Reflection of pilings at the harbor. Photo by Ray Tsang.

Reflection of pilings at the harbor. Photo by Ray Tsang.

Art in Unusual Places

The Capital City Weekly welcomes reader-submitted images of art in unusual or unexpected places. Photographers of all levels of ability are invited to send in images of natural or urban subjects that they find artistically inspiring or intriguing.

Submit images to maryc.martin@capweek.com.

Old tankers on the railroad dock awaiting their next destination. Photo by Ray Tsang.

Old tankers on the railroad dock awaiting their next destination. Photo by Ray Tsang.

Harbor reflections. Photo by Kerry Howard.

Harbor reflections. Photo by Kerry Howard.

Solarium heating element on the upper deck. Photo by Vanessa Sinclair.

Solarium heating element on the upper deck. Photo by Vanessa Sinclair.

Frost on the hood of Ron Taug’s Ford Ranger. Photo by Ron Taug.

Frost on the hood of Ron Taug’s Ford Ranger. Photo by Ron Taug.

Artful pipe ruin at Treadwell. Photo by Brooke Daly

Artful pipe ruin at Treadwell. Photo by Brooke Daly

Hoarfrost camouflages itself on a Sitka Alder as if it were a thorn on a rose. Photo by Mary Sutkowski.

Hoarfrost camouflages itself on a Sitka Alder as if it were a thorn on a rose. Photo by Mary Sutkowski.

Surface of a weather satellite on display at the Earth Sciences Laboratory in Boulder Colorado. Photo by Linda Shaw.

Surface of a weather satellite on display at the Earth Sciences Laboratory in Boulder Colorado. Photo by Linda Shaw.

Sunlight comes through a set of Venetian blinds on the south wall and shining on another set of Venetian blinds on the west wall of the room. Photo by Ray Tsang.

Sunlight comes through a set of Venetian blinds on the south wall and shining on another set of Venetian blinds on the west wall of the room. Photo by Ray Tsang.

Silhouettes on a shade. Photo by Denise Carrol.

Silhouettes on a shade. Photo by Denise Carrol.

Colorful driftwood. Photo by Kerry Howard.

Colorful driftwood. Photo by Kerry Howard.

A view of the sun at the Boulder Earth Sciences Research Laboratory space weather station. Photo by Linda Shaw.

A view of the sun at the Boulder Earth Sciences Research Laboratory space weather station. Photo by Linda Shaw.

Driftwood decorated with shells on Tigertail Beach, Florida. Photo by Denise Carrol.

Driftwood decorated with shells on Tigertail Beach, Florida. Photo by Denise Carrol.

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