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Very big wheel


Very big wheel
Photo Information
Copyright: Yitzhak Avigur (Avigur) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 144 W: 49 N: 141] (747)
Genre: Places
Medium: Black & White
Date Taken: 2004-03-16
Categories: Daily Life
Camera: Canon EOS 500 N
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Best in Black & White, London Eye [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2004-07-31 13:32
Viewed: 1178
Points: 12
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
It looks like a bike's wheel, but it is much much bigger. The London Eye is the biggest wheel in the world.
The main elements of the hub and spindle were manufactured in cast steel. The spindle was too large to cast as a single piece so instead was produced in eight smaller sections. Two further castings, in the form of great rings, form the main structural element of the hub.
The London Eye uses two types of cable, wheel cables and back stay cables. Wheel cables include 16 rim rotation cables, and 64 spoke cables, these are similar to bicycle spokes and stretch across the wheel. There are six backstay cables, which are located in the compression foundation.
In total, they used 1700 tons of steel.
For more info: www.londoneye.com
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  • Great 
  • Quark Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor [C: 1466 W: 10 N: 29] (66)
  • [2004-07-31 14:12]

Today I already rated a London-Eye, so I knew it wasn't a bike....
What a construction it is and what an interesting note, Yitzhak, "great" wheel !

  • Great 
  • ishai (77)
  • [2004-08-01 9:28]

You keep tricking us
I like the way you see things
Well done and captured

Very nice repetitive patterns with the spikes

great photo. it really looks like a bike´s wheel.Congratulations.Beautifull b&w.the lines look amazing when they cross to each other.Very good

Fun and engaging geometry, Yitzhak. I like these sparse, simple photos of yours.

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  • zx11 Silver Star Critiquer/Silver Note Writer [C: 26 W: 0 N: 10] (89)
  • [2004-11-20 16:44]

Hey Itzik,

I decided to start posting here also. I like this shot of yours. I actually tought it was a bike wheel at first.

Looks like a sculpture or an imitation of the sun :)
I like the confusion created by the lines.
Nice decentered compo.
Great job!
Nuné

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