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Lesser is More

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The blue hour changes a lot in a place's colours and atmosphere. The often-photographed (by me, too) Motel One/Upper West and Waldorf Astoria highrises in Berlin's City West are no exception, just like the rather posh-looking, supersized gas street lamp in front of the Upper West (16 meters tall, weighing 4 tons), the sculpture "Lesser" by German artist Olaf Nicolai (*1962, Halle/Saale). The high-gloss polished metal surface of the street lamp, which is a detailed replica of a historic Berlin "Schinkel lantern" (scale: 4:1), is of a bright chrome tone but the light from the other street lamps, the windows, and also the brightly illuminated Zoo Palast cinema across the street turned its surface into gold.

 

The colours and lights are a little festive, so I thought this was a nice image for the second (Sliders) Sunday in Advent. My original idea for a title was "Whisk" because the street lamp/sculpture and the fluffy, "creamy" clouds reminded me of a giant electric whipper/whisk.

 

HSS, Everyone, and have a nice second Sunday of Advent!

 

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