I thought about taking this picture for a long time. Every time I walked by, I remembered the old Bromo-Selzer advertisement across the street, painted over with drab beige so that no one can see it. How long before Fire Apparatus was gone, too?
At the bus stop nearby, I heard someone say, "Why the hell would anyone take a picture of that?"
That made me want to take it even more.
Comments (4)
I think its beautiful, I love the colors. And to comment about 'The last day'...wow! Thats awesome! It relates to me, by trying to remember the last time I spoke to my father, before he passed away. I was 17, and the pain I felt created a blur to when it was, and what we spoke of.
Posted by skitlegrindr | June 12, 2003 12:12 PM
Posted on June 12, 2003 12:12
What I really like about this photo is that it's almost like an advertisement to set it on fire. It's calling attention to itself as a "fire apparatus."
The colors make it beautifully murky. Like it's deep underwater, with some light reflecting from elsewhere...
Posted by Wendy | June 12, 2003 1:50 PM
Posted on June 12, 2003 13:50
Awesome picture. I get funny looks, too, when I take pictures of Portland that no tourist would ever take.
I got baffling looks when I took a picture of the hideous Standard Insurance Building downtown. People didn't understand that I took the picture BECAUSE it was hideous.
Your Fire Apparatus picture isn't hideous, though, it's great.
Posted by Michael J. Totten | June 13, 2003 3:05 PM
Posted on June 13, 2003 15:05
You might be interested in these photographs of
the Bromo-Seltzer Tower in Baltimore.
http://www.skyscrapers.com/re/en/im/pc/119037-8-1/
Not my work, but your reference to the "old Bromo-
Seltzer advertisement" made me think of it.
Posted by Edward Cole | September 13, 2003 1:17 PM
Posted on September 13, 2003 13:17