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#powerline

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Kay
Just before entering the restaurant on the edge of the village, I had to ask my dining companions for a bit of patience. I couldn’t resist capturing this interplay of colors. But what to contrast it with? There was nothing here except the parking lot and the restaurant. Thankfully, there were power lines and poles to save the day. Perhaps I could have used the side mirror of a car or the reflection on a car roof instead… but I lacked the creative leap at the time, maybe I needed some carbs to fuel it.

#photography #squared #sunset #powerline
A square-format color photograph with a white border, featuring a silhouetted utility pole and power lines against a striking sunset sky. The pole is positioned slightly left of center, with horizontal crossarms holding insulators and several lines stretching diagonally across the frame. The sky transitions from soft blue at the top to vibrant hues of pink, orange, and red closer to the horizon, with streaks of thin, wispy clouds adding texture and depth. The contrast between the dark, geometric utility pole and the vibrant, natural colors of the sunset creates a visually engaging composition.
#powerline
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My last picture of a bird on a power line was 6 days ago. I need another one, a calm image to start the weekend. I spent a lot of time thinking and experimenting with this one. At first, as I instinctively always do, I placed the subject (in this case, the bird) in the center of the 1:1 frame, with more power line and less negative space. Then I played around with the crop a bit, and now I think that more negative space gives the image a sense of calm, with the bird almost gazing into the quiet. And that's exactly what I need for the weekend.

#photography #monochrome #squared #minimalism #powerline #blackandwhite
Square black-and-white image with a white frame showing a section of the sky without a horizon. Faint cloud patterns are visible, mostly in the lower half of the image. In the foreground, on the lower left half of the image, three thick, high-contrast black power lines run diagonally from the top left to the bottom left. Right next to them, a thinner but equally high-contrast black line runs from the top left to the bottom right, curving slightly downward. A small, nearly black, high-contrast bird sits on this curved line, approximately in the middle of the image height-wise, and slightly to the left of the center.
#blackandwhite
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Kay
Sometimes nothing inspires me to take photos when I’m out. Everything feels boring, uninteresting. This morning, I had to force myself to go outside, and surprisingly, it ended up being so much fun. It took me half an hour just to cover the first 200 meters. I kept noticing things that wanted to be composed and photographed. That doesn’t say much about the quality of the photos—I probably deleted 95% of them—but the process itself brought me so much joy. I took tons of photos of birds on and around power lines. As a reward, I got pooped on.

#photography #squared #blackandwhite #minimalism #powerline #starling
Square black-and-white image with a white frame showing a three-quarter moon, slightly out of focus in the center of the background. In the foreground, a high-voltage power line is clearly visible, angled slightly from left to right through the middle of the image, visually passing through the moon. The wire shines silver, with individual strands visible. Right in the center of the image, in front of the moon, two starlings are perched on the line. The one on the right is facing right, with its beak 'touching' the upper right edge of the moon. The one on the left seems to be scratching itself and also 'touches' the upper left edge of the moon. The sky in the background is a dark gray, while the wire and moon are bright, and the birds are clearly recognizable as starlings.
#starling
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Kay
Upside-down world. In all my pictures of power lines, they always appear black. It never occurred to me to think about their actual color. Until this first image. The sun lights them up so that they shine brightly, almost silver, while the barbed wire, which is normally silver, appears black. Only then did I realize that power lines have no insulation and you can actually see the bare metal. They likely appear black in my photos because, on one hand, they are exposed against a brighter background, and on the other, they reflect the darker ground. Fascinating!

#photography #squared #powerline #weather
Square color image with a white border showing a section of sky filled with large, dark rain clouds. No horizon is visible. In the foreground, brightly shining silver power lines stretch almost horizontally across the image. Along the bottom edge, in front of the dark clouds, a black barbed wire runs horizontally.
Square color image with a white border showing a section of the sky with no horizon, featuring dark rain clouds in the upper half of the image. In the lower third, a high-voltage tower stands with numerous power lines extending out of the frame to the right and left. In the lower right corner, a plane is flying, visually positioned between the power lines. In the center of the image, a rain shower can be seen falling from the dark cloud above and behind the high-voltage tower.
Square color image with a white border showing a section of sky with white clouds and a blue background. No horizon is visible. Numerous black power lines run almost horizontally across the image.
#weather
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Kay
What fascinates me about this picture from this afternoon, I strangely don't quite know myself. Maybe it's the bright, regular windows interrupted by the two windows of the extension. Maybe it's the color, monochrome again. Maybe it's the power lines, which, by the way, this time aren't ordinary power lines but overhead lines at the train station. Whatever the case, I don't need any reasons; feeling is enough.

#photography #squared #monochrome #windows #powerline
Square color image with a white frame showing the view of a building facade. No sky is visible. The building has 4x4 double windows, one of which is half open on the upper left side and appears black, while the others reflect the featureless white sky. In the lower right corner, there is a gray extension with two more double windows. Power lines run across the image in a slight diagonal from left to upper right, standing out in contrast. The facade is gray-blue, the window frames are black with white borders. The image feels monochrome as no other colors are present.
#powerline
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