Our Two Sense
2 Blenge Street : Lost in Translation
Posted by Two Sense (Atlantic Shores, United States) on 9 October 2009 in Architecture.
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Lilly : Hey ! Where’s my first floor gone ?
Ronnie : We call that a ground floor here, Lilly.
Lilly : Don’t be silly . . that sounds like a basement.
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For newcomers and the curious, here are the two original images used in this posting – 155 years and 4,000 miles apart.
A record of timeslots shared : all images and storylines © www.ourtwosense.com ("O2S") 2008, 2009
Sockpuppet from Canberra, Australia
very nice. tight composition revolving around symmetry, and punchy contrast in the tones. great shot.
9 Oct 2009 8:14am
akarui from Kagoshima, Japan
I have the same problem in Japan where they call the street level the first floor. In France the first floor (1er etage) is over the ground floor... A very good blending and you could be an architect as the result has even a better look.
9 Oct 2009 11:29am
Barbara from Florida, United States
Now I'd be confused which number to press on the elevator. Actually I really do have that issue on occassion. I've ended up in the basement more than once.
I do admire the architecture, the red brick and blue reflection in the windows.
I can visualize Lily in a flowing vintage gown walking up the stairway.
I think you have translated things very well.
9 Oct 2009 12:10pm
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
Wow! What a gorgeous structure! I love the colour and the symmetry, and these lines that are throughout the entire frame.
Love this shot!!
9 Oct 2009 12:48pm
Viewfinder from Bradenton, FL, United States
Nice, tight, and funny banter (as usual) to top it off.
9 Oct 2009 1:11pm
Amanda from Jersey City, United States
Wonderful capture of symmetry. My first trip to a French inn was more than confusing while looking for my room on the 2er étage, only to find out I needed to go one more floor up. :)
9 Oct 2009 1:18pm
António Pires from Lisbon, Portugal
That's an architecture blending. Language blending has some pitfalls, though.
9 Oct 2009 1:40pm
philippe from dijon, France
Hello , a beautiful photo, i like the light the colours and the composition, Well done, bye, Philippe.
9 Oct 2009 1:53pm
ordinaryimages from Kentucky Bluegrass, United States
Sorry Lily, I prefer the Palladian pre-mashup with a real ground floor. best...jerry
9 Oct 2009 3:04pm
dobbino from Cape Town, South Africa
This is absolutely magnificent work, Ronnie - not sure how long it took you, but if would have taken me ages to achieve this. Unless there's a special selection trick.....
9 Oct 2009 3:56pm
Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom
Thanks, Rob. No real tool for this - did take a long time in the cutting !
9 Oct 2009 4:19pm
Christel from Köln, Germany
Good evening .....
a very beautiful house view. The colors are very strong and I really liked it. Best regards Christel
9 Oct 2009 4:56pm
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
Convincing architecture, I had a hard time to guess what's wrong here! Especially the blanks between the balusters are treated very well!
(I'm a big fan of this perron!)
9 Oct 2009 5:59pm
pernilla from Andonno, Italy
Very nice building you created. I agree with Lilly, it's confusing with the floors.
9 Oct 2009 11:15pm
willow from Chelsea, United States
I was struggling to figure out why you had this posted - I couldn't find any evidence to suggest that this wasn't a real place or that this was a blended image until I looked back at yesterday's. Should have known better, huh? Impressive work.
9 Oct 2009 11:45pm
@willow: Thanks, Willow. This was curious image to work on and and, yes, it does start to take on a reality of its own after a while. (Ronnie)
Dulcie from Danville, CA, United States
A stately shot of a stately building...that turns out to be a building of your creation. Love your color tones and your imagiination. Good One !
10 Oct 2009 12:42am
@Dulcie: Thanks, Dulcie. These are fun to work on because there is little indication at the start how they might work out !
Krista from Guelph, Ontario, Canada
Wow! This really blends well... If I did not know better I would think this is how the building really looks. Very well done.
10 Oct 2009 1:09am
Steve Rice from Olympia, United States
Wow, what a cool job of blending. Just the way those buildings should have looked.
10 Oct 2009 4:51am
Magda from Vancouver, Canada
Coming from Europe I know the dilemma! hahaha Brilliant!
10 Oct 2009 5:13am
k@ from Paris, France
Super blend when we look at yesterday's shot, what a great work and disturbing/fascinating image ! :)
10 Oct 2009 7:04am
Anita from West Nottingham, United States
It is amazing that you found two buildings that match so perfectly! Thanks for sharing the originals. Maybe you two could become architects!
10 Oct 2009 12:21pm
bronzebilly u.k. from Barry,Vale of Glamorgan, United Kingdom
Hey L & R..wowee pals,this is what I've missed...as you know I've written September off,it's been so eventful..and I've come back to glorious work like this creation....I've gone through the brickwork behind the balustrades with a fine tooth comb and I can't find fault anywhere...top notch work,pals..
Billy...
10 Oct 2009 11:57pm
@bronzebilly u.k.: Thanx, Billyboy !
Andrei Barbu from Timisoara, Romania
Great shot and framing, very good colors and composition!
11 Oct 2009 7:04am
jeff (aka dogilicious) from Millerstown, PA, United States
Great work. Without the original images it would be practically impossible to determine where the "blenge" occured.
11 Oct 2009 4:52pm
Margie from Auckland, New Zealand
Very nice work! Especially after looking at the originals.
11 Oct 2009 7:14pm
JoeB from Brampton, Canada
Hard to choose an entrance, manipulating architects. :)
11 Oct 2009 9:54pm
John from Eureka, United States
I had the same thoughts as willow trying to figure out the blending then I viewed the previous day's post
and realized the work involved in creating this image. Good work
12 Oct 2009 4:11am
Andrew Gould from Sydney, Australia
More than the usual bit of ground floor/first floor confusion here, I see! Excellent image.
12 Oct 2009 8:41am
Paco Díaz from Palma de Mallorca, Spain
Good edition and marriage of buildings :)
I think it's also a good image for the playing words
I know how much mine lost in traslation into English ;))
12 Oct 2009 11:06am
Twelvebit from Victoria, United States
Mmmmm....thinking about that title. Something is lost in translation but something is also gained. Overall though, I think I like the building from the bottom better, so maybe you're right.
12 Oct 2009 7:09pm
Sandrine from Cincinnati, United States
My favorite of the series! Love the series of course!!!!
14 Oct 2009 1:05am
@Sandrine: Yes, ours, too, and it was the most time-consuming to make ! Thanks, Sandrine.
Laurie from New Jersey, United States
Cool blend. Seamless. The elements look like they belong together.
20 Oct 2009 4:48pm
