Plate in the shade

Street plate in the shade

The shadow of a passing vehicle shades the steel plate that covers unfinished street work.

Street plate

Steel plate with hole

The steel plate that covers unfinished street work reflects the vehicular traffic that keeps it buffed.

Shadow and light

Sidewalk in shade and light

The line between shadow and light is not distinct.

Square shadows

Square sewer grate

This 6x6 squares square sewer grate gleams in  the sunlight from being polished by rubber tires.

Square sewer grate shadows

Viewed from the other side, the low angled sunlight casts a different shadow in each square.  This scene, seen in the street beneath our feet, is shown in a relaxed view 3d stereograph.

Sandy sewer

A circle and two lines

Sand and asphalt nearly obliterate the sewer cover.  

One can see a clearer image of that sewer cover style here.

Pie registration

Apple pie

Cherry pie

Scanning at 4800 dpi reveals the details in the color registration marks and the accuracy of the print registration.

Flakey paint

Graffiti cover up

The paint covering the graffiti is flaking off, creating a new pattern every day.

Porkpie hat

Happily wearing his hat

Wearing his porkpie hat, the man in the plaid shirt is smiling.

n.b.:  this photograph was found on the street beneath our feet.
 

What that photograph might have looked like in color:

Is that me?  In color?

AI colorizatiion - close enough?  No - let's try one more!

Much better!

Artificial intelligence colorization - not bad!