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Something about these always gets my attention. Often i find them misplaced (but of course they are needed everywhere they are) but they just dont seem to fit in, and that makes them clearly irresistible to me :) and when there is also a fence behind it....its a winner to me ;))
HFF !!!
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Given your comments, maybe I should call this one Opposites Attract, or Ephemeral Romance? I missed the face in the shadow until Ed Ed pointed it out. (Is it just me, or is there something Simpson's-esque about that hydrant?)
I love photographing this old hydrant -- different seasons, light, and angles.
ODC 5/20/26 - You’re my inspiration
Spent a nice day wandering downtown with a friend recently, and got this shot. We also had a discussion with a shoeshine man who was an honest to goodness living legend -- by his own admission.
Next to the buildings of the university of luxembourg (campus kirchberg) I spotted this red hydrant.
While out for a walk in the Westdale area of Hamilton, Ontario along Winston Churchill Park, I came across a pet subject of mine, a fire hydrant with chipped/damage multiple layers of different coloured paint. From the bright shiny bolt head, I suspect some of the damage is recent. Regardless, a nice splash of colour creating an unintended abstract. A quick capture with my cell phone and then I continued with a pleasant Spring walk. - JW
Date Taken: 2019-04-12
Tech Details:
Taken using a hand-held Samsung Galaxy S5 mobile phone, full auto, ISO40, f.2.2, 1/140 sec. PP in free Open Source GIMP from Samsung SOOC jpeg file: crop a bit of the right side of the frame to get a more symmetrical layout, scale image to 6000px wide, use the tone curve tool to darken the bottom 1/3 of the tonal range then pin the upper end of the curve to hold it at default while pulling up/brightening the middle portion between the two ranges just adjusted, duplicate the image to a new top layer and on that new layer add a black/transparent layer mask, paint in the bottom left corner using white paint and a large soft-edged brush to mask the brighter part of the lower left part of the frame, then use the brightness-contrast tool to both darken and boost contrast of the bottom left corner to get a more uniform tonality across the frame, create new working layer from visible result, sharpen, save, add fine black-and-white frame, add bar and text on left, save, scale image to 2048 px wide for posting online, sharpen slightly, save.
Rusty fire hydrant seen on my way to work this morning - amazing (to me, at least) the beauty that is present in the mundane.
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