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The Blue Leanie

The Blue Leanie

This peculiar-shaped building is "an oblique rhombic prism, standing at an angle of 17% inclination" in the town of Aylesbury and renowned locally as ...
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This peculiar-shaped building is "an oblique rhombic prism, standing at an angle of 17% inclination" in the town of Aylesbury and renowned locally as 'The Blue Leanie'. It was built by an insurance company as its Head Office in 1982 and mature trees had to be planted around the perimeter soon afterwards to prevent glare from the glass from dazzling passing drivers.  In this shot, appropriately, the angular ice-blue panes reflect the wintery trees, as melting snow slides down the glass and refreezes in intricate patterns.
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Canon EOS 600D

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Aperture f/6.3 ISO 800 Shutter 1/1600 Focal Length 17/1

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Jun, 2018

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Peer Award

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