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The Chubby Light Bulb

The Chubby Light Bulb picture by Bes Z

Full version. Also on Flickr.

I noticed this in San Francisco. I am not sure if it was the weight that caught my eye, the width, the design, or simply its existence. I should probably avoid saying that the fatness caught my attention, yes? Or no? Regardless, I think, this picture was taken while climbing down a set of stairs. Or was it up? Ok, I am not sure anymore, though I know I stopped near the bottom of the stairs, or the beginning, and took this picture.

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Portrait of a tri bulb

Portrait of a tri bulb

A picture of a tri bulb. This was taken on September 1st of this year, 2006, in Irvine, California.

This is the same tri bulb as shown in “4 tri bulbs on a fan.” The enclosing around the bulb is of very nice design. I will post a picture of that soon, probably in daylight without any of the tri bulb, or without the tri bulbs turned on. One of the reasons I take pictures of bulbs in the manner shown in the picture is because of the way they appear to be bright, when in reality they are really engulfed in darkness just like everything around them.


A closeup of the spiral design of a spiral bulb

A closeup of the spiral design of a spiral bulb

A closeup of the spiral design of a spiral bulb. This was taken on June 24th of this year, 2006 in Anaheim, California.

I took a series of pictures that day of a single bulb fitted in a ceiling frame, with the bulb both turned on and off. The frame appears to a bit off in this picture, though it does capture the beauty of the light and design itself, including the strands of dust on the bulb. The bulb turned on produced better pictures than when it was off, probably because the camera could focus on the light close to its lend more easily than it could from the light it would catch all around the place had the bulb not been emitting such a bright light.

You can see many strands of dust and other particles on the bulb; these things are not visible without looking this close at bulbs. Try this at your home also; may be pleased with what you find.


Two spiral light bulbs in the dark

Two spiral light bulbs in the dark

A view of two spiral light bulbs in the dark. These are the same bulbs as the ones shown in “Closeup of a spiral light bulbs“, and taken at the same time. This was taken on August 17th of this year, 2006, in Irvine, California.

You can view a larger version of this picture in my Flickr photostream.

The small lines on the bottom left area of the inside of the holder are scratches.