Stellar POV employed in this pic of nature versus artificiality. Almost like science versus religion. And, quite a contrast in this shot of the raw wild tree limbs, making their presence known amidst the measured, precise and repetitious definition of the splendid architecture, Mark. And, you will be missed.

Lovely shot and a cool POV!!

Mark, this is a very cool capture that hit very close to my heart. I too am a fan of old facades, and find the detailing in this one fascinating. Somehow this takes me back to years ago walking the streets of downtown Mexico City at dawn, and being totally captivated with the facades there.

Shadows are so often purple or lavender, and the way you've done this really highlights that fact. I love those corbels, btw. They're like ... I don't know what they're like. Like the Rockettes, I suppose. One would be sensuous, curvy, intriguing. A whole row of them makes those qualities almost mechanical or scientific. That's not necessarily bad ... corbels and Rockettes have their place ... but somehow they struck me as being almost clinically sensual. Still! They're marvelous in their excess. The whole building, with all that fine and delicious detail, is so extravagant. Something to be wallowed in, celebrated. You've done a fantastic job of letting it show itself off.

Absolutely delicious !

Dramatic pov, as if staring up and dwarfed by the power of both the stone building as well as that massive tree. Both are like looming giants, and somehow make me feel very human and vulnerable. Perhaps it's their sheer size, or the feeling of their strong presence that has been here for a very long time, and will continue to live on. There is such a story of growth and strength and creativity in them, one the vision of an architect and the other a vision and creation of nature, and of the years it took to create both.

Speechless again...zoom is like being there, looking up and listening to birdsong and breeze in the branches. Stunning!

exquisite

AMAZING WORK

I love Tara's Rockettes idea; and she's right, I expect big music and more high kicks any moment. You have some pretty BIG buildings there, I think the tallest one here is 3 stories and people are quite impressed by that. Of course, I've been to Chicago and seen BIG, so I can feel a bit smug!! But, I digress---gorgeous shot and the detail is wonderful!!

Stunning capture and motif, Mark. Fabuloues and besutiful architecture. A feast for the eye to see all those ornaments. True love for details. And i think you added and extra dimension to the capture, with that big naked tree. Maybe you could not move the tree..lol. Or maybe you selected the POV because of the tree... i am not sure.. But i love the idea. Also my best wishes for a Happy Easter.

Mark, I've been slow at getting to your latest pictures. Some days I find I can't comment...not an original thought in my head:-) Usually a day like this comes upon me when I've been working on some simple but intricate (to me) repair to the motorhome. Now I am not talking about changing a transmission or doing a valve job. That's way over my skill level. I am talking about installing a new drawer slide, or a new catch on the screen door or attempting to clean corrosion out of the inside of a tail light that has decided to quit working. These activities seem counterproductive to me getting into art. So when I am slow or don't have much to say...know I am trying to figure out where to get some gizmo that nobody seems to know anything about but I know that somewhere in the world there is an answer to my problem. This is not an excuse...just wanted you to know what sometimes deters me from showing up on Rendo. Know you've posted five I haven't seen. This is one of those photos that I stopped and asked Tara about. My initial reaction here is I never would have seen what you've seen here. The thing we both get out of each of your photos is they give us pause...pause to say, "What's this all about to you?" You elicit art discussions between us and that's very, very good. Not so with most postings on Rendo. Tara read me your last couple of emails about what you are up to right now in your photography. If I could put it into a word, excerpting comes to mind. Seeing multiple pictures within a larger picture. This thought is not new to me but one I seem to have forgotten. Now you've got me going back to past files of photos looking for pictures within pictures. Your photo above is fresh and new. Your elements are uniquely handled. Your use of light, lines, repetition are wonderful. It is works like this that get me thinking fresh new thought and seeing with renewed vision. After squirting WD-40 on that corroded tail light and contemplating how to use a circuit tester to figure out where the electrical fault is, I needed this photo today! Thanks professor:)

cool

OH YEAH! This is an image one can not just look at for a minute. We simply need more time to inhale the details, you serve so beautifully, with both the fantastic ornaments, but also the details of the beautiful tree and its branches with the down toned leave, which was so cleverly done. In that way we can wander around, without getting stuck to only one of the many fabulous details. The eyes are coming all over in fear for missing one little detail in this masterful image. And the full size is making me jump right up onto the balcony and just LOOK at it all. :))) No wonder Bill calls you Professor :-)