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Yesterday I took my spring pilgrimage to this hydrant on Northwestern's campus.
We're moving in June, and this patch of tulips is only blooming well for a few weeks each year, so this may be my last visit to the hydrant/tulips!
Yellow hydrant and green bushes as seen with IR converted Olympus E-P2 and Olympus 9mm Body Cap Fisheye Lens
At work we went on a field trip to Arlington horse track. I forgot my camera. My boss loaned me a really old point and shoot (3 mb pixel) to alleviate the pain of not being prepared.
100th anniversary of the great san francisco quake --- revisting this place during the painting ceremony yesterday.
this is the hydrant that saved the mission district when it unaccountably worked, after all the others failed due to water mains broken by the great san francisco quake. one fire department member and dozens of volunteers tore doors off of buildings to use as heat shields, and used that water to save everything south of 20th street.
it was mysteriously and illegally painted gold each year for two generations by a neighbor before the painter was identified as a grateful homeowner's grandchild. finally the s.f. fire department made spraying it gold part of the official celebration every year. you can take a turn gilding it whether or not your're dressed up for the event.
A fire hydrant is a connection point by which firefighters can tap into a water supply. It is a component of active fire protection. Underground fire hydrants have been used in Europe and Asia since at least the 18th century. Above-ground pillar-type hydrants are a 19th-century invention.
Went back and forth on a few ideas today that just didn't work out. Asked a friend what I should shoot and he said "Fire Hydrant". Well, that's not the first thing he said, but that's the one I went with.
Silver Efex. Removed the effect from the hydrant, bc it was already white. The effect is to give it a stronger dimensionality :)