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The Helix, Falkirk
The third in my series from the Kelpies. This time processed using Nik software - Silver Efex Pro2 to bring out the drama of the sky.
The Helix, Falkirk
I thought I'd leave this one in colour even though it was such a grey day. You can tell by the ripples in the basin it had just started to rain putting paid to any long exposures this visit.
Der Baumkronenpfad im Quadranten der ehemaligen Frauenunterkünfte in der Lungenheilanstalt der Beelitz Heilstätten wurde als feuerverzinkte Stahlkonstruktion aus handelsüblichem Baustahl erbaut und ist über 700 m lang. Seit 2015 führt der Pfad an der Kriegsruine des "Alpenhauses" entlang und seit 2020 kann man auch das Gebäude der Chirurgie aus der Vogelperspektive betrachten. Am bereits gezeigten Aussichtsturm (s. Kommentarfeld) gibt es auf höchster Ebene eine Aussichtsplattform, die man auch per Fahrstuhl erreichen kann.
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The treetop path in the quadrant of the former women's accommodation in the Beelitz Heilstätten pulmonary sanatorium was built as a hot-dip galvanized steel structure made of commercially available structural steel and is over 700 m long. Since 2015, the path has led along the war ruins of the "Alpenhaus" and since 2020 you can also view the surgery building from a bird's eye view. At the observation tower (already shown see comment field) there is a viewing platform at the highest level, which can also be reached by elevator.
KALEO: Way down we go
A construction site scene captured from a low angle against a vivid blue sky. The boom of a yellow tower crane extends diagonally across the upper portion of the frame, while a large concrete wall panel dominates the right side. Dark steel I-beams frame the lower left, creating strong geometric lines. The bright midday light creates sharp contrasts between the industrial elements and the cloudless sky, giving the image a clean, modernist aesthetic.
This steel footbridge in Sheffield, England, carries pedestrians from Park Square to Ponds Forge International Sports Centre - a modern development on the site of a former steelworks. Sheffield – aka "Steel City" – was once the steel-making capital of the world and has a rich history of technological development and expertise.
Sheffield's steel production began around the 14th century and was very small scale at first, with self-employed craftsmen making cutlery, tools and other smaller items from start to finish. By the 18th century, demand was growing fast and production needed to change to keep up. With the invention of the crucible steel process in 1742 by local manufacturer Benjamin Huntsman, production was revolutionised and Sheffield went from small township to leading European industrial city. In the 100 years that followed, its annual steel production rose from 200 tonnes to 80,000 tonnes; almost half Europe's total production.
In 1856, Henry Bessemer's converter furnace took things further, enabling mass production of cheap refined steel for railway parts, armour plating and construction. The "Bessemer boom" sent Sheffield steel global. In 1871, America was importing over three times as much rail track from Sheffield as it made domestically.
Sheffield-based chemist Harry Brearley invented stainless steel in 1912. In 1924, Dr W. H. Hatfield, from the same laboratory, created "18/8" – probably today's most commonly used stainless steel.
During both World Wars, Sheffield played a central role in arming the military, its strategic importance making it a bombing target. With men away fighting, women took over the city's steelworks, including munition production – something commemorated by Sheffield's "Women of Steel" statue, unveiled in 2016.
During the 1970s, market downturn caused several Sheffield steelworks to close. The Thatcher years had a devastating impact, with further recession, warring between government and unions, and ultimately British Steel's second and final privatisation. Sheffield lost more than 50,000 steel and engineering jobs between 1980 and 1983. The industry suffered further since the 2008 crash owing to lower demand, rising energy prices, a strong pound and China's alleged "steel dumping". Amid a flurry of high profile plant closures, Forgemasters, currently Sheffield's biggest steel employer, announced 100 redundancies from its 630-strong workforce in 2016.
These days, Sheffield's steel industry (employing around 2,600 in 2016) focuses largely on specialist trade. Despite the loss of much of the heavy engineering and large scale production, in 2005, the industry produced more steel per year by value than at any other time in its history. International buyers – particularly from the US – are still drawn to the quality and heritage of tools and cutlery made from Sheffield steel.
An interior view of the Western Concourse at King’s Cross Station in London, looking up into the semi circular steel and glass diagrid roof supported by a central tapered funnel and 16 branching tree-form structural steel columns.
Designed by John McAslan + Partners with Arup, the concourse opened in 2012 as the centrepiece of the station’s major redevelopment and became Europe’s largest single-span station structure at the time.
The Western Concourse is part of the transformation of the Grade I listed King’s Cross station, originally designed by Lewis Cubitt in 1852, combining restored Victorian railway architecture with a dramatic contemporary roof that acts as the new public heart of the station. The tree-like steel supports radiate across the space like a canopy, creating a sense of movement, openness and structural elegance that has made the concourse one of London’s best-known transport interiors.
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King’s Cross Station Western Concourse London: Tree-Form Columns and Steel Diagrid Roof
A ferris wheel for the Crazy Tuesday group theme Patterns.
This is the English Riviera Wheel at Torquay, England which we visited a few days ago. The structural steel framework gives a network of geometric patterns.
The Helix, Falkirk
A second upload from our visit north of the border. These sculptures are stunning from any angle and I would have taken a lot more but for the cherry pickers parked in front of the left-hand horse. So this is the right-hand horse strategically taken to cut out said machinery and just happens to be the first frame out of the camera.
If you want to read a bit about the sculptures see my previous posting.
Terenez bridge, Finistère - Pont de Térénez
(Previously released on geo.fr community, in a smaller size and more saturated shades)
(Image précédemment parue sur Geo.fr, en format réduit, et couleurs plus saturées)
Inspired by the FlickrFriday topic Arches. Always wanted to photograph this bridge, so went out for short while. Done with a 10-stop ND filter, and a 15 second exposure. Liked that it blurred out the pedestrian traffic.
