Alphons' Photoblog
Time goes by
Posted by Alphons (Kaatsheuvel, Netherlands) on 6 December 2008 in Architecture and Portfolio.
"What today is very common, will 'tomorrow' be gone OR will be a monument."
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====== THANKS FOR VISITING AND COMMENTS ! ======
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
. . horse troughs, phone booths, cigarette machines, gas lamps . . the world changes without our noticing but, yes, the day these are gone will be a day to remember ! Nice image of record.
6 Dec 2008 10:51am
@Ronnie 2¢: Thanks for your thoughts and comment. Bye.
Paul from Netherlands
Wow fantastic Alphons ;-) Where did you take this one? ff alle gekheid op een stokje, hij komt erg sterk en super over!! Wij mensen zoeken vaak teveel naar het ultieme shot terwijl er zoveel moois in onze nabijheid ligt of staat! Ben erg benieuwd naar de reacties. Ps mooie titel en schrijven bij deze foto! Gr. Paul
6 Dec 2008 11:59am
@Paul: It did me remember of my fist car, that was.....! Zelf vind ik het ook een speciaal soort fotografie, waar veel meer inzit dan je eerst denkt. Dank voor de tip. Prettig en succesvol weekend. gr. Alphons.
John from Eureka, United States
Good composition. I look at the design within a photo first then the story it tells. I have a series of photos about Missouri highways. There is a shot of a filling station included in this series. Later I drove past it and the station had been destroyed by fire.
6 Dec 2008 2:46pm
@John: So, you understand the 'historical' thoughts about it.
Thanks for your compliment and extensive comment. See you.
@Alun Lambert: Thanks. See you.
@ninni: The snow lasted only for one day! Thanks for visit. Bye.
@JJ: Thanks for comment and visit.
@zOOm: Thanks for visit. See you.
Yvonne S. from Tilburg, Netherlands
Ik heb ook even wat langer naar deze foto gekeken, en dan... inderdaad je loopt er in de waan van alle dag zo aan voorbij, maar als je goed kijkt is het heel erg fotogeniek, maar je moet het natuurlijk maar net zien!!
Goed gedaan!!
6 Dec 2008 4:51pm
@Yvonne S.: Ja, ik hoop eens wat vaker zo te gaan kijken. En dan niet zozeer om de historie vast te leggen, maar omdat inderdaad eigenlijk veel meer interessant is dan je eerder dacht.
Tot ziens.
@yiannis krikis: Thank you. See you again.
Alaukika from Pune, India
The floor is clean and sharp that one can see the reflection of the boards in it. A lovely shot by the way.
6 Dec 2008 5:29pm
@Alaukika: Thanks for the compliment. Bye.
Michael Rawluk from Williams Lake, BC, Canada
Look at a shot like that in 50 years and people will be fascinated. They won't even know what a service station is.
6 Dec 2008 5:31pm
@Michael Rawluk: That's what I mean! And i'll try to look with other eyes.
Thanks for stopping by. See you.
Marcah from Quincy, United States
Nice composition. I wish I had a free pump in my Yard.
6 Dec 2008 5:33pm
@Marcah: Who knows, in the future a windpump or something?
Thanks for visiting. Bye.
@Manel: But, in what direction? ;-)
Thanks for comment and visit. Bye.
Stephen Phillips from San Francisco, United States
We really don't know - do we? Nice exploration.
6 Dec 2008 6:29pm
@Stephen Phillips: Thanks for understanding and comment. Bye.
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
Oddly, here in the U.S. these things come and go like springtime flowers... I'm not sure why. Good question you ask.
6 Dec 2008 8:03pm
@Earnest: Here we are surprises about one changing color.
Thanks for understanding and visit. Bye.
Observing from West Cheshire, United Kingdom
Indeed, this will be a good record for later, also the price will indicate the state of the economy. Nice idea.
6 Dec 2008 8:38pm
@Observing: Ze willen later alles geloven, maar de prijs van de benzine???
Bedankt. Tot ziens.
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
In any case this is a good photo and a document for the future. Good shot and colors.
6 Dec 2008 9:21pm
@Paco Díaz: Thanks for comment and visit. Bye.
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
You have captured something for a future archive I'm sure. Nice idea.
6 Dec 2008 10:26pm
@Richard_Irwin: I hope to make more like this one. Thank you. Bye.
PD from Overland Park, Kansas, United States
Nice shot! I like the colorful signs and the slick-looking reflective street!
