Rear Window by taffy

Rear Window

Pam, Rosie, Junko, Andie, and I enjoyed the tour of the Rookery -- one of Chicago's most famous buildings because of the lobby, staircase, and conference room where Burnham and Root, along with other leading architects of the time, planned the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Chicago -- and basically laid out the plans for how our city looks today (if you haven't read Devil & the White City, it's a great read set during that time). I took this from the conference room -- it made me think of the movie with Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly, hence the title.
See Pam's photo, with her amazing fisheye lens that we all coveted! http://365project.org/pamknowler/365-year-5/2017-04-27
And Rosie's of the lobby where we started the tour:
http://365project.org/rosiekind/365/2017-04-27
And Junko's stairway shot: http://365project.org/jyokota/365/2017-04-27
Oh, I like this! Gritty, strong and very graphic with this foreground. Made me think of Dickens and Oliver Twist for some reason.
April 28th, 2017  
wow! i love looking at those old fire escapes, they seem to have some magic for me. this is also a good entry for the artist challenge's harry callahan. aces! if i knew there was a meet up i could have flown over but it being 'month-end' time, the weekend would probably have been most ideal. oh, well, next time perhaps.
April 28th, 2017  
@summerfield Oh, too bad! It would have been fun to meet you in person!! Next time for sure.
April 28th, 2017  
Fabulous Taffy and I also get that Rear window feeling! I took shots through the windows of the fire escape but need to edit them at home on my laptop. Fav!
April 28th, 2017  
@pamknowler It definitely required a computer as DoF was tricky. But it was fun playing with it!
April 28th, 2017  
I think these fire-escapes are quite fascinating subjects, the zig-zag stairways again the strong verticals and horizontals make a very interesting composition.
April 28th, 2017  
You all are having too much fun and getting some great shots.
April 28th, 2017  
I love all the intersecting lines. I agree with Pam @pamknowler -- very Rear Window.
April 28th, 2017  
Love that movie and this shot :) fav
April 28th, 2017  
@rjb71 perhaps we should have a movie title theme a bit like the song title one?
April 28th, 2017  
It does look like something out of the movie "Rear Window". Great photo.
April 28th, 2017  
Love the lines and stairs to the left! Fav
April 28th, 2017  
Taffy as you know I admire your work so much and I noticed you used 14mm on your lens. I was wondering if this is one of your favourite lenses and which one is it??
April 28th, 2017  
Very nice capture, so much to look at and take in.
April 28th, 2017  
Frames and patterns within patterns, lots to explore in this shot.
April 28th, 2017  
I have looked closely at this photo and can't see any murder being committed. Phew! fav.
April 28th, 2017  
Astonishing shot. Fav.
April 28th, 2017  
I also thought of the movie "Rear Window!" And then "Friends" popped into my head (ugly naked guy) ;-)
April 28th, 2017  
How funny that we both posted windows! And, yes, so very different! I love this one!
April 28th, 2017  
Did you see Jimmy Stewart and Grace Kelly?! Fabulous photo. Fav!
April 28th, 2017  
Well done
April 28th, 2017  
Outstanding capture of lines, neat framing
April 28th, 2017  
Wow! xx
April 28th, 2017  
I saw that and immediately thought of the movie "Rear Window" as well! Such a stunning film.
April 28th, 2017  
Stunning picture.
April 28th, 2017  
There has ben some very careful lining up going on here. It is a wonderful presentation of fenestration.
April 28th, 2017  
Wonderful symmetry. Fav
April 28th, 2017  
Wonderful shot
April 28th, 2017  
Fantastic shot. Will have to look up the book!
April 28th, 2017  
Love the shapes and textures and your composition.
April 28th, 2017  
Great shot- I love all the repeating squares and rectangles. The book sounds interesting- I'll put it on the "someday I'll read that" list!
April 29th, 2017  
Great perspective on this Fav
April 29th, 2017  
@olivetreeann @loweygrace Check out Netflix...I don't know if it is a book or not. Definitely was a movie -- here's the Wikipedia description:
Rear Window is a 1954 American Technicolor mystery thriller film directed by Alfred Hitchcock and written by John Michael Hayes based on Cornell Woolrich's 1942 short story "It Had to Be Murder". Originally released by Paramount Pictures, the film stars James Stewart, Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter and Raymond Burr. It was screened at the 1954 Venice Film Festival.

The film is considered by many filmgoers, critics and scholars to be one of Hitchcock's best[3] and one of the greatest movies ever made. The film received four Academy Award nominations and was ranked No. 42 on AFI's 100 Years...100 Movies list and No. 48 on the 10th-anniversary edition. In 1997, Rear Window was added to the United States National Film Registry in the Library of Congress as being "culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant".
April 29th, 2017  
This is one of those photos that would fabulous as a piece of art work on a wall! Nice.
April 29th, 2017  
A Fav to help this on its way to the TT where it belongs!
April 29th, 2017  
I just love this image. So nicely spotted & composed.
April 29th, 2017  
Very cool shot... Love all the lines.
April 29th, 2017  
Love this, has a different aspect to the shot that I took from here and that I have been working on! Will post tomorrow!
April 29th, 2017  
@taffy I meant book- The Devil and The White City. While most of Hitchcock's thrillers are mild compared to what's produced today, they're still too scary for me!
April 29th, 2017  
@olivetreeann Ah, that makes sense!
April 29th, 2017  
@ukandie1 Fun -- looking forward to tomorrow's shot! And any you took at Garfield, too.
April 29th, 2017  
Fantastic lines and structure.

April 29th, 2017  
Fabulous image!!
April 29th, 2017  
Love the framing and the many details in the many windows!
April 29th, 2017  
Brilliant composition to include that square mesh. Fantastic capture and Fav again.
April 29th, 2017  
Great lines and framing of every little piece.
April 29th, 2017  
I was sure I had already commented and faved but I hadn't! I love your processing on this as well as the image you caught -- works well to visually show and tell a city story.
April 29th, 2017  
Most fabulous.
April 29th, 2017  
superb fav
April 29th, 2017  
Great composition and edit
April 30th, 2017  
So looks like the movie!!
April 30th, 2017  
Great shot and a favorite movie
May 3rd, 2017  
Great photo.
May 4th, 2017  
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