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Perforations
A bunch of hard surfaces reflecting the heat and sun. But that perforated wall might help move some of the air around.
San Antonio Central Library
San Antonio, Texas
photographed 9.5.2015
Shadow Shapes
We made two visits to The Pearl; one was on Saturday during the farmers market, when there was a lot going on. (Translation: too many people for me to make any images.) So then we went back on a late-afternoon Sunday, and I got to see this uncluttered-by-people view of shadows wrapping themselves around the building.
The Pearl
San Antonio, Texas
photographed 9.6.2015
The reason escapes me
Did they run out of paint? Or energy? Or did they realize that’s an awful shade of green?
San Antonio, Texas
photographed 9.6.2015
PS: When I was in architecture school, my professor Dan MacGilvray called that particular shade of green “snake shit green” and said we’d flunk his class if we used that color in any of our renderings. That threat – however hollow it may have been – still hangs around in my head.
Trees Beyond
Across the broad lawn, a loudspeaker carried the sounds of Mass (in Spanish) almost as if the ghosts of the Spanish founders of the mission were still trying to convert the locals.
And I found a quiet scene unfolding beyond the ruins of a never-completed mission building.
Mission San Juan
San Antonio, Texas
photographed 9.6.2015
Progression
I had to stand in a little line to get this shot – there were two people ahead of me. Normally, I wouldn’t have waited, but I decided the progression of those arches, the dome above, and the pair of plants was worth the few seconds’ wait. And, because I tried to be a good student in my class with Sam Abell, I remembered to microcompose that last arch all the way at the end.
Mission San José
San Antonio, Texas
photographed 9.6.2015
One Day | One Image 