Concrete Piers

Posted on June 17, 2011 by spilledinkguy

Here are some concrete piers I photographed down by the river. Have a great weekend everyone!

“Now as your father probably told ya’, My name is Matt Foley, and I am a motivational speaker. Now let’s get started by lettin’ me give you a little bit of a scenario of what my life is all about. First off, I am 35 years old, I am divorced, and I live in a van down by the river.”

– Chris Farley – Saturday Night Live

About this image: digital photograph, highly modified

52 thoughts on “Concrete Piers”

frizztext on June 17, 2011 at 1:28 am said:

the typical “I am divorced, and I live in a van down by the river”-design, great!

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- spilledinkguy on June 17, 2011 at 11:50 am said:
  
  Hahaha…
  yeah, I’ve seen something fairly similar in the brochures…
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Syncopated Eyeball on June 17, 2011 at 2:46 am said:

I really like all the rectangles, the colours and the sprocket holes and the sticker too. Nice one.

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- spilledinkguy on June 17, 2011 at 11:59 am said:
  
  Thank you very much, S.E…
  this is a pretty interesting spot… I was trying to capture the ‘feel’ of the place, but I’m not sure how successful I was with all of that…
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nursemyra on June 17, 2011 at 5:04 am said:

sounds like a Springsteen song

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- spilledinkguy on June 17, 2011 at 12:00 pm said:
  
  Haha…
  ‘Born, by a concrete pier…’
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Bearman on June 17, 2011 at 8:07 am said:

Looks nothing like Piers Morgan.

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- spilledinkguy on June 17, 2011 at 12:01 pm said:
  
  Ha!
  Really? I thought I saw a bit of a resemblance…
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frigginloon on June 17, 2011 at 12:10 pm said:

Fit for a Unibomber!

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- spilledinkguy on June 17, 2011 at 1:30 pm said:
  
  Duck and cover, Loon!
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ramoncito17 on June 17, 2011 at 2:17 pm said:

Had to look at it more closely. At first it looks like a very interesting collage, then I saw the series of entrances and walls. You are very telepathic because this would do well on this week’s photo challenge which is “worn”

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- spilledinkguy on June 17, 2011 at 2:25 pm said:
  
  It’s strange… that sort of thing happens to me a lot! Fortunately I have a lot of things that might work for warn, but you’re right sir… I think this one seems appropriate for that theme (I kinda’ wish I had waited to check on the new challenge before posting)! 🙂
  
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Jillsy Girl on June 17, 2011 at 2:46 pm said:

how did you get this to look like film? so creative!

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- spilledinkguy on June 17, 2011 at 2:51 pm said:
  
  Just a bit of Photoshop smoke and mirrors…
  I used a scan of a negative leader to get started, then I just enhanced it a bit. Thank you very much, J.G.!
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  - Scholar Mel on June 18, 2011 at 3:46 am said:
    
    How much does Photoshop cost and how does it do for making photos look great in post production?
    
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    - spilledinkguy on June 18, 2011 at 6:11 am said:
      
      That depends on… if you buy Photoshop by itself or with other programs (Illustrator, Indesign, Dreamweaver, etc.), if you’re buying the ‘full’ version, etc…
      Short answer… EXPENSIVE! The only reason we were able to pick it up was that Adobe gives huge discounts to teachers (which Annabelle was at the time). I’m not very familiar with other image editing software, but I use P.S. almost daily… it’s powerful, powerful software, Mel… I can’t under-stress how ‘good’ it is (which it has to be to sell for as much as it does…)
      🙂
      
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      - Lynn on June 18, 2011 at 8:33 am said:
        
        Well you could always get it on torrent too. Jus’ sayin.. Ah nevermind..
      - spilledinkguy on June 18, 2011 at 8:40 am said:
        
        Hahaha…
        My lawyer tells me I should neither confirm nor deny this, Lynn.
        He’s good. Works out’ – the back of his Pinto.
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      - Scholar Mel on June 18, 2011 at 9:01 am said:
        
        I use Picaso mainly because it is free. Maybe one day I can put PS on my list of things to get.
      - spilledinkguy on June 18, 2011 at 9:04 am said:
        
        Photoshop is amazing, but free is almost always a very good thing, Mel! 🙂
    - Binky on June 18, 2011 at 10:16 pm said:
      
      You might consider trying Gimp. I’ve never used it, but it does have a lot of supporters, and seems to be quite powerful. and it’s FREE.
      
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      - spilledinkguy on June 20, 2011 at 10:11 am said:
        
        I’ve never tried it, either… although I have heard similar things…
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giulas41 on June 17, 2011 at 5:05 pm said:

Great Image Sir!!! Love what you did with capture and treatment…

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- spilledinkguy on June 17, 2011 at 5:21 pm said:
  
  Thank you! That is very kind, and I’m happy to hear that you liked it! 🙂
  
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Derrick on June 17, 2011 at 10:56 pm said:

How do you do that???

