This one almost got me killed. Have you ever found yourself in a "back up two steps, a little to the left, back up a few more steps, no, more to the right, back up a little more, arch your back to get the right angle" kind of moment? I wasn't paying attention and only the screech of tires from an approaching vehicle woke me up just in time to leap out of the way of oncoming traffic. Phew! Disaster averted, and got the shot as well. Today's title is actually a link, you can click on it to get an idea what the actual intersection looks like.
The Turk's Head building stands at the intersection of Westminster and Weybosset Streets in Providence, RI. The shape of the building is actually more of a triangle, what you see here is just the front. (The shape supposedly follows the track of an old Indian path.)
Rumors of secret societies on this location abound, with mysterious men entering and departing at odd times. Local legend has it that a guy named Jacob Whitman once owned a house on that location, and on his porch he had a huge carving of a Turk's head. The neighborhood came to be known as "Turk's Head." After he died, the name still stuck. When they designed this commercial building, they included a Turk's head in deference to the legend.
12 comments:
Really nice symmetry and the post processing is really good, it's like it was designed to fit into your template :) It's a shame the sky wasn't a little more dramatic!
Excellent shot. I love the angle.
Please be careful! If you get run over you might not be able to complete your PAD.....oh and we'd feel real bad for you. ;-)
Love your shot. Old buidlings make great photos and reading the history behind them is so interesting. Your story in trying to obtain the perfect shot/angle is just too much. I have never found myself caught in the middle of an intersection before but I did fall down a short cliffy area when taking a shot of the ocean. Gee what we do just for a shot. :)..Thanks for sharing. I really love the angle of your shot. Aloha, Renee :)
Neat angle on this one. Thanks for including the link, it was neat to see the scale and situation of the building. Glad to hear you're ok and no disasters happened!
wow, freaky! Glad you didn't get run over. Sweet shot of an awesome building.
Great perspective, and what a neat history. Sepaia tones work very well in this
Great perspective!
Ahhh.. the dangers we face to get that perfect shot. Not that we ever actually get the *perfect* shot, but sometimes we get the ones we really want.
Glad that you didn't get hit :)
Perspective and well worth the "scare". The things we do to get the shot make people wonder if we arent a little "off". I'm glad you took the chance its a wonderful shot.
Lovely shot! I adore the sepia tones in this...well done!
No picture is worth getting run over.......well, maybe some :P This is why I have eyes in the back of my head ROFL
June
No picture is worth getting run over for.......ok, maybe some :P This is why I have eyes in the back of my head :P
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