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Creativity Boot Camp - Day 4

I'm a bit late in posting today, my friend came for dinner so it would have been rude for me to make her wait. So todays prompt was heavy metal. I immediatly thought of this:
 I pass this wall sculpture every day on the way home from work. So today I took my camera into work so that I could stop and photograph it on my way home. I work in Sheffield, world famous for its steel. Unfortunatly the steel works have been closing down, but there is still plenty around to remind everybody. At Christmas he has lights on him and is lit up for the festive period.
When I got to work a couple of the girls are now asking me what the prompt is for the day, when I told them and said what I intended to do, they told me of another place. It is just at the bottom of the road where we work and is part of the rejuvenating of the river. I'm not from Sheffield so had no idea what they were talking about. At lunchtime Vicky took me to the bridge and this is what I saw.
 
Here is one of the lights on the ceiling how cool is it?
I have no idea which photo I like best, I've got piles from this bridge but couldn't possible post them all . I have the next couple of days off work so I can hopefully manage some photos in better light. This is one of my challenges with this project, the light. I can't take them until after work and the summer disappeared last weekend, so poor light is one of my issues.

Comments

Anonymous said…
Very cool!
Kathleen said…
Your photos from that bridge are amazing, such interesting intersecting lines, and I love that spider-light!
Crafting Queen said…
Wow, great images.
Jenny said…
That is one funky spider! Love it.

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