Silent Eyes Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

"Silent Eyes
Burning in the desert sun
Halfway to Jerusalem
And we shall all be called as witnesses
Each and ev'ryone
To stand before the eyes of God
And speak what was done"

-Silent Eyes, Paul Simon

this is a hotel in downtown Phoenix, I loved the repetition of the windows, they look like eyes peering down watching us on the sidewalks...

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Click here to see a different view of the hotel.

dolin, Paolo, ElSato, peter1892, sabyasachi1212 has marked this note useful

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rhizomes (15325) 2006-02-07 12:43

Hi Jennifer,
Congratulations for this impressive shot !!
I like all these black holes giving a strange aspiration impression !
Great job !
Christophe

Paolo (40763) 2006-02-07 12:45

Hi Jennifer, amazing shot. a stange and uncommon facade, well captured and tilted.
perfect use of the black and white and excellent note.
thanks, ciao

cherryripe (19237) 2006-02-07 12:45

Hi Jennifer
Great graphical shot. It has the effect of one of those pictures where you have to try and see a hidden one. Excellent choice of B&W to accentuate the contrasts and shadows.
Regards Nikki

poulinp (4464) 2006-02-07 12:53

Great shot, with nice and original repetitive patterns. I'm surprised to learn that this is an hotel! Good impact in this photograph, well done Jennifer.

nwoehnl (120) 2006-02-07 12:58

Hi Jennifer. A well-seen detail from the hotel exterior, where the windows make a compelling pattern that is rendered almost in a 3D fashion. The diagonal angle adds further interest compared to the way which a fully symmetric showing of this array of windows would look like. Good shot. I added it to my song title theme, if you don't mind.

alainh (35391) 2006-02-07 13:13

hello Jennifer
a very good capture very artistique and graphic. the B&W is a good thing.
regards
alain

ElSato (824) 2006-02-07 13:16

Jennifer,

Very nice graphic image. In the thumbnail it was hard to tell if this was windows, ceramic roof tiles, or something else. I imagined that the mystery would clear up when I saw it in a larger form, but it actually remains pretty ambiguous (without your notes) which is nice.

I love the fact that, without knowing what it is we're looking at, the scale is impossible to guess. Are those semi-circles four centimetres across, or four metres?

Jean Francois has a picture in a similar spirit called Nikko encore et encore that is well worth a look.

Lee

tootsie (331) 2006-02-07 13:27

hi jennifer,
this is so cool!! it looks like something out of star wars! absolutely perfect perspective and framing. i love the repetition and the black and white is an excellent choice - really makes the photo.
tootsie

chicken (1781) 2006-02-07 16:56

A beautiful image of what must be an ugly building. Great use of repeating patterns. I like the angle you've choosen, giving the uniform fassade some tension with the diagonals and perspective.
Your Phoenix travelogue has interesting b&w images, great work!

rowanb (864) 2006-02-07 21:35

cool shot, couldn't tell what it was without reading your note. very graphic.
rowan

donluicu (24001) 2006-02-08 12:27

Hi Jennifer
this is an excellent abstract picture?..
this hotel looks amazing..the b&w is great here too..
bye
loic

ps: what is the name of this hotel?

peter1892 (1681) 2006-02-08 12:51

This is a really good abstract image but I have to admit that when I first looked at it yesterday I just didn't get it! Now that I see your follow up post, well it all makes sense!

Good use of B&W again.

lukas (2027) 2006-02-08 13:26

I like this one very much. Excellent theme, beautiful contrast. Thanks for sharing. Greetz. Luc

verde (957) 2006-02-08 14:15

just delightful.

again your finds of your hometown architecture are just great. I hope to go out and find some myself this weekend.

I like your tonal range with this shot and how my eyes are led to the upper right corner.

really great
b

skegz (453) 2006-02-20 11:50

Another nice black and white shot. I like this one alot. Nice detail, pattern and thought, good note too.

Dave

dolin (15647) 2006-05-05 4:06

Hi Jennifer.
Good angle for an interesting graphic shot.
The b/w, the contrast, the choice of framing,...good idea.
Original
Fred

Sting (69) 2006-05-11 17:02

This is such a photo that you want to find that hotel.Great !

sabyasachi1212 (19546) 2006-07-19 12:45

Hi Jennifer,
I was going through your gallery today and came away thoroughly impressed. Some excellent graphical shots, perhaps none better than this. Wonderful repetitive patterns. You have a wonderful pair of eyes to catch these 'eyes'!
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

rozy975 (3047) 2006-08-02 18:54