[Leica] IMG: Say Pepsi

[photo at frozenlight.eu (Nathan Wajsman)]

They are beautiful, well seen!

I can just imagine the foreman thinking "what is this weirdo doing, taking 
pictures of an ugly silo while riding a bicycle".

Cheers,
Nathan

Nathan Wajsman
Alicante, Spain
http://www.frozenlight.eu
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YNWA









On Sep 5, 2013, at 4:24 AM, Adam Bridge wrote:

> As I ride through rural Yolo and Solano Counties I have become very 
> interested in the corrugated structures. They are made for black and white.
> 
> Here's an array of images.
> 
> <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/31668596_TQ58Cv#!i=2744948125&k=Xqh5kbj&lb=1&s=A>
> 
> I liked the juxtaposition of these signs. The owner's family has been on 
> this land for over 100 years - a long time for California.
> 
> <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/31668596_TQ58Cv#!i=2744946580&k=DCDVswb&lb=1&s=A>
> 
> The ladders ascending the side of this grain silo, with its shadow, caught 
> my eye.
> 
> <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/31668596_TQ58Cv#!i=2744947444&k=7DX2PMz&lb=1&s=A>
> 
> A wider silo got two ladders!
> 
> <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/31668596_TQ58Cv#!i=2744947643&k=mCCkrtd&lb=1&s=A>
> 
> I felt badly for this fellow who had to clean inside the silo. The day was 
> only in the 70s at this point but I imagine the interior was stifling. I 
> had to capture this one quickly because the site foreman was grumpy that I 
> was taking pictures of the facility. Perhaps I was a terrorist? Or maybe 
> sending a worker into the silo was a bad idea? No telling. When I told him 
> I was fascinated with the textures, the forms, and the lines of the 
> structures he looked at me as if I were insane. He could have been correct!
> 
> <http://adam-bridge.smugmug.com/gallery/31668596_TQ58Cv#!i=2744947913&k=tD2j5hS&lb=1&s=A>
> 
> I just like the broom and the two ladders along with the deep black of the 
> interior.
> 
> Printing these will be a challenge, I think.
> 
> Thanks for looking.
> 
> All of these were taken with an NEX-7 and its 18-200 lens. Normally I ride 
> with a Leica 35 or 50mm on the body. I couldn't have gotten close enough 
> with either of those. The autofocus isn't great on the Sony camera 
> although the focus assist does work. Sometimes I don't have the luxury 
> (time) to do a good job of focusing so a few of the images are a tad soft.
> 
> Your comments/criticism would be most welcome.
> 
> Best
> 
> Adam Bridge
> Davis, CA
> 
> 
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