Vertical Lines by Chipka
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I don’t often go around marveling at brutal utility, but I couldn’t avoid it on the day that I saw just how small people are, when compared to the hulking monstrosities of parking garages. I don’t drive, and as I live in Chicago, I refuse to fall into the trap of car ownership. This is probably one of the reasons why anything even vaguely auto-related comes at me in the manner of something esoteric in another language.
I wasn’t interested in the parking garage captured in this photo; it’s a dirty place, redolence with the flatulence of internal-combustion. It looks a lot cleaner than it actually is, a lot more elegant than it actually is, and well…it’s nicer from a distance for any number of other reasons not stated here.
During a late-afternoon meander, after work, I spotted this tableau. I wasn’t really aware of what it might be, or what it might represent. I simply saw a composition, and then reached for my camera to see if I might capture something. I was surprised to find a human in the photo. The subject is so intensely non-human (at least in terms of the visuals here) that a human stepping through the shot actually opens up a different commentary. Which commentary, I’ll leave for you to decide. I took this picture, after all, for the lines: nothing more and nothing less…and yet…it’s amazing what one orangish-red shirt can do.
As always, thank you for viewing, reading, and commenting, and I hope you’re all having a great week.
Comments (13)
MagikUnicorn
Cool thanks for the vertigo view :)
Wolfenshire Online Now!
I know, huh. I stand in front of the Stadium and think the same.
Faemike55
I like the timing as well - the right-most Entrance arrow is pointed at the human, perhaps he is the key to the entrance to another universe? the heavy lines of the building reminds me of a modern version of the Sword of Damocles, all pointed down as if to impale the passersby or the vehicles they drive. Wonderful and intriguing capture Chip
beachzz
Yeah, it's always seemed weird to me that people makes houses for their cars. Takes up a LOT of real estate, especially here in California where every household has more cars than their car houses can hold. Cool shot, though; all those lines with the contrast of the guy's shirt make it quite graphic.
durleybeachbum
Brilliant!
JuliSonne
Very wll seen. I like size comparison with the perestrian.
mbz2662
wow, all those lines are dizzying (is that a word? lol) ... my eyeballs nearly rolled back in my head... Massive! It is cool that guy wandered into your shot, it gives perspective. Great composition :)
kgb224
Amazing capture my friend. God bless.
jendellas
The lines play tricks on the eye, as you say a bit of colour changes it all. x
MrsRatbag
The man is perfect in this shot; it would be interesting without him, but it's so much more this way. What strikes me is that the colour of the wall darkens as it drops lower, and that exclamation point of a red shirt gives it a stopping place...what a great scene, and what a GREAT shot!
flavia49
wonderful
auntietk
I like the lights that show through the cracks. Look at it too long, though, and your eyes start fooling you. What a great shot!
NefariousDrO
I am so far behind on your gallery! What's fascinating to me is how my own background in the printing-industry influenced my response to this photo. The thumbnail-version makes the vertical lines in the structure take on a moire-like pattern that I normally look for as a sign that the screen-angles aren't working right in a print-job, so naturally it caught my eye and demanded attention. Once I looked at the full-size I noticed the rest of what's happening here. I agree, the contrast of the huge, impersonal and cold lines of the building with the startlingly bright orange shirt create a fascinating composition that is rich with human meaning and emotion. Wow.