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SandyP


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Challenge: Boxy Composition (Standard Editing)
Collection: San Antonio
Camera: Canon EOS-5D Mark III
Location: Hilton Palacio Del Rio, San Antonio, Texas
Date: Feb 12, 2019
Aperture: 8.0
ISO: 400
Shutter: 1/500
Date Uploaded: Feb 12, 2019

 It seems I entered a photo of these Hilton Riverwalk balconies a hundred years ago, but they have such a cool architectural story that I thought the challenge presented a perfect reason to reshoot them and celebrate them again. Each “boxed” balcony represents a solo, individual room, built and decorated (down to even the ash trays) offsite, then delivered to the site on a truck and stacked on top of each other. They were in a mad rush to get them done in time for the World's Fair that was in San Antonio way way wayyyy back in the day.

My favorite thing about it is the eye tricks they play on you if you look at them different ways. Like an Escher piece. And an interesting side note. I used to share an art gallery with several artists and believe it or not, these balconies were my best seller. Who would know! Not my comfort kind of art, but here’s to getting out of my comfort zone!


[Feb. 14th, 2019 12:14:34 AM]

This was the one I entered oh-so long ago. This one does a better job of the eye-tricks, but may not have been as obviously "boxy"

Statistics
Place: 3 out of 48
Avg (all users): 6.5714
Avg (participants): 6.2692
Avg (non-participants): 7.0625
Views since voting: 747
Views during voting: 84
Votes: 42
Comments: 13
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 02/20/2019 05:05:16 PM
My favorite in this one. 10
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 02/20/2019 08:43:59 AM
Way to go, Sandy!

They build cruise ships like this... just plop in the bathroom with everything all in it (except towels and soaps) in each stateroom.

Congratulations!
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 02/20/2019 06:01:21 AM
Mesmerizing capture Sandy. One of my favorites of the challenge. Congrats on the yellow.
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 02/20/2019 02:02:01 AM
Congratulations Sandy, the tones and composition are excellent. I thought this would do well.
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 02/20/2019 12:48:09 AM
many congrats sandy .. :)
bowled me over seeing this is yours ..
so different from your usual ..
from soft dreamy images with heart to this dramatic bnw .. sharp as a tac ..
FANTASTIC .. !!!! .. xx
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 02/20/2019 12:19:51 AM
Great image, congrats on the ribbon. the old one you posted is a real "eye trick" wow!
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/19/2019 11:39:01 PM
Great take on the challenge, Sandy. Congrats on the yellow.
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 02/19/2019 08:03:34 PM
Never would of picked this as yours, so kudos to you for getting out of your comfort zone, that's worth more than the some of this photo :)

Congrats on the yellow!!
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 02/19/2019 07:06:15 PM
What a remarkable story.
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
02/18/2019 02:44:29 PM
A stairway to purgatory. Well seen and processed!
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 02/15/2019 10:16:14 PM
LOVE ESCHER .. !!!!! .. back in the day when i did pen and ink .. anyway .. this is brilliant .. the almost optical illusion .. and the crazy sharpness scrolling ..
totally fits the challenge and should do really well .. :)
  Photographer found comment helpful.
 02/14/2019 11:26:04 AM
Might be fun turned on its side, or upside down for an added twist.

This is a good image and fits the challenge topic well.

Yay!
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 02/13/2019 03:11:24 AM
Beautiful representation of something simplistic.
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