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Spring has sprung...

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Posted by Reno DiTullio on March 31, 2007 at 9:12 PM
Spring has sprung...
Finally had a chance to get out and do some shooting. This is an old building in Monterey called Marshes Oriental Shop; it's a landmark in Monterey, been around for over 75 years. The last 8 years or so its been slowly deteriorating, shop closed up and moved out about 10 years ago. A new owner is putting lots of money into remodeling the building, inside and out, and lots of new exterior paint, very nice to see. I really liked the color of the wall, the black tiles, round window and blossoming cherry tree; couldn't pass it up.

D200
Nikkor 70-200 2.8
Gitzo 320
PS, raw conversion, levels, curves, sharpening, crop left/top/bottom.
Posted by Richard Wong on April 1, 2007 at 12:13 AM
Wow! I love this. Reminds me of a japanese garden. Would you mind sharing the history behind hte building?
Posted by Marc Adamus on April 1, 2007 at 10:35 AM
Very well seen. Nice comp. Great contrasts.
Posted by Paul Breitkreuz on April 2, 2007 at 9:08 AM
These old landmark buildings have a lot to offer in the way of art in photo, painting, sketches, etc. In this case the design, color scheme, and the single tree all come together to make a really nice scene to be captured. A very nice image here, Reno.
Posted by Harley Goldman on April 2, 2007 at 6:50 PM
I like this a lot! Very well composed. Great lines and colors.
Posted by Scott Buckel on April 4, 2007 at 12:27 PM
Very nice simple composition!

Scott
Posted by Anil Rao on April 6, 2007 at 4:16 AM
An elegant image. Simple and yet very striking. Great work!
Posted by Cory Freeman on April 9, 2007 at 12:05 AM
Great portrait of the tree and it's surroundings! I really like this and I think it would work well as both color and b&w.