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Circles and Round Shapes, As Found Art

Trash Circles
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A discarded black round object had tiny brass grommets lining its inside perimeter. An abandoned circular lid rested almost exactly in the center of the black circle. The rest of the sidewalk was decorated with Ramen noodles.

Circles external link and Round Shapes   •  As Found Art external link   •  Valencia Street external link   •  San Francisco external link California external link   •  Nikon D300s Camera external link   •  (Date Photographed: 09:41:22 Thursday 17 October 2019)   •  (Date Published: Friday 11 September 2020)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales external link Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C19_4794
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Round Flagstone Under Stairs
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A round flagstone formed the center of an arrangement of randomly shaped stones. This was the floor found under a circular stairway in the back corner of 4 Embarcadero Center.

Circles external link and Round Shapes As Found Art   •  4 Embarcadero Center internal link   •  San Francisco, California   •  (Date Photographed: 15:52:00 Sunday 29 November 2009)   •  (Date Published: Sunday 4 January 2014)   •  © 2014 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #BCX_0465
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A pot found partly dug up
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14th Street at Broadway, Oakland, California   •  (Date Published: Monday 31 August 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 15:08:06 Saturday 29 August 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #150806_8578BCX
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A bronze cover was set into the sidewalk
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Jack London Square, Oakland, California   •  (Date Published: Monday 31 August 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 14:11:40 Saturday 29 August 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #123528_8468BCX
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White period of a white sign on a black background
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14th Street at Broadway, Oakland, California   •  (Date Published: Monday 31 August 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 14:11:40 Saturday 29 August 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #141140_8552BCX
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Round window betrayed a glimpse of the library behind
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African American Library and Museum external link   •  14th Street, Oakland, California   •  (Date Published: Monday 31 August 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 15:01:16 Saturday 29 August 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #150116_8573BCX
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A round window with a delicate curtain behind
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Magellan Avenue, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Published: Monday 31 August 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 13:48:28 Saturday 22 August 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #134828_8304BCX
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An old "Aooga" horn found on a classic automobile
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San Mateo County Fairgrounds, San Mateo, California   •  (Date Published: Monday 31 August 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 15:14:26 Sunday 16 August 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #151426_8080BCX
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The headlight of a children's train ride
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Art and Soul Festival internal link   •  Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, California   •  (Date Published: Monday 31 August 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 15:31:36 Saturday 15 August 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #153136_8001BCX
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The abstract image resembled a fossil embedded in the sidewalk
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The Randall Museum external link   •  Museum Way, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Published: Monday 31 August 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 14:27:29 Saturday 8 August 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #14272900_7840BCX
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An art design was found embedded in the sidewalk
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The Randall Museum external link   •  Museum Way, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Published: Monday 31 August 2009)   •  (Date Photographed: 14:27:12 Saturday 8 August 2009)   •  © 2009 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #142712_7839BCX
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Buffed circular table top located outside a restaurant
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Charleston at Joaquin Roads, Mountain View, California   •  (Date Published: Saturday 1 March 2008)   •  (Date Photographed: 15:55:06 Wednesday 7 November 2007)   •  © 2008 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #155508_7361B
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The smartly painted silver top of a fire hydrant
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The smartly painted silver top of a fire hydrant

Fire Hydrants And Dry Standpipes   •  Beverly Hills internal link California   •  (Date Published: Sunday 17 July 2005)   •  (Date Photographed: 1992, slide scanned 2005)   •  © 2005 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Circle19920000_02
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An old mill's saw blade was on display outside an old mine
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An old mill's saw blade was on display outside an old mine

Gold country in the foothills of California   •  (Date Published: Sunday 17 July 2005)   •  (Date Photographed: 1992, slide scanned 2005)   •  © 2005 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Circle19920000_01
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The round drain in a shower floor was spray painted
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Natoma Street, San Francisco, California   •  (Date Published: Sunday 17 July 2005)   •  (Date Photographed: 1989, slide scanned 2005)   •  © 2005 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Circle19890000_02
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A round gear was discovered in an old factory
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A round gear was discovered in an old factory

Somewhere in northern California   •  (Date Published: Sunday 17 July 2005)   •  (Date Photographed: 1989, slide scanned 2005)   •  © 2005 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #Circle19890000_01
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