Weekend Project – Doorways

Photos by Dan with guest commentary Sherri.

Had a rare weekend off and enjoyed a trip to Pittsburgh with my dear husband and favorite photographer – who are one in the same.  We decided on an essay of doors.  What amazing variety, color and style we discovered in a relatively small area of the city.

I found this picture to be a little confusing at first glance even though I had seen the subject first hand.  It’s actually a framed antique poster used as advertisement for a framing shop.  I love the way the shadows of the steel safety door create different lines on the poster.

The iron work on this door is a beautiful contrast to the rich color of the wood.  I was told the color of this church had been black until it was recently cleaned.  I like that this particular door frame retains some of the black.  It makes the stonework that much more interesting.

Perhaps my favorite picture of the day.  It’s almost like the walls, steps and stonework above the entryway were photographed in another time period and the door itself is smack dab in the here and now.

I am a country girl to the core but one of the things I love about Pittsburgh is the potential for a visual surprise around every corner.

So this photo doesn’t exactly fit into the “doorway” theme of the day but I think it’s a great representation of the how the old and the new exist side by side in this city.  I like the fact that it’s possible to move forward while maintaining an appreciation for the past.  Maybe it’s a doorway of sorts after all – providing a little peek inside to how it should be done.

Abandoned!

Have you ever wondered about the buildings you walk past everyday? You know, your office building, maybe the abandoned building down the street, or maybe even the house that you live in. Everyone knows that the building is there, but what is its story. Who built it, how long did it take, why was it abandoned, who lived there, was it destroyed in a fire, did lightening strike the structure? Coming from a construction background I always thinks about these things when I shot abandoned buildings.

Sherri and I were out in West Greene County last week scouting out locations. I am pretty sure that we traveled every back road, both dirt and asphalt, on this outing. There were many abandoned buildings, barns, and other structures, but this one is a gem. Thank goodness for longitude and latitude coordinates, because I would never find this place again.

I really wanted to walk inside this building, but I decided not to because of the overall condition. It looked like it could fall over at anytime.

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