Nature reveals many lines of symmetry; we see things around us which are symmetrical than asymmetrical.
To many architects and engineers, symmetry is the natural way to express in their designs.
Here is a cable-stayed bridge in Switzerland.
The two pairs of towers for anchoring the cables and also the cables themselves are symmetrical in their arrangement.
Please enjoy :-)
Here is my last and belated entry on Shadowed.
Strolling around the city of Geneva, my eyes were caught by this sculpture in the shade.
Not only the sculpture was shadowed, the masonry wall next to it appears undulating due to the shadow.
I like bridges, those who have been following my blog might have read my several posts on Bridges.
Here is a photo taken in Switzerland.
The bridge is a suspension bridge, with towers near its end.
The hanging cables and the bridge parapets just converge towards the tower.
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The theme for this week’s Travel Theme is Arches.
I like arches. Structurally, they are a very efficient of supporting weight from above, without causing tension in the elements.
Architecturally, they look pleasing too.
I have posts here showing the arches at Blue Mosque in Turkey, recently, I also showed some beautiful arches at the Cathedral in Cordoba, Spain – they are very Moorish but look strikingly beautiful.
The arches shown here are from a building in Geneve, Switzerland.
Accidentally, I wandered into this building and was fascinated by the arches supporting the roof. The arches do not just span orthogonally but also diagonally, presenting a very interesting pattern.
From the outside the building is interesting too. It has multiple arches and there are also ramps going up at a slant.
All these make for an interesting structure!
Geneva is not just about the lake and the fountain. Although the lake, the boats and the swans there are just lovely.
We were there in the early Spring of 2012.
We went hiking the hills. The grass is so green but many of the trees were still bare.
Some commented that the green view of grass in Geneva is a bit boring, so I have never posted these images.
To me, they are just soothing to the eyes!
There are people who like Black and White images, but also there are people who hate them.
I like converting some of my colored pictures to B&W to see if they convey a different mood. Whether I like them depends on the mood they give me.
The picture was taken at Lake Geneva, I like the clouds in the B&W which dominate the picture.
For comparison, the colored version is also shown. It gives a more peaceful feeling. Also, the snow capped mountain can be more clearly seen.
Sometimes, I ended up liking both versions.
This week’s photo challenge is “From Lines to Patterns“.
I would have liked to show the Nazca lines from the air in Peru; but since this trip is still on my wish list, instead, I will show a collage of photos from my archive.
Never tired of showing the lines of columns in the underground reservoir in Istanbul, Turkey. The lines of columns flared out into curvy arches at the column tops; showing another pattern which blends well with the columns.
The arch bridge in Switzerland is my other favorite image for showing lines and curves. Clean vertical solid lines springing from the circular arch of an motorway bridge support the bridge deck.
I like the silvery vertical lines of the organ assembly in a church of the Baltics.
The neat lines of the windows at the Metropolitan Museum in New York City, a design by I M Pei, are some of the most pleasing lines for the eyes.
Looking up the roof of the aquarium in Okinawa, we were attracted by the repetitive pattern of the inverted V-shaped structural elements which formed the roof.
Also in Japan are some bamboo which grow so tall and straight, terminating into a natural pattern of bamboo leaves at the top.
Back in Beijing, China, the irregular pattern of illuminated blue bubbles forming the walls of the “Cube” built for the Olympic Games looked really amazing at night.
In Hong Kong, the circular columns and patterns on the balustrades at Heritage 1881 in TsimShaTsui presented an interesting visual effect.
The many tall buildings in the Central business area of Hong Kong island offer sight of the many contemporary arrangement of lines and patterns.
I wish I have more images on patterns but I don’t think I got many of them. Please enjoy!
