Abandoned Silo

[Chip]

These are photos of an old, abandoned silo at the Port of Tampa. I've been wanting to photograph this for a while now, and finally made the time.

(Still trying to figure out B&W conversion on these first 2.)









Thanks for looking.

[Hayward Taylor]

wow - I've never seen a silo this close - usually from a distance .. the last photo could pass for selective coloring .. very nice Chip

[Chip]

Originally Posted by Hayward Taylor

wow - I've never seen a silo this close - usually from a distance .. the last photo could pass for selective coloring .. very nice Chip

Thanks very much, Hayward. As for being this close, I honestly had no choice - there was an elevated highway right behind me, and the property was all fenced off. And for the last one, all I did to the color was to bump up the reds just a bit.

[Fred flyfisher]

Hey Chip, they look like they're pretty tall. I like the BW in the first two.

[FoG]

Love that last one the contrast as Hayward says could almost be selctive colouring ... Being a brit I have no idea what sort of Silo this is (grain?) Great series though nice angles you got

[leonaashlee]

I like your perspective on these...I really enjoy seeing all the different compositions the photographers on this site come up with.

[Chip]

Originally Posted by Fred flyfisher

Hey Chip, they look like they're pretty tall. I like the BW in the first two.

Thank you, Fred. I guess the silo is about 125 feet tall? Rough guess, though.

Originally Posted by FoG

Love that last one the contrast as Hayward says could almost be selctive colouring ... Being a brit I have no idea what sort of Silo this is (grain?) Great series though nice angles you got

FoG - Many thanks. I don't know what was stored in there - maybe phosphate? We don't have much grain here in Florida, so I don't think it would be grain. Glad you liked the last one.

Originally Posted by leonaashlee

I like your perspective on these...I really enjoy seeing all the different compositions the photographers on this site come up with.

Thanks very much, Leona. The perspective was sort of forced - since I don't have a super wide lens, getting the whole silo wasn't an option. So, I really had no choice but to photo selected parts of it.

[lindyannajones]

Chip, I rest my case. These are prime examples of why abstract art will always find an audience. There is something so visually freeing to be untethered from a subject and being able to roam free around edges, negative space and subtle gradients of color--even monochromatic schemes. My favorite is your second photo, primarily, I think (and I don't want to over think it), because of the way the negative space effects the visual flow. I also love your BW experiments. Fun, huh?

[fstopMike]

Chip, these were worth the drive. The black and white is what makes the top two. I love the shapes. Well done on the last two also. Like everybody else has said, it looks a lot like selective coloring. You've shown a lot of creativity in these, finding a perspective that makes a plain, mundane object very appealing.

[beachcomber]

They are big and they are impressive, what a great selection of pictures.
I'd actually like a few more of these pictures if you have them, perhaps from a a bit further back to get the size better.
They are a wonderful find and the location is worth another visit.

beach