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I'd often thought of stopping by this small oil refinery on the Oxnard plain to take a few pictures, so today I did. When I got home and began processing my photos, though, I found my interest drawn to small details, as you'll see below. |
S o u t h e r n C a l i f o r n i a Oil Refinery Shoot Date: 6-07-2005 |
![]() Overview of the refinery |
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This apparently abstract pattern is comprised of a series of pipe sections that loop in and out of a large, rusty vertical plate. The lighter colored horizontal sections are the loops themselves; the darker U-shaped sections are the loops' shadows. If you look at the picture above, this looped section can be seen on the structure just to the right of center. |
I was fascinated by this rusty tower (above) with its precarious-looking spiral staircase, but though I'd taken a number of photos, none inspired me. |
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Then I started looking at small sections of one photograph and found what I was looking for in the crop at right above, where I was immediately drawn to the diagonal slashes of light and shadow below the stairs. |
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Rust streaks and shadows create intriguing art out of the side of a holding tank, which can be seen in its entirety at the right side of the picture at the top of the page. |
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Water streams down from the center and steam clouds the upper reaches of a rusty tank, creating a surreal vista. |
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