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Friday Foto: NYC Manhole

Concluding our two-photograph sequence of manhole covers. I often think manhole covers are beautiful; I should photograph them more often.

posted 6 August 2010 in Photos. no comments yet

Friday Foto: Astronomers Monument

Just outside of Griffith Observatory, there’s an amazing piece of WPA art (technically PWAP, actually, but sponsored by the New Deal). The sculpture features six astronomers: Hipparchus, Copernicus, Galileo, Kepler, Newton, and Herschel.

posted 30 July 2010 in Photos. no comments yet

Friday Foto: Stanchion

Taken a few days ago, on a walk through Runyon Canyon. That’s part of an abandoned cement court, used years ago for both tennis and basketball.

posted 23 July 2010 in Photos. no comments yet

Friday Foto: Make Wine From Your Tears

What’s Czech for “manhole cover”? I know, it should really be a lamppost.

posted 16 July 2010 in Photos. no comments yet

Friday Foto: Prague

Another picture of the Prague Astronomical Clock. My reasons for posting this will become clearer next week.

posted 9 July 2010 in Photos. no comments yet

Friday Foto: Rubber Lake

Taken two weeks ago, on a walk around the Silver Lake reservoir. As far as I can tell, that’s an annex to the reservoir–currently empty except for what appears to be a whole lot of black foam rubber.

posted 2 July 2010 in Photos. no comments yet

Friday Foto: Neverland

Michael Jackson died one year ago today. These are a few more of my photographs from last April’s auction-house exhibition of the contents of his Neverland compound; previous installments can be seen here and here and here. Rest in peace.

posted 25 June 2010 in Photos. no comments yet

Friday Foto: Shell Tree

Found recently on the beach:

posted 18 June 2010 in Photos. no comments yet

Friday Foto: La Cabra

Spotted recently on a lamppost in the Miracle Mile district of Los Angeles: I don’t think it’s a prank, but it’s hard to be certain.

posted 11 June 2010 in Photos. 1 comment

Friday Foto: JPL Fire Truck

Taken last month at the annual open house at Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Padadena: a closeup on a campus fire truck. (The name for this file on my computer, by the way, is jpl.jpg.)

posted 4 June 2010 in Photos. no comments yet