106- Crisis?, a photo from Gloucestershire, England

Photographer's Note

When I took this photo 2 years ago, little did I know that the banks all over the world would lead us into this severe economic crisis everybody is suffering from.
I just thought the building had a nice architecture, dating back to 1898 (you will be able to read it in the additional photo)
This is the Lloyds-TSB bank situated in Gloucester High Street.
--Lloyds bank started back in 1765 in Birmingham.
--TSB: In 1810, the Reverend Henry Duncan of Ruthwell set up a bank to help his poorest parishioners save for times of hardship. It was such a popular scheme that by 1818, there were 465 savings banks in Britain.
The TSBA (Trustee Savings Bank Association) was established in 1887.
--It was in 1995 that Lloyds and TSB merged.
Well, Reverend Duncan set up the bank to help his poorest parishioners. Lately, too many banks forgot that kind of aim and only seemed to be interested in their own profits!
Let's hope that if we manage to come out of the crisis, the priorities will have changed somehow!
I took the photo in the evening sun in early May. The colours might seem a little artificial to some of you, and yet, that's how they came out, and I just added very little saturation.

robertosalguero, UlfE, Charo, JCG, josepmarin, cfreire, wgreis, stego, Vasa, papagolf21, jlbrthnn, Longroute, s_lush, jafadabret, gunbud, Didi, ikeharel έχουν(ει) επιλέξει αυτή τη σημείωση ως χρήσιμη

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robertosalguero (292) 2009-03-06 23:57

Hi MarieLouise,

The architecture is very nice and I think you also chose a good pov to capture this building facade. I also think this image is a bit too cyan in colour. The sky is not blue at all but rather cyan. Good framing and interesting note. Thanks :-)

Roberto

UlfE (14641) 2009-03-07 2:16

Hi MarieLouise,

I read Roberto's comments and your reply with great interest. I have also experienced that the sky looks cyan in colour. The reason is that bright yellow and redish colour of the sunlit front of have a an influence on the colour of the sky. what I would recommend is to return when the lighting is more favourable. Apart from the colour of the sky the photo is very nice. It taken from a very good POV and is very well composed. Also excellent sharpness and many interesting details. TFS and have nice weekend!

Cheers,

Ulf

Charo (51290) 2009-03-07 9:10

Salut MarieLouise,
Trθs belle architecture de ce bβtiment avec un historique de vos documents ΰ nous non plus.
Excellent lumiθre et de couleurs.
Amitiιs,
Charo

JCG (35153) 2009-03-07 11:23

Bonsoir Marie-Louise,

Effectivement les banques en ce moment ne font plus de cadeaux et sont de plus en plus mιfiantes, je dirais mκme que certaines font vraiment n'importe quoi, ce qui restreint la confiance qu'on peut leur accorder !!! Une photo intιressante sur cette jolie faηade oω la belle lumiθre nous permet d'apprιcier les dιtails de cette riche architecture. J'aime bien le contraste avec les deux arbres. Pour la couleur du ciel, bonne explication de Ulf et merci pour la note instructive associιe ΰ l'image.

Avec toutes mes amitiιs et un trθs bon WE,

Jean-Charles

josepmarin (59385) 2009-03-08 5:24

Hola MarieLouise,
bonita perspectiva de la arquitectura en esta toma mirando hacia el cielo. Me gusta el buen efecto creado por la luz en la fachada, su equilibrio con la sombra, y el marco verde que forman los αrboles a los lados.
Buena realizaciσn.
Un abrazo,
Josep

Disabled_A (0) 2009-03-08 16:38

Bonjour Marie-Louise,
the building looks interesting, and I especially like its colour, and also the POV which you chose in this vertical photo.
By the way, concerning the colour of the sky (which was mentioned in the first comment), I must say that sometimes after you take a photo the sky just comes out of this strange colour! I guess it depends on the lighting... or on the angle of shootiing... or on the polarizer.. God only knows what! :)
Second, concerning the WS photo. I like it, too, and if you had taken a more "panoramic" photo from a larger distance I would prefer to see the WS version as the "original" post ;)

third... I am not sure - I am even convinced of this - that the banks all over the world led us into this economic crisis. But this is a topic for a separate email ...
..and the last - the fourth: email. I meant to write it but my state of mood /emotions leaves much to be desired :-/ So far I wait till it gets better...
Let's hope for the better ;)
Have a nice week!
warm greetings from Moscow (no real spring here yet),
Elena

cfreire (11741) 2009-03-10 18:10

Hola MarieLouise,
La toma de esa bella architectura estα buena y de cierta forma el cielo con eso ton ciano ha dado un destaque mayor para el ocre de la edificaciσn. Me gustarσn de los αrboles que encuadran la foto. Buen trabajo. Saludos, Consuelo

wgreis (8267) 2009-03-11 11:47

Olα Marie Louise,
permita-me escrever em portuguκs.
Gostei muito da arquitetura do prιdio, muito bem emoldurada pelas αrvores bem verdes.
Uma grande mostra.
Parabιns e abraηos,
Wagner.

stego (24132) 2009-03-11 16:19

Salut Marie-Louise,
J'espθre que tu me pardonnes ma franchise, mais je pense que cette-ci n'est pas trθs rιussie - la perspective et le cadrage ne sont pas trθs bien et les couleurs sont un peu ιtranges, principalement celles du ciel. Dιsormais, elle montre bien l'architecture et est une bonne illustration pour la note trθs informative (je ne savais pas l'origine si mιritoire socialement des banques anglaises).
Amicalement, Josι.

