Saturday, December 31, 2022

Pipes screensaver


yellow pipes

Cafe au lait wall


The piping colors and layout seen on the side of the industrial building was inspired by the Microsoft Windows 3D Pipes Screensaver.

The Spatter screensaver:

yellow spatter

Under the pipes


was used for the splatter on the concrete pad underneath the yellow pipes.

 

Thursday, December 29, 2022

Sunny loading dock too


loading dock in 3d

Nicely stereoscopic

That certain appeal of the clean lines of this loading dock are recorded as a relaxed view 3d stereograph.

See the sunny loading dock in non-stereogramic.


 

Wednesday, December 28, 2022

Sunny loading dock

 
loading dock

Nice and clean


The clean lines of this loading dock have that certain appeal that just asks to be recorded.



Friday, December 23, 2022

Monday, December 12, 2022

Round gas cover


gas cover

Circle in a square

A round CP GAS gas utility cover is outlined by a rectangle in the street beneath our feet.

Tuesday, December 6, 2022

Bouncing giraffe


inflated giraffe

Ready for action 


A fully inflated house bounce giraffe assumes a wide legged stance as it awaits its boisterous bounders.  

Presented here as a relaxed view 3d stereograph for the enjoyment of the stereogrammers.



Wednesday, November 30, 2022

Goose vee


Storm clouds and key of Canada geese

Wheel to the storm and fly


Migrating south, a vee of Canada geese gets scattered by air turbulence as they take a right turn to head for safe waters 40 miles away.


Canada geese in a key

Did you count them?


There are 93 Canada geese in that flight.  Not a lot, but more than usual.



Saturday, November 26, 2022

Golden contrail



Sunset and contrail

At cross angles to each other


The setting sun imparts a golden hue to the contrail of an airplane about to fly out of view.



Tuesday, November 22, 2022

Long and short of contrails

Atmospheric conditions cause airplane engines to form exhaust contrails.  These are caused by the hot and moist engine exhaust gases mixing with the cold air.   Long contrails mean the air at the flight level is very humid.  Short contrails indicate drier air and a lack of water vapor in the atmosphere at that altitude.  Very low relative humidity air will rarely produce a contrail.


contrail of four engine jet

Short trail


four engine jet contrail

Long trail


In the two exemplars shown here, the contrails are produced by a four-jet engine airplane.


Monday, November 7, 2022

Sliding to the left


Shadows cast by seat

Seat shadows

The slanting sun casts seat slat shadows on the sidewalk.



Tuesday, November 1, 2022

Brick faces


brick wall with worn bricks

Heavily pointed wall


Years of weather exposure and too diligent cleaning have worn down the faces of the bricks in this wall.


Friday, October 21, 2022

Shado-ramic


Pano view of shadow

Shadow selfie

The shadow cast by the setting sun can make a person seem just a bit taller than they really are.  This shadow panoramic was created from two images of the street beneath our feet.


Monday, October 17, 2022

Two views one store


Side wall view of empty store front alt

Store left wall


Central view of empty store front alt

Store upstage center


When you are not sure which view is the better, photograph them both! 

These two stereographs of an empty storefront are presented in relaxed view 3d.


 

Friday, October 14, 2022

Shady returns


Returns sign in shadow font

RETURNS 24 HOURS sign

The slanted afternoon sun turns the raised lettering of this sign into a shadow font


Saturday, October 1, 2022

Blue vee


blue V utility cover

It goes that-a-way


While the blue directional arrow marking the underground utility infrastructure is fading, the paint on the "V" of the water cover remains, brightly pointing the way.


 

Sunday, September 25, 2022

Shadow lines


Railing shadows brilliant sunshine

"linus dramaticis"


Late afternoon sunlight casts shadows and lines on lines.

 

Monday, September 12, 2022

Pre-school school


school windows reflecting sky

Prior to opening


A stroll past a school building before the school year has started allows for a leisurely view of the sky reflected in the windows.



Tuesday, September 6, 2022

Fruity signs


colorful fruits with prices

Pick a color, any color!


Colorful descriptions and fanciful fonts entice shoppers to buy fruit at the corner store.


 

Friday, August 26, 2022

Wet and wavey


Rain on windshield and truck

Rainy day truck


Everything seems distorted when viewed through a rain-streaked windshield.



Monday, August 22, 2022

Fresh paint on faded


Painted wall around back door

Back door and wall


The sun-fading of the wall paint is made evident when the original color paint is used to touch up the wall around the door. 

It appears that the touch up painter did not cover up the rust streaks below the door.


 

Tuesday, August 9, 2022

Electric Service 75B


Bronze plate 75B

75B

This bronze plate inset into the sidewalk beneath our feet identifies the electrical utility as "75B".


Electric Service 15 x 15

15 x 15 cross hatch


That electrical utility cover has a 15 x 15 rectangle cross hatch pattern.  The oval emblazoned with ELECTRIC SERVICE and a lightning bolt provide ready identity.  


Thursday, July 28, 2022

White onions



White onions

Onions, onions


White onions in the bin at the vegetable stand await a buyer.


Friday, July 22, 2022

Ginkgo glow



Ginkgo biloba leaf

Gingko or ginkgo?


Fallen onto the sidewalk of the street beneath our feet, this ginkgo biloba leaf glows neon green.


Monday, July 18, 2022

Street rainbow


Oil drip rainbow

Rainbow drip

A brief rain shower revealed this petroleum product drip that had previously not been seen in the street beneath our feet.  The colorful "rainbow" effect is caused by constructive and destructive interference.  


Monday, July 11, 2022

Cotton Candy and Sno Cones



Carnival sign SNO CONES COTTON CANDY

SNO CONES - COTTON CANDY


Unusual choices of kerning, tracking, fonts, and colors make this refreshment stand sign an attention grabber; it also adds to the slightly unreal feeling of being at the fair.


