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Hello and welcome. Hope you enjoy the images I have posted. Please do not reproduce them without my permission. Most are available as note/greeting cards or as prints/enlargements. Thank you for visiting my site and your comments.
Many have asked about the Header image above, which I named 'Eerie Genny'. It was originally shot with film [taken on the shore of the Genesee River near the Univ. of Rochester]. During the darkroom development, I flashed a light above the tray. The process, known as 'solarization', produces eerie, ghostlike effects; some have mistaken this image as an infra-red photo. Some 35+ years later, I scanned and digitized the print, and did a little modern day editing, and, voila.
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Thursday, November 29, 2012

Rochester Skyline Icons [Sky Watch Friday]


Last week’s SWF panorama of downtown Rochester included a number of iconic buildings/architectural features. For example, in the far left corner is the Wings of Progress [completed in 1930] atop the Times Square Building. A bit to its  right is the statue of Mercury atop the Aqueduct Building [mostly obscured by another building]. The 21 foot tall Mercury statue [out of riveted copper plates] was created in 1881.  When completed, it was installed atop a factory smokestack and quickly became a hallmark of the city skyline. However, in 1951, the factory was demolished and the statue was placed in storage. In 1973, it found its current home, only one block north of its original location. The images below offer closer views of these two wonderful structures.



4 comments:

Nancy J said...

Mercury, with winged sandals, a god of trade, merchants and travel. A fitting place for him right there, and a beautiful photo.Wonderful to know the statue was placed again where so many can see his beauty, a man-made reminder of Mythology. Greetings from Jean

Spare Parts and Pics said...

Great skyline shots!!

Liz said...

Beautiful captures! Happy sky watching.

Moon

Unknown said...

Both images are amazing! Have a great weekend!