Watching Paint Dry

[ZenDruid]

Poking around old buildings, I find things like this. What the Japanese call wabi-sabi, imperfection, transience and decay.
Digital, Nikon D5200. C&C welcome.

 

[Enyaw]

Funny how all things age with grace and dignity except humans. Nice shot.

 

[Hermes2020]

Well done. As I've shown before, this type of photo appeals to me.

 

[Yorky]

a prime example.

 

[Iain]

The green resembles lichen. Great shot!

 

[ZenDruid]

The green resembles lichen. Great shot!

Thanks. And it surprises me how vibrant the green still is.

 

[Artyczar]

Yes, wabi-sabi indeed! This is so cool!

 

[Lazarus]

Love it.

 

[Queen Bee]

Great composition on this. Outstanding work.

 

[Charlie’s Mum (Maureen)]

Just the kind of photo to inspire a painting! Nice!

 

[ZenDruid]

Has a story, doesn't? Thanks to you all for your comments, glad I could offer something interesting.

 

[classic]

Old buildings offer many interesting things to the photographer's eye. For other people such things remain with no interest, unless the lens brings them out!

 

[fedetony]

I have the same camera, but not even close to get a photo like this

 

[ZenDruid]

I have the same camera, but not even close to get a photo like this

Thanks, it's in our awareness of what we're looking at. We're all training ourselves to see, whether its for photos or plein air painting. I have smaller cheaper cameras I could have used and got similar results, I just happened to have this one.

 

[ZenDruid]

Old buildings offer many interesting things to the photographer's eye. For other people such things remain with no interest, unless the lens brings them out!

Right This picture was taken in an old small city, Plattsburgh, near me in upstate New York. Established in the late 18th century, lots of old brick buildings in various stages of decay and renovation. I have other pictures of nasty looking alley-ways and such that I'll get around to.

 

[snoball]

Love old derelicts like this, I love to paint them.

 

[Triduana]

I love it! All that lovely texture.