Windows let the sun shine in, they keep the elements out; that first spring day that warrants throwing them open to the warmer weather is a wonderful and much-anticipated moment.
They also allow us to take a glimpse into the lives of those around us, sometimes by invitation in the case of a storefront, others by circumstance as we walk through our own neighborhood. A boarded window almost instinctively signifies that something is wrong: it triggers thoughts of abandonment, disrepair, and even disaster.
There is a semi-ubiquitous poster in this area of The Doors of Chapel Hill - but I prefer the windows, especially those on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.
I credit the Playmakers Theatre building with starting the trend. While taking fall shots, I stopped on the traffic circle in front of the building to capture the reflection of the nearby oak. This window has now become a seasonal series, with corresponding spring and winter shots tracing the change in foliage as the calendar marches on.
The side windows of the building offer new perspectives, from the reflections of neighboring magnolias to the inherent framing in catching windows that look on to other windows.
Elsewhere on campus, other windows beckon, from Wilson Library to the Physical Science Complex.
The foundation, then, was laid when I traveled to New York City, where the Solow Building on 57th provided one of my favorite shots:
They also allow us to take a glimpse into the lives of those around us, sometimes by invitation in the case of a storefront, others by circumstance as we walk through our own neighborhood. A boarded window almost instinctively signifies that something is wrong: it triggers thoughts of abandonment, disrepair, and even disaster.
There is a semi-ubiquitous poster in this area of The Doors of Chapel Hill - but I prefer the windows, especially those on the UNC-Chapel Hill campus.
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| Fall |
I credit the Playmakers Theatre building with starting the trend. While taking fall shots, I stopped on the traffic circle in front of the building to capture the reflection of the nearby oak. This window has now become a seasonal series, with corresponding spring and winter shots tracing the change in foliage as the calendar marches on.
The side windows of the building offer new perspectives, from the reflections of neighboring magnolias to the inherent framing in catching windows that look on to other windows.
The foundation, then, was laid when I traveled to New York City, where the Solow Building on 57th provided one of my favorite shots:
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| Reflections in facade of Solow Building |
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