For Alisa’s Weekly Travel Theme: Metal I have a small section of John Fleming’s Grass Blades installation at Seattle Center. The blades are actually segments of painted stainless steel stacked vertically to emulate the gently swaying movements of grass in the wind.
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Very nice! I recognize this sculpture. I love the angle of your shot.
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Thanks, Naomi! I thought some Seattle people would recognize this one. 🙂
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Lisa, do these actually sway or are they stationary? This is way cool! xx Amy
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They really sway! I’m glad you like it Amy. 🙂
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Wow, double cool. I thought they might just the way the structure looks. What a feeling it must be to actually be there. Thank you for sharing your moment! Love, Amy
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They look like old camera film to me. Very pretty.
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You’re right, they do look like film strips. The original idea was to screen a parking lot so they fill the length of a city block. It’s pretty cool. 🙂
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how awesome are these metal blades – oh wow – so cool
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Thanks, Yvette! It is such a unique way to screen off a parking lot. 🙂
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it is such great screen (I just came back here again because Kan linked this as an awesome post – 😉 ) – and well, the thumbnail also showed the interest and beauty of this clever work. have a great week in the NW ~y.
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I will and hope you have a great week as well. 🙂
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Great angle, I like this!
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Thanks, Sue. 🙂
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Now that’s just odd. Very beautiful, but odd! I love it! 🙂
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I’m glad you like it, Linda. 🙂
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Really nice entry for this challenge!
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Thanks so much, Rusha! I’ve been waiting for the right post to show this photo. 🙂
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What a cool installation. It must be wonderful to see them swaying. I have never been to Seattle.
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I hope you get a chance to visit sometime, Marcy! It’s a great experience to see this installation swaying down an entire city block. 🙂
Lisa
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I love the effect this pic has when I scroll it on my laptop screen – it looks like the metal blades are moving!
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How fun, thanks for letting me know! It’s like they simply must move even in a “still” image. 🙂
Lisa
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That’s pretty impressive. I’ve never heard of this sculpture before.
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It’s tucked away almost behind the EMP museum but really worth a walk around the building to find. Standing inside the row of blades and looking up at the sky is such a unique point of view, it made us feel so small.
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An amazing sculpture, Lisa. Those blades must be very strong and well fixed. 🙂
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Thanks, Sylvia. I’m not sure how they are fixed below ground but I thought the same thing. 🙂
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Great minds. 🙂
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Nice!
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Thanks, Ruth!
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I love this shot; really great composition. 🙂
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Thanks, Sue. 🙂
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🙂
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Fabulous! Excellent shot, Lisa 🙂
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Thanks!
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I am just amazed at people’s creativity. To see these swaying in the wind must be an incredible sight. Great shot, Lisa!
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Thank you! All the swaying kind of made me nervous even though it looks really cool at the same time. 🙂
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