radiator

• Tom Duffy

• Feb 2, 2005

beautifully composed and executed. I might have thought about taking the phonebooks out of the picture to make the interior even sparser, but maybe that's just me.

 

• Wallace Rollins

• Feb 2, 2005

Others have said that the phone books are what make the picture. In any event, the primary rule I set for myself when I began this project was that I would move nothing in the house except myself and my tripod. Everything is exactly as I found it.

 

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  eric

• Feb 2, 2005

Yes, I like the phonebooks. It adds a "used to be someone living here" quality to it. The framing is excellent for such a wide angle lens. No bending on the corners.

 

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  Monophoto

• Feb 3, 2005

This is really nice! And there are a lot more pictures contained within this larger image.

Wallace's theory of "move nothing" is fine as a starting point. Having made that image, however, I would experiment with other locations for the phone books. I would like to see what this would look like with the phone books on the floor between the readiator and the door.

Among the things that make this image for me are the cracks in the plaster, and that curious rectangular thingie on the door frame.

 

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  ContaxGman

• Feb 3, 2005

I wouldn't change a thing - I think this works wonderfully as is, and is even better now that I know this is just as you found it.

 

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  dlin

• Feb 3, 2005

Wonderfully done! I like your use of "space" in this photograph.
All the best,
Daniel

 

• TPPhotog

• Feb 3, 2005

A beautiful capture in many ways and one I could look at for ages.

 

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  dr bob

• Feb 3, 2005

Wonderful! Brings back memories. We had "steam" radiators on our Annapolis house. The mate wanted a cover for the one in the entrance so I made one. "Too plain and uninteresting. Maybe you could come up with a picture to add interest?" So I made an enlarged picture of the radiator and applied it. She never ask again!

 

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  Eric Rose

• Feb 3, 2005

Excellent job as is. Beautiful interpretation and execution.