Corrugated
October 24, 2023
When I visited my daughter and daughter-in-law in Madison, Wisconsin, last month, we did what we always do. We drove out to our favorite art gallery. Exiting the building, I noticed the wall of the building next door. Why I never saw it on previous visits, I’ll never know. Oh, how I love corrugated-metal siding.
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Romancing Reality 
I don’t know how you missed it, either, but I am glad you found it this time.
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October 23, 2023 at 8:01 PM
Thanks, Ruta. I did get the front of that building a few years ago, but never mosied over to the side.
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October 23, 2023 at 8:51 PM
Not everyone likes corrugated metal, but you always see the beautiful.
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October 23, 2023 at 9:17 PM
Maybe that’s to counteract my overall morose outlook on life. I do feel more optimistic as soon as I get a camera in my hands, and then it’s just a matter of looking. Thanks for commenting, Lynda.
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October 23, 2023 at 9:55 PM
These are all exciting, Linda. Especially the first two. I love your work with this type of subject matter. You do it so well.
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October 23, 2023 at 10:10 PM
Thank you, Ken. I was certainly excited when I saw this huge wall with so many variations. I seem to have an affinity for flat surfaces, no depth. It makes focussing easy. 😉
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October 23, 2023 at 10:16 PM
Wonderful series, Linda! They are all beautiful.
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October 24, 2023 at 1:02 AM
Thank you, Harrie.
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October 24, 2023 at 3:39 PM
These are all very nice, Linda. I really like the one with the red boarded up window in #5 and the “rainbow” of color in #6. The warehouse where I work is an old “Butler” building with corrugated metal but the soft ridges are much smaller and softer than there. I’ll look a little closer now and maybe the “Linda” effect will find an image or two.
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October 24, 2023 at 3:24 AM
Thanks, Steve. I wasn’t familiar with Butler buildings (had to Google). I hope you can see some interesting parts of your building. I look forward to seeing what you find.
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October 24, 2023 at 3:45 PM
Rust and ribs
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October 24, 2023 at 4:16 AM
Yup! Thanks for commenting, Sue.
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October 24, 2023 at 3:47 PM
😊
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October 24, 2023 at 3:50 PM
You’ve shown virtuosity in handling this rugosity. In #7, the darker areas come across to me as one-celled organisms of some sort, with several of them in the process of dividing. In #10, the dark area could pass for an eye.
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October 24, 2023 at 9:38 AM
You’ve taught me another new word, and what a good word “rugosity” is. Thanks, Steve. I see your one-celled organisms in #7. In #10 that eye is awfully close to a spitting mouth. 😉
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October 24, 2023 at 7:04 PM
All of these are special, Linda but I’m especially drawn to that red patch image. Thank you for these!
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October 24, 2023 at 10:58 AM
This is from Joe. Not anonymous 😀
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October 24, 2023 at 11:14 AM
Thank you, Joe, and thanks for letting me know you aren’t anonymous.
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October 24, 2023 at 3:49 PM
I especially love your closer-up shots. #7 is my fav! It’s like a crop of mutant asparagus with little laughing cherabim above. What you capture is enchanting! Thank you 🙂
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October 24, 2023 at 9:48 PM
What you write is enchanting. A cherabim? Thank you, Kathy. (I see the mutant asparagus.)
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October 24, 2023 at 10:04 PM
I’m glad you noticed this building; you’re in your element (Fe) here, Linda. All very good, but #9 is especially pleasing due to its warmer white color and the puncture. #2 also caught my eye: the color of the weathered wooden door and then plywood in the window blend right in with the weathered metal. Nice set!
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October 25, 2023 at 8:34 PM
Chuckle chuckle. Thanks, Mic. In #9, if it weren’t for the puncture and the screw (or whatever that fastener is), this photo would look fake, like a painting, I think. BTW, I’ve been using the word “piercing” where you use “puncture.” I find that interesting. Piercing might have to do with beautification; puncture with disruption of integrity. Guess these holes could be both piercings and punctures.
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October 25, 2023 at 8:56 PM
I couldn’t help myself on the element comment, it just flowed off the keyboard so easily. 😉 Now that you point out the difference I might prefer the use of “piercing” from our perspective. If I owned the building it might be a puncture or more likely, just a hole; either way undesirable.
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October 25, 2023 at 9:32 PM
Love the way things fall off your keyboard. Happy to have you see the marks my way. 🙂
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October 25, 2023 at 10:10 PM
Hi Linda. What wonders you ‘uncover’. I love 6 and 10 especially. The textures can almost be felt and the colors are amazing. Thank you. Always something “new’ through your eyes and lenses…..
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October 31, 2023 at 12:12 PM
Thank you, Anonymous. I’m glad you enjoyed these. I’ll be looking for my next corrugated wall, but I think it will be hard to match this one for variety.
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October 31, 2023 at 1:19 PM
Yes, why DIDN’T you see that before? 😉 But it’s obviously not too late and you did it justice – as no one else could. What a fantastic suite this is – from the extreme minimalism of #6 to the hilarious final image. I appreciate the fact that you get close and step back so we have the context – and both views are handled expertly. #1 is one of my favorites – everything is there, all of it treated with the same even gaze. There’s something compelling about #3 & 5 – I guess it’s those windows. They’re poignant. I love #6 – so plain until you see the subtle dent, which is perfectly seen and framed. #8 looks really graceful to me; the cut is like a masterful brush stroke across that metal surface and the marks in the upper right are mysterious. #9 strikes me as a loving look at the textures happening on the metal.
And #10 – please, stop sticking your tongue out at me! Seriously, that’s wonderful. Bravo. 🙂
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November 2, 2023 at 2:10 PM