This fountain in Southlake Town Square (Texas) is inspired by traditional Italian piazzas. It is beautifully illuminated at night, casting vibrant, changing colors.
A community pool in Austin Ranch (Plano TX). The pool is illuminated at night with streams of water along each side and a decorative fountain in the foreground.
Fountain in Sundance Square (Ft. Worth) with Day of the Dead (Día de Muertos) streamers hung overhead.
An aerated pool at the Fort Worth Water Park located downtown.
Buckingham Fountain in Grant Park in downtown Chicago.
This fountain on the Chicago River downtown was built in 1989 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the project that reversed the direction the Chicago River flowed.
The fountain in the last slide has a water cannon that shoots a 90 foot arc of water across the Chicago River for 10 minutes every hour. It is a popular spot for kayakers.
Above is the Kaleidoscope at Grandscape in The Colony, Texas, a 30-foot tall structure that provides an interactive digital art and light experience. It incorporates hundreds of video tiles and more than 1,000 LED lights. It features immersive audio, integrated cameras, and motion-tracking capabilities so visitors can actively interact with the displays. More importantly, it makes for great “street photography.”
To the right of the Kaleidoscope is a not so interactive structure. It is a glass sculpture of a bulldog that is illuminated from within. It is very prominent at night in the complex I lived in.
To the right is a statue of the King of Rock that is displayed in the Memphis, Tennessee Welcome Center that sits at the end of the Hernando de Soto bridge over the Mississippi River. Memphis is the town of Elvis, BBQ and the Blues.
The town of Society Hill is the oldest settlement in Darlington County, South Carolina, originally settled by Welsh Baptists settlers in 1736. The population is 426 residents. While one would be reasonable to call the assembled pieces of “junk” shown in the pictures an eye sore, you must remember that one man’s junk is another man’s art. That is the case here by the business called Piece of Work. It is a custom metal and woodworking shop that specializes in salvaging discarded materials and scrap metal to build unique custom furniture, benches, and outdoor art. This setting provided me with an opportunity to capture a few unique and interesting photos.
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