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This drain was placed in the Olympic grounds to prevent the grass from retaining too much residual water.

Some of these capsule covers are in various cities including Atlanta, New Orleans, and Washington DC.

I liked the hex shapes and the bronze cross ridges against the fibrous grass texture. 

Here is a great study in gray textures, with a few blue accents.

These next three covers were on a very busy street that I had to wait until the traffic would subside to photograph.  Together they are a tryptic that had variations on the theme of the large rectangle shapes outlined or enhanced with the use of painted and tarred lines. 

Here may have the location of a future hole, or possibly a past hole?

For some reason, someone decided to paint this one white and needed to shore up the edges with a tarred black line.  The green markings indicate sewage.

This cover is a great study in brown.  Rust has a way of enhancing the original browns with lighter shaded highlights.

The whole area had this warm brownish cast, as if stained by the rust colored soil.

This manhole cover has medium brown hues, and is somehow related to the previous cover as evident by the number 18 and the black holes and rim.

This cover shows the presence of Atlanta's ability to maintain their most contemporary internet plumbing.

It was late in the day and there were long shadows to enhance the contrast of the yellow with the dark gray asphalt.

This one was in the middle of a not so busy road, so I had plenty of time to shoot.

Here is a good textural study with lines that was shot late in the day.  Atlanta seems to be good for the late day shots.

This cover has waves of black and deep brown and is framed in an excellent white cement texture.

This W, I assume water, valve cover has one of the richest deep brown patinas of all, but then again it may be due to the sharp contrast of the recently poured light mauve colored sidewalk.

How I love these orange markings.  Maybe I should call this the Marta Peach?  (Metro Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority.)

This cover has a beautiful sandy texture as if it's been paved with a gritty asphalt.

How could I resist shooting a lost and found cover in Atlanta?

This cover has been worked over a few times.  Something tells me that it will undergo a few more revisions before it retires.

Nice tight fit.  Not much wear on this one.

The round cover fitting inside hex shapes of the sidewalk pavement must have caused a lot of grief for the communication company installer.  How do you fit a round shape into a hex grid?

All in all, I think the hex designs do not work well judging from the deterioration of the sidewalks and the presence of many cracks and uplifting of tiles in random places.  It's great for photos though!

This smear is definitely of the Anselm Kiefer influence.  I can feel his presence in the tar.

This twirl was painted on the sidewalk right behind the Atlanta High Art Museum.  Obviously the work of a future great artist.  Then again, maybe I'm the great artist that captured it at just the right time on my digital camera?

This wandjina is the product of one my favorite motifs, being sawed off sign poles that resemble eyes.  Is this one wincing?

This second wandjina was not far from the first one and looks like it is more sophisticated due to the presence of a cement monocle.

The close proximity of the High Art Museum and School may be the reason that there are so many great items illustrated on the sidewalks in that area, but I think there may be more at work in this case.  Somebody was watching me... who?  (What's the difference between a Wandjina and a ghost?)

On one of my many trips to Atlanta, I stumbled across this municipality approved graffiti painted on the Peachtree sidewalks nearby. 

This sawhorse was not far from the Atlanta Peach but was equally striking in color and the design elements were, of course, superior.  I need to use up some of that red digital ink.