Seeing things in a different way
Seeing things in a different way
Both of the photo challenges this week got me seeing things in a different way.
First, The Daily Post prompt this week is abstract. “Turn the familiar into something new and mysterious.” Hmmm, I thought, I can do that. I played around with a couple of different things, then I looked at one of our drinking glasses. Perfect!
The Dogwood 52 prompt this week is Urban landscape. I thought at first I would have to skip this one. But the other day I abducted the truck so I could get out and shoot some photos. I drove 20 miles north to Provo. A little history about me and Provo. I grew up there until we moved away when I was 12. I lived all over, then in 1988 at the age of 25 I moved back there. I had (have) family there. I lived there until 2007. So I have spent a lot of time in downtown Provo where these photos were taken. But, when you start looking at things with a photographers eye, things look very different. I’ve always appreciated the early 1900 buildings that make up the downtown area, but I don’t think I’ve really “looked” at them.
This is my urbanscape photo. I like the old buildings in the foreground, with the modern glass building behind. I will say however, that this glass monstrosity has never fit in with the downtown area. I was sad when they tore down one of my favorite childhood memories, and built this.
It looked to me like several of the buildings downtown have been spiffed up, and painted recently.
I like to see old buildings being taken care of.
You would think somewhere along the way, I would have noticed this building front.
But I didn’t. I’m glad I stopped to look this time.
I had the dogs with me while I was walking around, but this is not a dog friendly town. I was the only one with dogs, and everyone looked at me like I was walking a gorilla. So consequently, I didn’t take very many photos.
This is glass monstrosity number 2. Same company, they bought up more property a few years ago and built this.
I sure prefer the quaint older buildings.
Have you ever revisited a place with a different eye, or a new perspective?
YES. YES!
That glass turned on its side…brilliant.
Those buildings from the underside…and yet when constructed, someone thought of giving the underside such ornamentation. Poetry is all around, and the lens of the camera is one eye that can find it. LOVE!
me too… it is amazing how much different details we can discover there… and even when this buildings are old, we can see them new everytime we take a closer look :o)
Hello, I prefer the older buildings. They have beautiful details and character. Great collection of photos. Have a happy day!
I too think that glass turned on its side is brilliant!
Fascinating how the juxtaposition of old against new heightens the beauty of the old. And that ornamentation is amazing! So beautiful.
Thanks Mary — what an interesting and inspiring way to look at places and things.
We love new stuff, but we also have a soft spot for the old if it is in the right setting. They are tearing down an old farm near us which is sad. It is falling apart, but it is so charming in that state. We wish it would be allowed to remain, but it won’t.
Thanks for the post! Love reading your blog, great read!
You came up with an excellent take on the daily post prompt. Very nice. And you photos of urban landscape are great, too. Provo looks like a nice place. :-)
I love your photo of that glass. It was hard to tell that it was a drinking glass and not a work of art!!!
I’m glad I’m not the only one that thinks of those glass giants as monstrosities. I can never understand how the same words used to describe old architecture with such incredible details is used to describe these shapeless behemoths. I don’t see them as artistic in the least. I’ll never forget being in NYC and hearing someone describe a big glass cube (no angles, no levels, nothing) as “beautiful”…it just didn’t make any sense to me. The detail underneath the old window is amazing – just the fact that builders thought to create such interest in a surprising place shows the thought and care that went into these old buildings. I love that about them, and many times you find that thoughtful architecture inside and out, in so many different ways. Lovely.
This post makes me feel like I should go to our little town and look UP! There are many buildings that I haven’t really LOOKED at. Thanks Mary! And, I just love the glass!
I like when older building are taken care of also. I could shoot photos of the opposite end of the spectrum. In my small rural town, low income and a lot of the building owned by people in other states and cities … our old building are not taken care of and more than a few are empty around the town square. I liked your photos and I agree about the new building looking out of place.
The drinking glass was beautiful….and though I love old buildings I quite like that last picture of the glass monstrosity…it’s a great artistic rendition of the building that fills the frame and points to the sky. I like it a lot..not the building itself you understand, but your interpretation of it.
I, too, admire the preservation of old buildings. :) You captured the beauty of these buildings.
Thanks for sharing, Mary!
I love to look at the old buildings, they have such beautiful details and craftsman ship. You are right, that glass building just doesn’t fit in.