Calico Bottle House
Uploaded: February 19, 2019 | Entered: February 19, 2019 06:01:58
In 1953-54, Walter Knott had seen and been impressed by the bottle house in Rhyolite, NV, photographed it, and used it as a model for this house, which he constructed out of 5,419 bottles. A square-shaped one-story building set into the mountain rising behind, a side façade is ornamented with the name Calico on top and a zigzag pattern of green bottles set against lighter ones along the foundation. An outlined eight-pointed star is set into another wall. As with many bottle houses, the butt ends of the bottle form the exterior surface; on the inside, the bottle necks protrude without smoothing mortar. Although at one time a wooden porch sheltered the front façade, it has since disappeared.
Entered: 2/19/2019
Category: Bottles and Glass (Still Life)
Emile Abbott
February 23, 2019
Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
Discussions by Category: You can view photo discussions on various themes in the Community > Photo Discussions section of the site.
BetterPhoto Websites: If you see an orange website link directly under the photographer's name, it's totally okay. It's not spam. The reason: BetterPhoto is the one that offers these personal photography websites. We are supporting our clients with those links.
Unavailable EXIF: If there is no other information but 'Unavailable' in the EXIF (meaning no EXIF data exists with the photo), the 'Unavailable' blurb is not displayed. If there is any info, it shows. Many photos have the EXIF stripped out when people modify the image and resave it, before uploading.
The following truth is one of the core philosophies of BetterPhoto:
I hear, I forget.
I see, I remember.
I do, I understand.
You learn by doing. Take your next online photography class.
Copyright for this photo belongs solely to Jill Odice.
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Contact photographer via gallery
Log in to follow or message this photographer or report this photo.