Telephone Telephone: Brighton, UK.

Graham Smith Loc: Cambridgeshire UK

Brighton, UK.

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minniev Loc: MIssissippi

Graham Smith wrote:

Brighton, UK.

Have you been teaming up with randomeyes? He has two red gas pumps snuggled up together, and now here you are with two snuggly red phone booths? What makes these so cool is wondering where these things are - on a balcony? a bridge?

Cute shot, has something in common with your Off The Wall series. (Red/blue contrasting color scheme is nice too.)

winterrose Loc: Kyneton, Victoria, Australia

Graham Smith wrote:

Brighton, UK.

Congratulations on a very cleverly thought out picture Graham.

I find myself studying this with interest unable to decide whether it is a shot of two obsolete telephone boxes behind a big rusty iron railing or a big rusty iron railing in front of two obsolete telephone boxes.

Graham Smith Loc: Cambridgeshire UK

winterrose wrote:

Congratulations on a very cleverly thought out picture Graham.

I find myself studying this with interest unable to decide whether it is a shot of two obsolete telephone boxes behind a big rusty iron railing or a big rusty iron railing in front of two obsolete telephone boxes.

It could be either of your two later options but they are definitely not obsolete. Little used these days and dwindling in number, but not obsolete, visitors to the UK expect to see them.

Graham Smith Loc: Cambridgeshire UK

minniev wrote:

Have you been teaming up with randomeyes? He has two red gas pumps snuggled up together, and now here you are with two snuggly red phone booths? What makes these so cool is wondering where these things are - on a balcony? a bridge?

Cute shot, has something in common with your Off The Wall series. (Red/blue contrasting color scheme is nice too.)

Although this doesn't show the phone boxes it gives an idea of how they were situated allowing me to get the shot from below. It is the seaside town of Brighton.

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ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

Graham Smith wrote:

Brighton, UK.

When I in London last summer, the tour guide pointed out that the only real use of these iconic phone booths is pictures for tourists. In an age of ubiquitous cell phone usage, they have become largely obsolete. But, I still think they are wonderful and it is nice that you posted a few for us to peruse.
Erich

Graham Smith Loc: Cambridgeshire UK

ebrunner wrote:

When I in London last summer, the tour guide pointed out that the only real use of these iconic phone booths is pictures for tourists. In an age of ubiquitous cell phone usage, they have become largely obsolete. But, I still think they are wonderful and it is nice that you posted a few for us to peruse.
Erich

In some historic towns and other places they are protected as they have become so much a part of the English land/cityscape.
Graham

John_F Loc: Minneapolis, MN

It seems that there are no phone boxes in my town. At least in England you have an alternative when your cell batteries die.

ebrunner Loc: New Jersey Shore

Graham Smith wrote:

In some historic towns and other places they are protected as they have become so much a part of the English land/cityscape.
Graham

And I hope they stay for a good long time. Go to NYC you want to get a "dirty water dog" from a hot dog vendor. Go to England and you want to see those red icons.
Erich

magnetoman Loc: Purbeck, Dorset, UK

They are threatening to remove all public phone boxes on Purbeck due to lack of use Graham, what a disaster if that means the few iconic red ones scattered around here are included. I passed one in Devon today that advertised email, text and phone across its windows, don't know how that works from a public box, but it could be their saviour. Your two make a great shot - almost abstract, but too recognisable to be so. Knowing Brighton also means one understands how it was composed.

pfrancke Loc: cold Maine

Graham Smith wrote:

It could be either of your two later options but they are definitely not obsolete. Little used these days and dwindling in number, but not obsolete, visitors to the UK expect to see them.

Great shot - I guess I am used to still seeing a phone on a wall here and there. Regardless, it is a good thing that the UK still provides changing rooms for superheroes in spandex.