with such an uncritical eye that it did not even occur to me to make those corrections. Because of you I have PT lens, and could do that. Perhaps I shall do that. Just goes to show you how uncritical I can be at times. It's kind of strange in a way, because I think one of my strong suits is compositions. But going along with that is a shoot from the hip type of personality and sometimes I don't take the time I should with images.

I was so puzzled by not being able to process the correction that I wrote a feedback message to PTLens telling the details. Your camera is not in database of PTLens clims the software, and this could be the reason. Anyway I'll forward the reply to you, maybe you have to supply some photos for calibration, who knows. Stay tuned... ;-)

Dave, I've been away far too long. Glad to come back and see some of your new stuff. This is great. I love the way the silver ductwork jumps out from the dark background, and the stair-step-style roofline looks great against the lighter background of the sky.

I just got a reply: you have to disable the Distortion correction (one of the 3 radio buttons) then you can correct photo taken with a camera not in database.

When I first viewed this in the thumbnail I thought you had been playing with your Lego blocks. What a bizarre looking church. The duct work looks like some huge robotic entity.

I like the soul sucking explanation, it seems the most plausibly. It is not too much of a stretch to see churches as laundromats for the soul. The four pane window gives this otherwise industrial looking building some slight sense of homeyness and warmth.

This is actually an old church. My guess early 1900's to 1940. The ducting of course was added much later. Just as in most of life, I find the back side as interesting or more so than the front side. And, as is my wont when it comes to religion, I've probably done my share of attempting to make it dark, uninviting and sinister. That's what I do. I do love the soul sucking and laundering concept.