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Pittsburgh, PA
Installed 1913
My photo was extremely washed out. I used Photoshop to up the contrast and clarity, and adjusted colors. The background was totally white, so I used a sky from one of my other photos to fill it in. I've had several people tell me this is the best photo they've seen of this Pittsburgh landmark. I always laugh, thinking, if they only knew what a horrible image it was SOOC.
About the clock:
For more than a century, "Meet me under Kaufmann's Clock" was said by one and all when meeting someone in downtown Pittsburgh. This clock has been added to the list of official local landmarks. This bronze ornamental clock features telamones on both sides.
Kaufmann's was a large department store in the city then, and later built additional stores in the suburbs. This store is now owned by Macy's.
(Addendum: in 2015 Macy's closed the store and the building will become a hotel and apartments.The new building will reopen early 2018: www.pittsburghmagazine.com/Best-of-the-Burgh-Blogs/Nest/N... The clock will remain.)
The Kaufmann family is also famous for hiring Frank Lloyd Wright to design their vacation home in the mountains southeast of the city ---the home which became known as "Fallingwater."
From an April 21, 2013 article on the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette website, marking the 100 year anniversary of the clock:
"The current clock is... the second one at Fifth Avenue and Smithfield Street. The original, four-faced clock was installed in 1884 and stood on a post at that intersection...
"The present 1913 clock was designed by Coldwell Clock Co. of New York City and weighs about 2,500 pounds [1134 kg]. It was incorporated into the building's facade by the Pittsburgh architectural firm of Janssen & Abbott.
"In 1987, when the clock was dismantled for cleaning and restoration, more than 100 pieces were removed in a two-part process that took three days. The clock's works were tagged, numbered and photographed to ensure accuracy. Three teams of 15 specialists worked for 10 weeks on the restoration.
"The clock's surface was so heavily oxidized and coated with 74 years worth of soot, grime and pigeon droppings that chemical cleaners and solvents proved useless.
"Using bridge cleaning equipment, workers blasted 1,000 pounds of ground corncobs at the clock to clean it."
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camera: polaroid sx-70 alpha 1
film: impossible project sx-70 color film
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This concept has probably been done a load of times before, but thought it would be a kind of fun idea do something with.
Also, I'm going travelling around Canada next week for a month, and I'm hoping to get some awesome concepts shot over there which I'm so excited for and can't wait to show you!
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Astronomical Clock, Czech Republic
Clocks involving mechanical figures often tell a story. In Prague, the astronomical clock set into the Old Town Hall Tower shows the procession of the Twelve Apostles, as the hour strikes from 9am to 11pm.
A tower was added to the hall in the Old Town Square in the 14th Century. In 1410, the clockmaker Mikuláš of Kadaň devised a mechanism that could be added to it. Prague was a multicultural city and it was intended that this clock could be read by anyone, whichever method they used. A calendar element was added in 1490, which moved forward a day on the strike of midnight.
In 1659, the clock underwent repairs and it is believed that the moving figures were incorporated into the clock at this time. Figures on the clock include a skeleton, a vain man carrying a mirror, philosopher, astronomer and stone angel. A golden rooster was added to the clock in 1882, which makes a crowing sound created by a set of bellows.
The astronomical clock has been through many periods of repair and restoration since the 15th Century. The most serious damage came from an incendiary shell destroying much of the clock's workings at the end of the Second World War. It was back in operation again by 1948 and modifications continued through the second half of the 20th Century, including setting the clock to Central European Time (CET) and replacing and repainting the figurines.
www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/articles/zbnjxg8
Panasonic DMC-TZ100
Aperture Æ’/6.3
Focal length 9.5 mm
Shutter 1/1250
ISO 200
... clock in its original form
120 pictures in 2020/115 Ways to weigh or measure...
Normally, when we think of clocks, we think of time — seconds, minutes, hours. When we think of scales, we think of weight — ounces, grams, pounds. However, a new clock developed by physicists at the University of California, Berkeley is said to be the most fundamental clock ever created, combining a clock’s function with a scale’s, telling time in matter.
2013 extremetech.com/extreme/145407-weigh-yourself-with-a-clock-that-ticks-in-mass-not-seconds
Clock above a former funeral director's office in Argyle Street, Glasgow, UK (12.6.22). Snapseed edit.
the cliche shot of the famous clock tower of Old port of Montreal, Canada with the water and the bridge in the background, I could not resist taking this shot, I just feel its a classic
I lifted the tempature,brightness and saturation.It was raining when I took this picture,but I had the light on.
Farley Clock Tower, West Bromwich, West Midlands, England, UK.
Grade ll Listed Building. "This tower was erected in recognition of the public services of Alderman Reuben Farley JP"
It’s a well-known fact that time is irrelevant when you’re in a Margaritaville state of mind; after all, it’s always 5 o’Clock here. This rustic indoor-outdoor dockside bar located on the Intracoastal Waterway, serves up bar bites, drinks, and coastal-inspired eats with Live Entertainment (click for calendar) each Wednesday – Sunday, and breathtaking sunsets as an added bonus. Add our waterfront beach, with a cozy fire pit, and host daily sunset rituals – and 5 o’Clock becomes the perfect escape for dining and drinks. 5 o’Clock Somewhere Bar & Grill also features a Water Taxi stop and serves as the launch pad for paddle boarding and kayak rentals and excursions.
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SOOC - I think I did only 2 clicks of contrast and 1 click of brightness.
The Reds in this tree were just incredible and I lucked out with a beautiful blue sky.
The Prague Astronomical Clock, or Prague orloj was first installed in 1410, making it the third-oldest astronomical clock in the world .