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[Ivan Seeking]

The OP for this said it is Steve Jobs lighting a joint for his dad in 1972.

 

[Tom.G]

I'm a little suspicious about that being Steve Jobs -- the face looks rather feminine (but I don't have a photo to compare it to).

Also, does anyone recognize the wall decoration now that it is enhanced?

Cheers,
Tom

 

[renormalize]

I'm a little suspicious about that being Steve Jobs -- the face looks rather feminine (but I don't have a photo to compare it to).

Here's a high school yearbook photo of Jobs:

I do think he's the young man in the color photo.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

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I'm a little suspicious about that being Steve Jobs -- the face looks rather feminine (but I don't have a photo to compare it to).

Also, does anyone recognize the wall decoration now that it is enhanced?

Cheers,
Tom

Here's a high school yearbook photo of Jobs:
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I do think he's the young man in the color photo.

I thought so. I immediately recognized him.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

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I'm a little suspicious about that being Steve Jobs -- the face looks rather feminine (but I don't have a photo to compare it to).

Also, does anyone recognize the wall decoration now that it is enhanced?

Cheers,
Tom

It looks to me like it might be the Chinese symbol Shou. They say it is often displayed inside of a circle and is the symbol for longevity
https://www.chinese-word.com/data/0903.html

There are a few variations on how this is written. And I know nothing about the Chinese language.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

 

[BillTre]

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Cat and shadow.

 

[Ibix]

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Now if we could train them to move in sync...

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Mom and her punk teenager.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Mom and Dad

Betty and Barney Hill

 

[pinball1970]

Some nice effects on the clouds, the flood lights got in the way I thought but now they are framing the images

 

[Ivan Seeking]

 

[Tom.G]

WARNING![/color]​

DO NOT USE ON A WINDY DAY.

 

[Borg]

That can't be real.

 

[Arjan82]

That can't be real.

Apparently it is... :
long link to google maps

At different angles:
https://heartbrut.com/compendium/palaisdescongres/

 

[jtbell]

WARNING!​

DO NOT USE ON A WINDY DAY.

With no handrail, I wouldn't use it even on a perfectly calm day.

 

[BillTre]

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Its a modern building's version of a secret passage.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Its a modern building's version of a secret passage.

One thing that comes to mind is that it's not real. We see what we see but it was a publicity stunt.

Next, fire escape. But why no handrails? It must be a stunt.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

Guess who.

 

[Ibix]

One thing that comes to mind is that it's not real. We see what we see but it was a publicity stunt.

Next, fire escape. But why no handrails? It must be a stunt.

After a bit of detective work off @Arjan82's Google Maps link, it's art, apparently. There doesn't appear to be an English Wikipedia page, so here's the German Wiki: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kongresshaus_(Biel). The section titled Kunstwerk describes it. I'll let you drop it into your own favourite translator, but I think it says the doors are just stuck onto the concrete, which is actually a pillar separate from the building and I suspect doesn't even have any interior spaces.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

 

[BillTre]

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Well, it has a nice glow to it!

 

[jtbell]

Its a modern building's version of a secret passage.

Maybe it's for cats.

 

[jtbell]

Yesterday we thought we were going to get our first snowfall in three years. Instead we got freezing rain.

 

[Ivan Seeking]

What is it?

 

[Ibix]

What is it?

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Seen it before.

 

[berkeman]

LOL, the splash has died down.

 

[Andy Resnick]

Moonlit icicles:

Nikon D810 + Nikkor 105/1.4 @ f/9, 8s ISO 200. Image cropped & re-sized.

 

[Rive]

Last weekend, a hike again: this time not in the 'backyard', but a different range of hills.

Same hills this weekend: though it was a different track this time.

With and without light:

The Left, the Right and the Trees:

Nope. No way. Not me.

It's nice from down here too...

So many so blue and so white...

...and in the meanwhile down the hill it's like spring already...

 

[DennisN]

Nope. No way. Not me.

Hey, no pain, no gain.

It's nice from down here too...

Lovely!

So many so blue and so white...

That's a gorgeous shot, I think!
Very, very unusual color combinations, making it look a bit "unreal". Very nice!

Edit: If you have the opportunity to do more of those, I'd say go for it .
I really like the color combinations in that shot (dark blue sky, pale snow on trees, light green and yellow shades on the ground).