Friday, May 18, 2012

Ugly?

20 comments:

Jean Spitzer said...

Depends on who's looking. I think it's a beautiful photo.

Steffe said...

A bit.

Tanya said...

i don't think it's ugly at all...i love all that chippy paint!

sonia a. mascaro said...

Amazing photo!

altadenahiker said...

Shabby chic. (I don't know where I found that Berlin photo, but I found the nonchalance of those two pedestrians most impressive.)

FOLKWAYS NOTEBOOK said...

Great peeling patina on what appears to be a classical archway. -- barbara

-K- said...

Ok, it may be ugly now but I'm seeing hints of something with great potential underneath the wires and paint.

-K- said...

That might have been the most optimistic thing I've said all week.

Banjo52 said...

-K-, I'm with you. Some age marks just make us (or it) look beat up. Character? Sometimes, not always.

alex said...

i think not!

nhart said...

UGLY? I like the way paint peels and curls across a surface, random but patterned...

s.c said...

Yes the attraction of pretty decay again. If I look good then the brown is behind the white or is it the other way around. Perhaps rust from cast iron that push the paint away. Still the details that are unthinkable today. Thanks for showing.

This is Belgium said...

not to me !!
to the contrary

Regina K said...

Somehow I find old decaying buildings have a certain appeal.

Young at Heart said...

It may be ugly but you have made it a thing of beauty....I think

Curlykale said...

A little lesson in life; peel away the surfaces to find the heart.

Linda said...

Pentimento…

caregiver said...

Beauty that needs refreshing.

jane said...

this is so great. i love the details.
x

bARE-eYED sUN said...

ahhh! texture, jez da way i likes it. good work, Ken.