Urban Liebster
Broken glass
Sounds like a great athlete name, right?
Before I begin rambling about today’s photo, I would like to sincerely thank Ellen of When all is said and done for nominating me for the Liebster award! I’ve never been too much of a winner-of-things, so this is very sweet of Ellen and I humbly and truly appreciate it!
I thought and thought and thought about whether to pass this on or not (since I’m also not much of a passer-on-of-things), but I think that since this is all about passing around kind words and friendly support for fellow bloggers (and not cat jokes), I’ll try it this once. You can never have too much positive energy floating around the internet, right?
And so, here are some people (many of them fellow 365ers!) who post wonderful things and deserve a little extra recognition for their awesomeness. Seriously, go check them out! In no particular order…
Whew.
So back to today’s photo. I’ve written before about the sketchy neighborhood in which I work, so it should come as no surprise that this giant abandoned building lies literally next door to the church surrounded by barbed wire in which I work. Now I’m a total wuss and have driven past this building dozens of times and never stopped to take a photo. But yesterday, I was feeling daring. I pulled off to the side of the road, parked on a shady street (and I don’t mean tree-lined), took exactly three photos, and drove off. Brave, brave me. Unfortunately, as I was leaving, I realized the other side of the building was the side with the sunlight. Which means I’m going to have to do this all over again…
Cheers
Scary beautiful. Glad you were brave enough to stop. Congrats on award.
Thank you!
First, I think that’s a great shot and the reward of stopping to take the photo shows in the finished product. Can’t wait to see the other side of the building, too. And thanks so much for recommending my blog for the Liebster. It feels good to be part of such a lively community of bloggers and artists.
Thank you! I’m happy with it too :)
And I like your use of the word “community”… that is what makes all this blogging worthwhile, isn’t it? Congrats :)
I love your photos!
… and am now in awe of your bravery.
(maybe the ‘shady’ side is more appropriate)
Thank you so much, Ellen! You’re so sweet :)
Congratulations….love your positive energy!
Thank you so much!
Nice grungy urban image – well worth the risk to life and limb. Thanks for the nod, I always enjoy dropping by your blog too.
Thank you, I was pretty happy with it too :)
Sketchy neighbourhoods are great for interesting pictures. I really like the strong pattern and structures of this photograph. The composition is very compelling. And the light brings out all the details, so I am not sure sunshine will be any better. Very well processed.
Thank you so much for all your wonderful feedback! I’ve literally wanted to shoot this building for months, but never had the guts to do it before. I also like the details, although I think a little bit of late afternoon, golden light couldn’t hurt to play with? Maybe someday…
thanks a lot for the nomination!
Of course! Your photos are beautiful :)
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