California State Historic Landmark #976 BIRTHPLACE OF SILICON VALLEY
This garage is the birthplace of the world's first high-technology region, 'Silicon Valley.' The idea for such a region originated with Dr. Frederick Terman, a Stanford University professor who encouraged his students to start up their own electronics companies in the area instead of joining established firms in the East. The first two students to follow his advice were William R. Hewlett and David Packard, who in 1938 began developing their first product, an audio oscillator, in this garage.
Location: 367 Addison Ave, Palo Alto
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I supose anything that's not the present is in fact "the past" but this doesn't appear to me as being very much in the past. I mean, I can see the plaque which I assume says something about being a historical monument of some sort, but the building its self doesn't look very old at all. What ever that is on the steps is distracting, as my eyes are drawn to it's brightness and I sit here trying to figure out what the heck would be sitting on the steps like this. Your focus and clarity are good, and for the most part lighting is alright as well. Some shadows, but none bad on the building itself. The angle is odd, like you are looking at it from the side, but not enough to be dramatic. Kind of looks like you were only a step or 2 off from being in front of it. Also, the darkness on the left of the photo doesn't add anything to me. I think that it's not really important and could be cropped out without losing anything from your image. Overall, I think it's good though. ~Heather~
I think I need to know more about this to relate to it as the past. I see a house that is older, but I don't see the past... The quality of the photo is superb though...
I'm afraid this comes off as "just" a snapshot. Which could play into the challenge but doesn't quite work. Without the title I would have no idea why this should fit the subject.
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