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15-JUN-2010 Jola Dziubinska

Sundial In Pavement

Warsaw, Poland

This solar clock shows the hour by the shadow of a person who will stand on the name of actual month in the middle.
It's a work of Tadeusz Przypkowski, who designed it and made of granite bricks in 1955.

For the June Challenge - "urban and landscapes".
See the images of other pbasers participating in this challenge: http://form.pbase.com/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=44078%E2%80%9D%3C/a%3E

Nikon D700 ,Nikkor AF-S 24-70mm f/2.8G ED
1/640s f/7.1 at 24.0mm iso200 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time15-Jun-2010 13:34:17
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D700
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length24 mm
Exposure Time1/640 sec
Aperturef/7.1
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
Focus Distance5.010 m

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norbi21-Jun-2010 09:17
Warsaw must have lots of small jewels like this. v. norbi
carol j. phipps18-Jun-2010 21:38
Amazing work in all the details.
Mieke WA Minkjan17-Jun-2010 07:10
a nice shot Jola, and thank you for the information
Ed McConnell16-Jun-2010 23:54
nice shot Jola..did you stand in the center and check the time..?
Doug Cruden16-Jun-2010 21:02
Super work, Jola - I like your perspective here, and the angled view of the sundial...great shot
Marielou Dhumez16-Jun-2010 19:02
Excellent composition, a beautiful and strong image !
Yvonne16-Jun-2010 10:19
So much more interesting than plain pavers! A really lovely shot Jola!
borisalex16-Jun-2010 06:48
Wonderful find and really interesting! Good for a square like this!
Kathryn16-Jun-2010 05:40
Fab! ~V~
Cindi Smith16-Jun-2010 03:56
Good way to make sure you are on time. Can't miss it. A great shot too!
Walter Otto Koenig16-Jun-2010 00:28
Cool sundial. I've never seen one like this before. Nice shot.
Guest 15-Jun-2010 23:21
This is really cool
lisamidi15-Jun-2010 21:26
What a wonderful idea, so nice!! A pity that there is so much rain in this season... :-(
J. Scott Coile15-Jun-2010 20:31
What a well designed detail!
Stephanie15-Jun-2010 20:28
This is wonderful Jola ~ the photo and the invention! V
franz15-Jun-2010 20:28
Pour les étourdis sortis sans leur montre...BV Yola!
Kinga Chwalkowska Zadlak15-Jun-2010 19:33
...and how cool ;~}}}
zyziza15-Jun-2010 19:10
A very useful invention!!!
V
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