© 2012 Michael Fiveson
The side of a closed silo complex extends an arm with tattered yellow cloth. Like a flag of surrender, this yellow cloth has stood unused while it has been battered by the elements.
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I really love this with the pop of yellow color. Great shot.
I liked the pop of color too. Perhaps we have a similar eye. Thank you.
Love that bright splash of color. Have you ever wondered why you are so attracted to your choice of shattered, worn out, abandoned structures as a focus for your photography. I find that each one seems to have a story to tell.
Pat I think it is certainly connected to my own aging which can be viewed as shattered, worn out, and even abandoned (by those younger who choose not to look). But it is also true that there is a quiet beauty here that is largely overlooked in general. One of my tags is often wabi sabi which another reader turned me onto. Beauty in old things. Thoughts?
Wabi Sabi. Beauty in things that aren’t perfect. And that is so true. There is great beauty in your photos.
What a nice thing to say. Thank you Angeline.
Wabi Sabi indeed.
Damn Mike, you make me wonder if we’re not all surrounded by these dinosaur relics, yet you’re the only one who sees them. Again, really nice use of lines.
I would guess that Texas would be fertile hunting ground for things of this sort. Perhaps in the winter I’ll come down and poke around some.
Thank you the lady Alex.
By ‘Texas’ I’m hoping you mean south Texas.
I do, but it has to be by some water.
Water? What’s that?
Yeah, dry here as well. Crops failing everywhere. Scary weird times.
Nicely composed.
The colors are really catchy here.
Thanks Pablo.
Definitely a steampunk situation you’ve got there!
And more to come my friend.
I like this “flag of surrender”… I think I might need one of those on days like today!
I like to say that I picked up my ball and went home. Which is true, for the most part.
In Peru, that yellow flag would mean that they were selling corn beer!
Well that’s interesting because that is a corn chute (as evidenced by the corn at the base of the silo) You just taught me something! Cool.
Corn beer? Is it sweet?
They have three varieties. Not really sweet at all, but a bit tangy.
I would try all 3 just to see which one I like better
They are all just days old. One is plain, the second with strawberries, the third with spices like Cinnamon. Called Chicha it is a ancient Incan beer and the farmers drink it in gallons daily while working the fields.
Wow does that sound good! Maybe I move to Peru and become a farmer now.
A lot of color going on in this photo. Love it!
Thanks Sheila.
what a brillant shot Mike ..for once i could not look at anything else other than the flag..hundred possibilities started talking in my head all at once…
all the what ifs…my goodness…does it mean aliens will play football now
Not so sure about aliens and their choice of sport. Depends largely on if they have legs and a competitive spirit.
Thank you for liking my picture Soma.
I think the yellow was a dust bag. This is an appealing subject with the aged tin and the color. I like it.
Nice. Thanks, George.
The object(s) may be redundant, often abandoned, but you give them a new and thoughtful character.
Tim, be my brother. Thanks man.