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Some may remember the history surrounding this building or may have actually been there...
39 Whitehall Street was the US Army's infamous induction center where draft age young men were ordered to report for their pre-induction physical examinations.
Arlo Guthrie's song, “Alice’s Restaurant” (1967), described Whitehall St as the place "where you got injected, inspected, detected, infected, neglected and selected.”
The building became an iconic representation of Viet Nam Era resistance to inscription in the face of a questionable war. Numerous protests erupted at 39 Whitehall St. and there were several bombings in the volatile 1960s
By the late 1970s, the 100 year old building, originally built for the Department of the Army, fell into developers' hands. A modern glass facade replaced the original granite face. The building was enlarged and converted into an apartment complex with a street level health club.
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Dennis: Very nicely done, and made even more interesting by the background information.
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Great composition! I like the elevated perspective.
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Sazerac
Great composition! I like the elevated perspective.
Yes, and the shading on the buildings. I'm a fan of street photography. I like how the people were captured at a good moment. Also, the man at the phone booth grounds the soaring image.
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Dennis, that is a great image. I love the shadows and the darker building in front of the lighter building in the back.
Pali
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Very nice.
I know the verticals are straight, but they look like they're diverging toward the top of the buildings. I guess we are so used to seeing them converge in most photographs.
Often, I see the same effect of diverging verticals just looking at tall buildings.
Rich
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Ron (Netherlands)
Superb images! camera? film? lens?
Agree! Particularly the second and third images shown.
Would love to see more of your work, eggsovereasy.
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Peter Lewin
Dennis: Very nicely done, and made even more interesting by the background information.
Thanks, Peter.
I hoped the background info would help for those who remember the era as well as for those too young to know.
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Sazerac
Great composition! I like the elevated perspective.
Thanks, Sazerac.
As I recall, a low concrete wall behind the sidewalk served as a platform for my tripod and me.
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RedGreenBlue
Yes, and the shading on the buildings. I'm a fan of street photography. I like how the people were captured at a good moment. Also, the man at the phone booth grounds the soaring image.
Thanks, RedGreenBlue -
All good fortune ! When I made my second exposure, the passers by had vanished, the phone call was over.
I just noticed and enjoyed your posts on the previous page - especially the first Los Feliz theater. Nice possibilities there.
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Pali K
Dennis, that is a great image. I love the shadows and the darker building in front of the lighter building in the back.
Pali
Thanks, Pali.
The shadows and the contrasts were the features that really caught my eye.
The afternoon light was truly perfect for this image.
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Rich14
Very nice.
I know the verticals are straight, but they look like they're diverging toward the top of the buildings. I guess we are so used to seeing them converge in most photographs.
Often, I see the same effect of diverging verticals just looking at tall buildings.
Rich
Thanks, Rich. I agree about the seemingly divergent verticals. However, it's really an illusion. I noticed this when working on the image.
Taking the image into P'shop and placing a guide on the outer edges or vertical lines of any of the buildings, they prove to line up perfectly. The right edge of Army building appears the most divergent. However, it lines up quite nicely with the guide despite the appearance.
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Thanks again to all for your thoughtful comments. Most appreciated.
Dennis
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Dennis, wonderful image. Truly, I love the tonalities. Just one question.
What is that man in the foreground doing, standing there near those strange structures? The signs say "phone" but those must be the largest phones I've ever seen. Must be a 70s thing. <nudge, nudge, wink, wink> :rolleyes:
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krishmandal
Dennis, wonderful image. Truly, I love the tonalities. Just one question.
What is that man in the foreground doing, standing there near those strange structures? The signs say "phone" but those must be the largest phones I've ever seen. Must be a 70s thing. <nudge, nudge, wink, wink> :rolleyes:
Krish, only because you asked....
That man is talking on the phone. The Bell Telephone Co. used to put telephones on the street inside a big box as a convenience. Then, in the 80's and 90's they figured out it was possible to shrink the phones and make them wireless by irradiating them.
The big boxes were no longer necessary because the phones became smaller and smaller so people could carry the phones in their pockets. - Yes, it's really true. :rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes: