Valve waterworks by goodoleboy
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Captured 11/25/12, on an early foggy morning in front of our local Walmart parking lot.
The moist air really brought out the deep color and contrast in this capture.
Since morningglory mentioned that I have an affinity for things rusted, it reminded me that I also have an affinity for things corroded, eroded, rotted, deteriorated, etc. I'll add peeling paint into that category. After all, there is more to photography than just snapping flowers/flora and sunsets.
So, to depict one of my obsessions, featured above is this massive set of water valves, a type most prominent all over the general area. Of interest is that yucky white stuff coating the unit. It is the result of our hard well water, containing a whole host of minerals, primarily calcium, lousy tasting and unforgiving. Our water department swears it's safe to drink. For the moment yes, but not in the long run. I don't drink it or cook with it anymore, preferring bottled water instead. Too bad they don't pipe in water from the High Sierras snow pack or from the Colorado River.
BTW, an important football game starts in about fifteen minutes, so I'll log off and get to the television.
Cheerybye, and have a nice day.
Comments (8)
durleybeachbum
Fascinating objects!
magnus073
Great job on this super cool collage Harry
MrsRatbag
Wow,that's a monster piece of waterworks, Harry, and it's clearly been a while since it's seen a paintbrush. The peeling and mineral buildup really draws the eye to all the lovely rounded surfaces, and it even has a chain! Excellent shots of this beast, with the fog muting the background so nicely.
morningglory
Thsis has almost an "alien" feel to it. Almost like some kind of strange creature from space.
Rainastorm
It would be ice if it were here today! lol Great shots Harry! Hope you are well?
debbielove
Attractive pipework....not! Needs more than a new coat of paint I fear.. Hiding would be good! So folks don't have to see it.. But thanks for showing mate. Rob
tennesseecowgirl
Nice work and great description.
anahata.c
see, to your comment that there's more to photography than snapping flowers/flora and sunsets: right on the money. And to add to that: This is as rich as a sunset, as there's a whole mini world going on in that decay and calcification. I've always said that decay is just a negative word for intense close-up life: Because it can contain tons of microorganisms, lichens and molds, whole geologic 'maps' of breakage, peelings, shorelines of rust, strata, etc etc. Decay's alive inside. And I think photographers like you are capturing the same types of pattern that astronomers capture in galaxies and nebula. The same plethora of pattern, line and conflict. So this crazy waterworks can be as rich as something from the Hubble. I'm not being facetious: I mean it. I'm glad you gave us the second shot so we can view it more closely: What a glorious mess! And there are those isobars, those geologic lines---formed by calcification and decay---rushing all over the surface. Mineralization can do that as well as vast shorelines. On the other hand, it almost looks like a strawberry sundae! (Yeah, try eating this thing for dessert...) And I like that you gave a chunk of solid red on top of the second shot: It's like a Christmas hat. Man, what a delicious morass! And the top shot: I'm with Denise on the fog being a nice muting to it all: It's such a poetic contrast. And such an interesting angle---it's kind of tilted towards us, while the lot goes back with intersecting angles but nothing grid-like. Fascinating angle. And for me, those two---what?---valve holders? (I.e., the two red shafts that hold the valves.) They make it look like a big monster with two antennae, crawling its way across the grass. A visual riot---as in, with teeming activity---and endlessly fascinating. Kudos for the guts of spending time with this, for not walking away from it, for facing it head on and wresting such rich shots from it: A lot of photographers would mutter "yuck" and walk away...