Church Of Christ The King

The Church of Christ the King, New Vernon, NJ. March 31, 2016.

My submission to Norm Frampton’s Thursday Doors – March 31, 2016.

Christmas Cottage

Christmas cottage, Warwick, NY. 2015

This is my response to Jennifer Nichole Wells’s One Word Photo challenge: Attic, Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Doors and Windows Continued, and a late entry for Norm Frampton’s December 24th, Thursday Doors.

These challenges all overlapped nicely this week, unified by one photo. How convenient, especially at this busy time of year! 🙂

Lisbon Door And Windows

This is my response to Cee’s Fun Foto Challenge: Doors and Windows.

…and since it’s Thursday, I’ve updated this post to also link to Norm Frampton’s Thursday Doors Challenge… Synchronicity and serendipity 🙂

Side Street In Assisi

Assisi, Italy, 2009.

I took this photo of a narrow side street, abloom with potted plants and awash in light and shadow, in Assisi, Italy. The sloped sides of the street were built to accommodate cart wheels while the steps in the center help people get safely down the incline which can become slippery when wet.

Just past the large potted plant on the left, within an opening in the stone wall, is a lovely little iron gate with a few small steps and an iron railing leading up to it. You can view photos of these in the gallery below. The second and third photos give a better idea of just how steep this little street is.

Assisi, Italy, 2009.

Assisi, Italy, 2009.

Assisi, Italy, 2009.

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This is my response to Cee’s Which Way Challenge: 2015 Week #15. Thank you Cee for the challenge!

Sears Kit Home

This post is in response to the Photography 101 prompt “architecture.”
Which do you prefer – black and white or color?

Sugar Loaf, NY

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Early in the twentieth century you could order most all the essentials for modern living from the extremely popular Sears, Roebuck and Company Catalogue. It was like the Amazon.com of 1910. From the catalogue, you could order clothing, livestock, sporting goods, sewing supplies, appliances, medicinal remedies and more… even Kit Homes.

A Kit Home came with plans for assembly along with most of the materials needed to build a house. I took these photos of a Sears Kit home, in Sugar Loaf, NY. If I’m not mistaken, this one is model number 118 which was eventually called The Clyde. It was first offered in the Sears, Roebuck Catalogue in 1908.

I found a photo of a catalogue page offering this model here.

I also found a couple of blog posts about this particular model on oklahomahousesbymail.com, and on searshomes.org.

In my opinion, the Sears Kit Homes were the forerunners of modern prefabricated structures and Ikea furniture!

The Weekly Photo Challenge: Angular

Executive Boulevard, Suffern, NY

 

This is my response to the weekly photo challenge Angular.

Hoping you all have a wonderful rest-of-the-week and a Happy Thanksgiving!

Blessings,
Terry

Photography 101: Architecture

The theme for day twelve of Photography 101 is Architecture.

“Study architectural forms, and also… Train your eye to look for architectural elements that translate in black and white: sharp lines and patterns, defined shapes, large surface areas, and a mix of very light and very dark colors.”