Greetings to the people of Earth.
I've always wanted to say that! Now that I did, I can now get on with other things.
I'm a science fiction writer (not famous yet) born and raised in Chicago, Illinois. I've lived in the Czech Republic and Germany, and though I am currently back in Chicago, much of my heart remains in the Czech Republic. Maybe it's the beer. Or the bread. I hope to live in Moscow soon, as a big portion of my heart already resides there. I've had an interest in science fiction since an early age and will probably maintain that interest for the rest of my life. I love SF, and anything else that embraces the spirit of discovery...or anything that chafes against the arbitrary boundaries of "conformity."Â
I discovered Renderosity a couple of years back when I was browsing the internet, looking for cool images to spark my imagination during a period of writer's block. It wasn't a serious block, but I needed something to make me ask the sorts of questions that I always ask before settling down to craft a short story or novella. Since that time, I've written quite a lot and I've begun to post photographs and other visual works that I created here...partially because I love the Renderosity community in general, and partially because the images and text-snippets that I have contributed here are something of an ongoing journal. I'm incredibly lazy when it comes to journal keeping, and so posting picures of particular significance actually helps me to remember the things I want to remembe, without having to eat into my fiction writing time by writing non fiction. Well, at least that's my excuse and I am sticking with it.
I entered into the field of photography totally by accident; I'd always been interested in capturing small stories, but it wasn't until my journey to Europe that I began to consciously seek out tableaus that imply stories in progress. As a result of that, my writing is growing in unexpected directions, and I look forward to becoming more and more active here, and in other artistic/publishing fields.
For those looking at my gallery, enjoy it and feel free to leave comments and sitemail! Good day to all!
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Comments (29)
randommariel
Great image!
bclaytonphoto
This is magnificent
alessimarco
I love these angular buildings. This is a great shot!
watapki66
Marvelous building!
KatesFriend
This brings to mind the Exchange District of Winnipeg (when I lived in Manitoba over 20 years ago). Many old antique and neglected buildings that were once the pride of a great prarie city. When I was there, buildings such as this were the host of many a fringe festival while their ultimate fate was determined by the city council. Some councilers eager to knock the whole place down and be rid of the supposedly unseemly district and its people (the theory was that the 'bad' people would disappear somehow), sell the many city blocks to some ambitious developer who would endevour to delete the history and dream of increased municipal taxes. By the way, the fringe festivals in those days were wonderful and the best part of going to Winnipeg. The malls were dreadful. And now I must go and listen to the Spice Girls.
MrsLubner
My dear, I do love these new techniques you have been using. The pov has altered slightly, the postwork has changed... It all comes together in a symphony for the senses.
zulaan
Excellent POV, and great postwork & tones. Beautiful artwork !!!
mbz2662
The atmosphere/mood of this image is perfect and a very apt color for The Bank :)
Crabbycabby
Stunning. Works on all levels. Atmospheric, architecture, the high contrast gives the whole image such a punch, and the narrative draws you right into it. Fantastic.
kgb224
Outstanding work my friend.
whaleman
It would be wrong to lose this building to the wrecker's ball!
helanker
It is a fantastic capture of this amazing building. I like what you did to it too. Powerful and soft at the same time. Awesome.
knupps
The postwork on this image is great. Love it a lot. I think I have been on that place..
beachzz
So many of these old beauties are lost. This one brings to mind old gangster movies for some reason, it just has that kind of look!!
Eresther
Superbe!
MrsRatbag
Fantastically imposing; well done!
auntietk
It makes me wonder if any of the famous gangsters of the 30s ever robbed that particular bank. The dramatic postwork (which I love love love!!!) takes my mind down dark and plot-infested pathways, and I see the classic lines of deco-styled vehicles, hear machine-gun fire and the screech of tires, and see artsy camera angles.
durleybeachbum
Fabulous image! I love the postwork, and, of course, your narrative!
flavia49
superlative work!!
sandra46
SUPERLATIVE IMAGE!!! I'M FASCIANTED BY THE DREAMLIKE QUALITY OF THIS SHOT AND WRITING
bmac62
Oh, no Chip...I had written you a mini-masterpiece here and without thinking, refreshed it and away went my comment! Won't do that again. OK, a quick rerun of what I can remember:) I don't know what manner of hocus-pocus you did to postwork your image above but I love the result. Not B&W, but a wonderful mixture of hues, tones and light...a bit other-worldly. Neat. Chicago must be unlike most any other city in the country in 2010. As a visitor to Chicago I can almost feel the presence of machine polotics. It probably helps the grass-roots loyalists but there may be a large number of citizens who feel at the mercy of City Hall. My adopted home of Kansas City was like that until the authorities finally got "the boss", Tom Pendergast, in about 1941 and stuck him in the Big House here in Leavenworth for tax evasion. Isn't that how Al Capone was finally brought down? Anyway, I love your description of the neighborhood...it is gritty, decaying, smells in places of urine and an eventual target for "development"...which means a lot of money for those in power. Another very good read:)
Alex_Antonov
Remarkable work!
prutzworks
the iron ;)
blondeblurr
In Sydney you will find a 'Corner building' (where two streets meet, amalgamate and then kiss each other) similar to this, but with an even sharper edge to it, right smack-bang in the middle of the city... I always imagined and admired those architects of long ago, who must have had a field day, trying to work out the different mathematics/constructions, compared to other, much plainer looking buildings...wouldn't be a big deal nowadays anymore; that's progress! Old world charm still rules... BB
anmes
Great building and great capture. A few years ago I did a course on architecture and learnt there that Chicargo has very fine legacy of buildings..other RRians(!) have posted others similar images. Thanks for your comments om my recent Prague uploads. there's more to come..not all in the snow!
Djavad
Impression : puissance et évocation
marybelgium
wonderful postwork !
myrrhluz
I read this, looked at the image, and went to work the kinks out of my knees by pulling the clothes out of the dryer. After discovering I had done all except for turning the dryer on I came back and saw your image in a new way. My laptop was tilted back, the top and the bottom of the image were off screen, and I saw it from across the room. The building leaped in orange flame from a black background. It looked wonderful that way too and reinforced some impressions I had already had when I looked at the image before. The postwork caused a fleeting series of impressions to run through my brain, which culminated in an impression that the building what not totally part of the landscape. It looked like it had been pulled out of the similarly colored heavens as a communication point of some kind. Perhaps it exist in another universe as well and this is the point of connection. This is a marvelous image! I love the effects of the postwork! Your narrative brings a pocket of Chicago into sharp focus. It reminds me of the ever changing nature of cities and makes me thing of the fashion mannequin in the shop window in the movie "Time Machine" Excellent image and narrative!
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