Blowing Off Steam
By: NYCWD
tags: City Infrastructure, Consolidated Edison, Metro Areas, NEW YORK, New York City, New York City Metro, Society and Culture, United States
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Visitors to New York City will often see these pipes coming out of the street in what seems like random locations. They’re actually steam vents. There is a huge network of steam-pipes/tunnels beneath the asphalt in NYC’s infrastructure. Whenever utility groups go in to do work, they often have to avert/redirect/vent off the excess steam so they can get access to or bypass whatever it is they’re actually working on. It’s the easy way to blow off a little steam.
It should be notes that they’re not always steam from steampipes… it can also be condensation or heat from sewage drains or rain drains.
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| camera | KODAK Z612 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA |
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| focal_length | 5.85 |
| iso | 80 |
| aperture | 2.8 |
| shutter_speed | 2 |
I love the contrast of the overexposed light behind.
And the steam itself is pretty magnificent.
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The picture is so gritty. Almost grimy.
I love it!
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@ Poppy- I think it’s better to be overexposed than underexposed. But that’s just because I’m all abouts exposing.
@ Miss Britt- It does have a dirty feel to it… like it’s the aftermath of New Year’s Eve on a side street from Times Square.
Oh wait.
It is.
Damn I’m goosh.
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