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Ducts
Ducts
Germaine


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Camera: Canon EOS-7D
Lens: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Location: The Funk Zone
Date: Sep 1, 2008
Aperture: 5.6
ISO: 100
Shutter: 1/20
Galleries: Urban, Floral
Date Uploaded: Sep 6, 2011

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Comments: 8
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The exterior wall of a long-gone shop that manufactured formica-covered objects. It was one of my favorite things to photograph. Between the texture of the unpainted wood, the geometry of the air ducts, the rust, the fuse boxes, and the flowers, you couldn't take a bad picture. Alas. The building was razed about a year ago and the land is now a vacant lot surrounded by a chain link fence covered with tarps. No doubt it will become another wine tasting room (not that they are bad, but we have enough of them) or t-shirt shop. I'm glad I got this when I did.



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09/09/2011 11:15:30 AM
Blast O Color! Awesome!
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09/07/2011 08:16:05 PM
Great image and great story! Reminds me of that line in an old song "and they paved paradise and put up a parking lot...."
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09/07/2011 05:38:21 PM
Amazing place, perfect composition with the red flowers.
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09/07/2011 12:38:17 AM
Oh Yeah always love those arty shots.
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09/07/2011 12:07:03 AM
Amazing texture. I have a soft spot for photos that depict nature reclaiming developed land.
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09/06/2011 11:15:45 PM
I like this one a lot. The story is a reminder that we need to be shooting everyday things that we take for granted, because they can disappear so quickly.
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09/06/2011 09:14:40 PM
And I bet they bulldozed the flowers as well. How sad. I'm glad you shot this as well.
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09/06/2011 09:14:25 PM
Soft touch in a tough world. Love the textures.
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