Shelter by anahata.c
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This is a little shelter, on a pond near me (Chicago).
I reworked it for sepia. (I posted the color version some time back...)
Look at the perpendiculars, and the lines:
This was made by one of the many followers of Frank Lloyd Wright, who populated Chicago's architecture for years in the early 20th C. These lines imitate the long sweeps of the prairie and lonnnng horizon of the American Midwest. You wanna see a world masterpiece in this style? Look here. These are views of Wright's early masterpiece, the Robie House. (Look down the page; just glance.) The Robie was done in 1910; and when Europe saw prints of the early Wrights---many in the Chicago area---they couldn't believe their eyes: They'd not seen anything like them before. The shelter, above, is in that style. I grew up around these beauties everywhere...(sorry this is just an 'excerpt': my full captures of these were blurry...I'll get one this summer...)
For those of you who saw my memorial yesterday, this is on the grounds of the University of Chicago; I passed it every day when I was there, and it was a treat...
I've posted lots of writing, so wanted to give you a photo today.
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I'm back for comments, and am halfway done.
Have a great day/night, all
and thanks for your wonderful visits: As Rod always says, you people rock!
m
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Comments (14)
eekdog
Love the sepia touch you did, Mark. I'm behind on a few images, will check out your other after a bit. Got to get my bank to replace funds that were taken from my account. This looks like a old place you shot my friend.
Faemike55
the simplicity of the structure hides the complexity of the design. Very precise and patterned yet is appears like a natural formation that you'd expect in the harsh deserts of the southwest. Thank you for sharing this with us.
bmac62
So much to see here...I can just stare at this and enjoy its' design and ambiance. The sepia treatment not only gives this a comfortable, aged appearance but also highlights and accents the many horizontals and verticals. Is this a naturally occurring outcropping of sedimentary rock? If so, we are looking at a lot of geological time here. Really nice Mark!
helanker
I also love it in sepia, because then we see the shapes more than the colors. Love the slices of stones. It looks fantastic and you got it right in the eye :)
bakapo
I like the lines. everything is neat and orderly and in a good place... this scene does nice things to my chaotic brain right now. the sepia color is a good choice to show off all those wonderful lines. my brother is an architect, he mostly does hospitals, (new and remodeling) his work has a lot of Frank Lloyd Wright influences.
LivingPixels
A pleasure to drop by Mark a beautifully worked shot well done my friend!!
Richardphotos
outstanding capture and subject
Freethinker56
LUV what your done here Mark..Gorgeous..
auntietk
Illinois missed out on it, but the limestone layers of the late Cretaceous cover most of the midwest, and the rocks, if they aren't "imported" from Kansas or Nebraska, certainly reference that vast formation. Illinois has the distinction of being the second-flattest state, did you know that? Florida comes in first, because it's basically a freakin' sandbar. Illinois cheats, because its highest point is practically in Wisconsin.
Okay, okay, that was all about the foundation stones in your shelter. Those glorious horizontals that the Robie house so beautifully evokes.
Great picture, btw! Sorry about the geology thing.
wysiwig
I thought this looked familiar so I found the original. Since you are posting summer re-runs I decided to re-post my comments on your original. But because you changed the color of this post I changed the color of my text.
I am kind of mesmerized by the verticals and horizontals in this image. The relatively wispy verticals and the very strong horizontals. And then there are these two huge uprights. And of course there are those reflections.
durleybeachbum
LOL at Mark! I love this image and of course FLW work.
goodoleboy
Lots of geometric black and white patterns on parade here, along with their reflections in the pond. The shelter looks quite simplistic, almost primitive, in a Frank Lloyd Wright way. Nice composition and postwork, Mark.
RodS
This is a stunner, Mark! The light and shadow play so beautifully here, the strong horizontals are complimented by the verticals scattered around the image, and the detail - one can get lost in the stonework alone. Ant this 'pops!' I know that's an over-used term, but it applies so well to this wonderful image. The sepia tone is the cherry on top.
I love Wright's work. I'll be nosing around those images you linked to all night.... Thanks for that! LOL
X-PaX
I like the postwork very much Mark. Well done.