The Loss of Something Strange

Back in 2009 I was work on a job in the Alp in the the South of France. On route to the job one morning I passed this odd looking building. On checking my watch, I realised I had to time to stop.


I got out I took some shot of this strange looking dwelling at the side of the road, to me it looks a bit like a cross between grain store and windmill (minus the vanes). I have alway liked the shot and it still sits in my portfolio (www.serenityeye.com/architecture.html).

This year I returned to this location, with the intention of shooting the building again and maybe spending a little more time there too. Sadly, this was not to be. On my return I found a building site for a new hotel.

It saddens me to think that that strange building is now gone and lost forever, only to be seen in pictures  that were taken of it.

To show appreciation for all things that are pretty and strange, I ask you to share the photo of this strange building who ever and with who ever you can. Would you also be kind enough to enter in the comments the state/province/county and country you are from, so we can see how far and many countries around the world get to see this. You can find it on our Facebook page.

The Photo in Question

This is the picture that we will be using for the experiment,  It is a picture taken by Serenity Eye photography in Chicago, under the Chicago L

Download it at the link above or click here

According to Wikipedia

The 'L' (also incorrectly written "L", El, EL, or L, short for "elevated"[1]) is the rapid transit system serving the city of Chicago, in the U.S. state of Illinois, and some of its surrounding suburbs. It is operated by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA). It is the second longest rapid transit system in total track mileage in the United States, after the New York City Subway, and is the third busiest rail mass transit system in the United States, after New York City and Washington, D.C.'s Metro.[2] Chicago's 'L' is one of four heavy-rail systems in the United States (the 'L', New York City Subway, PATH, and the PATCO Speedline) that provides 24-hour service on at least some portions. The oldest sections of the 'L' started operations in 1892, making it the second-oldest rapid transit system in the Americas, after Boston.[3] The 'L' has been credited with fostering the growth of Chicago's dense city core that is one of the city's distinguishing features.[4] The 'L' consists of eight rapid transit lines laid out in a spoke-hub distribution paradigm mainly focusing transit towards the Loop. Although the 'L' gained its nickname because large parts of the system are elevated,[5][6] portions of the network are also in subway tunnels, at grade level, or open cut.[7]

On average 788,415 people ride the 'L' each weekday, 519,959 each Saturday, and 377,308 each Sunday. Annual ridership for 2011 was 221.6 million. In a 2005 poll, Chicago Tribune readers voted it one of the "seven wonders of Chicago,"[8] behind the lakefront and Wrigley Field but ahead of Willis Tower (formerly the Sears Tower), the Water Tower, the University of Chicago, and the Museum of Science and Industry

The Social Photo Experiment

The Social Photo Experiment is an idea by Serenity Eye Photography to see what it is able to produce from a single photo with the use of social networking.

So what we are asking for is you to download and share the idea. Lets see how far it will go.

What you get, for your £1.32p a high resolution download of the image for personnel use (see usage in the about page here) and your name and country added to the Roll of Honour for all the people who download and participate in the experiment.

Click on the download link above or click here

Once you have download the image why not put it on your computer, tablet or phone. Why not select it as your screen saver and post it on our facebook page.

We will check you up dated on here with how many time it has been downloaded.