Vasa (515) 2009-03-11 17:45

Pour etre franc, chere Marie Louise,j'ai mis plus de temps a lire ta note (en mon anglais) qu'en contempalant ce beau coin de Gloucester. Ton idee inspire a reflechir et je pense que la Crise ne doit pas toucher nos ames. On a des moyens a se defendre par la poesie des images.

Amicalement a toi

Branko

papagolf21 (152605) 2009-03-13 14:23

Bonsoir, chθre Marie-Louise,
Les banques ont oubliι leur vιritable mιtier et ont prιfιrι trouver des moyens plus lucratifs d'augmenter leurs bιnιfices, hιlas, tout le monde en souffre et pour combien de temps ?
J'apprιcie comme il se doit cette architecture avec ces bow-windows sur le pan rιpartis sur trois niveaux, ces frontons triangulaires, cette faηade au joli ton ocre ιclairι d'une trθs belle lumiθre. La verdure agrιmente l'ensemble avec joliesse.
Amitiιs.
Philippe

jlbrthnn (76043) 2009-03-14 3:26

Bonjour Marie-Louise,
Comme la gerre, la crise fait souffrir des gens qui ne se connaissent pas, provoquιe par des gens qui se connaissent, mais ne souffrent pas. Trθs belle image d'une non moins superbe et somptueuse faηade, autant que symbolique. Bravo.
Bonne journιe
Amicalement
joλl

bracasha75 (24591) 2009-03-14 16:18

Helo Marie
Very beautiful British architecture and nice angle of present.You have luck to live so clouse to England and you cane visit this country often
I like this photo lot
How are you and how are is in school????
All best ,Bratislav

pablominto (53746) 2009-03-16 1:03

Hello MarieLouise,

The banks were built in a different kind of architecture back then, more castle like probably to symbolize strength..!
The composition works well, and the trees serves as framing for the building...
Good details and fine lines!

Greetings,
Pablo -

Longroute (19600) 2009-03-16 2:09

Sμ, l'architettura θ bella e interessante, forse θ quello che si chiama stile vittoriano? Ho visto molti edifici a Londra in questo stile che ci ricorda un tempo quando forse l'etica veniva prima del guadagno... Le banche moderne sono fredde e grigie, forse riflettono l'animo di chi le ha fatte costruire.
Mi piace di piω questo pov perchθ gli alberi incorniciano l'immagine creando anche un piacevole contrasto cromatico.
Buona giornata,
Donato

Silvio1953 (220605) 2009-03-17 7:13

Ciao Marie Luise bel POV, ottima luce e bei colori, gradevole composizione, brava, ciao Silvio

mauro61 (53411) 2009-03-22 1:20

ciao MarieLouise,
bella inquadratura tra gli alberi con questo edificio dal colore arancio che rende vivo lo scatto.
Un po' scura la parte inferiore.
buona domenica
maurizio

jafadabret (56501) 2009-03-23 0:59

Bonjour Marie-Louise.
Cette photo apporte de l'optimisme dans la grisaille des nouvelles concernant la crise. J'aime les couleurs et le graphisme de cette architecture.
Bonne journιe,
Jacques

gunbud (34066) 2009-03-23 19:02

Hi MarieLouise,
The lovely late 19th century English architecture is seen in brilliant light that brings out lovely lines and intricate details.
The two lush green trees make a lovely natural frame as they contrast with the blue sky.
Regards, Tom

berek (50518) 2009-03-24 22:36

Helo Marie
wonderful British architecture and nice angle. its beautiful blue sky and atmosphere here.
Have a nice day.
Burak

Bluejeans (64251) 2009-03-25 12:32

Ola Marie ,
Os bancos ganham muito dinheiro a nossa custa com isso podem compra belos palαcios tipo este , bom contraste de cores, parabιns!!
Um abraηo Gonηalo

toto (0) 2009-03-30 4:07

Bonjour,
belle photo de ces bβtiments qui mιlangent si bien pierre et briques rouges.
Belle architecture attirante.
Bel effet donnι par ces deux arbres sur les cτtιs et cet ιclairage solaire du milieu.
Trθs beau partage encore

Amitiιs Thomas

emjleclercq (15778) 2009-04-09 13:02

Une jolie couleur pour le batiment, mais celle du ciel est moins rιussie.

Bien cordialement,

Emmanuel

Didi (61589) 2009-04-09 16:16

Bonjour Marie Louise
Intιressante perspective architecturale oω les lignes de fuites sont parfaites sous cette chaude luminositι.
Amitiιs

ikeharel (112439) 2011-12-08 3:02

Bonjour MarieLouise,
The golden light enhances the beautiful archi.
The edifice is well in contrast, and taken POV was well premeditated, between the trees.
Au revoir
Ike

Photo Information

Copyright: MarieLouise Davies (maloutim) (13617)
Genre: Τοποθεσίες
Medium: Έγχρωμο
Date Taken: 2007-05-02
Categories: Αρχιτεκτονική
Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση, Workshop
Θέμα(τα): Architecturial Pictures II [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2009-03-06 23:53

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