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Akira

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Urban symmetry
« on: March 26, 2018, 13:19:44 »
From strolling around Tokyo.
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Jacques Pochoy

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Re: Urban symmetry
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2018, 16:25:00 »
I was wondering about the title, but your nice pictures happily gave me reassurance that Tokyo didn't gave in urban symmetry but did play with space and the fundamentals... ;D
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Akira

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Re: Urban symmetry
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2018, 16:31:50 »
Jacques, thank you for the comment.

I was wondering if I could convey this somewhat ironical meaning of this through these humble images of mine.  But your comment seems to reassure that I have succeeded in that.  :)
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Jacques Pochoy

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Re: Urban symmetry
« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2018, 23:30:49 »
No doubts ! All your posts (and pictures) are a living examples of your "gentle wisdom"  ;)
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Akira

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Re: Urban symmetry
« Reply #4 on: March 27, 2018, 00:12:45 »
No doubts ! All your posts (and pictures) are a living examples of your "gentle wisdom"  ;)

Oh, Jacques, that is too kind...
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Re: Urban symmetry
« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2018, 10:18:38 »
Your taste and eye for geometry being exercised again, to good effect. The only one I'm not sure about is #1 - the interesting wave-form fence? barrier? seems a bit overwhelmed by the upper 2/3 of the image.

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Re: Urban symmetry
« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2018, 10:40:10 »
Your taste and eye for geometry being exercised again, to good effect. The only one I'm not sure about is #1 - the interesting wave-form fence? barrier? seems a bit overwhelmed by the upper 2/3 of the image.

Dave, thank you for the comment.

To me, the wavy fence gives some sense of movement to this otherwise a bit too static image.  I included this image to this series because my afterthought suggested me that the total amount of the mixture of natural and artificial elements divided by the red/white crane in the center felt almost equal.  But I would have to admit that the interpretation could be somewhat tricky.
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