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Re: [Theme] Pictures of manhole covers :)
« Reply #60 on: February 06, 2021, 19:54:49 »
A manhole cover in Beaverton, Oregon, a few blocks from the main Nike campus. No leaves--the sidewalk sweeper must've been a bit ahead of me...
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Re: [Theme] Pictures of manhole covers :)
« Reply #61 on: March 15, 2021, 06:18:54 »
A really small one (10 cm diameter).

Almost invariably they paint arrows across them (e.g your photo, Ashlandish). I understand it as a way to mark the direction for opening, or the prying open point, or the direction of water flow, when not evident on manhole itself.


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« Reply #62 on: March 19, 2021, 18:54:54 »
Wind-decorated manhole

A pomegranate plant was losing its flowers, wind carried them a short distance and they were captured by the edges of the manhole...

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Re: [Theme] Pictures of manhole covers :)
« Reply #63 on: April 20, 2021, 13:20:14 »
Optical Manhole

From the major Electrical Company in Italy, ENEL. Very nice fisheye effect...

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« Reply #64 on: April 21, 2021, 06:01:55 »
Optical Manhole

From the major Electrical Company in Italy, ENEL. Very nice fisheye effect...

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A nice square one...

The hole underneath is round I guess. Otherwise the lid can fall down.

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« Reply #65 on: April 21, 2021, 11:05:56 »
A nice square one...

The hole underneath is round I guess. Otherwise the lid can fall down.
Round and Elliptical

Since the diagonal is 1.4142x the sides, it would be very easy to drop the lid inside the hole. I suspect there's a hinge (see center top) to prevent such an instance. You lift it from the opposite side (see lower L and R)

Two smaller ones, one round and the other elliptical. They are used by the Fire Brigade.

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Re: [Theme] Pictures of manhole covers :)
« Reply #66 on: July 02, 2021, 00:05:00 »
PS: I always come back to this thread because I cannot help to have a pornographic association with the subject line...

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Re: [Theme] Pictures of manhole covers :)
« Reply #67 on: July 02, 2021, 00:06:52 »
Bologna cemetery

Please note the effects of the May 2012 earthquake (broken marble slates)

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This one is one of my favorite!

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« Reply #68 on: July 21, 2021, 23:20:31 »
Entrance to a WWII bunker in La Línea de La Concepción. If I´m not mistaken it was a german project to have defenses against Gibraltar. This zone was very interesting at the time with many spies, crossing point from and to the mediterranean and from and to Africa-Europe connection.

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« Reply #69 on: July 22, 2021, 00:57:49 »
Eureka Springs, Arkansas.  From 2014 when I used a Canon 50D and a 17-40 Canon lens.



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Re: [Theme] Pictures of manhole covers :)
« Reply #70 on: August 31, 2021, 14:40:36 »
A couple of manholes from the island of Fyn
H. C. Andersen is from Odense, as you can see on the manhole ;)

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« Reply #71 on: September 02, 2021, 03:14:43 »
A couple of manholes from the island of Fyn
H. C. Andersen is from Odense, as you can see on the manhole ;)

I like these ones and you got good lighting. Thanks for sharing!

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« Reply #72 on: September 02, 2021, 09:24:06 »
I like these ones and you got good lighting. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks  :)

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Re: [Theme] Pictures of manhole covers :)
« Reply #73 on: September 10, 2021, 13:16:56 »
A couple of manholes from the island of Fyn
H. C. Andersen is from Odense, as you can see on the manhole ;)

Nice Bent!

Phone snapshots of a few other special ones - these are from Tivoli in Copenhagen. My shoes intentionally included..

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« Reply #74 on: September 10, 2021, 14:02:21 »
Phone snapshots of a few other special ones - these are from Tivoli in Copenhagen. My shoes intentionally included..

Sorry for my illiteracy, what does the text on the last one say?