Louisiana Tires

Paul Vanzella

Louisiana Tires

...love repetition at the best of times, however, finding these extra large scale tyres whilst walking the streets in Franklin, Louisiana was a shot I got so excited about.

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Louisiana Tires by Paul Vanzella
  • ~ Ademac

    ~ Ademac

    What an extraordinary place to store tyres…...............wonderful image, quirky but wonderful!

  • Tama Blough

    Tama Blough

    Dang! Those are huge! All the colors in this work really well together.

  • Jess Andrews

    Jess Andrews

    great work, Paul.

  • Julian Escardo

    Julian Escardo

    Americana alright…..what a find! (love the round v square geometry…)

  • Jeff  Burns

    Jeff Burns

    Man your eye rocks this is the coolest thing ever great work. Perfect framing that car is awesome. Great work Paul

  • socalgirl

    socalgirl

    Nice one. Not only are there lots of tires, they’re BIG too. Makes you wonder what’s on the other side of the house – a field of used truck cabs?

  • Ena Lü

    Ena Lü

    BOOM! hit with the power of the repetitive tyre motif, love this lots :)
    thanks Paul

  • Cora Wandel

    Cora Wandel

    What a sight to behold! Great shot, Paul, and humorous, I needed a little chuckle just now.

  • Alf Caruana

    Alf Caruana

    wow this is a treat, love how all the elements come together, great image framing PV…you must be having a ball! thanks for treating us to this

  • Mark Richards

    Mark Richards

    what a brilliant find Paul, excellent framing and light, great scene for art.

  • ~ Selle

    ~ Selle

    Makes for a rather unuasual garden fence, dosn’t it?

    Love the world you bring to us :)

  • Rachel Davison

    Rachel Davison

    It’s stunning – love that waxen treatment and your cool tones…

  • transmute

    transmute

    There is a whole yard of monster trucks sitting on blocks somewhere…

  • Vasile Stan

    Vasile Stan

    Impressive rendition…the science of fractional beauty in the service of exquisite art.

  • Ronald Jore

    Ronald Jore

    Nicely seen and shot – the conventional surroundings give the image even more impact, as if those things got in there “by accident”... ;-)

  • Lisa Defazio

    Lisa Defazio

    Instant smile!

    Toy houses…..reminds me of the song from ‘Weeds’

  • Hop  Dac

    Hop Dacworks here

    i like how the crisp lines of the house are framed by the blurry background. The little section of the porch looks like you could walk on it.

  • Mel Brackstone

    Mel Brackstone

    hmmm…..I’m going to have to chuck a bit of a wobbly if you keep showing us such fabulous scenes Paul…...I am SO jealous, of your location, your talent, and your ability to just make us feel like we are THERE!

  • Lisa  Jewell

    Lisa Jewell

    Oh this is so exciting….I would have been thrilled to have made such a discovery…

    The super sized tyre treads leaning up against the horizontal lines of the weatherboard house….how frecking cool…

  • Robyn Lakeman

    Robyn Lakeman

    Love it! You find some really unusual sights overseas. I’m in Banff atm, just gorgeous. Looks like you’re loving it in the US

  • Mizz1

    Mizz1

    i LOVE it too!

  • Heloisa Castro

    Heloisa Castro

    great capture

  • JimFilmer

    JimFilmer

    Classic PV – great “graphic shapes” and lines

  • chelsgus

    chelsgus

    How odd!
    The colours are delicious!

  • Matthew Mitchell

    Matthew Mitchell

    Soo Americannnnn

  • deepbluwater

    deepbluwater

    what the heck are those tires doing there!! crazy Americans! yes, the repetition looks fantastic against the simple lines and angles of the house and the truck really gives a sense of the scale to those huge tires. You find the most interesting things on your walks! thanks for taking us along on your journey :)))

  • Phil Thomson IPA

    Phil Thomson IPA

    A ‘Magic of the Moment’ situation that ‘could only happen in America’ captured superbly with your usual finesse, Paul !!! Wonderful HDR and excellent composition, especially with the car and all those circles and angled tyres against the horizontal lines of the house and street !!

  • dimsim

    dimsim

    beautiful contrast of elements :)

  • ladiluck

    ladiluck

    wow great find! love it

  • Benjamin Scheurer

    Benjamin Scheurer

    The kind of shot I really love….fantastic eye, Paul!