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The Montreal Biosphere, a striking geodesic dome, stands prominently against a clear sky, with blue stadium seating in the foreground and other modern structures nestled within its base.
The English Riviera Wheel at Torquay, South Devon, England, a ferris wheel located on the sea front.
We visited on a very sunny day and the ferris wheel looked brilliant white against the deep blue (almost cloudless) sky, however I chose to photograph this in monochrome, which I felt worked better.
The Helix, Falkirk
I've seen many images of the Kelpies here on Flickr and wanted to visit them myself, so when the opportunity arose during our mini-break to Queensferry and Edinburgh this bank holiday it was duly programmed into the sat-nav as they are only a short drive away (5 miles) from the Falkirk Wheel.
I must say that I have reservations about "modern art" and often consider the "art part" is convincing people that it is art. However, I found these incredibly impressive art installations and worthy of the stop-off. My only gripe about our visit is the inconsiderate maintenance crew that left two cherry pickers parked right against one of the sculptures with the cage strategically placed under the horse's nose over the bank holiday weekend. I think the most skilled Photoshop exponent would have difficulty removing them. Certainly beyond my capabilities and hence my chicken's approach to simply hiding them from view.
The origins of the Kelpies...
The Kelpies are a pair of 30m high horse-head sculptures built of structural steel with a stainless steel cladding. They stand next to a new extension to the Forth and Clyde Canal, and near the River Carron, in The Helix - a new parkland project built to connect 16 communities in the Falkirk Council Area. The sculptures were designed by sculptor Andy Scott and were completed in October 2013 and following installation opened to the public in April 2014. The sculptures form a gateway at the eastern entrance to the Forth and Clyde canal, and the new canal extension built as part of The Helix land transformation project. The Kelpies are a monument to horse powered heritage across Scotland.
The name was chosen by Scottish Canals at the inception of The Helix project, in 2005. The Kelpies name reflected the mythological transforming beasts possessing the strength and endurance of 10 horses; a quality that is analogous with the transformational change and endurance of Scotland's inland waterways. The Kelpies represent the lineage of the heavy horse of Scottish industry and economy, pulling the wagons, ploughs, barges and coal ships that shaped the geographical layout of the Falkirk area.
According to sculptor Andy Scott, "The original concept of mythical water horses was a valid starting point for the artistic development of the structures." He also said that he “took that concept and moved with it towards a more equine and contemporary response, shifting from any mythological references towards a socio-historical monument intended to celebrate the horse’s role in industry and agriculture as well as the obvious association with the canals as tow horses”. In 2008 Scott created three-metre-high miniature versions in his Glasgow studio. These were then scanned by lasers to help the steel fabricators create accurate full-scale components.
According to Scott the end result would be "Water-borne, towering gateways into The Helix, the Forth and Clyde Canal and Scotland, translating the legacy of the area into proud equine guardians".
Milton Keynes General Hospital Multi-Storey Car Park Entrance
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Phalanx of high-tension 'hydro' towers - Brampton, Ontario
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Ave Maria Oratory is a Catholic Church, the centerpiece of a planned community in Ave Maria, Florida USA. This controversial Catholic community is the vision of Tom Monaghan, founder of Domino's Pizza and former owner of the Detroit Tigers baseball club.
My focus is the unusual and striking architecture of the Oratory, which was supposedly originally sketched on a napkin by Mr. Monaghan. To me, it is a stunning but somewhat sterile modern interpretation of classical Gothic architecture. It has vaulted ceilings, buttressed walls and a large rose-window in the facade. The previous picture (click left) shows the stunning exterior. It was awarded for "Innovative Design" in 2008, by the American Institute of Steel Construction.
Two links are provided If someone is interested in further information about this self-contained town, with K-12 school, university, small shops, several subdivisions of homes, and other services. One link gives Ave Maria's website; the other link gives a less favorable viewpoint.
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About two blocks away from Bridgestone Arena where the Nashville Predators play home games in the NHL is a construction site with a few messages for visitors to Downtown Nashville, Tennessee (aka Smashville)!
Go Preds!!
Welcome to Smashville!!
Hit Somebody Hard!!
Three bracketed photos were taken with a handheld Nikon D7200 and combined with Photomatix Pro to create this HDR image. Additional adjustments were made in Photoshop CS6.
"For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the LORD, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future." ~Jeremiah 29:11
Built under licence in Switzerland by EFW, Emmen - retired from service 1978 with 1361.53 total flying hours and 2,350 flights
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Don Valley Brick Works clay brick factory, built c1925, closed 1991 - Don River Valley, Toronto
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Facility operated in various forms, finally as a retail brick outlet. Now is non-profit heritage and cultural centre with environment focus (Evergreen Brick Works)
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A rather fine frontispiece to a fold out advert issued by the trade body The British Iron & Steel Federation and seen int he June 1963 issue of Architectural Review. The advert continues to look at the role of iron and steel in the 'new age' construction of tower blocks, noting that Glasgow Corporation had chosen high tensile steel and universal beams in the construction of the new housing scheme at Balornock in the city due to increased efficiency in many aspects of construction.
Balornock was one of Glasgow's many post-war housing schemes and amongst the develoments built there were the now infamous Red Road Flats. This advert refers to "31-storey tower blocks' and this refers, I am sure, to the Red Road blocks that were amongst the tallest inhabited blocks in the UK. The scheme, of slab and tower blocks, were after a long period of decline demolished by 2015.
Amazing as this graphic is I have to say I never recalled Balornock in such landscaped splendour. It really is a wonderful, imagined vision of the new high-rise city living.