And Though the Holes Were Rather Small... by CoreyBlack
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I read the news today, oh boy
Four thousand holes
In Blackburn, Lancashire
And though the holes
Were rather small
They had to count them all
Now they know how many holes
It takes to fill the Albert Hall....
The Beatles/"A Day in the Life"
Actually, this picture has nothing to do with the Beatles continued brilliance, or Blackburn, Lancashire. But, being the age that I am, the radio station in my head automatically started playing "A Day in the Life" when I first recorded this image.
In lieu of Blackburn, Lancashire, this is Edgewater, Chicago. Specifically, the protective mesh inside the Plexiglass (over kill?) windows of the Berwyn Avenue Red Line train station. I made this shot on September 18, 2010.
Comments (18)
kgb224
Superb capture my friend. God Bless.
Meisiekind
Very holy image Corey... Superb - Love it!
Chipka
Holey glass-guard, Batman! This is one of those typical Chicago shots that I love. For as old and decrepit as the CTA just so happens to be, these cheap-functional-almost pretty thingies give the CTA a borderline-modern look. I love the byplay of light and the streak of red. Quite nice. Of course after seeing this and reading the quote, I also found myself thinking of the Yellow Submarine when Ringo (I think) carried a hole around in his pocket. Literally. It was a rather floppy hole that came in handy when our intrepid musical-heroes had to escape from some animated menace. He simply took the hole out and everyone went through it. That's pretty much the only bit of that extended fever-dream of a cartoon I remember, and I wonder if one of these glass-blocked holes might fit in one's pocket. Great perspective too. These things look surprisingly good when they're backlit as well. Great shot.
TallPockets
WELL done! (As long as 'Maxwell's Silver Hammer' doesn't show up, this should be OK .... ) SMILES.
flavia49
amazing shot
durleybeachbum
STUNNING! A brilliant image , Corey!
mgtcs
Very beautiful image Corey, marvelous lighting and colors, superbly done!
alanwilliams
superbly dynamic image, wonderful
sandra46
really beautiful!
morningglory
Very interesting image.
whaleman
Fascinating image!
ger-krijgsman
such a great details, love it
bobrgallegos
Wonderful very fascinting capture!
auntietk
As these two officials took their places, Dorothy asked: "Why is the colander the High Priest?" "He's the holiest thing we have in the kingdom," replied King Kleaver. "Except me," said a sieve. "I'm the whole thing when it comes to holes." . . . L Frank Baum, The Emerald City of Oz Libraries in the head, as well. Rocks too, most likely. :P LOVE the shot!!
pauldeleu
Beautiful shot, well spotted!
sharky_
Very Kewl :) Congrats on LWITG.. Aloha
ColdWarBaby
"...they had to count them all. Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall. Oh, the memories. I came upon a comment of yours at Chipka's gallery and its extra depth and vitality inspired me to have a look at your gallery. Glad I did. I don't know why, but I've never tried my hand at photography. Perhaps it's time I did, if I can afford a decent camera. And, for a dog as old as I, learning new tricks is quite a challenge.
Myel
Excellent idea and very nice realization!