Post your "Park Bench" "or "Picnic Table" images

tessfully · 01-17-2011, 03:32 PM

cheers

Last edited by tessfully; 02-11-2011 at 05:59 PM.

enoeske · 01-17-2011, 03:57 PM

looks like I've only got 2

normhead · 01-17-2011, 04:27 PM

I love the stone seats, though I'm not surprised no one is sitting on them, those have to hurt. Like these, some times life jackets come in handy.

**davidreilly3207** · 01-17-2011, 04:54 PM

Sparkle · 01-17-2011, 06:51 PM

Stone benches and the like tend to be cold or hot. Sitting on cold things is said to cause haemorrhoids to protrude (but cold is supposed to reduce swelling?). Sitting on hot things could burn your ass.

A photo of a bench may simply confirm the best view.

Or perhaps, at a deeper level, may cause wonderment about who may have sat there, alone or with company, what was then done, thought and/or talked about, or a reminiscence of someone no longer with the viewer, of a time parsed etc.

"Elementary, my dear Watson.' - Sherlock Holmes (Actually a common misquote!)

**RichardS** · 01-18-2011, 03:07 AM

I like your original post.

Hmmmmmmmm. Didn't we used to have a thread on lonely benches?

Richard.

tessfully · 01-18-2011, 08:25 AM

Great photos!

enoeske, those benches match the skyscraper environment perfectly. Love the fence too!

Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the theme Sparkle. Yes, so true, and quite elementary.

But the thing about Dave's photo is anything but! Now, I could write a few stories about the deeper meaning of a drowning lonely bench. (great photo Dave)

Thanks too Richard.... I guess I should check before starting these types of threads. For those who have been around the Pentax site for a few years I'm guessing you have seen many repeats!

slowpez · 01-18-2011, 08:52 AM

Nothing truly gets repeated Tess, just a new viewpoint. Guess that is photography.

**RichardS** · 01-18-2011, 02:43 PM

Originally posted by tessfully

Thanks too Richard.... I guess I should check before starting these types of threads. For those who have been around the Pentax site for a few years I'm guessing you have seen many repeats!

Sorry, Tess. I wasn't criticising. Those threads disappeared ages ago. It's a good idea to revive the theme and expand it.

Richard.

**Nowhere Matt** · 01-18-2011, 03:41 PM

Ash · 01-18-2011, 04:03 PM

Nice stuff so far.
My bright and colourful rendition of our local park:

**Heinrich Lohmann** · 01-18-2011, 08:11 PM

Here is one from Lake Superior in Ontario:

tessfully · 01-19-2011, 04:50 AM

Hey Heirich, great shot of Superior. I thought those old BBQ's were a thing of the past!

I see above another stone seat. Those I have sat on... not all that pleasant in cold weather!

Ash is that gorgeous photo an HDR? The colours are out of this world beautiful, and I love the painted bench! Cool pic!!

Leana · 01-19-2011, 05:50 AM

This pic was taken in one of our local parks in January.

LScrabeck · 01-19-2011, 07:36 AM

Captured this couple at Joshua Tree Natl. Park a few years ago.
Just soaking up the view.

01-17-2011, 03:32 PM	#1
tessfully Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: S. Algonquin, Ontario Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,860	Post your "Park Bench" "or "Picnic Table" images cheers Last edited by tessfully; 02-11-2011 at 05:59 PM.

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Sparkle Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Halifax, Nova Scotia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,521	Stone benches and the like tend to be cold or hot. Sitting on cold things is said to cause haemorrhoids to protrude (but cold is supposed to reduce swelling?). Sitting on hot things could burn your ass. A photo of a bench may simply confirm the best view. Or perhaps, at a deeper level, may cause wonderment about who may have sat there, alone or with company, what was then done, thought and/or talked about, or a reminiscence of someone no longer with the viewer, of a time parsed etc. "Elementary, my dear Watson.' - Sherlock Holmes (Actually a common misquote!)

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RichardS Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia Posts: 2,417	I like your original post. Hmmmmmmmm. Didn't we used to have a thread on lonely benches? Richard.

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tessfully Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: S. Algonquin, Ontario Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,860 Original Poster	Great photos! enoeske, those benches match the skyscraper environment perfectly. Love the fence too! Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the theme Sparkle. Yes, so true, and quite elementary. But the thing about Dave's photo is anything but! Now, I could write a few stories about the deeper meaning of a drowning lonely bench. (great photo Dave) Thanks too Richard.... I guess I should check before starting these types of threads. For those who have been around the Pentax site for a few years I'm guessing you have seen many repeats!

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slowpez Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: South Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 18,468	Nothing truly gets repeated Tess, just a new viewpoint. Guess that is photography.

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RichardS Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Nelson Bay, NSW, Australia Posts: 2,417	Originally posted by tessfully Thanks too Richard.... I guess I should check before starting these types of threads. For those who have been around the Pentax site for a few years I'm guessing you have seen many repeats! Sorry, Tess. I wasn't criticising. Those threads disappeared ages ago. It's a good idea to revive the theme and expand it. Richard.

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Ash Moderator Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Toowoomba, Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 23,914	Nice stuff so far. My bright and colourful rendition of our local park:

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Heinrich Lohmann Site Supporter Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Airdrie, Alberta Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,083	Here is one from Lake Superior in Ontario:

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tessfully Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: S. Algonquin, Ontario Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,860 Original Poster	Hey Heirich, great shot of Superior. I thought those old BBQ's were a thing of the past! I see above another stone seat. Those I have sat on... not all that pleasant in cold weather! Ash is that gorgeous photo an HDR? The colours are out of this world beautiful, and I love the painted bench! Cool pic!!