Melting down...

[Fer!]

http://usera.imagecave.com/herreraf/Villa_de_Leyva/IMG_0200copy.jpg


Zaquencipa Valley, Colombia
09/01/2005 03:00 PM

Canon PowerShot S500
Shutter Speed : 1/500
Aperture Value : 3.5
Metering Mode : Evaluative
Exposure Compensation : 0
ISO Speed : 100
Focal Length : 12.9mm (equiv. to 62 mm)
White Balance : Auto

[EoSD30fReAk]

that's a very funny building!

what is it??

the colors from the flowers are great!

BTW i see you are new here so welcome to the forum;)

[Fer!]

Thanks for the warm welcome and the kind comment.

The building is an old and abandonned brick factory.

[marie]

most unusual 'building' :shock:
it's like something out of a fairy tale


lovely flowers too

nice that you caught the building for us to see.
seems smallish for a brick factory
'brick countdown'



welcome to the forum:cool:

[EoSD30fReAk]

Thanks for the warm welcome and the kind comment.

The building is an old and abandonned brick factory.
A brick factory? like marie said looks so small.

thanks for the info.

[Fer!]

Marie, thanks for your kind comment. And yes, you're right, it's a small building for a brick factory. Just take into account that this factory is in a rural area and located far from any big city. The bricks from there were used to build small rural houses and farms. I'm sure each brick from there was a sort of art piece. ;)

[stoneylonesome]

Beautiful shot, love the old brick factory. It's really amazing how they make bricks. Of course that build looks like one great big brick itself :lol: :lol:

[blackviolet]

where are the smurfs?

[Raj]

Looks to me like this is a kiln for baking "refractory" bricks. Refractory materials are those which can withstand very high temperatures without melting/softening & are usually used in furnace linings. This probably explains the small size as these bricks are not produced in mass (are usually very expensive & use special skills to make/bake)
Its been a long time since I switched to s/w from my major which was Masters In Materials & Metallurgical engineering so I may be wrong, however I vaguely remember seeing a B&W pic of a oven in a book similiar to one displayed. Sorry I dont remember the exact techinical term for this oven/stove ......
These oven designs however are out of date since very long ...

[marie]

Marie, thanks for your kind comment. And yes, you're right, it's a small building for a brick factory. Just take into account that this factory is in a rural area and located far from any big city. The bricks from there were used to build small rural houses and farms. I'm sure each brick from there was a sort of art piece. ;)


beautiful
thanks Fer

:oops: sorry I said 'thanks Raj' by mistake before

thanks both:)

[Fer!]

Thanks Raj for the clear explanation. I believe you're absolutely right.

[jgbeam]

Hi Fernando,
Welcome to the forum. :) That's a pretty little building! Do you have any other shots of it? Especially closer?

Please post more images of your beautiful country. My daughter married a man from Bogota and we went down there for the wedding. It was a wonderful experience. We were there for Christmas and I remember looking down at the city from the mountains as fireworks filled the sky. A spectacular scene! I hope that we can go back to visit again.

Jim

[Fer!]

Thanks for the kind words, Jim. I'll be more than pleased to sharing more images from Colombia with everybody.

Nice to know you have been in Colombia and enjoyed my country.