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18-OCT-2008 Rod

Car Park

Capalaba Brissie Oz

Canon EOS 40D ,Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
1/500s f/5.6 at 17.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time18-Oct-2008 08:32:59
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 40D
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length17 mm
Exposure Time1/500 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent100
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Rod 19-Oct-2008 05:46
Thanks Mary Anne & Carole:-) The car park is one floor up & belongs to the shopping where you can see big w.
ctfchallenge19-Oct-2008 01:15
Very nice Rod! Again, without the title this could be a car park at an office building on a weekend. Love the pattern of sails, the lighting and the nice sky! :-) CJ
ctfchallenge18-Oct-2008 21:55
I've never seen such things in parking lots in the U.S., but I think you Aussies are onto a great idea here. Your b & w conversion is very good and has created a sky suggesting that something dramatic is about to happen. Makes you think.
--Mary Anne
Rod 18-Oct-2008 21:42
Thanks Debi, Tommy & Brent:-) There were a few cars behind me that may have made it more of a shopping picy but I like pretty picys:-)
ctfchallenge18-Oct-2008 17:51
Difficult to associate with shopping but looks good - the shades are like giant kites - Debi
Canon DSLR Challenge18-Oct-2008 16:58
I immediately thought about the state of the world economy with this one- great image mate.
~Brent
Canon DSLR Challenge18-Oct-2008 14:46
I can't decide if this represents a dirth of supply or of demand. Surreal commentary on the state of the world economy? Visually powerful aside from the "shopping" issues. -tv
Rod 18-Oct-2008 13:06
In photography the eyes have it over words Penny & I'm really pleased you & me are on the same page. Thanks Penny:-)
ctfchallenge18-Oct-2008 13:03
With my tongue I don't speak the same language as you and YB, evidently, but with our eyes I think we must speak close to the same language, Rod, or I wouldn't like this picy as much as I do. Penny Street
Rod 18-Oct-2008 12:51
I came to Oz because I couldn't resist a six week boat cruise for just ten quid. The only problem was the buggers never told me the ten quid ticket was only one way:-) Wot Olympics, we lost transmission to it down here when the Poms went ahead of us in the medal count:-)
Guest 18-Oct-2008 12:18
Why did the Poms go to Auzzie? They should have stayed at home where cars are perfectly cool, and they get washed every day by the rain.

In the UK we put sails on boats, and win Gold medals in the Olympics.

YB
:)
Rod 18-Oct-2008 10:29
Thanks YB:-) In my mind it does convey the concept of shopping as much as a window display shows the concept of shopping. The window display is done to entice people into your shop over someone else's shop, the shopping centre carparks do the same. Most reasonable size centres have about 80% undercover parking & 20% uncovered parking, the sun down here turns your car into a very hot oven in no time at all. To attract customers one shopping centre thinks of a way to attract more customers by erecting these shade sails to keep the sun off the cars so you can get into your car without cooking yourself & the kids. As happens in our wonderful free enterprise environment the other shopping centres start to do the same to win back their customers, now almost every outside parking areas have these sails. I rest my case.........Next witness:-)hehe
Guest 18-Oct-2008 09:41
Great photograph - but does it convey the concept of "shopping"?
YB
Rod 18-Oct-2008 04:25
Hehe This is the shopping centre car park just before they opened this morning. The thingys are shade sails to stop the sun heating the car up too much. People down here even have them in their driveways to keep the sun off the car. So this is where you would park when the underground carpark is full so you can go...........................SHOPPING:-) Cars would spoil the picy a.
ctfchallenge18-Oct-2008 03:59
What are those things? And are they related to the BIG W?
And if this is a car park, where are the cars?
Sorry for so many questions but this is kind of a quizzical shopping picy.
Penny Street