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Pictures made in 1995 whilst I was a student at SVA in NYC in the neighbourhood of my grandparent's house in Caldwell, NJ in America.
The chain link fence encircles a small dog park. I believe these hydrants have either been removed or are awaiting installation. I don’t exactly know why I’m attracted to clunky, oversized, plumbing. I find plumbing hardware like this so unattractive and lacking grace or appeal. I have studied industrial design a little and worked with engineering most of my career. What I see in heavy plumbing is concerns about economy, practicality and durability and almost nothing else. At the same time it is the rusty, crusty, clunkiness that I find so appealing.
The hydrant on Greene.
Earlier views starting two years ago are in this set: www.flickr.com/photos/joeholmes/sets/72157632834467663/
Saturday challenge - Purple.
A Lilac cover and surrounds if the hydrant is attached to a non-drinking water main.
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The old hydrants are disappearing and will be replaced by newer ones.
I am chasing some of these old guys.
A quick snap I took in Manhattan of a crooked fire hydrant. I proceeded to add a vignette and make it black and White.
A fire hydrant looking very happy with himself. Taken in Reykjavik, Iceland.
Nikon D5200, Sigma 18-200
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Most of these fire hydrants were found really nearby. The ones that weren't were sent by a friend in Tallahassee and a couple of others were taken by my son. It's really something to walk around the neighborhood and see how many different ones there are. Not only that, people look at you like you have two heads or something, especially when you get down and take the picture.
A fire hydrant and a Vespa on a street in Soho, New York. What stuck me here are the similar colours of the Vespa and the fire hydrant.
On the way to run errands one street lines with office parks had a golf ball sitting on top of every fire hydrant. There were about eight of them....I wonder why?
When you get up and out early because you heard there was an excellent example. And then oh joy. An engineer had just tested it.