a touch of color
drain art
Posted by e. (New York, NY, United States) on 11 May 2008 in Lifestyle & Culture and Portfolio.
Believe it or not, this is the Japanese building drain. It's really a step up from the clunky American metal ones.
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Photo taken in Nara, Japan on December 24, 2007.
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as though everything is a miracle. - Albert Einstein
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Michael Rawluk from Prince George, Canada
That should be a pattern for our lives. Art above mere functionality.
11 May 2008 5:49am
Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom
I had figured it to be a fountain of sorts and was still imagining the dynamics of the process when I read your narrative! Love to see this in action.
11 May 2008 1:19pm
Koushiro~光子郎 from Singapore, Singapore
Cool! I thought it was either a fountain or a wall decoration! Very interesting drain there, and a very excellent shot!
11 May 2008 2:05pm
Images by KC Photography from Redmond, United States
I thought it was wind chimes for a moment. Beautifully shot.
11 May 2008 3:59pm
Illuci from Hurdegaryp, Netherlands
How people can construct functional art!! And such a beautiful photograph reminding of upside down chimes.
11 May 2008 7:59pm
standley from brou-sur-chantereine, France
Beautiful and original shot. I like the focus point here!
11 May 2008 8:15pm
Richard_Irwin from Belper, United Kingdom
Thats well cool, and really well taken too.
11 May 2008 9:41pm
tyan from Singapore, Singapore
lovely point of perspective,and even functional stuff can look so aesthetically pleasing to the eye:)
12 May 2008 2:21am
GJC from Kyoto, Japan
Good shot. Yes, aren't these cool?! I am forever wondering how to get a good shot of them, but you succeeded here with an interesting angle.
12 May 2008 4:32am
Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan
A Japanese drain in Nara.......yoiu've got to stress it, otherwise everybody might believe that ALL drains in Japan are like this.......which is not the case!
20 May 2008 2:29pm
Nikon D40X
1/60 second
F/4.5
ISO 200
48 mm (35mm equiv.)