One of my photos on LeicaShots...

[DRabbit]

I feel so honored!

http://leicashots.com/2010/02/24/amy-medina/

 

[SteveM_NJ]

Congrats !
Something to smile and be proud about.

 

[robklurfield]

amy, nice shot. well-earned. congrats!

 

[SolaresLarrave]

Good job, Amy, congratulations!

Now... oddly enough, the atmosphere in that photograph of yours doesn't really cheer me up. It's a sad image... that got published! 🙂

 

[Ronald M]

Not my favorite,but you website has many really nice ones.

Life in Black and white is the best

 

[swoop]

Cool. I didn't even know that site existed. Really interesting stuff.

 

[robinsonphotography]

Congratulations! Lovely image, what a great form of recognition.

 

[leica M2 fan]

Congrats on the recognition! You do terrific work and deserve it.

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

Awesome! I like the photo and the story behind it. Its sad to see places you hung out at as a kid abandoned like that.

 

[Chris101]

Cool - I like pictures like that DR. The discarded spaces - there seem to be so many these days. I had someone tell me yesterday that it is cheaper to build new (using cheaper materials and workmanship, of course) than it is to renovate. The town I live in destroys most buildings when they are 20 years old or older. Interesting that i work in a (dilapidated) school building (a laboratory at that!) that is about 40 years old, and live in a house that is 85 years old.

There is something ... connected about old buildings. I hope someone buys that old theater.

 

[Rogrund]

That's great, congratulations!

 

[Gregoryniss]

congratulations! It's a great photograph with a nostalgic, yet nice story.

 

[Instantclassic]

Congratulations! Very good work.

 

[Haigh]

Congrats Amy. Nice shot.

 

[dave lackey]

Nice photo, Amy...congratulations.🙂

The subject is not something I personally like, since, I have spent many decades as a City Planner trying to improve locations in urban areas just like this. Some have been torn down, some have been renovated and reused, while some still stand as a symbol of wretched urban decay.

If a doctor were to look at a patient in similar condition, what would his response be????

As a photographer, I like the image, well done. But, having seen so much of urban decay, I don't like the subject.

Keep posting this kind of work and thank you!

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

Nice photo, Amy...congratulations.🙂

The subject is not something I personally like, since, I have spent many decades as a City Planner trying to improve locations in urban areas just like this. Some have been torn down, some have been renovated and reused, while some still stand as a symbol of wretched urban decay.

If a doctor were to look at a patient in similar condition, what would his response be????

As a photographer, I like the image, well done. But, having seen so much of urban decay, I don't like the subject.

Keep posting this kind of work and thank you!

Photos like this one are important as preservers of historical memory. While no one wants 'urban decay' in their city, if it hadn't been photographed it might have been forgotten that the place existed. To those who have childhood memories of that theater, like Amy, this is not a mere document of an old building; it is a reminder of their youth.

 

[dave lackey]

Photos like this one are important as preservers of historical memory. While no one wants 'urban decay' in their city, if it hadn't been photographed it might have been forgotten that the place existed. To those who have childhood memories of that theater, like Amy, this is not a mere document of an old building; it is a reminder of their youth.

Yes, Chris, I agree...

My own hometown in an urban area of Atlanta where I grew up was a devastated area with untold memories for me. I can relate to that because I lived it. In the end, after four years, my staff prepared an award winning Master Plan, implemented major portions of it and with 4 years had almost $4 billion of re-development in place. Still, though, many areas were left untouched and remain so today because of the Great Recession. Sigh....

Recording is fine. But Amy's photo is better than most recordings done by City staff with a digital camera or cell phone. That is why I like the photo. She did a much better job than mere recording, both for her sake as well as for us to admire.🙂

 

[emraphoto]

BRAVO!

And well deserved.

 

[DNG]

Nice one Amy
I too like taking images older buildings around were I live. It is an important document and history. Plus, the older designs are interesting to look at. Not to mention the memories (already mentioned above)

Congrats..

 

[scottwallick]

Well done, Amy. I think someone will buy you a beer at the next meetup!