  • Anne Staub

    Anne Staub

    What do you do to your backgrounds? if I may ask :)

  • amko

    amko

    Now that ’s some fence!!! Great find and I love your treatment and colours! :))

  • Tom Gomez

    Tom Gomez

    I never get tired of your work Paul …

  • berndt2

    berndt2

    cool image- it looks so everyday but for the crazy alternate-world white picket fence 8)

  • Mark Ross

    Mark Ross

    Wonderfully odd image Paul! Your composition is so smart, in fact I immediately thought you had composited this one as it doesn’t look exactly real. But then I had to remember… look who did this, hehe! You must be so psyched when you travel Paul, so awake and feeling altogether thrilled when you find something unique as you are want to do. Love “seeing” what you “see.”

  • morpheus71

    morpheus71

    Excellent & random! You seem to have a lot of luck in finding strange stuff and a great talent in the way you capture it.

  • blamo

    blamo

    Reminds me of the car industry the wheels have come off…....................... Brilliant

  • butchart

    butchart

    exceptional tones paul…... i just have to keep looking at it to realize it’s a photograph… the truck in the foreground is out of this world…..... amazing eye you have…...... bravo…..........b

  • Pip Gerard

    Pip Gerard

    I can see why you got excited… tyre dominoes!! how fantastic!
    Wow… you really do have a knack for finding the most incredible elements in your landscapes…. then the way you compose them or enhance them puts that extra special icing on the cake!
    I think you have your camera eyes open wider than most others.

  • mikepaulhamus

    mikepaulhamus

    what a capture, how cool to catch, excellent.

  • Tracey Mac

    Tracey Mac

    What an amazing 3D image…....excellent find…...delivered in your usual classy style

  • Anne  McGinn

    Anne McGinn

    You know you’re a redneck when… you can’t walk on your sidewalk ‘cause its covered by massive monster truck tires…. great find. Ain’t the South Grand??

  • Michael Douglass

    Michael Douglass

    very cool.

  • Dave Aarons

    Dave Aarons

    Great work Paul

  • BAD-HARVEST

    BAD-HARVEST

    i like the way the tire treads pull your attention into the whole picture….brilliant babe

    karen

  • Jason  Burris

    Jason Burris

    Amazing as usual! A little late, but Welcome to the States. Hope you are having a good time.

  • Gerijuliaj

    Gerijuliaj

    I would not have been able to ignore it either Paul. It’s wonderful and exciting when a picture comes out of the blue..Fabulous shot – Look forward to seeing more pics from your trip.

  • Cathleen Tarawhiti

    Cathleen Taraw...

    Delicious. Not something I’d normally use to describe tyres but there you go.

  • Wendi Donaldson

    Wendi Donaldson

    Awesome shot…..amazing find!!!

  • Tordo

    Tordo

    Nice finding and nice shot.

  • Craig Watson

    Craig Watson

    brilliantly composed… well done!

  • Von McKnelly

    Von McKnelly

    I too would have shared the excitement of such a find…like a little kid I would have been all over those big fun looking toys.

  • Joanne  Bradley

    Joanne Bradley

    The visual contrast between the suburban home and the oversized industrial tires is incredible! And as always I just love your classic vintage style treatment giving even more weight to the juxtaposition of two opposing forces, life in the suburbs and industrilization. The texture of the tires is so sublime, I can smell the rubber…

  • natalia martin de pablos

    natalia martin...

    Great work! I love how you’ve processed it. The tones are amazing, what a wonderful light!

  • Mark Hayward

    Mark Hayward

    Absolutely BRILLIANT find Paul!...beautifully worked image.

  • linaji

    linaji

    HOW BRILL.. the series of the homespun town.. what goes around,,, some cones and some tires and some light poles to see ones way through,
    because you,
    see more
    than meets the eye.

  • KiwiAna

    KiwiAna

    LOL! Wonder where all the tractors are? John dear… Um sharp processing and colours as always.

  • Darren Burdell

    Darren Burdell

    Wonderful composition and this has the trademark PV style running al the way through it.

  • Malin Nordlund

    Malin Nordlund

    Love the composition and the sense of scale!

  • Rosemary Scott

    Rosemary Scott

    HA!! perhaps it’s a fence…... They obviously like it big in Louisiana!

  • Karen Scrimes

    Karen Scrimes

    This is just divine Paul. Your processing is perfect and unique. Any chance of posting a tutorial on how you achieve this glorious effect?
    cheers
    Karen

  • Ranald

    Ranald

    Well spotted Paul. The tread on the tyres is a good contrast with the regularity of the boarding on the house. And also with the size of those on the SUV!

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