Simple but fine image that I like for his Atmosphere

Fabulous capture and motif, Mark. It does look like made of sandstone. Beautiful architecture for sure. Great style. It has probably been standing there, just as long as them huge old trees.

Mark, I was delighted to see you had a new upload again so soon. Truly it's amazing the impact that the time of day can have on a photo. The mood of this setting changes entirely when contrasted by the time of day.

This really does look so different than the last photo. I see yellow leaves on the tree so it looks kind of like autumn. What a lovely place to walk so close to where you live.

This is such a contrast from the previous one, which was so pale, desaturated & almost abstract. Though they're taken from very different POVs, I can visualize the pair of photos as one of those morphing scenes from a film in which a rough sketch slowly transforms into full-blooded reality. The rich, saturated colors of the building, the shrubs & the red cars are very bold & are echoed by the bold diagonals of those massive trees thrusting upwards. And their boldness is further emphasized by the light pinks receding into the distance (I'm thinking you masked or selected the background & did this purposely in postwork?). A fine composition & very appealing photo in every way...

I would know this for your work anywhere. Not just the Near North neighborhood, but the composition and style. You have a boldness in your work that I don't have, using light and shadow in ways that don't occur to me. Splendid image!

The estate agents need to use your work to sell these properties! Wonderful work.

Everytime I look at one of your neighborhood photos I think "original". Your use of color/black and white, dark/light, sharpness/fade always fascinate me. I marvel but don't often think about the same degree of contrasts that you do. Does your style emulate any other photographers/painters that you can point to? Or is it more of an amalgamation of all you've studied over the years? Always curious:) BTW, this is one of my favorite buildings up your way. I found it very interesting that the Bexar County Courthouse in San Antonio, Texas is constructed of the same red stone. The style is Romanesque Revival, and the main material is red sandstone. The cornerstone was laid in 1892.

Mark, I think I have seen a similar shot from you, that stunned me like this, because of the deep contrast from the beautiful building and the dark tree trunks in the left side to the skyscrapers fading in the bright light to the upper right. Not to mention the awesome reflections in the car windows. It is simply art as its best. And it is SO you, dear friend. I think you already know how much I love this.

Wow two totally contrasting pieces very well done Mark!!

This is delicious, Mark. I have to say that you've really settled in photographically and developed your own style quite quickly; your work is very recognizable, and quite breathtakingly lovely in your use of light and the rich range of colour/shadow. You use all of them, by which I mean that your work seems so "full", like a grand piano versus a little midi keyboard...not sure how to describe it, but I would know it anywhere, and if I were rich I'd buy up all of it!

nice capture

Tells a completely different story to the previous picture.

very good city shot

Your neighborhood fotos are always so real and full of life. The red cars here are a little different and add a great shot of color. It's such a walking area and I'd be all over it!!

Splendid snap of the quasi silhouetted building and trees on the left, contrasted against the bright city life on the right, Mark. I love barren trees, with tons of their photos in my copious files.