door in your neighbourhood theme, 20/10/10 - 29/10/10

[Hamish Gill]

sorry i started this a bit late ... a few extra days for this to find something

since we all like doors so much .... lets go out and find one this week

(barry, i got first dibs on the pig room door... im not saying i want it to be my photo ... i just got first dibs)

 

[Barry Keavney]

GRrrrrrrr...Actually! I've just had an idea....

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Ok, here's a doorway shot from this afternoon, taken at the San Luis Rey mission, which is just 5 mins up the road from me.

Figured it would have an interesting door or two, as it's the oldest building in the area by miles!

Happened to arrive as a big wedding was kicking off - so I stuck my lens in as the bride and father waited for the ceremony to start.

The wave pattern on the door is symbolic, it's the Spanish "River of Life" pattern, which is meant to symbolize the four Gospels.

You see it a lot on the California Mission doors.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

Here's the full door as well:

 

[Pete Askew]

Well, this one is pretty near. It's the garden shed. The structure dates from the early 17th century (about the last time the mower was used!) but I guess the cladding and the door have been repaired and replaced many times since. The hinges look pretty originl though.

Leica M9 + Leica Elmarit-M 28 / 1:2.8 ISO 160 1/35 at f9.5 Tin type simulation with coffee stain after a spot of fill light in LR. Allowed colour layer to bled though a bit to give it a hand coloured look. Usual vingetting etc. Light was a bit too strong and directional for what I had in mind. If I get a chance I'll re-shoot it in softer light.

 

[Chris Dodkin]

you have a 17th century garden shed!

Love the muted tone effect

 

[Paul Lange]

you have a 17th century garden shed!

He has, it's had 6 new roofs, been re-panelled 6 times and had the frame rebuilt 4 times but its an all original 17th century shed.

 

[Pete Askew]

I do indeed. The house was built in 1639 and the 'shed' was built at about the same time (it probably covered a well). The brickwork inside is 17th century as is the basic frame but, as Paul says, I'm pretty sure the cladding and door are later (but still well over 100 years old) and the roof certainly is (can 19th century wrinkly tin!). The gargoyle isn't original either (unless the garden centre 'arf-inched it off of York Minster!!)

 

[Tim Pindar]

Do your staff live in a servant's wing, workers' cottages or converted outhouses?

 

[Pete Askew]

Actually, I'm pretty generous with them and they all have their own cardboard box in the middle of the road. Luxury!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

LOL!

 

[Paul Lange]

In an attempt to steer thing back on course (could be ploughing a lonely furrow here) here's my twist on it. The door is in my house, so very in my neighbourhood. Also I wanted to try to put a different slant on things.

 

[Pete Askew]

Ah, the impressions of the lost soul who have perished within!! Just wanted to steer is back off again!

Nice tones.

 

[Hamish Gill]

taken and edited on the iphone 4 using photogene ... not the best image, but passable i think under the circumstances

 

[Pete Askew]

So the trolley was used to move the body and the shovel was used to put the lime on was it? You should have cleaned it off - they'll get you on forensics!

Nice and gritty. Perfect scene for nefarious acts I'd say.

 

[Paul Lange]

So the trolley was used to move the body and the shovel was used to put the lime on was it? You should have cleaned it off - they'll get you on forensics!

Nice and gritty. Perfect scene for nefarious acts I'd say.

Nice & gritty back alley eh!

 

[Hamish Gill]

We call what is beyond thy door "the pig room" there is a butchers next door to the shop and that room used to belong to them...it's better now, but when I first started working there it smelt like dead animals...

 

[Pete Askew]

Thank goodness a passage wasn't involved!!

 

[Chris Dodkin]

or even the back passage!

 

[Pete Askew]

And there as me being all subtle!!