davieG Posted 12 November 2010 Posted 12 November 2010 What with so many black and silver (shiny grey) cars on the road and the many buildings clad in grey sheeting. Where's the colour gone?
Zingari Posted 12 November 2010 Posted 12 November 2010 have you been to the opticians recently ? are you sure you are not suffering from monochromatism ?
purpleronnie Posted 12 November 2010 Posted 12 November 2010 Not sure where you live but where I live...I see trees of green.....
Babylon Posted 12 November 2010 Posted 12 November 2010 What with so many black and silver (shiny grey) cars on the road and the many buildings clad in grey sheeting. Where's the colour gone? I think Leicester used the countries stockpile of colour.....
davieG Posted 12 November 2010 Author Posted 12 November 2010 Not sure where you live but where I live...I see trees of green..... red rose too! Fair enough and I have plenty near me but it was the built environment I was questioning.
davieG Posted 12 November 2010 Author Posted 12 November 2010 I think Leicester used the countries stockpile of colour..... Would have been acceptable if it had been done with quality materials, painted concrete and plastic window linings urgh!
Zingari Posted 12 November 2010 Posted 12 November 2010 actually there is a good point here , the classic old red brick blue engineers bricks , terracottas , blue slate etc do seem to be disappearing into a mass of dull greyness , it's the old " frog in a pot " thing whereby it happens slowly enough so as to be un noticeable
Lillehamring Posted 12 November 2010 Posted 12 November 2010 it does seem to be the trend, and particularly so in leicester, to just build grey buildings with random blocks of colour. in oslo there is a massive development called 'barcode' so you can guess the colour scheme of this one.... although somehow it is coming out red & blue
Trav Le Bleu Posted 12 November 2010 Posted 12 November 2010 I quite like the new South Leicestershire College building. It's original and stylish. I keep meaning to take some photos of it (the ones on the SLC website are tiny!)
MC Prussian Posted 12 November 2010 Posted 12 November 2010 The UK aren't exactly shy of brick stone houses, either. A bit dull on the eye, as well. A little bit more courage from architects wouldn't do much harm. As for the car colours, more a matter of style. I wouldn't want a red, yellow or green car myself. I find that to be too flashy. As for a certain disrespect for uplifting color schemes, look no further than the fashion trends in the past 5 to 10 years - all black and grey mostly. In that regard, the population blends in nicely with both cars and buildings.
Edmund Posted 12 November 2010 Posted 12 November 2010 Is that a staircase on the right of the building on the right hand side?
Fox You Forest Posted 12 November 2010 Posted 12 November 2010 Is that a staircase on the right of the building on the right hand side? Could you imagine trying to make your way up them after a big night out.
Jackirius Posted 12 November 2010 Posted 12 November 2010 Come to Narrfolk, we have a wealth of greenery. The Locals are charming. There are many things to do like, going on the broads or going on the broads. I hope to see you here soon.
stez Posted 12 November 2010 Posted 12 November 2010 I thought the neville brothers were from manchester?
Lillehamring Posted 13 November 2010 Posted 13 November 2010 Is that a staircase on the right of the building on the right hand side? looks like it in this picture
Mee Posted 13 November 2010 Posted 13 November 2010 John Lewis looks decent enough and colourful enough at night .
SystonFox Posted 13 November 2010 Posted 13 November 2010 I agree many new cars are black/grey/White. Only exceptions are either supercars / ford focus st's
stez Posted 13 November 2010 Posted 13 November 2010 I think davieg is harking back to his younger days, in the 70's when all cars were pea-green, orange, maroon, brown or beige
davieG Posted 13 November 2010 Author Posted 13 November 2010 I think davieg is harking back to his younger days, in the 70's when all cars were pea-green, orange, maroon, brown or beige At least there was some variety, the clothes were much also more colourful look in any clothes shop now and there's racks of black, silver, grey and blue attire. Henry Ford was right you can have any colour you want it just happens to be black.
Lillehamring Posted 13 November 2010 Posted 13 November 2010 I think davieg is harking back to his younger days, in the 70's when all cars were pea-green, orange, maroon, brown or beige i think the 'black out' was as black as it gets
davieG Posted 13 November 2010 Author Posted 13 November 2010 i think the 'black out' was as black as it gets You should be careful about what you say, I have some lovely photos of you in your home made 70s gear.
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