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Wednesday, 9 January 2013

Picture Perfect Competition #1: Archi-Texture



It's time once again for the bi-annual PICTURE PERFECT competition season. Each week for the next six weeks, the theme will be posted on a Wednesday and those taking part will have until the end of Friday to post their entry. The admins will then pick their 'Top Five' entries and a poll will take place to decide the winner. Full details and rules on the Picture Perfect homepage.

 Our host this week is Gayle, and her theme for this week is 'Archi-Texture'. In other words the textures to be found in architecture all around us. 

 One of the best places I've visited for the sheer variety of architectural textures is New York. The buildings there are endlessly fascinating. My shot is of an NY building that I loved the texture of. Each window is a small black square of smoked glass, off-set by a beige frame, each one in turn inset in a square that makes up part of a grid that covers the entire face of the building. I included part of a street-light pole to try to break up the symmetry, but it seems to partly blend in!!

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  1. R9 January 2013 at 19:34

    Absolutely wonderful! Love it!
    Here's Mine

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  2. Unknown9 January 2013 at 19:41

    That is quite impressive ... the lamp post kind of gives it a certain edge .... Love it!!

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    1. MitchyLR10 January 2013 at 00:31

      Thanks Lynne. I was surprised by how well it blends in with the symmetry of the building :-))

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  3. Belita Isabel Janeira9 January 2013 at 20:16

    I really like that architectural style...awesome shot, Mitch!

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    1. MitchyLR10 January 2013 at 00:32

      Thanks Belita. The style really caught my eye!!

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  4. Danette 9 January 2013 at 21:00

    almost looks like a painting in a modern art museum ;)

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    1. MitchyLR10 January 2013 at 00:34

      Thanks Danette. That's what I thought, too :-))

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  5. kathyinozarks9 January 2013 at 22:04

    this could almost be a quilt layout-I don't think I ever take the time to enjoy buildings and what they offer-great photo

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    1. MitchyLR10 January 2013 at 00:37

      Thanks Kathy. Maybe you could base a future quilt on it :-))

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  6. Shaynacwings9 January 2013 at 23:08

    This is an awesome shot Mitch. I have had a really close look at it and my word, the detail I saw surprised me. I even looked at it with my eyes out of focus and that was VERY interesting. One would not know it was a building by looking at the squares alone unless you told them.

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    1. MitchyLR10 January 2013 at 00:44

      Thanks Shayna. Yes, I guess without being told what it is, it's not readily apparent what it is.

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  7. Unknown10 January 2013 at 01:39

    That photo is great. Looks like a painting.

    I have changed by site and Little Joe's to readers only, added the emails but must have settings wrong as no one gets a notice (hubby is a good one to check this for me). I need to go back and try to figure out what I did wrong.

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    1. MitchyLR10 January 2013 at 08:05

      Thanks Lynda. Hope to see you taking part in 'Picture This' again soon!!

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  8. Gayle10 January 2013 at 02:44

    This is a beauty, Mitch!! SO glad you're entering. Always a pleasure to see your photos.

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  9. Gayle10 January 2013 at 03:29

    I'm back again to take a look at your photo. It puts me in mind of Escher and Bauhaus. Really remarkable photo. Any idea what building this is or the year this building was completed? I'm married to an architect, I can't help myself!

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    1. MitchyLR10 January 2013 at 08:10

      Hi again Gayle. Sorry, I don't have any info about the building. I toured NYC both on foot and by tour-bus, and was just snapping away at anything that caught my eye. Apart from the really famous ones like the Empire State, the Chrysler and the Woolworth, I didn't get the names of any of the buildings I photographed.

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  10. Anonymous10 January 2013 at 10:32

    That's a fantastic shot Mitch.

    http://digitalrodent.blogspot.in/2013/01/architexture-picture-perfect-winter.html

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  11. Amalie von Bergen10 January 2013 at 19:19

    This so very well shot, Mitchy!

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  12. Forgetmenot52510 January 2013 at 19:52

    that looks more like an abstract painitnig than an architectural photo. Great shot Mitch

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    1. MitchyLR11 January 2013 at 00:00

      Thanks Loretta. When I saw the building, I knew it would make an unusual photo, so snapped it straight away!!

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  13. Fatos C10 January 2013 at 22:45

    This isnt a lego building isnt it Mitch ???????? :-))

    http://muzenews.ning.com/profiles/blogs/picture-perfect-architecture-1?xg_source=activity

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    1. MitchyLR11 January 2013 at 00:00

      LOL. No, Fatos, it is a real building :-))

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  14. nomadtraveller11 January 2013 at 00:29

    Nice bit of graphic art, Mitch.
    http://muzenews.ning.com/profiles/blogs/archi-texture?xg_source=activity

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    1. MitchyLR11 January 2013 at 00:48

      No graphics involved, that's just how it came out of the camera. However, going by the comments here, I reckon I could sell it as such!! LOL.

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  15. Heather11 January 2013 at 00:39

    your picture is spectacular.. symmetry in 3D :)

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  16. Sue11 January 2013 at 23:28

    One fantastic shot Mitch...
    Love the flowing lines in the photo.

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  17. Gator Studio12 January 2013 at 00:12

    mitch this one is very artsy...doesnt surprise me with you...this should be on a wall mate

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  18. Catherine12 January 2013 at 03:37

    Love the patterns in this one!
    http://sweetpotatoqueenscorner.blogspot.com/2013/01/picture-perfect-archi-texture.html

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  19. Sonika Uppal12 January 2013 at 06:38

    this is fabulous stuff !
    wow...i love it....especially the lamp post....

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  20. Ben and Harriet Purkey12 January 2013 at 14:38

    Great shot Mitch. It reminds me of a puzzle that will turn into something else if you stare at it long enough!

    http://muzenews.ning.com/profiles/blogs/picture-perfect-archi-texture-winter-competition-week-1
    Harriet

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    1. MitchyLR12 January 2013 at 14:53

      Thanks Harriet. Yeah, I guess it does look a bit like one facet of a kaleidoscope :-))

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  21. Unknown13 January 2013 at 03:15

    Oooh that's very cool!

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  22. Picture Perfect13 January 2013 at 04:42

    congratulations on making the High Five :)

    http://muzenews.ning.com/profile/PicturePerfect

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    1. MitchyLR13 January 2013 at 10:18

      As always it's an honour to be chosen for the Top Five, many many thanks :-))

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  23. Unknown13 January 2013 at 21:29

    The simplicity of this shot make it work and the lamp just gives it life for me. I have just joined here now. Chaz

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  24. eevee-lily28 January 2013 at 15:36

    I was going to say what your friend Ben said about it looking like a puzzle
    great shot

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