I am ever on the look out for fire equipment sculptures. See Yellow Hydrant Sculpture, Red Standpipe, Colorful Fireplugs ,Fireplugs, the Beginning, Crosby Dog Graffiti, Open Hydrant, Camouflaged Fire Hydrant for previous sightings. I saw this one on my morning walk.
Most of the standpipes that I photograph look the same. I came upon a different one today. (See Standpipe Portrait, Colorful Fireplugs, Yellow Hydrant Sculpture, Fire Plugs.) I guess I like it because it’s nice and shiny.
I’m always on the lookout for fire suppression equipment. Today was a bonanza. I found a fireplug AND a standpipe right next to each other. The fire department doesn’t have to go far to hook up.
Are you going to believe your own eyes or the sign on this hydrant? This “open” hydrant is secured with a padlock!
From whom is this hydrant hiding? Hopefully not the fire department.
I have a series of photographs of fireplugs, also known as fire hydrants or standpipes. (Fire Plugs, Fireplugs, the Beginning, Shiny Standpipe, What Luck!) This is one outside a mall in Burbank, California USA.
I’m always on the lookout for interesting things to photograph. Shiny things are on the list. I am particularly attracted to fire plugs as sculpture. I have an extensive series of photographs and drawings of fire hydrants and other water distribution systems. Here are some of my posts featuring fire plugs and standpipes: Fireplugs, the Beginning, What Luck!, […]
Today was a travel day. It was about seven hours of driving. Nice though. We took ‘the 101’ up the coast from Los Angeles. It sure beats ‘the 5’, which is an inland route. Lots of farmland, but not the same as the view of the ocean. Sidra, our 10 year old granddaughter, didn’t want […]
