Our Two Sense
1 Blenge Street
Posted by Two Sense (Atlantic Shores, United States) on 6 October 2009 in Architecture.
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Lilly : Sometimes, I see buildings that make no sense – I just cannot figure them out, y’know?
Ronnie : Yes, I have that trouble, too . . start wondering how they got to look that way.
Lilly : So glad . . thought it was just me.
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For newcomers and the curious, here are the two original images used in this posting – 4,000 miles apart.
Lilly and Ronnie
A record of timeslots shared : all images and storylines © www.ourtwosense.com ("O2S") 2008, 2009
Andrei Barbu from Timisoara, Romania
Good shot, i like the colors, texture and light!
6 Oct 2009 11:26am
Chris from South Jersey, United States
well done - it kid of looks like an MC Escher painting.....
6 Oct 2009 1:57pm
@Chris: One of my heroes, Chris. (Ronnie)
Don from spokane, United States
I like the variety of windows on this building. Nice detail and rich color.
6 Oct 2009 2:48pm
@Don: Don, we have left a link to an explanation of our two shots (there are two of us contributing to each post!)
Shar from Regina, SK, Canada
I guess that this building has had "some" renos done over the years...good eye!
6 Oct 2009 4:36pm
Christel from Köln, Germany
Good evening .....
this house looks very interesting. It certainly has a long and mysterious history of the people living there or have moved out. The recording is brilliant, I like it very well. Best regards Christel
6 Oct 2009 4:56pm
Jen from Alpharetta, United States
Yes it can be very confusing can't it? ; )
Great shot
6 Oct 2009 5:13pm
John from Eureka, United States
I agree with Craig, excellent blending. I like the blue accents.
6 Oct 2009 5:30pm
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
Is a permit required for such renovation? Crazy window upper left! best...jerry
6 Oct 2009 6:19pm
Barbara from Florida, United States
I have to say the entertainment from your blog is much better than doing housework!
Speaking of house, I think I'd be a bit confused as to which room to clean first, and I'd be a bit concerned to enter the rooms with bars on the windows.
Incredible to believe pieces of this are 4,000 miles apart.
You could list it on the market and get a great deal, until of course they want to see all parts of the house, then airfare must be included.
Great work!
6 Oct 2009 7:45pm
@Barbara: Thanks, as always, Barbara. This was, actually, a draft for something else we hope to be trying but it looked fun so we posted it !
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
Even without merging them together, at least the right one looks pretty odd to me. Is there a story behind it?
6 Oct 2009 10:24pm
@MadScientist: There's always a story but, as to the shape, they were originally chimney flues serving open fireplaces on the first, second and third floors. They are capped off now that the showbiz owner has had a rooftop pool and sundeck installed up top.
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
Always a very good job of blending and it is nice to have posted the 2 originals pictures. (I might do that for my next compositing). The building of Ronnie side has allready a very strange shape.
7 Oct 2009 12:23am
@akarui: Thank you, Olivier, and I agree on the strange shape. That is, actually, the side of the house and faces a brewery. The front faces the River Thames and is a little more pretty ! (Ronnie)
Tracey from Maryland, United States
It is dag-gone amazing how you do that! Very cool blending!
7 Oct 2009 12:49am
@Tracey: Thanks, Tracy. This was not a tricky one to blend but it was great fun ! (Ronnie)
JoeB from Brampton, Canada
What a variety of window frames, its like having different chairs at a dining table.
7 Oct 2009 1:04am
@JoeB: (Ronnie quietly closes his dining room door)
willow from Chelsea, United States
Definitely not just you who's confused. Seamless construction and really intriguing composition. Trying to imagine what the inside would look like...
7 Oct 2009 1:44am
@willow: I have been inside similar houses nearby this one and they are very grand but full of interesting quirks. They were first built around 1750 but often significantly altered like this one. The finest nearby sold (in those 'good' times) for just under $20 million. I cannot speak for Lilly's 'mansion' there . . hee hee
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
Beautiful job with the blending considering how bright and detailed this composition is!
7 Oct 2009 2:12am
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
This isn't some disguised statement on British versus American class....is it?
7 Oct 2009 3:15am
@Twelvebit: ha ha . . well, my end of the blend was originally built in 1750 and just before the Second Continental Congress. Why, George Washington was still a teenager. (Ronnie)
pernilla from Andonno, Italy
Very nice creation! Like the result. Even if the parts are in the same place buildings sometimes are very confusing :)
7 Oct 2009 8:34am
Allan Clark from Dunedin, New Zealand
you get some of the most stunning shots nice work
7 Oct 2009 8:43am
Earnest from Oklahoma, United States
The beauty of it is that a building like this could exist and the seamless join is great!
7 Oct 2009 12:08pm
Dawn from Maryland, United States
I don't know how you do it. This is amazing. Wow!!!
7 Oct 2009 12:22pm
Florence from Paris, France
Thanks Ron for your com ! Really appreciated.
You're a master of illusion. And creativity has no limit. I truly enjoy your work.
7 Oct 2009 7:20pm
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
What really amazes me is the way you find images like these, taken at different times, to blend into the final post! The mind boggles - just like Lilly's :)
7 Oct 2009 7:22pm
@dobbino: Not only taken at different times, but from 4000 miles apart! We usually seem to figure it out!
philippe from dijon, France
Cette image n'est pas seulement : jolie, elle est également très bien composée...
7 Oct 2009 8:15pm
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
I think this Blenge Street creation makes more sense than the originals. That's just me. :-)
Are you two frustrated architects?
7 Oct 2009 10:59pm
Denise from Duncannon, United States
I wonder if there was a painted sign on the house on the left?
8 Oct 2009 12:10am
Framed and Shot from HOUSTON, United States
And some of us just love those buildings, all the windows, the doors... the lack of symmetry...
this is a good one!
8 Oct 2009 1:47am
crash from Weehawken NJ, United States
i really like the brick shapes and patterns in this building ... very nicely composed shot
8 Oct 2009 12:10pm
Alex from Barcelona, Spain
La de ventanas que hay en este edificio, y no hay nadie asomado en ninguna de ellas.
Saludos.
8 Oct 2009 12:21pm
yiannis krikis from thessaloniki, Greece
great facade - it seems like one building
8 Oct 2009 3:47pm
Krista from Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Wow! It took me a minute to figure this out! Well done!
9 Oct 2009 2:44am
Pied Crow from Nairobi, Kenya
You've done this one really well, it almost looks plausible, but is just that little bit off to keep one looking.
9 Oct 2009 5:03am
Alun from cheshire, United Kingdom
You would think it was all one shot, cracking image
9 Oct 2009 5:36am
Daryl Johnson from Farnham, United Kingdom
It would be great to wander round inside...
9 Oct 2009 9:30pm
Magda from Vancouver, Canada
hahaha you are so funny and clever!!! Looking at your "before" images are am amazed how well they bled together in this image! You are so talented! :)
10 Oct 2009 5:16am
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
It's not just you, Lilly... it's both of you! Fabulous work on this one!
12 Oct 2009 8:42am
djedfre from schaumburg, United States
wow - great blend - completely believable (though unusual)!
13 Oct 2009 7:15am
