Čotá ... for Chipka by auntietk
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I think Chip will know what this is immediately. I could be wrong, of course, but I believe it's a čotá.
If you haven't read Chip's stories of Ükür, you're missing out.
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Comments (32)
moochagoo
Amazing find ! Good POV and mood.
ragouc
Cool POV and shot.
MagikUnicorn
Great dedi for ChipKa and I got no idea what is this ? Hope ChipKa know it...I'll pass back for the answer ;-)
beachzz
Oh, he will indeed--what an astonishing shot!!
rudiruth
great!
jmb007
un alambic???bonne photo!!
MrsRatbag
FANTASTIC capture! This is really wonderful!
Meisiekind
I'm with Arthur - no idea what it is but a wonderful capture with perfect light! :)
durleybeachbum
Astonishing and threatening...wonderful!
helanker
WOOOW!! That is awesome Tara. Wonderful colors and mood. Chip will be thrilled.
lyron
Fantastic capture!!
myrrhluz
That looks capable of scrambling reality a bit. Did you use a flash? :-)Wonderful image! Beautiful detail, light and color!
mermaid
An another one, who has no idea what this is, but who loves the excellent shot!
RodS
I'll have to read that! This is a great shot! I love the colors and the textures of all the parts are just delightful! Very steam-punk-y! Excellent!
emmecielle
Interestiong shot! :)
CoreyBlack
Freaky...just like Chip's story. All watched over by machines of loving grace...The engines are not what they seem... Great shot. Lovely detailing. great light. But what is it...really?
0rest4wicked
Great stuff and image!!!!
Chipka
Oh, yeah, this is a great specimen, I think it's from the Middle Kingdom, but it might be Late Period Old Kingdom too. It's kinda hard to tell because the green didn't really come into popular use until that dude, what's-his-name started doing all sorts of stuff with copper and formic acid, but at about 2 AD, Agarans started retrofitting all of their machines, while the Üküré started using more mercury in their internal balancing mechanisms. This is great, and it's kind of a bit more Agaran than Üküré. As you know, the Üküré usually make slightly more rounded Čoti with thingamabobs on the bottoms; this one has plenty of thingamabobs (and that's what makes it confusing) but it has that longer Agaran shape; they had a thing for cylinders you know. I love the mystery of this, and the details are marvelous! Great stuff! It definitely has an industrial look; like it's a part of a really complicated and gorgeous who-knows-what!? This is incredibly well seen and I love the dedication! Stunning. The funny thing too, is it could also be Nemaean; they really dig that retro look as well, but this has too many clean lines and eye appeal. Nemaeans usually build really ugly stuff that rusts more quickly than is natural. I love this though, It's most-definitely a capture of everything Üküré and Agaran, with a healthy dollop of Tara thrown in to keep it interesting! Marvelous stuff! Seeing this makes me want to go to a local Üküré coffee house and enjoy one of those little bitty cups of intense Turkish coffee (the kind with coffee-mud on the bottom) and nice dill cakes with decadent raspberry icing! I also just got the thought of Dül and Xéŕšé seeing this and getting extravagantly hinky at the sight of so venerable a mechanism, and wondering if this is a wild machine, or one of the tame ones on display at some museum. As Dül and Xéŕšé will tell you, you just can't trust those wild machines: they're bound to do anything, especially if it defies logic!
Faemike55
I have a feeling I know what this is,but I'll keep my guess to myself
jocko500
wonderful to see this image to know that someone made this and why? I do not know
goodoleboy
Fascinating bit of mid 19th century equipment, something you might find in a Jules Verne novel. It took some brass to display this on Renderosity.
bazza
Mmmm It went zip when it moved and pop when it stopped and whirr when it stood still I never knew just what it was and I guess I never will .. lol great capture of this thing..
wonderworld
Well first I thought of a very old steam train engine and then I thought it could be a REALLY elaborate water-filtered hookah type pipe. Very cool whatever-it-is and makes for such an excellent photograph!! :)
babuci
Fabulous capture. Lovely copper glow.
awjay
a wow find
lucindawind
fantastic shot even tho I dont have a clue what this is :)
flavia49
wonderful shot, work and dedidcation!
debbielove
Well, at first glace I would have said, of course..lol, a jet engine of some kind.. But I think not.. It looks cool though, great work whatever.. Looks good. I love the dark background.. How do you get the background black.. Is there a programme ? My Photoshop Elements does not has the function to do that.. Nor Picasa 3.. Can you point me ..? Great picture.. Rob
danapommet
I cheated and read Chip's comment first. Coffee maker or not - I'm just awed but the complexity of the "device". Fantastic capture and share. Dana
hipps13
the colors sure light up wonderful capture warm hugs, Linda Kaye