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Warehouse Door Detail
Warehouse Door Detail
BAMartin


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Date Uploaded: Jan 26, 2008

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 As some of you know, I discovered an abandoned Sugar Beet warehouse/factory in my town this past week. I took many photos, but still was not happy with my captures. I went back again yesterday and found this section, which was being used as an auto body shop, closed and abandoned as well. The entire building makes a great study in textures, and black and white seems to work well here.

I have become fixated on this building, I am trying to give it some dignity in its abandonment. I am sure I will visit it again.

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 03/04/2011 04:39:11 PM
Hey bud, there's a great old b/w photo of it from when it was being used many years ago at America history Online in title: Beet sugar factory, Glendale, Arizona
Collection: California Historical Society Digital Archive
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 02/02/2008 02:50:34 AM
Perfect study for B&W. Great textures and contrast. Well done!
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 02/01/2008 01:25:25 AM
Good capture of a hodgepodge of textures. The numbers jump out in this photo, nicely done.
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 01/31/2008 11:32:56 AM
you've caught a really nice part of the warehouse.. especially like the numbers.. the small details make one look from one place to another and that's what I like about pictures..
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 01/30/2008 03:25:18 PM
Awesome Barbara! I'm so glad I found this side challenge and glad to see you in it....I love your abandoned buildings! I wonder what was written on that garage door and why it was removed? You didn't do that in photoshop did you? I can't wait to see more of this sugar beet warehouse!
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 01/30/2008 02:33:44 PM
The contrast is superb. This is so simple yet so interesting to look at. Great job with this capture.
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 01/29/2008 11:50:35 PM
'Texture' is the key word here. What a prize! Interested in seeing more from this location.
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 01/29/2008 06:00:41 AM
My eye jumps from the matching whites top and bottom to blacks top and bottom, left to right. Even the white splotch from the plywood window matches the door. You did show some dignity I think.
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 01/28/2008 05:06:27 PM
Wonderful study, deep and rich in textures; I love the washed out part of the right door.
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 01/28/2008 12:47:43 PM
Your words are interesting. Dignity is a tool in visual arts too, I learn that from you. Closed doors say something. They are symbols, which have different meanings depending on where one is in life. I like doors that are open at night leaking out light into the lane, or doors that are open in buildings allowing sun to seep into the abandoned interiors. Doors have much potential. There 3D-ness is sometimes hard to reveal.
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 01/27/2008 09:12:00 PM
Nice photo....almost looks like it's winking at you.
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 01/27/2008 11:52:01 AM
Nice spot! Am thinking the 2 doors were the same at one time? The brickwork and lettering really help this image and am sure you'll be back many times over the course of 2008 ;)
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 01/27/2008 11:33:31 AM
I always like this kind of old building photos. Nothing spectacular, but always telling a story.
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 01/27/2008 09:53:17 AM
I like the variety of shapes, patterns and lines, while the two arches serves as a good anchor for the shot.
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 01/27/2008 08:12:48 AM
I like this in b/w a lot! Old buildings are so cool. The numbers really add to it.
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 01/27/2008 02:10:20 AM
What grabs me is the contrast - lighter on upper left and lower right. The darker on lower left and upper right. Really cool study in contrast.
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 01/26/2008 09:57:17 PM
i like the choice of cropping to show the repeating curves and squares and the intimate imperfections of the brickwork
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 01/26/2008 08:38:08 PM
I love that the arches are at the same height. And then the doors below them each serve different purposes. i love the variety of textures in this photo.
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 01/26/2008 03:38:51 PM
I love the sense of 3-D the bricks provide, that is what jumps out at me.
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 01/26/2008 03:04:36 PM
It's almost as if these are two old friends hanging out on the back porch watching the afternoon go by. Nifty old building, and yes, B&W works very well for this. (Gah - the older I get, the worse I spell...)

Message edited by author 2008-01-26 15:23:30.
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 01/26/2008 01:48:16 PM
Very eclectic! Nice leading lines! The whites just "dance my eyes" from one side to the other. Kind of reminds me of photos I have seen on some of the blogsmy wife likes to read...They have a hogpog, scrap-booking feel to them. Good Job! :)
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 01/26/2008 01:48:13 PM
I love this image - it has beautiful contrasts & tones. My favorite bit is actually the style of the numbers above the door - very funky!
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 01/26/2008 12:16:56 PM
Very cool..has a lot of different lines, textures and shapes along with a great contrast for b/w.
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 01/26/2008 11:55:11 AM
Perfect for a black and white study. Great rich textures. Lots of contrast. And it just has an interesting look to it. When I lived in Germany, we had a hundreds of acre sugar beet farm behind our house. Something about this takes me back to that :)

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 01/26/2008 11:31:41 AM
I find myself conflicted by the image. The B/W works well, but I have almost two images - which door should I look to? I have a hard time looking at them as a linked pair. The door on the left with the electrical wires look like it is missing a loading dock. So something changed over time. That could be a story in itself. The door in the right I think need an anchor. I feel the need for something to link it to the ground. A loading dock? A road? Just something. A full image of it by itself might work for me. Having only part of the door also weakens the image for me.
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