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Photo Hunters: Spiral

March 12, 2010 by  
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Tough one this week! Well, let’s see what I can do… The funny thing is: the more I looked for spirals, the more I discovered. :)

Look at all the spirals on the gate! This is the gate to the Russian Orthodox Monastery in Jordanville, NY.

Monastery Church Gate-1

A spiral railing on a staircase, in the old Old Main building in Utica. It was once known as the Utica Lunatic Asylum. It’s very dilapidated right now, but it was once considered the finest example of modern Greek Revival architecture in the Western world.

staircase

Utica Asylum

You may need to enlarge the next one to really see the spirals. This is at the Empire State Plaza, behind the Capitol Building in Albany, New York. The chain link has a spiral effect; the red cobblestone is installed in a spiral pattern, and so it the gray sparkly concrete paving.

05 Kids on Pedestals

You can see the concrete paving even better in the next photo. That’s The Egg– a popular arena for concerts in the capitol city. The exterior concrete has a spiral effect.

05 The Egg and Corning Tower

Notice the spirals of wood on the wall! They are for making barrels.

The Cooper

Spirals on this funky art, hanging at the Hamilton College library.

Hamilton Rethinking Art

Hmmm spirals in the glass, at Corning Museum of Glass. That’s my daughter making the funny face. She uses that photo for the gravatar for her blog, As in a Mirror.

Glass Head

I think I’d better stop! I’m finding spirals EVERYWHERE!

How did your Photo Hunt go today?

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39 Comments on "Photo Hunters: Spiral"

  1. Sparkle on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 3:22 am 

    I thought you said this week’s theme was tough for you – you found lots of great spirals! I don’t travel, being an indoor-only kitty, so it was really tough for me. But I found something! Funny thing is, we have TWO spiral staircases here, and it didn’t even occur to my human to have me pose on them!

  2. Mrs. Mecomber on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 8:50 am 

    Heehee, well it got easier as I looked!

    I’m looking forward to seeing what your human chose today, Sparkle!

  3. Marta on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 9:18 am 

    Wow! These are great pictures. I love how you show the examples in your area. They are all unique. I’m getting more and more curious about this area of NY. The church and the egg are my favorites.

  4. Marites on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 9:18 am 

    I really like the first one and those with the kids:) They look like they’re really having fun.

  5. kelly on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 9:23 am 

    I just can’t seem to find the time to play anymore but I do like to check in with my favs. You have quite the collection of sprials! Excellent job!

  6. Gattina on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 9:23 am 

    Very nice spirals !
    Of course you can link to my post to show the flower carpet.
    If you want to see more I once wrote about it
    http://gattinatravels.blogspot.com/2006/09/brussels-capital-of-belgium-and-europe.html

  7. maya on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 9:27 am 

    You did a great job of finding spirals in your neck of the woods. I really liked the spirals for making barrels. Thanks for sharing.

  8. ChaoticallyMe on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 9:28 am 

    Wow! What a collection of spirals!

    My favourite is the spiral staircase…..The accumulation of dust, the paint peeling off the wall behind….you can see how stunning the wood railing still is under that thick layer of dust.

  9. upto6only on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 9:42 am 

    i like your first photo. i love taking shots of churches.

    happy weekend

  10. Susanne on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 9:44 am 

    You found some great ones. That gate is beautiful!

  11. Carver on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 9:52 am 

    You came up with so many great selections for spiral. I drew a total blank and after visiting others realize that I have spirals all around me which I totally overlooked. Great take on the theme. Happy weekend.

    PS I’m so sorry you lost your collection of Victorian era books. I inherited a lot of books from the early to late 1800s and they are so beautifully made although mine are showing signs of age and I don’t do a very good job of taking care of them.

  12. ipanema on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 9:54 am 

    beautiful spirals here and great subjects all! :)

  13. Raymond and Busby on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 10:05 am 

    Lovely spirals today! We especially like the church gate.

  14. marcia on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 10:17 am 

    for me the staircase wins as the richest of your shots I so love wood and the talent of those who can make it so beautiful

  15. Sniffie and the Florida Furkids on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 10:23 am 

    You have the nicest pictures! That is beautiful!!