 

Thursday, June 30, 2022

Willys coupe 1941


Yellow 1941 Willys coupe at beach

Mellow in yellow


This lemony yellow 1941 Willys coupe takes a short break from cruising with a leisurely stop at the beach.




 

Thursday, June 23, 2022

Appealing Dodge 1950 pickup truck


Awaiting restoratives, this 1950 Dodge pickup truck shows off its typography and design elements:


Dodge 1950 pickup front grill

Front grill


Dodge 1950 pickup side name tag

Right side


The front and side signage uses different font styles.


The hood ornament is the "leaping ram":


Dodge 1950 pickup hood ornament

Hood



Dodge 1950 pickup truck

Peeling paint


The frontal three quarters view of the pickup truck.  At some time, it was painted with a high gloss clear coat that is now peeling.  





Saturday, June 18, 2022

Summer and swimming pools


Summer vacation can be fun except sometimes at the swimming pools.  This letter relates some events from the summer of 1997; the transcription is below each page.


pool trouble 1 of 4

page 1 of 4


1.

July 31 / 97

Dear Charlin',

I am having
a nice vacation.  Are you?  As I
said before in my other letter what is
your telephone number.  I will be
happy to hear from you.

I got this stationery 
for Christmas and it is the first time
I used it.  Did you have any exciti
ng experiences this summer.  Please 
don't mind the hand writing it is 



pool trouble 2 of 4

page 2 of 4


2
about twelve - thirty in the morning

I went swimming up
North Attleboro Pool once this summer.
The deepest end is 11 feet.  But there 
are ropes to separate the diving and the 
swimming.  In the /t/h/e swimming
part the water is 5 feet at the highest 
place.  And as I said before the highest
in the diving section is 11 feet.

You can't go past the
ropes to swim if you do you will 
be put out.

And today I went swim-
ming up East Side Pool.  There (Ther) aren't
any ropes in this pool because the
deepest end is about five feet.  There 
isn't and diving at East Side
Pool.



pool trouble 3 of 4

page 3 of 4


3.

The boys up there are fresh.
They dunk you, and dunk, you and
splash you, and chase you.  You really 
have a hard time swimming or trying 
to swim.  Well I hope you have a 
vacation, as I hope the last of your vaca-
tion is nice.  Because you have less 
than two months to enjoy yourself.

Well please write soon!

Love
Katherine
Gareau  C//

P.S.
As I said before
please excuse the
hand writing.

C//


----------  

The two public swimming pools that are mentioned in the letter are located in North Attleboro, Massachusetts and on the East Side in Providence, Rhode Island.

The letter paper shows the effects of time and oxidation.

pool trouble 4 of 4

page 4 of 4



This letter, from 1997, was found inside the Spring 1954 edition of Reader's Digest Condensed Books.  The front cover of that edition flourishes a floral leafy pattern:  

RDCB Spring 1954

Reader's Digest Condensed Books Spring 1954


The volume contains:  "The Night of the Hunter", "God and My Country", "Not as a Stranger", "The Best Cartoons from France", and "The Young Elizabeth".  





Monday, June 6, 2022

Irisation revealed


Irisation in afternoon

Colorful clouds

These ice crystal laden clouds revealed their iridescence and irisation as they come closer to the afternoon sun.


Saturday, May 28, 2022

Taking a closer look


bumblebee and daffodil

Hmm...  should I?


A Bombus auricomus (black and gold bumblebee) flies in for a closer look at the pollen in this narcissus (daffodil).

p.s.  it decided against going in.


Monday, May 23, 2022

Revealing brushstrokes


faded myrtle sign

Hand painted sign


The faded paint on this sign reveals where the sign painter used a fully loaded brush and where that brush was running short.
 
Update: a recent site visit reveals that this sign has been removed and the storefront is being renovated.

 

Tuesday, May 17, 2022

Solidago puparium



Goldenrod gall fly pupa

Goldenrod gall fly pupa inside a goldenrod gall


Cracking open the gall on a genus Solidago stalk reveals the Eurosta solidaginis pupa within.



 

Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Reflecting on a wall


Reflection off car hood

An apparition in the shade


Sunlight reflected off a car hood onto a slightly shaded wall creates a collection of curves and patterns.

 

Wednesday, April 27, 2022

Budd car on a siding


Budd car on siding

Up in the air


The engineer was very careful when parking this Budd car on a siding in the rail yard - the tracks end in mid air!

This sudden ending scene is presented as a relaxed view 3d stereograph.

n.b. This Buddliner was previously seen here.



Wednesday, April 20, 2022

Looking back


Looking back at a spring sunset

Eye fun


When leaving, a look back to see what you are leaving looks like leaves you with an impression of where you were.  

This late afternoon sun lit spring scene is presented as a relaxed view 3d stereograph.


Tuesday, April 12, 2022

Reflecting back on black



Glass doors 3d

Reflection of what is behind


The freshly painted in black back wall of the shopping center invites a relaxed view 3d stereograph of the rear doors of an establishment there.  Reflected in the glass is a portion of the scene behind the photographer.


 

Tuesday, April 5, 2022

Curvaceous classic


Mixmaster mixer

Curves!


A Sunbeam Mixmaster mixer sits out on the porch of the community center, waiting for someone to give this curvaceous design classic a new home.

 

Wednesday, March 30, 2022

Reflecting on a reflection


Windows reflected in puddle

Upper convergence

The two image planes - the windows reflected in the puddle and the surface of the puddle - converge at the top of the photograph.  This reflection of windows in a puddle is presented as a relaxed view 3d stereograph.