Space Needle

Elaine

I got to spend a couple days in Seattle with my family over Labor Day weekend. Here are a couple takes on the Space Needle.







The black at the bottom is the monorail line and the curvy building at the top is the Experience Music Project / Science Fiction Museum building...a very cool building!

C&C welcome!

Lucky Hack

Elaine wrote:

I got to spend a couple days in Seattle with my family over Labor Day weekend. Here are a couple takes on the Space Needle.

The black at the bottom is the monorail line and the curvy building at the top is the Experience Music Project / Science Fiction Museum building...a very cool building!

C&C welcome!

Very cool shots, I especially like the one that juxtaposes Frank Gehry's work with the Space Needle, cool angle too. Have you seen Disney Hall here in Downtown LA LA land? Got anymore shots of the Gehry building?

hoping this message finds you well -Ian

schmoo

Elaine I love the unique perspective on these. We've all seen photos of the space needle but you were able to give it new life. I love the composition on both and the b/w conversion is great on #1. #2 however I wish I had either more or less color. My eyes can't decide.

Elaine

Thanks, Ian! I do have a couple more shots of the Gehry building...I'll post 'em up later.

Thanks, Schmoo! I know what you mean about the amount of color. I tried a B&W, but I ended up liking the subtle color of the roof and sky a bit better. It was evening, so the colors were subtle. I have another of the roof in B&W I'll post up.

Thanks again!

Nikolai

Elaine,

Lucky Hack wrote:

Very cool shots, I especially like the one that juxtaposes Frank Gehry's work with the Space Needle, cool angle too. Have you seen Disney Hall here in Downtown LA LA land? Got anymore shots of the Gehry building?

hoping this message finds you well -Ian

#2 is awesome!
I would only cut off that black roof, it doesn't add anything IMHO and distracts a lot.

Elaine

Well, I said I would post more of the Gehry building and I'm finally getting around to it! I'm no architecture photographer, but if you've never seen it before, these may give you an idea of just how interesting this place is!













Looking down at it through the cables of the Space Needle.

Richard

Elaine wrote:

Well, I said I would post more of the Gehry building and I'm finally getting around to it!

Great shots of a great building. Very nicely done.

Cheers,

ian408

The Music place is pretty strange looking. But it really fits in.

The needle is a classic shot. Combining it with the music place? I dig that.

Albert Dickson

Wow, Elaine tha second image makes my head spin. I literally got dizzy the first time I looked at it. Very cool.

Lucky Hack

Elaine wrote:

Well, I said I would post more of the Gehry building and I'm finally getting around to it! I'm no architecture photographer, but if you've never seen it before, these may give you an idea of just how interesting this place is!

Outstanding! Really great stuff.

If you're on netflix, put this on your list, it's a documentary on Frank Gehry and some of his work it's called "Sketches of Frank Gehry"

http://www.sonyclassics.com/sketchesoffrankgehry/

It's really interesting, and inspirational. I can just see some of the meetings he must have had early in his career, "you want to build WHAT?!" He must be one hell of a salesman.

hoping this message finds you well -Ian

toferbaseball

Nice looking shots of a not so nice looking building