    Sniffie and the Florida Furkids

  16. YTSL on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 10:41 am 

    Once you start looking, it’s hard to stop, huh? ;b

  17. Anna's Adornments, Sweden on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 10:45 am 

    Dear Mrs. Mecomber,
    Thank you for visiting and commenting on my PH-post today. Thank you asking about my health. It’s mostly a runny nose, with a higher temperature at night.
    You have found mny beautiful examples of spirals! I agree with you, that this challenge is tough, but the more you start thinking and looking at what others have found, the more you find yourself.
    I have not commented on your site as often or as much as I would like to. I don’t have much time and really shouldn’t be blogging at all.
    I really like your site. Maybe I have already said this (forgive me for repeating myself) but my father was born in Ossining New York 1917. We used to travel to Upstate New York and even to New England on summer vacations. So I know that NY state has a lot of cultural riches in historial archectural structures.
    I’m starting a little mini-series of my own about my present home town, Norrkoping, “Tourist in my own town”. This PH-post was the first. I am of course inspired by your site, when I do this.
    I don’t know when the next “TIMOT”-post will be. I have about five places of interest that I would like to highlight for Norrkoping. But I could try to leave a comment and “warn” you when I post the next one. Ann of Ann’s Snap Edit & Scrap has also expressed interest in my idea.
    Thank you again. Bless you.
    Anna

  18. healingmagichands on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 11:03 am 

    The more you look, the more you see. Surprising how ubiquitous the spiral form is, maybe that’s because it is engraved in our dna?

    Thanks for visiting my post. . .
    http://healingmagichands.wordpress.com/2010/03/13/photohunt-spirals/

  19. Freda on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 11:48 am 

    Awesome collection of spiral shots!

  20. Alice Audrey on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 12:58 pm 

    I didn’t know there were any Russian Orthodox churches in the USA. Great spirals on the gait.

  21. Teena in Toronto on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 1:44 pm 

    Isn’t it funny how names used to be politically incorrect … we have a former insane asylum in our ‘hood too.

    Thanks for stopping by :)

  22. Lisa on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 2:09 pm 

    You always take us to interesting places!

    I played too.

  23. Mirage on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 3:47 pm 

    Great finds! and really there were many! I love the mural best!

  24. Ann, from Zoolatry on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 4:54 pm 

    All three are great; but I personally think the photo of the staircase is just wonderful.
    Very very good post.

  25. magiceye on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 7:57 pm 

    lovely takes on the theme!

  26. Kim on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 8:33 pm 

    What great photos for this weeks theme! Mine’s up!

    Kim
    The Misplaced Midwesterner

  27. Sandra on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 9:28 pm 

    Great photos, the gate is fantastic and the staircase one can see in its day was beautiful.

  28. Lorna on Sat, 13th Mar 2010 10:31 pm 

    I love how you’re always true to your NY travel theme.

  29. Berkatrice on Sun, 14th Mar 2010 1:48 am 

    lovely pics! i especially love the picture of the staircase.

    happy weekend!

  30. azahar on Sun, 14th Mar 2010 4:04 am 

    Nice selection of spirals.

  31. A. @ A Changing Life on Sun, 14th Mar 2010 8:27 am 

    Apologies if this is a duplicate. I can’t remember if I pressed “Submit”!

    Like you I started to find spirals everywhere once I started looking. You’ve found some great examples!

    I’m sorry to be so late returning your visit from yesterday.

  32. jams o donnell on Sun, 14th Mar 2010 8:48 am 

    ANother really nice selection of photos. I love the wrought ironwork on the gate.

  33. julie on Sun, 14th Mar 2010 6:56 pm 

    Lovely places to visit :)

  34. Sherry @ EX Marks the Spot on Sun, 14th Mar 2010 10:24 pm 

    You really found quite a few, didn’t you? Those are wonderful. You always come up with such intriguing shots and great information!

  35. Annie on Mon, 15th Mar 2010 10:18 am 

    Nice collection – love that gate!

  36. CherryPie on Mon, 15th Mar 2010 7:33 pm 

    You seem to have found way to many more interesting spirals than me…

  37. lew on Mon, 15th Mar 2010 11:24 pm 

    Decorative and functional spirals! You found some good ones.

  38. Irene on Wed, 17th Mar 2010 4:51 am 

    Very nice spirals! Thanks for dropping by.

  39. Scott on Thu, 18th Mar 2010 1:25 pm 

    You always do such a good job with these, and practically every week I tell myself I need to do more than just one photo, but I rarely do. I always look forward to coming to your PhotoHunt post.

    You asked about an email feed subscription. I thought I had one, but that must have been on a previous template. Thanks for the heads up I’ll have to research that and get back with you. I do want to get one on there.

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