Posted in Photo of the Day, tagged "close-up", decay, industrial, lock, metal, padlock, paint, rust, shadow, whitewash on January 4, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
“Locked in Shadow” : Hiroshima, Japan, 31st December 2011
I found this little scene on the outside of some sort of power generator next to a major roadway, and in this tiny little rectangle there are a host of elements that appeal to me: rust, shadow, texture and warm tones. What more could you possibly want?
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Posted in Photo of the Day, tagged architecture, contrast, door, gate, Lisbon, portal, Portugal, red, whitewash on December 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
“Red Door” : Lisbon, Portugal, 4th September 2011
Wandering about in the maze of streets that make up historic Lisbon, I was in search of the castle which overlooks the city.
You’d think such a huge structure would be easy to spot, but this isn’t the case when you’re on the ground, views blocked on all sides by crumbling tenements and narrow alleyways.
This wasn’t really much of a problem, though, as there were plenty of distractions on the way, such as this beautiful crimson portal to an old house, the red set off by both the whitewashed walls and the deep blue of the late summer sun…
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