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Archive 2008 · #48: The Socket

HerrB
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Electricity is such a fundamental part of our lives that the technology behind its generation and distribution is easily forgotten -- seems all so mundane, but isn't really.


	http://i255.photobucket.com/albums/hh128/misterslot/the_socket.jpg

For the record, this photo was taken in an altitude of about 15 feet at Mach 0.0.

Oh... and as people here come from all corners of the world, I might want to add that this here is how a wall socket looks like in parts of continental Europe.

Critique and comment is most welcome.

Cheers,
Jörg

Edited on Mar 09, 2008 at 06:33 AM

Mar 09, 2008 at 06:27 AM

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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · #48: The Socket

Quite the capture at 15 feet. It does fit the theme well.

Mar 09, 2008 at 07:41 PM

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p.1 #3 · p.1 #3 · #48: The Socket

It was fun... polishing and hoovering away the dust etc... trying and aligning... trying again. A relaxing bit of an afternoon.

Mar 12, 2008 at 11:52 AM

Steve Spencer 2-time assignment winner

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p.1 #4 · p.1 #4 · #48: The Socket

Hi Jorg,

Very clean and compelling image. I really like its simplicity. Good luck this month.

Steve S.

Mar 17, 2008 at 11:26 AM

Kevin Sherman 1-time assignment winner

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p.1 #5 · p.1 #5 · #48: The Socket

Nice clean capture.

Incidentally, I don't understand why Europe uses sockets like that. Everytime I see them, they are these huge plugs coming out of the wall and are really ugly. At least from an appreance standpoint, our American plugs seem to blend into their environment a little better. Maybe thats just me...

Edited on Mar 18, 2008 at 09:30 AM

Mar 18, 2008 at 09:30 AM

Chad Schulz 1-time assignment winner

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p.1 #6 · p.1 #6 · #48: The Socket

A compelling and well staged image. The polishing paid off. I love the reflections and the conversion.

A great image,
Chad

Mar 21, 2008 at 12:26 AM

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p.1 #7 · p.1 #7 · #48: The Socket

Thanks Steve, Kevin and Chad. Glad you like the photo.

Steve: I guess I am always trying to get as simple a photo as possible hoping to keep enough substance so people would still be drawn towards it. And like so often, after posting this pic, I started getting doubts...

Kevin: I don't think this socket sticks out of the wall more than a centimetre or so.

How about starting a thread of 'Sockets Around the World'?

Chad: yeah, I like the reflections too, especially as they are kind of countered by the rough structure of the wallpaper around.

Cheers,
Jörg

Mar 25, 2008 at 03:38 PM


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