Lurking Lines in the Basement by alophoto

Lurking Lines in the Basement

Yesterday afternoon, we had the inspection for the house that we are considering moving, too. All went well, but for the excessive amounts of cracks in the foundation. The basement walls had a worrisome amount of cracking and there even seemed to be shifting going on in one of the cracks. Also, the floor in the garage is settling and bumps of rebar are pushing up...3 more inches and the rebar will poke through. The inspector told us that we would need a professional engineer to look at it and see what exactly the issues were and find out the cost of necessary repairs.

All in all, it was pretty deflating. Why does everything have to be so hard sometimes?! We did go back to the seller and ask for him to pay for the engineers assessment and we are waiting to hear back. We will see what happens with that. We don't ask for much in a home, we just don't want it to collapse on our heads. Sheesh.

We did get a glimmer of hope from a bank yesterday and more housing options may be opened up to us which is potentially great news.

I love to find the light in the darkness. I like the cool shadows that blinds make.


cool shot
September 26th, 2013  
The mysterious streaks of light make a strong composition. If that foundation is faulty, look for signs of water in the basement. Good luck.
September 26th, 2013  
The photo is really good, the angle and the lights were very nice chosen.. I wish you luck in your search, the right house is there, waiting for you!
September 26th, 2013  
Joe
I see blurred lines...I like it! :D
September 26th, 2013  
love the leading lines. and finding light in darkness is always a good thing!
September 26th, 2013  
Be careful of things that lurk in basements! :)
I like how you composed this Amanda!
September 26th, 2013  
Great lines. Good luck!! We put a contract on a house before the one we are in now... in hindsight, was actually really glad it fell through.
September 26th, 2013  
Great lines and use of shadows to create an interesting image!
September 26th, 2013  
Nice lines! I hope you get your housing situation figured out. I'm sure it's stressful not knowing.
September 26th, 2013  
Great shot. Hope your situation gets sorted soon, sometimes things happen for a reason and make take a while to make sense. It will all work out, be strong in the meantime :-)
September 26th, 2013  
Meg
Love the b and w...great photo...hope all goes well with the house.
September 26th, 2013  
'What's for you won't go past you' is what we say! Good luck. Great photo.
September 26th, 2013  
Terrific b&w shot.
September 26th, 2013  
Very cool and intriguing shot.Keep looking,Amanda!Your home is out there waiting for you!
September 26th, 2013  
Cool capture,great lines!! Hope you have some luck on the housing front!!
September 26th, 2013  
Pretty slick. The imagination can run wild here. A piano, stairs...the contracst with the light and darkness is effective. Nice job Amanda.
September 26th, 2013  
@adamj I am totally annoyed that I didn't do a selfie with this. Maybe I can try again sometime. Thanks, Adam.
September 26th, 2013  
So current,artsy and fav- and be careful with faulty foundation.Good luck.
September 26th, 2013  
I do hope things work out for you.
This is a cool shot. Feels film noir.
September 26th, 2013  
@squamloon I thought today that I should have tried a stripey selfie. Shoot. Next time. And thanks!!
September 26th, 2013  
Very cool framing..,
September 26th, 2013  
Fab use of light and shadow - great shot! Sorry to hear about the house - better to get it checked out now, before you buy!! : ))
September 26th, 2013  
splendid in its simplicity & stripe beauty
September 26th, 2013  
Very cool shot.
September 26th, 2013  
oh so stressful! Ive been in the middle of looking for a house and it is so stressful! I hope it all works out.
September 27th, 2013  
Oh, so sorry about all that. but you will one day get settled into a house and love it...I am sure! I like the patterns in this shot!
September 27th, 2013  
Really like what you did with the lines and the dark here. Sorry to hear the house news. It seems like every home improvement/shopping show has unforeseen problems, so at least you've spotted this potential one on the upfront. Good luck, friend.
September 27th, 2013  
Great storytelling prompt!
September 27th, 2013  
Well spotted Great lines, light & shadow play. Good luck with the house search!
September 27th, 2013  
great lines and contrast
September 27th, 2013  
A cool shot! I first try to guess what it could be before reading, but had no idea! Take your time with the house buying is´s a long-term investment, good luck!!!
September 27th, 2013  
awesome lines and like the composition! superb capture!
September 27th, 2013  
Great shot, very strong lines and composition. This house sounds a little dodgy - best of luck with the search.
September 27th, 2013  
wonderful use of dark and light... i hope the house stuff gets sorted out quickly!
September 28th, 2013  
love shadows....anywhere anytime any place. nice one!
September 28th, 2013  
@moreyoulessme I totally agree. Such a shadow fan. Thanks friend!!

@malc Love your use of dodgy. I don't use that word enough. It is most certainly dodgy...it has radon issues now, too! Thank you!

@jodimuli You are the best, Joey. Thank you so much!!

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Really appreciate all of your great comments on this shot and for your well wishes on the housing front. We are looking at another today. It looks pretty nice from the photos and it hopefully not so sketchy structurally. We also had some options open up to us that makes it possible for us to buy again now so that opens up way more choices. Exciting, yet busy times! Thanks, friends!
September 28th, 2013  
Very cool B+W and great lines.
October 1st, 2013  
@seanoneill Thanks, Sean. Appreciate that.
October 1st, 2013  
Mac
What a fantastic shot. I love how you found something so ever-present, so simple and made a striking image out of it. It has great movement.
October 2nd, 2013  
@riverlandphotos Really love your great comments, my friend. Congrats on your Get Pushed win this week. Loved your scary fun image. Taffy called you a he. I thought you were a she? I hate to make mistakes about people's genders. I kept calling a follower with a vague name lady and he finally said WTF do you keep calling me lady for?! Whoops!
October 2nd, 2013  
Mac
@amandal hahahahahaaaaa I'm a woman. My deaf dog, Mac, is a boy.
October 2nd, 2013  
@riverlandphotos Glad I thought right. Shew. Mac is a cute name for a deaf dog.
October 2nd, 2013  
Sorry for my absence! I know I looked at this photo but clearly didn't comment. Lovely light and shadows, nice and simple and like the space in the bottom half.
October 3rd, 2013  
@thirtysevenways No worries. I do miss you when you are gone. How's it going? I liked this, too, only wish I had done a selfie in the stripes. Next time.
October 3rd, 2013  
@amandal all good just no time and too tired. I would never have thought of a selfie, that would have been great.
October 3rd, 2013  
@thirtysevenways I didn't until after the fact. Must get one in before we move. I don't know how hard it will be to position the camera, though? We'll see. I've been exceptionally tired lately. I was worried about my health last week I was so run down and crappy feeling. Not quite as bad off this week...taking my vitamins.
October 3rd, 2013  
@amandal moving is a very stressful time as well on top of children etc. make sure you look after yourself as well as everyone else.
October 3rd, 2013  
Awesome shadows. Good luck with finding a house.
October 6th, 2013  
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