tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post2104045244920931874..comments2022-07-18T22:16:24.775-06:00Comments on RLU Photos: Bricks & GlassRebhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comBlogger27125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-23400369274096883212012-11-27T22:40:54.439-07:002012-11-27T22:40:54.439-07:00Reb, I might have to wait until my foot heals and ...Reb, I might have to wait until my foot heals and the weather warms up a bit (i.e., springtime!) because that is a lot of walking!Karen (formerly kcinnova)https://www.blogger.com/profile/16705613736966783261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-87968624259596362762012-11-26T11:03:31.016-07:002012-11-26T11:03:31.016-07:00Yes David, it is.Yes David, it is.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-16070764253521601882012-11-23T04:16:29.998-07:002012-11-23T04:16:29.998-07:00I love old advertising on buildings. Portal, of so...I love old advertising on buildings. Portal, of sorts, to the past.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-31582159861002438022012-11-14T08:48:44.450-07:002012-11-14T08:48:44.450-07:00Thanks Frank. I have my eye on a telephoto 75-300m...Thanks Frank. I have my eye on a telephoto 75-300mm f/4.5-5.6, nothing spectacular, but I am accustomed to being able to shoot wildlife from far away from my Olympus. Now I just need to be able to do it with my Sony.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-86325557929336417052012-11-13T20:53:31.723-07:002012-11-13T20:53:31.723-07:00I like that Nabob advert too. What kind of lens do...I like that Nabob advert too. What kind of lens do you think you'd like to add next? Frank Baronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07766219281485749395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-23185207432535458172012-11-09T01:22:18.867-07:002012-11-09T01:22:18.867-07:00Dianne, it sure is, thanks.Dianne, it sure is, thanks.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-71179987065133167422012-11-09T01:21:41.611-07:002012-11-09T01:21:41.611-07:00Thanks Jo, I really like older buildings and will ...Thanks Jo, I really like older buildings and will be putting a few more up from that same day.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-91796952213541307062012-11-08T15:51:49.655-07:002012-11-08T15:51:49.655-07:00I love brick buildings and this one is a real beau...I love brick buildings and this one is a real beauty!! Diannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02946500110072411468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-88396036502838359232012-11-07T18:03:39.545-07:002012-11-07T18:03:39.545-07:00Good eye, Reb! I especially like the last photo. T...Good eye, Reb! I especially like the last photo. There's this old bank building here that I've shot a few times for the same reason as you. I'd really like to get access to the roof of a neighboring building to shoot it up close, but I think I'll wait until I get a grown-up camera rather than waste the access on my point-and-shoot.<br /><br />I hope you keep finding treasures like this.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09638509010212406012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-5202745021619330582012-11-06T00:49:13.324-07:002012-11-06T00:49:13.324-07:00Oh, thanks Sis!Oh, thanks Sis!Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-50758060258391382732012-11-05T22:09:35.498-07:002012-11-05T22:09:35.498-07:00It's a historic building - originally built as...It's a historic building - originally built as a cigar factory.... here's some information about it:<br />http://www.edmonton.ca/city_government/documents/InfraPlan/HVShawBuilding.pdfthe Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157365223433690437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-9386081395399034362012-11-03T15:41:00.665-06:002012-11-03T15:41:00.665-06:00Thanks. "H.V.SHAW BVILDING ERECTED 1914"...Thanks. "H.V.SHAW BVILDING ERECTED 1914" Is what's on the sign. I know all about the bad eyes...I hate it.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-82828987462211190332012-11-03T08:45:01.426-06:002012-11-03T08:45:01.426-06:00My eyes aren't what they used to be - what is ...My eyes aren't what they used to be - what is the name of the building? All I can make out is the 'shaw' part. Sigh.<br />It is a fabulous building, sis - good capture!the Bag Ladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11157365223433690437noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-20078705259594339542012-11-01T18:35:48.204-06:002012-11-01T18:35:48.204-06:00Oh Mary Anne, I would love to live in the upper fl...Oh Mary Anne, I would love to live in the upper floors of some of the older buildings around here. Sadly this one faces west so it would be hot as all get out in the summer.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-85179503396533023252012-11-01T18:33:40.097-06:002012-11-01T18:33:40.097-06:00Messymimi, you are right on the money there. There...Messymimi, you are right on the money there. There were a few decades that it seemed as though architects just gave up on the exterior of buildings. They are stark and bland. In some places though you can see some creativity coming back into the façades of new buildings.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-11313885263156204302012-11-01T18:22:32.383-06:002012-11-01T18:22:32.383-06:00Louisville has a good many buildings of that style...Louisville has a good many buildings of that style and era that have been lovingly preserved. I used to pass them and long to live on the upper floors. All that glass must mean wonderful light inside.<br /><br />Mary Anne in Kentuckysolarityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03606487180967915130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-27320638580566049202012-11-01T18:09:46.317-06:002012-11-01T18:09:46.317-06:00New buildings just don't seem to have the crea...New buildings just don't seem to have the creativity of many of these older ones. This one is striking.messymimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10649529601786689712noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-26020590382872573612012-11-01T15:33:27.798-06:002012-11-01T15:33:27.798-06:00Janet, so many of our older buildings are being, o...Janet, so many of our older buildings are being, or have already been replaced, it is quite a shame. I would love to take a holiday down east again, there are some lovely buildings there.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-78374407650146913912012-11-01T15:31:26.771-06:002012-11-01T15:31:26.771-06:00It is. I think I knew they made tea because it isn...It is. I think I knew they made tea because it isn't a surprise to see that ad.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-1791306527867465012012-11-01T15:29:24.571-06:002012-11-01T15:29:24.571-06:00Thanks Crabby. Glad to be of service :)Thanks Crabby. Glad to be of service :)Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-67576053662267461442012-11-01T14:19:55.313-06:002012-11-01T14:19:55.313-06:00that is soo cool! It reminds me of so many buildi...that is soo cool! It reminds me of so many buildings in my town...it's an old mill town.Janethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09504992439212714138noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-86520530362995695922012-11-01T13:10:46.614-06:002012-11-01T13:10:46.614-06:00This building is in fine condition for its age.
...This building is in fine condition for its age. <br /><br />Those side of building ads are becoming fewer and farther between, these days. Good find! And I had no idea that Nabob makes/made tea also.Hilaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787493532006658679noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-20861313856575278672012-11-01T12:30:41.372-06:002012-11-01T12:30:41.372-06:00Love when a talented photographer like you makes m...Love when a talented photographer like you makes me stop to admire something I might have walked right by in real life without noticing. Thanks for that!Crabby McSlackerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12108791388350253344noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-83956579189596444792012-11-01T11:10:23.822-06:002012-11-01T11:10:23.822-06:00Thanks Leah. Yes, you don't see character in n...Thanks Leah. Yes, you don't see character in newer buildings...or ads like that.Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5362175012945041351.post-10398073273048708832012-11-01T11:09:11.746-06:002012-11-01T11:09:11.746-06:00Karen, I agree, the older buildings have such char...Karen, I agree, the older buildings have such character. This is old for this area, built in 1914, so almost a century old. Young compared to down east I know and a mere baby compared to Europe. Some new buildings have interesting architecture, but most are a snore. Get out and take some photos of your down town would ya! :)Rebhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05318594769530526005noreply@blogger.com