stairs and shadows
At noon, with the sun high overhead, everything looks flat because the shadows don’t stretch out to either side. Unless, that is, there is room for the shadows to stretch down. And here in the city, in the canyons between buildings, the unexpected shadows reveal an Escher-like world when the sun is high overhead.
Taken on May 21, 2010
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This entry was posted on May 29, 2010 by eyegillian. It was filed under architecture, photo, photography, Saint John, urban geometry and was tagged with 19th century, 24mm1.4L, architecture, building, Canada, Canon 5D, fire escape, Grannan Lane, New Brunswick, photo, photography, Saint John, shadows, stairs, street, uptown, urban, windows.
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Hi E.g. and welcome back to the land of blog. That is a beautiful photo of a grand, old brick building and the red door is a wonderful focal point. When I look at old buildings I am aways fascinated to see how things have evolved – bricked in windows and blocked doors that no longer serve their original purpose. I assume that steel stairway is a fire escape for the building. I don’t see those in Melbourne
May 29, 2010 at 9:42 pm
Thanks for dropping by, livingisdetail! I see a lot of buildings uptown that have bricked-up windows and doors, but I guess I haven’t really thought about what they must have looked like “in their heyday”. Now I’m intrigued at the idea of showing that potential in a photo. I’ll see what I can find…!
May 30, 2010 at 8:29 am