The Corner no.4 by sandra46
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Description
A squatting King of the Road holds an ironic, perhaps mocking, message: 'I Love Graz' in a corner of downtown Graz. On the wall a St. George is killing his dragon, and a notice warns: Parking bicycles is forbidden. Thus, some law-abiding citizen with a sense of humour propped his bicycle against a street pole forbidding car parking.
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Comments (53)
jmb007
superbe photo!
Bothellite
Such fabulous subjects to photo! I really enjoy these.
mickeyrony
Like a King my Beautiful Beautiful place and entrance. Congratulations and many thanks ((5 + +)) Comme un Roi ma Belle Joli place et entrée . Bravo et mille mercis((5++))
MOSKETON
ME ENCANTA.
CoreyBlack
Great shot! Love the lighting, composition and subtle irony of it all. Great work!
stevey3d
Terrific shot Sandra! Love the architacture and humour!
Cosme..D..Churruca
excellent image. as always your postwork is fantastic.
Hendesse
Great textures, a superb shot!
jocko500
wonderful shot
Vialliy
You obviously have a great eye for detail. Well done Sandra.
Richardphotos
I love the old doors.outstanding shot
Chipka
This is simply fantastic! I love the treatment of this photo, the glimpse into a kind of life that I miss terribly, and some wonderful ironies...very continental ironies! This is absolutely superb and you have such a keen eye for these sorts of things. I love wandering around (at least virtually) with you, spying all of the interesting corners that so many people ignore in the daily hustle and bustle of life. This is really amazing work. Oh, and in case I didn't say...I like it a lot!
Osper
It has a "painting" quality to it! Good eye!
SIGMAWORLD
Excellent!
danapommet
I like the art work above and to the right of the door but the recessed door steals the scene for me. Dana
Rhanagaz
Excellent find and capture! :o)
MagikUnicorn
EXCELLENT
Minaya
Wonderful place! I love old doors!
erlandpil
Wonderful capture erland
myrrhluz
This is a rich and humorous capture! I love the bombastic saint and the king squatting in the shadowed corner. How wonderful that the city gives the bicyclist a spot to park and make a statement at the same time. I like the shadow of the wheel. Superb work!
RJS
The thumbnail attracted me because I love old doors, and then your narrative made me laugh. This image contains an entire story! Brilliant capture, Sandra.
bebert
joli jeu de lumière
anahata.c
I'm obviously a big fan of this series. (I'm a big fan of all your series, I haven't even finished commenting on the "art" series you did a while back: God, I'm not even done commenting in everyone's gallery this time around; but I had to come back here again as there's just too much to not return to.) This is another iconic capture. Obviously the whole 'parking' thing is terrific by itself. But also, the play of the bike against the trash receptacle, and the long shadow from the bike, culminating in that "period" of a street-sign (well, its shadow): Just really good & complex visual music. And that's the foreground of an image that has an old cloistered, decayed door in the background---filled with some very rich shadows & hues---the St. George, which almost seems 'random' though maybe it isn't; the painted king & signs above him; the shadows from various jutting walls, etc; and the road between fore & background, as well as the signs, and your inclusion of little snippets of sill, wall, etc, on the edges of this image. A really fine melange of urban 'stuff', in what feels like a cloistered space (even if, in person, it isn't). You are really really good at all this, Sandra: Cities owe you a debt. Wonderful urban-seeing, again, with your always-acute eye for multiple historical & cultural images and the out & out 'play' that accompanies them in spaces like these. Terrific. I'll be back again...