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fountain grate
ada county courthouse
boise, idaho
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4 layer rotated composite abstract
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A perfect study in light, lines, and perspective. The wooden bridge stretches forward, flanked by water on both sides. Harsh afternoon sunlight slices through the railings, casting dramatic diagonal shadows that create a rhythm of geometry on the walkway. The vivid warm tones of the wood contrast beautifully with the cool blues of the surrounding water, turning a simple footpath into a dynamic composition of form and color.
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Фотография о том, как свет и тени превращают повседневное в искусство. Деревянный мост тянется вперёд, по обе стороны которого плещется вода. Яркое дневное солнце пробивается сквозь перила, отбрасывая чёткие диагональные тени — словно графика на холсте. Тёплый оранжевый оттенок древесины контрастирует с синими бликами воды, создавая ощущение ритма, движения и глубины.
sculpture detail
"annular eclipse" by george rickey
artandarchitecture-sf.com/soma-san-francisco-december-10-...
One of a series of abstract shots of the details in a hand-blown glass dish. Shot with a macro lens on a light pad.
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China Camp Village, City of San Rafael, San Pablo Bay (North end of San Francisco Bay), Marin County, Northern California, USA.
This Chinese shrimping village was active from about 1850 to shortly after turn of the century.
This Shrimp Processing Room: Shrimp was brought in fresh from San Pablo Bay, boiled briefly in the salt water tank to right, then sorted on these screened tables. They were then dried in the sun and ultimately crushed and winnowed to separate the shrimp meat from their shells. 80 to 90% of the dried shrimp was shipped to China.
For ESL viewers, "pipe dream" is an idiom: an unattainable or fanciful hope or scheme.
There was no clear reason why these two pipes were painted so differently, but the difference made for some nice abstract realism. Also, the light was interesting and unusual. It made the wall look a different color on the left.
Location: A back alley in Mulhouse, Alsace FR.
In my album: Dan's Other Metal.
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san miguel de allende, gto
mexico
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Sun bleached, worn and rusted by rain and snow, deserted in a field; Index, Washington State.
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san miguel de allende, gto
mexico
anti-mass, 2005
cornelia parker
de young museum
san francisco, california
wood charcoal retrieved from an alabama baptist church destroyed by arson, nails and wire,
see entire sculpture in comment section below
Exterior of a red museum highlighted by the light of the harbor.
Explored - 25 June. 2013 - Thank you!
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san miguel de allende, gto
mexico
Abstract realism, created by shooting through the "Harp Made of Stone" shown in my just-previous post:
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Location: Park grounds behind Claraspital (St. Clara Hospital), Basel BS Switzerland.
In my album: Dan's Miscellany.
Stockholm Waterfront Congress Centre - Composite
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Hercules History
Careers
Long Tows on the Open Ocean
John H. Dialogue and Son, of Camden, New Jersey, built Hercules in 1907. She had been ordered by the San Francisco-based Shipowners’ and Merchants’ Tugboat Company, to join their Red Stack fleet (named for their red-painted smoke stacks).
When completed, Hercules towed her sister ship, the Goliah, through the Strait of Magellan to San Francisco. Both vessels were oil-burners; Goliah carried fuel, water and supplies for her sister.
Hercules towed barges, sailing ships and log rafts between Pacific ports. Because prevailing north-west winds generally made travel up the coast by sail both difficult and circuitous, tugs often towed large sailing vessels to points north of San Francisco. In 1916, Hercules towed the C. A. Thayer (another of San Francisco Maritime National Historical Park’s historic fleet) to Port Townsend, Washington. The trip took six days. She also towed the Falls of Clyde, now a museum ship in Hawaii.
On trips back down the coast, Hercules often towed huge log rafts, laden with millions of board feet of Northwest timber, to Southern California mills. At other times, Hercules towed barges of bulk cargoes between other West Coast Ports, and to Hawaii. During the construction of the Panama Canal, she towed a huge floating caisson (a steel structure used for closing the entrance to locks) to the Canal Zone.
In her deep-sea days, Hercules usually carried a crew of fifteen-enough manpower for her Engine Department to stand three watches while underway. The deep, narrow hull made life uncomfortable at times, because it rode low in the water, and the main deck was often awash. However, the food was good and, for an experienced hand, the work was steady. Tugboat captains were generally well-paid and highly respected, for it took considerable experience to bring a tug and a heavy tow through high seas in bad weather--and good judgment to navigate the shallow bars and narrow entrances of West Coast ports.
Bay Tug
Hercules was eventually acquired by the Western Pacific Railroad Company. Her career changed significantly; she no longer served as an ocean-going tug, but shuttled railroad car barges back and forth across San Francisco Bay. She worked until 1962, when changing transportation patterns (the decline of the railroads) and the introduction of diesel-powered tugs sealed her fate.
Restoration
Hercules avoided the scrap yard, but languished until the California State Park Foundation acquired her for the San Francisco Maritime State Historic Park, in 1975. The National Park Service took over the task of her restoration in 1977, and in 1986 she was designated a National Historic Landmark. Hercules has been documented as part of the Historic American Engineering Record's Maritime Record.