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06-DEC-2007 Charlie Beck

Cigarette Box

Seattle, WA

This is a concrete pylon, about 3 feet tall.
There is a line of these things around the parking area
near the Seattle Space Needle. They keep cars from
driving on the grass, I suppose. Someone thought it would
be a good place to store their half-smoked cigarette, for later use.

Canon EOS 20D ,Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
10s f/16.0 at 40.0mm iso100 full exif

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Barbara Heide18-Dec-2007 06:38
very creative, excellent composition and tones...
ctfchallenge10-Dec-2007 19:06
an interesting look at an otherwise ordinary subject. nice - b.c.
ctfchallenge08-Dec-2007 19:59
Well seen and nicely captured, Charlie. Cheers, -mikey
ctfchallenge08-Dec-2007 16:30
Artsy! :) ~ Lonnit
ctfchallenge08-Dec-2007 15:26
LOL @ Doug entertaining himself! *smile* Thanks for the link to the whole pylon, Charlie. What an interesting object. I wouldn't have imagined its shape from this photo. Why does it have the hole? Seems like they lift it with the loop. The optical illusion really works well. ~Lydia
Charlie Beck08-Dec-2007 02:37
I hadn't planned on creating an optical illusion. Here is a link to another photo of this pylon, with a wider view:
http://www.pbase.com/cbeck/image/90021167
ctfchallenge08-Dec-2007 00:26
By "square" I meant cigarette. I think the cigarette inside the square surrounded by rectangle makes the picture. I'm so darn witty sometimes. -COAmature
ctfchallenge07-Dec-2007 20:53
What a relief from so many mind blowing ps tricks. Thank Charlie. I think this could be called "Homage to Joseph Albers - the Incredible Sinking Square". :-) Nice one tells a sorta story. -tv
Charlie Beck07-Dec-2007 19:37
Thanks for the comments and suggestions. I'll take another look at the original over the weekend. You are looking at about 50% of the area of the pylon. It is about 3 feet high, and the hole is about 4 inches on a side. I'm not sure if this is obvious, but the rectangular hole is cut all the way through the concrete. It therefore really is a "box," but the box is a hole within the pylon.
ctfchallenge07-Dec-2007 18:33
I agree, Doug... IF the image were square. But, the square centered in a rectangle ... I dunno... I'd try cropping it to the square being in the upper left with equal amounts of yellow on top and left. But, of course, everyone's got an opinion. That's just mine. *smile* ~Lydia
Guest 07-Dec-2007 17:50
The "square" placed inside the square makes this for me. -COAmature
ctfchallenge07-Dec-2007 15:02
Very interesting and pleasing image, Charlie. I wonder how it would look with the square out of center? ~Lydia
ctfchallenge07-Dec-2007 13:34
Excellent choice. John
sue anne07-Dec-2007 10:25
Nicely seen and glad to see a 'real' look. :)
Rod 07-Dec-2007 07:14
Nicely done Charlie I like the look of this.