Patina. Wabi Sabi

Being a big fan of Wabi Sabi, the Japanese art of “Finding Perfection in the Imperfect”, this array of colors, shapes and textures stopped me in my tracks. The crystal clear mid-morning Sunlight was hitting the linear elements in such a way that they were flattened into a near one dimensional plane. The narrow shadows serve to tell the story of the direction of that light and also the shallow depth of the ribs in the steel. I had been to this location before on a different sort of day: overcast and dull. I noticed all the above on that first visit, and made a mental note, that if and when I returned when a more contrasty lighting scenario was present, I would indeed capture the scene. The image you see here was made on that second visit. Well worth the trip I say.