New York, New YorkIt's possible I might have seen the painted advertisement on the brick wall of this building on 29th just west of 5th back when the paint was fresh. Back then I never quite figured out what to do with these fascinating artifacts (fresh or faded) because a "close up" with a long lens would be stupid, and they tended to be too high in the air to relate to the life of the street. But a tree bursting into spring foliage, racing the fire escape to the top of the building...sometimes it takes forty years for a simple observation to turn into a picture.
New York, New YorkThe trees across the street here seemed to be doing a slow dance, but the view was dull until a woman walked by with a mysterious umbrella (it was neither rainy nor sunny: why a parasol?) Sometimes a simple observation turns into a picture as fast as you can hit the release.
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I agree with your comment about the painted advertisement. they are all over the city, most for businesses long gone, and the only time I have been successful photographing them is when they opposite a rooftop I am on and relate to the 'skyscape'. From the street, they are usually a non sequitur. Now that I think about this and our conversation about 'long gone businesses' in cities v. the rural country; it is interesting that we treat a sign of a past business in a vibrant city as part of the visual landscape - with no real thought to the business or the time or what it represents, in a recovering (or worst) cities as something that may come back, and in rural areas as maybe a bad idea that is gone for good.
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