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- spilledinkguy on June 17, 2011 at 11:10 pm said:
  
  Are you asking about the film leader part Mr. B?
  (Sorry… but as I’m sure you’ve noticed I’m a bit slow…)
  
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  - Derrick on June 18, 2011 at 9:43 am said:
    
    NO…. how do you take something completely “normal” and make it into a cool picture? I’d bet people walk/drive by those pilings every day without seeing it. 😉 Nice work!
    
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    - spilledinkguy on June 18, 2011 at 9:55 am said:
      
      Oh… that’s just me not getting out much and looking for material wherever I can find it, I guess.
      Thanks so much, Mr. B – you’re a kind dude! 🙂
      
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    - Unapologetically Mundane on June 20, 2011 at 8:08 pm said:
      
      Yeah, that could be my comment on every single photo. The negative thing is such a good trick; being able to think of things like that is probably more important than taking good pictures in my mind, which is cool and maddening.
      
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      - spilledinkguy on June 20, 2011 at 8:12 pm said:
        
        Well… yes and no, I think… maybe. Hmmm…. I ponder this myself all the time. Anyway, I definitely see your point, U.M. 🙂
Mary on June 18, 2011 at 2:59 pm said:

Piers and Pilings…sounds like a team. I wish I could teach myself Photoshop 😦 You do some amazing things with yours!

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- spilledinkguy on June 18, 2011 at 3:17 pm said:
  
  I know you could, Mary! If I can do it, so can you (granted it’s taken me 10 years and I’m still trying to figure it all out – but I’m a little slow, you know)! 🙂
  
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John Angulat on June 18, 2011 at 7:03 pm said:

Definitely worth some close examination! So much going on in the details.
Bravo! Nicely done!

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- spilledinkguy on June 18, 2011 at 7:31 pm said:
  
  Thank you so much – I really appreciate that, Mr. A!
  It was a pretty cool place to sneak around – lots of fun (which is always the main thing, right)?!
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Kieran Hamilton on June 18, 2011 at 7:41 pm said:

Great shot, some amazing textures in there, and the processing is great too. Nice one!

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- spilledinkguy on June 18, 2011 at 7:50 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much for the kind comments, sir! I really appreciate that… I did have some fun putting this one together! 🙂
  
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Binky on June 18, 2011 at 10:18 pm said:

Quite an interesting perspective. The piers almost look organic, like trees or something.

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- spilledinkguy on June 20, 2011 at 10:11 am said:
  
  Thanks, Binky! It is an interesting place to wonder around! 🙂
  
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Jb on June 19, 2011 at 8:04 pm said:

Matt: And what do you want to do young lady?
Girl: I want to live in a van down by the river.
Matt: WEll you’ll have plenty of time to live in a van down by the river. When your living in a van down by the river.
Classic my friend. That is when saturday night live was funny.

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- spilledinkguy on June 20, 2011 at 10:12 am said:
  
  Chris Farley was a riot… you could tell he was willing to do pretty much anything for a laugh…
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Juana on June 20, 2011 at 12:14 am said:

Very interesting shot. Your originality fascinates me!
The dialogue reminded me of Adam Sandler and his “I live in my sister’s basement”
from the Wedding Singer. ( Still one of my favorites) 🙂

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- spilledinkguy on June 20, 2011 at 10:14 am said:
  
  Thank you very much, Juana!
  I do a terrible impression of Adam Sandler… I enjoy it… it’s just everyone else who seems to suffer through it! 🙂
  
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  - Juana on June 20, 2011 at 2:40 pm said:
    
    I would enjoy your Adam Sandler impression… I am sure of it!!
    
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    - spilledinkguy on June 20, 2011 at 5:25 pm said:
      
      Thank you, Juana…
      I’ll admit it’s a bit of an acquired taste! 🙂
      
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Annabelle on June 20, 2011 at 10:56 am said:

Lol! Love it!

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- spilledinkguy on June 20, 2011 at 11:26 am said:
  
  Thank you, Annabelle! 🙂
  
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Tony McGurk on June 20, 2011 at 4:03 pm said:

Are you sure they are Piers & not Pilings???

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- spilledinkguy on June 20, 2011 at 5:28 pm said:
  
  I’m never sure, Tony… I thought about calling this ‘Big Concrete Chunks’, but that didn’t seem to sound quite right, either.
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timm on June 21, 2011 at 7:53 pm said:

Love this shot/ shots!

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- spilledinkguy on June 21, 2011 at 7:54 pm said:
  
  Thanks so much!
  I’ve been going back and fourth on this one (as always)…
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Troy Holden on June 24, 2011 at 9:47 am said:

Love the treatment here. Very beautiful textures.

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- spilledinkguy on June 28, 2011 at 7:35 pm said:
  
  Thanks very much, Mr. H…
  messing this one up was half the fun…
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