When much feels out of control, there's something about structure and order that attracts me. From the County Building grand hallway, looking up.
Thanks for the kind words re me email disaster. Have you any idea how tedious it is to go through (literally) over 15K messages that suddenly migrated into my account from the past 3 years of deleted ones? All mixed in with current ones?? AGH! Have gone through over 9000 by now. Think what could have been done with that time. So late on posting...no comments...many apologies. It will get fixed.
Great take on symmetry. Really like the curving lines of the archways. Technology is fantastic, when all is going along smoothly. When things get out of control, it makes us crazy! I recently got a new cell phone and iPad-just trying to make the switch to back them up has been a royal pain. I still can't get my email on the new iPad and my desktop computer is refusing to send mail to my husband's account? I'm frustrated so I sympathize with your email situation. Good luck on that.
Love all the curvy shapes and designs.
Technology is great when it's working, but can be very stressful when not I sympathize with you. I just went through a issue with my iPhone that cost me a lot of money and a few stressful weeks, all good now!
Taffy I hope everything works out soon.
@redy4et Egad - another nightmare! I've gotten rid of 13K messages -- hoping not to many critical ones went out with the old ones. @maggiemae As Maggiemae advised, I ended up just deleting the oldest ones in hopes that there weren't too many new ones mixed in. The problem was, the dates were coming in as current with time stamps from yesterday, so I couldn't sort that way. But in the end, I figured (and hoped) that most were not needed and were duplicates. UGH. Good luck to you, Elizabeth, in getting things sorted out!
@joansmor What felt the best was looking and thinking "only a little over a thousand, great!" When normally I'd look at this, "what the...1000 messages?" So all in perspective. Really, almost an entire work day of time spent on deleting messages, some of which were clearly spam. So probably good to have gotten rid of them. I just hope they don't come back!
Love the shape and textures and your composition. Good eye and a great shot. Wow, is sure sounds like you have a real dilemma going on with your email. I hope it will all get straightened out.
Symmetry definitely brings a sense of peace and, as you said, control - both of which are in short supply these days - both in little things ( your absolutely unreal e-mail disaster) and big things like the tragedies in Paris. Like the arching lines and contrasting dark and lighter tones.
I love the lines, patterns, textures, light, and shadow in your image; and black and white highlights those elements so well. It has a bit of an organic feel to it...especially when viewed on the black background...kind of like a palm tree!
Love your photo, Taffy. Crazy about your email problem. I am so cautious but things still happen. Technology can easily be a problem. Then get away from computers and try to deal with the newer tv's like we bought and Tivo and go literally crazy. My eyes are crossed from all this and my head is pure fog at times. I thank goodness for my son and his patience and help. I hope that you have put a total end to your problem. FAV
Oh Taffy, so sorry to hear of your feral email. Such a tedious job to sift through that lot, and such a waste of time and effort. Sometimes I think that pen and paper were so much simpler - but only sometimes. Like this shot very much, you're right about the symmetry and solidity of structure soothing the savage soul.
There's something very comforting in thinking of how solid a building is and how lofty a ceiling can be. Helps our spirits to be lifted while still standing solidly on the ground!
Beautiful b&w with gorgeous symmetry :)
Technology is great when it's working, but can be very stressful when not I sympathize with you. I just went through a issue with my iPhone that cost me a lot of money and a few stressful weeks, all good now!
Taffy I hope everything works out soon.