Indoor / Outdoor Chair Themed Image Thread

These particular Adirondack chairs are on the deck located at one of my brother-in-laws property. The chairs were given to us, but we didn't need them we so took them to him, where we knew they'd find a home on the deck next to the pond.

Found this bench at Fort Fostern, near Kittery in southern Maine.

Found this abandoned chair in an open area of the bush at the Key River with Devils Paintbrush surrounding it - looked quite pretty in the middle of the field

Taken in Bar Harbor, Maine by one of the hotels. It appears this is the only chair image I have....will have to look for more.

the steepest angle at which a sloping surface formed of loose material is stable.
"the angle of repose will vary locally according to the mechanics of shape and strength"

Chairs have always fascinated me. I try to bring out the "character" of each one I photograph. Here are two of my favorites from my "Have a Seat" Gallery

"I'll Wait for You" is a moody piece. I love how the leaves have fallen on this classic garden bench, showing the passing of time. Photographed at the Doris Duke Estate.


"BenchMark" has so many tones and textures to keep the eye moving. This image was photographed at Batsto Village.


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An abandoned chair down by the waterfront.

Both of these are based on scenes in Halifax NS, not far from where my daughter lived (she now lives in Dartmouth). The store with the chairs in front I think were on Spring Garden Road, the gazebo with chairs were in a park area close to the Titanic graveyard.

Great Thread!

Here is Sandra's Chair..! (The photo is a snapshot and not printable), but, am so glad to have a memory of the painting. It was a long study about painting all the nuances of White fabric, the standard test of one's observation skills .





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Red tables and empty chairs, blue water of lake and sky, waterfront, Meersburg on Lake Constance, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany, Europe. A quiet scenery full of serenity and tranquillity...

Thanks, Greg, for starting this theme. Both images were taken in Plymouth, Massachusetts.

My first image of the red Adirondack chairs was taken at the pier overlooking the marina. The second is the setting of the front porch of a local eatery, the Blue Blinds Bakery.

I shot this photo in Wilbour Woods, Little Compton Rhode Island

Winter Romance

Winter! There is a privacy about it which no other season gives you. Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire - it's the time for home. You know you are grown up when summer is just a season.

Wine tasting at the Lacey Mcgruder Winery on Seneca Lake in the Finger Lakes region of NY

A few from an abandoned school in New England

In the 3rd on there is a bench in the middle of the photo.

Typical chairs used in a barber shop, used for sitting commonly, as standing would be too much of a bother for the barber.


There is nothing more than a barber likes, it's when having an audience. People gathered round watching the show, the hair starts large and now it's small.


---Mike Savad

Lookin' good, folks! :)

Just as a reminder, just two images per participant, and keep 'em coming.

I walked into my living room in our home in Pennsylvania and was struck by the light play on the objects and curtains.

This painting was done plein air on the hottest day of the summer. I was attending a 2 week painting seminar at OxBow, part of SAICs summer classes. I found some feeble shade and proceeded to paint. It was so hot that by the time I got acrylic off the palette to the canvas it was already setting up. It made for great texture in the work.

This chair has been outside for many years, as evidenced by all the coats of paint that are wearing away.

Patricia,

My grandparents had two or three of those metal yard chairs, and they were pretty darn sturdy (at that time), with 30+ grandchildren at any given time playing on them.

Technically it's a bench not a chair but this is as close as I have. This bench was in the yard of our 100+ year old house when we moved in. It's old and covered with wonderful green moss.

I moved to this town a short while ago so when I have free time I load up the dogs and we go exploring the outskirts. This image was captured on such an adventure. My eye was drawn to the fact that the color of the old chair matched the trim and front door paint and also to the lines of the porch and the siding on the house.

My son's Catahoula dog, Blue, waiting patiently in front of an old green bench outside a storefront in Round Top, Texas. Catahoulas are a strain of blackmouth cur, which is the type of dog depicted in the famous "Old Yeller" movie and book. (All Hollywood was able to find to star in the movie was a yellow lab, which is a far cry from the real Old Yeller. ;) )

I found this setting when exploring the grounds of a retirement facility in Annapolis, Maryland...

Photograph taken of a front porch attached to a Victorian Ginger Bread house in historic Cape May, New Jersey. Sit in one of these chairs, grab a book, and relax for the afternoon.

Do benches count? Taken on a glorious spring day.

An empty blue chair stands out against the colorful fabrics of a Tanzanian market.

The first image was taken in Easton, MD and the second was taken of a cafe' in Baltimore City.

This thread has an extension.

Thank you, Abbie.

Copper sculpture of a chair.

A little late, but here's my two cents.




-YoPedro

Beach chairs

A girl getting her face painted at the Maryland Renaissance Festival...

There's Bridget just soaking up the sun. Now I'm wondering what ever happened to that old bench.

A wall mural too often viewed becomes common to the owner or perhaps they know no better.

While visiting the streets of Baltimore City, I came across this scene...

I already posted two - here's one more since I saw the note that we can add a third. Still have more if the extension allows another batch of three LOL

This is one of those shots you take when you are in a "there's nothing worth photographing here" situation but want to take pictures anyway. During the last few months of my mother's life, my three sisters and I took turns living in her home and caring for her for one week a month. It was pretty much a 24-7 situation, but when the hospice worker came to bathe her, we had about 45 minutes free. I usually chose to take walks in her neighborhood - an Albuquerque subdivision that dates from the early 1950s - not very interesting, I thought, but I needed to get out. Of course I carried my camera, just in case. And this photo, now a personal favorite both for what it is and because it brings this very special time of my life back to me, is the fruit of one of those walks. It was early March and still a bit chilly - this chair and metal outdoor sofa frame were sitting on the small porch of a modest home, waiting patiently to be used and enjoyed.

This is one of my first street photographs taken in Chicago, 1959 with some kind of borrowed Kodak camera (?)

i was roaming my neighborhood taking snaps and found this one as i walked through an alley...

The woman in the photo is seated behind the apartment building where she and her husband sat outdoors in what they considered their backyard... Her husband had died the year before this photo.

One other note, the photograph was not posed, i saw her sitting there took the picture, then went over and talked with her...

A strange story: This is my most popular 'seating' image. It has sold a handful of times, but always to buyers in California . . . which both pleases and confuses me. ;-)



These two images show seating in the Hemisfair Lila Cockrell Theater, in San Antonio, Texas. I was there to watch my niece's dance recital rehearsal -- but, quickly realized how little interest I had in watching a dozen other groups of random kids perform first. Pre-teens and hip-hop; need I say more? ;-)

Another reason to never leave home without my camera!

Two benches... First in Winter and 2nd in Summer...

Good mix of images everyone.

hmmm, two to pick ...

In North Carolina I spotted this odd 'surreal' combo on the wall in an alley. I loved the odd 'off the wall' feel of it. I thought ,"Sometimes it is not reality that sits well with us but surreality" and snapped the picture.


In Key West I saw this pier near Mallory Square and loved the bright pastel hues. I wanted to come back and capture this with the umbrellas open but by then the light was not as flattering and they had all the condiment/napkin holders which marred the simple lines in my honest opinion.

In any city you may find something similar with benches like these taken in Baltimore, Maryland...

Okay, this theme seems to have run its course so I'll go ahead and close it. A thank you to Abbie for the extension to provide further entries, and a thanks to all who participated. :)