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BigV · 05-13-2008, 05:54 PM

What is this?

Clodfobble · 05-13-2008, 10:45 PM

That roof you installed yourself... while taking LSD?

TheMercenary · 05-14-2008, 06:40 AM

Metalic brass roof?

Flint · 05-14-2008, 08:19 AM

The inside bits of a photovoltaic cell?

HungLikeJesus · 05-14-2008, 08:59 AM

The bottom of the swimming pool?

Shawnee123 · 05-14-2008, 09:33 AM

A solar water tower?

xoxoxoBruce · 05-14-2008, 09:40 AM

The scales on Picasso's pet fish.

BigV · 05-15-2008, 10:42 AM

You guys are all so funny!

Here are a couple slightly wider shots with dead giveaway clues. Then I'll tell.

glatt · 05-15-2008, 10:52 AM

is it the Experience Music Project / Science Fiction Museum in Seattle?

BigV · 05-15-2008, 10:58 AM

You bet your bippy. Numerous images here. This one is excellent.

I must also say, I found it very very difficult to photograph. The skin in this section is polished to a mirror finish, as you can see by the reflection of the top of the Space Needle in the third shot, but the pink/purple/orange sections where they reflect only the blue sky look grainy and dirty. They are not. And the colors are... well, impossible to capture. Evoke, perhaps. Communicate, maybe. But it is a poor facsimile. T'was much fun to visit, and lovely to see, and maddening to photograph.

BigV · 05-20-2008, 03:04 PM

What is this?

BigV · 05-20-2008, 03:12 PM

What is this?

glatt · 05-20-2008, 03:20 PM

1st one is the morning after camping in the rain, and the wet tarp is draped over the soggy camper's torso and legs.

2nd one is a flower blossom.

BigV · 05-20-2008, 03:57 PM

Nice work as usual, glatt.

Yes, the first one is me. But I'm not actually soggy. Dewy, yes, soggy, no. It was soooo hot and humid that despite the clear skies, the air was heavy with moisture. It was warm enough to sleep under the stars and I took that rare chance. I made the yellow groundcloth/tarp you see here out of 1.1 oz silicone impregnated ripstop nylon. Very light, and quite waterproof. But I didn't count on how slippery it was (it is *very* slippery) and it didn't stay on all night. So I got a little damp. My down bag, the red/black underneath was wet on the surface too, but dry inside.

The second picture is the base of a still-furled california poppy, taken on a walk to the grocery store the other day. The colors are incredible. Here's a complete uncropped shot.

glatt · 05-20-2008, 04:10 PM

I wasn't sure if the dampness on the tarp was on the outside or inside. I've had it rain inside a tent on a few occasions where my breath condensed on the inside of the tarp on a cool night and then dripped down.

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05-15-2008, 10:42 AM	#503
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	You guys are all so funny! Here are a couple slightly wider shots with dead giveaway clues. Then I'll tell. Attached Images __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

05-15-2008, 10:52 AM	#504
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	is it the Experience Music Project / Science Fiction Museum in Seattle?

05-15-2008, 10:58 AM	#505
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	You bet your bippy. Numerous images here. This one is excellent. I must also say, I found it very very difficult to photograph. The skin in this section is polished to a mirror finish, as you can see by the reflection of the top of the Space Needle in the third shot, but the pink/purple/orange sections where they reflect only the blue sky look grainy and dirty. They are not. And the colors are... well, impossible to capture. Evoke, perhaps. Communicate, maybe. But it is a poor facsimile. T'was much fun to visit, and lovely to see, and maddening to photograph. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not. Last edited by BigV; 05-15-2008 at 11:06 AM.

05-20-2008, 03:04 PM	#506
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	What is this? Attached Images __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

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05-20-2008, 03:20 PM	#508
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	1st one is the morning after camping in the rain, and the wet tarp is draped over the soggy camper's torso and legs. 2nd one is a flower blossom.

05-20-2008, 03:57 PM	#509
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Nice work as usual, glatt. Yes, the first one is me. But I'm not actually soggy. Dewy, yes, soggy, no. It was soooo hot and humid that despite the clear skies, the air was heavy with moisture. It was warm enough to sleep under the stars and I took that rare chance. I made the yellow groundcloth/tarp you see here out of 1.1 oz silicone impregnated ripstop nylon. Very light, and quite waterproof. But I didn't count on how slippery it was (it is very slippery) and it didn't stay on all night. So I got a little damp. My down bag, the red/black underneath was wet on the surface too, but dry inside. The second picture is the base of a still-furled california poppy, taken on a walk to the grocery store the other day. The colors are incredible. Here's a complete uncropped shot. Attached Images __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

05-20-2008, 04:10 PM	#510
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	I wasn't sure if the dampness on the tarp was on the outside or inside. I've had it rain inside a tent on a few occasions where my breath condensed on the inside of the tarp on a cool night and then dripped down.

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