The Parts Make the Whole

The trip to Republic Locomotive still lingers in my mind and provides more images to share.

Vistas at Republic

Today I returned to my Republic Locomotive files and enjoyed looking at the px for this blog. The colors, vistas, planes and shadows all caught my eye and I cannot risist the occasional shadow selfie.

Backs and Sides

Wherever I go I look at backs and sides of buildings for patterns and paintings and am never disappointed.

Locomotive Factory

Al and I occasionally visit a locomotive factory and it is always rewarding and ever-changing.The gears, other parts and surfaces are so engaging.

Greenville, SC West End

Al and I took a wander through the West End of Greenville which is becoming a destination because it has become a major center for practicing artists.

Rhythm and Solitude

We went downtown the other day to the Gunter Theater for the film festival and could not resist and got a few images where rhythm and solitude came together.

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Choices

I saw some things on the way to the Gunter Theater that I was compelled to photograph. When I looked at them in Photoshop I realized that they worked for me as well in color as black and white, or, maybe, the other way around. In both images, the color has a certain interest for the color itself and the black and white brings out the patterning and rhythms of the images.

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Greenville, SC Reflections

A long trip, while fun, is not needed to find some cool reflections. Here are some from Greenville, SC.

Greenville, SC Artisphere

Artisphere has become internationally known for the quality of its art work. It is difficult to photograph the work but the atmosphere can be captured to some extent. Here is what I saw on the way to the festivities.

Greenville Center for Creative Arts

The Greenville Center for Creative Arts is a great place to view and create art and I highly recommend a visit there.

Part of the West End Neighborhood

The other day I went shooting with the husband of one of my wife’s weaving students. The ladies were busy at the loom and we rode around in the early Greenville chill. We wound up in Greenville’s West End which always has interest for me. The white church is one place I frequently return to. Within a block is a group of old commercial building which I cannot pass up. 

Taylors Mill

This morning, a clear, cold (for South Carolina) was ideal for architectural photography and the OLLI Special Interest Group for photography went to the Taylors Mill for a shoot. I chose to look mainly at details but did venture into other areas. Here is my start at the px.

Inside Taylors Mill

Today my friend Sam Wang and I went to Taylors Mill and marched outside and inside. Here are some images which ask the old question “Color or black and white?”

After the Pepsi Corner

The first few px are still from the Pepsi Corner area. My attraction to this type of building is based on the overall patterns, colors as well as details, all of which I am trying to represent. The black and white images seem to more clearly define structure and texture but the colors are also interesting. I enjoy looking at the subtle organization of the storefronts as seen from the same general area but each seen from a slightly different viewpoint.   

Repeats in Color

Repeats

The other day we were near a local notions and fabric store and I saw some repeated patterns in the parking lot and store which I tried in black and white and color. Here is the black and white result.