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Taken during my Macro Mondays [27-Dec-2021] double 'Redux' theme, insane mega-photo-session.
This was "geometric shapes" and "behind glass". I could have added "circles" too, but the distortion form the glass took care of that.
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The sun rises over San Francisco Bay, painting the sky in gradients of orange, pink, and deepening blue while the iconic shipyard cranes of Pier 70 stand in silhouette. This is the view that greeted generations of maritime workers arriving for early shifts—the industrial skyline that built America's Pacific naval power now transformed into one of the city's most evocative historic landmarks. Those gantry cranes marching across the horizon are among the most recognizable structures at Pier 70. Their skeletal steel frameworks, designed for lifting massive ship components and machinery, create a rhythmic pattern against the colorful dawn sky. During World War II, cranes like these operated around the clock, hoisting steel plates, engines, and armaments onto vessels destined for the Pacific theater. The distinctive A-frame shape allowed them to straddle railway tracks that once crisscrossed the shipyard, moving materials from fabrication shops to drydocks with industrial efficiency. The water catches and reflects the warm sunrise colors, creating a mirror image that doubles the visual impact. San Francisco Bay has always been central to the city's identity and economy—first as a Gold Rush gateway, then as a maritime and naval powerhouse, and now as a contested space where public access, environmental restoration, and development pressures collide. This particular stretch of waterfront, once closed to civilians for security and operational reasons, has gradually opened to public use as the shipyard's industrial functions wound down. Sailboat masts visible on the left frame the scene, reminding us how this working waterfront has transitioned. Where cargo ships and naval vessels once dominated, recreational sailors now navigate these waters. It's a shift repeated across San Francisco's waterfront—from commercial and industrial uses toward residential, recreational, and mixed-use development. The tension between honoring maritime heritage and accommodating contemporary urban needs defines much of the conversation around places like Pier 70. The composition itself emphasizes the scale and drama of industrial infrastructure. Silhouetting the cranes against the saturated sky transforms functional machinery into sculpture, their geometric forms creating visual interest through repetition and variation. The foreground remains in deep shadow, focusing attention on that brilliant horizon where industrial history meets natural beauty. This is the kind of view that makes San Francisco special—a city where working landscapes and stunning natural settings coexist, where you can witness both human ambition and environmental grandeur in a single frame. For decades, these cranes represented economic vitality and American industrial might. Now they stand as monuments to a bygone era, preserved not for their utility but for their historical and aesthetic value. Their presence reminds us that San Francisco wasn't always a tech hub—it was a city built by people who worked with their hands, who built ships and loaded cargo, who operated cranes and welded steel. As the city transforms, these structures anchor us to that history.
Public Library ( 1912 )
_____ Rosario - Province of Santa Fe - Argentina
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An interesting facade on an office building in Le Mans, France. For 118 pictures in 2018, #113, "Geometric Shapes".
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Netherlands - Europe
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......... Taken through the glass of the airport.
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Uploaded on April 23, 2019
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For the Definitely Dreaming week 24 / 52 theme of Geometric Shapes, I made this diptych from three images taken of the windmill in Woodlands Historic Park, near the homestead.
Taken in Vaduz, Lichtenstein. It shows the parlement building. I like the minimalistic and abstract view of this bricks.
Calcite rhombohedrons
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This series of photos has been shot from the blast furnace "B" from ARBED Esch-Belval.
The blast furnaces "A" and "B" are witnesses to Belval's industrial past. They can still be visited today: Extensively preserved, you can learn a great deal about the former steel production.
Blast furnace "A" is open to the public and offers access to the 40m high viewing platform (a climb of 180 steps!) at the furnace top where you can enjoy a breath-taking view of the new urban districts of Belval and its surroundings.
Blast furnace "B" is inaccessible to the general public.
The highest part (90m) of the upper platform (80m), is only accessible by a ladder.
ARBED: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARBED
Fonds-Belval (Fête Des Hauts Fourneaux): www.fonds-belval.lu
Blast furnace: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blast_furnace
Facing this contemporary building, I wanted to capture the essence of its striking geometry. By choosing a low-angle composition and high-contrast black and white treatment, I sought to transform this architectural structure into an image where lines and shapes take center stage. The dark sky and repetitive patterns of the facade create a visual dialogue that naturally draws the eye upward.
This photograph explores how modern architecture shapes our cities. The simplicity of lines, the power of contrast, and the pure geometry of the building reveal an abstract beauty in our everyday urban environment. I wanted to share this vision of architecture becoming art, where function transforms into pure aesthetics.
2025 Weekly Alphabet Challenge - B is for Bowl
New 365 Projects 2025: 10.01.
125 pictures in 2025: 13. Ceramics
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Abstract/Modern coffee cup art...with my mirror-finish espresso cup and a study in color blocks & geometric shapes.
Intricately designed hexagonal lanterns, featuring traditional Japanese patterns like Seigaiha and floral motifs, glow warmly against a vibrant purple and blue night sky during an illumination event on Enoshima Island, Japan.
Cordoba - Andalusia - Spain
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La Antigua Muralla
Córdoba - Andalucía - España
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Sculptural Low Relief. 26 by 13.5 inches. An investigation into how the canvas can be manipulated. I have had this idea in my head for 20years. Can't believe it took me this long to bring it to fruition.
Thamesmead Housing Estate,
The Location for Stanley Kubrick's 1973 film 'A Clockwork Orange'.
Buff Art, geometrical graffiti removal, they forever get their colours wrong.
LR3836 © Joe O'Malley 2020
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Berlin, Germany.
Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, Berlin, Germany.
Los Angeles - California - USA
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A sculpture/ assemblage that took a long time to get right. It is made from vintage Cuisenaire rods (used to teach Maths). The difficulty I discovered is that each extra piece you add changes the composition so you essentially have a sculptural problem as soon as you have about three or four rods. You have to balance the composition and the colours. As you go though, you obliterate most of your earlier work by fixing new rods over the others. As you add more the scale of the rods relative to the whole size of the piece changes so that adds another problem to contend with. On top of that, the whole piece wants to tip over (because I wanted the dynamism of the piece intersecting the floor plane at an angle) so the centre of gravity defines the shape also to some extent. Anyway, a strangely difficult piece (but you wouldn’t think it to look at it). About 400mm tip to base.