This is a photo challenge to take a picture a week, for 52 weeks. We have multiple contributors posting from around the world on the same theme by Sunday night. The weekly themes are listed at the bottom of the page. Enjoy!
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Red and White
A fire hydrant after a very light dusting of snow yesterday.
Pam, had to google red fire hydrants! there are red, yellow, green and blue color codes for the amount of gallons/per minute.Ours mostly yellow as more in fire danger zones. Voila!
I really like this - the perfect clarity of the snow against the red is very dramatic. I also like learning about fire hydrants in the US! Our UK hydrants are small, square, yellow with a large black H. Not very photogenic.
I actually looked up fire hydrant colors in Ontario and it turns out ours are the same way. Depending on flow of liters per second they could be one of four different colors. I am sure you would not have guessed Kim that your picture would teach us all something about an object that we normally overlook. Great photo.
No, I have to tell you all that I had the hydrant pic in my mind's eye. I was driving to work - and of course, in a hurry - and each town had a different color hydrant. Yellow and orange. As I got closer to Southold they were red but they also switched sides of the street. I had to wait for the next day, on my way home, and was worried the snow had melted. It had but not on the north sides. Some hydrants were really beat up, others freshly painted. Something I pass day in and day out yet took very little notice of. In fact, there is a yellow one in front of my house and the only time I notice it is when it snows and I shovel around it.
Not only is this a phographic class but we are now learning lots. I am impressed Verushka that you knew the colour of ours - will have to go back and inspect
Nice work!... brrrrrrr!
ReplyDeleteGreat take ! You have the most colorful firehydrant, ours in California, a boring yellow.
ReplyDeleteWow - awesome! Love the strong diagonals - perfect angle and choice of crop! And why AREN'T hydrants in California red?
ReplyDeleteGorgeous gorgeous. One of your best.
ReplyDeletePam, had to google red fire hydrants! there are red, yellow, green and blue color codes for the amount of gallons/per minute.Ours mostly yellow as more in fire danger zones. Voila!
ReplyDeleteI really like this - the perfect clarity of the snow against the red is very dramatic. I also like learning about fire hydrants in the US! Our UK hydrants are small, square, yellow with a large black H. Not very photogenic.
ReplyDeleteGreat color. My favorite;) looks amazing in this picture!
ReplyDeleteMelissa, this theme was gemma's choice however, knowing you love red, I thought of you and how you might enjoy this one ❤
DeleteIt's Landon's favorite color too. Dil is like you and Carly...all about the blue! Xxoo
DeleteI actually looked up fire hydrant colors in Ontario and it turns out ours are the same way. Depending on flow of liters per second they could be one of four different colors. I am sure you would not have guessed Kim that your picture would teach us all something about an object that we normally overlook. Great photo.
ReplyDeleteNo, I have to tell you all that I had the hydrant pic in my mind's eye. I was driving to work - and of course, in a hurry - and each town had a different color hydrant. Yellow and orange. As I got closer to Southold they were red but they also switched sides of the street. I had to wait for the next day, on my way home, and was worried the snow had melted. It had but not on the north sides. Some hydrants were really beat up, others freshly painted.
ReplyDeleteSomething I pass day in and day out yet took very little notice of. In fact, there is a yellow one in front of my house and the only time I notice it is when it snows and I shovel around it.
Not only is this a phographic class but we are now learning lots. I am impressed Verushka that you knew the colour of ours - will have to go back and inspect
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