6 Dec 2008 10:42pm
@PD: Thanks for the compliment. Bye.
@gbe: Thank you. Bye.
willow from Chelsea, United States
Nice perspective on this. I like the older cars, too - they emphasize your point.
7 Dec 2008 12:45am
@willow: Thank you for the compliment and comment. Bye.
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
Texaco a brand that I used to see a lot in Africa... when energy will change may be those stations will disappear...
7 Dec 2008 12:51am
@akarui: Of course 'fuel' will change and such a filling station will get another function or will be gone.
Grahame from Mt Maunganui, New Zealand
Cars like that Merc are rapidly becoming a monument to all that is wasteful in our world.
Good shot.
7 Dec 2008 1:39am
@Grahame: I'm curious about the future of this old fuel pump too.
Thanks for compliment and comment. Bye.
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
The reds stand out so well in this one -- and yes... this photo may well survive as an anthropological curiosity!
7 Dec 2008 3:20am
@Andrew Gould: I hope to make more photos like this one, with some hidden but timeless meaning.
Thanks for your comment and visit.
One from Açores, Portugal
A beautiful composition with very nice colors ! Excellent prospect !
7 Dec 2008 4:25am
@One: Thank you for your compliment and visit. Bye.
kerfendal from Paris, France
yes time is going, imagine what building there in 200 years ? Paerhaps it wil be considered as a very very old and antic installation and children will ask their parents about the use of this strange shop with the three red unmoving robots
7 Dec 2008 4:26am
@kerfendal: You give a very nice description of the situation in historic perspective. Il like the '3 unmoving robots'!
Thanks for your comment and visit. Bye.
Linerberry from Sumner, Christchurch, New Zealand
Looks like quite an old building! I wonder how we will get our fuel in the furture!!!
7 Dec 2008 5:41am
@Linerberry: The building is quite old indeed. There were plans to get it down. I think there is a hurry to get a new 'fuel'. Thanks for comment and visit. Bye.
Suzanne from Huntington Bch, United States
Your photo is made even more effective with the addition of your quote. Excellent documentary. We all need to do more of these photos. BTW, I would have sworn that the station was in the U. S. if it weren't for the language on the sign. It's such a small world.
7 Dec 2008 6:11am
@Suzanne: Thanks for your extensive comment and compliment. It's not so easy but I'll try to make more photo's like this one.
I'm very glad it's a small world!!
Bye.
@hamidook: Time goes slowly, almost unnoticably, But it goes inevitably!
Thanks for comment and visit. Bye.
Jose Antonio from Barcelona, Spain
Hace mucho frío en tus fotos, sólo de verlas se me congela la nariz. Gracias por tu visita y comentario.
7 Dec 2008 8:55am
@Jose Antonio: Muchas gracias. Goodbye. Au revoir.
Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France
Gas stations would be rare in future decades, you're right…
7 Dec 2008 2:38pm
@Calusarus: I hope there will be better alternatives.
Thanks for comment and visit. Bye.
@Rags: Thanks for comment and visit. Bye.
Pradeep from Chennai, India
Nice shot, very poignant thought behind the writeup :)
7 Dec 2008 7:10pm
@Pradeep: Thank you for the compliment. Bye.
@Dhini: Dank je.
Marhilde from Geraardsbergen, Belgium
Time goes by... en steeds maar sneller en sneller... over 5 jaar zal dit al een eeuwigheid geleden lijken...
7 Dec 2008 10:23pm
@Marhilde: En pas achteraf weet je wat belangrijk was, of wat je niet had moeten weggooien.
Tot ziens.
@DaveB: Time goes by, but prices go up and down.
Bye.
Denise from Perry, United States
Looks just like here, no sure what the conversion factor is for Euros though...
7 Dec 2008 11:43pm
@Denise: I don't know it too, but the prices have been lowered since.
Thanks for comment and visit.
@zeppelin: Thanks for the compliment. Bye.
Ada Panich from S.Benedetto del Tronto, Italy
I love how you compose your shots, good eye indeed!!
8 Dec 2008 1:15pm
@Ada Panich: Thank you for the compliment. See you again. Bye.
Howard F. from South Pasadena, Calif., United States
You know, in couple of months, our gas price can get this low too, which is not a good thing because it reflects the economy :( BUT, I am surprised to see Texaco Netherlands :)
9 Dec 2008 10:26pm
@Howard F.: The gas price is lower todays. But, you know, "time goes by".
Thanks for comment. See you.
