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aaarrrrgggghhhhh ! thats where I work ,

Not one I took myself (obviously), but the old Endurance photos always fill me with awe.

Dr. Moody wrote:


aaarrrrgggghhhhh ! thats where I work ,

Quite an aesthetic place to work that

Or is it crap otherwise?

Just fiddling about a bit now:

I work in the building just past the coffeeshop on the ninth floor with stunning views across london, kinda like the building in Gattica. The dome shaped one is the Mayors office.

Dr. Moody wrote:I work in the building just past the coffeeshop on the ninth floor with stunning views across london, kinda like the building in Gattica. The dome shaped one is the Mayors office.

We'll be needing pictures of the view then

smiscandlon wrote:I really just liked the whole concept of an old building being reflected in the windows of a new building, you know? [/artwankery]

Continuing the same theme (Glasgow seems to have an abundance of old churches parked next to shiny glass boxes):

Note to self: visit Glasgow.

SINsister wrote:Note to self: visit Glasgow.

Note to self: run for the hills.

Obviousman wrote:

Dr. Moody wrote:I work in the building just past the coffeeshop on the ninth floor with stunning views across london, kinda like the building in Gattica. The dome shaped one is the Mayors office.

We'll be needing pictures of the view then

Seconded!

smiscandlon wrote:

SINsister wrote:Note to self: visit Glasgow.

Note to self: run for the hills.

Wuss!

Yes, I've been out again! This time breaking rule #1 according to most camera people - don't take pictures into the sun. Personally, I love the way the extreme brightness makes the camera adjust everything else to cope. Makes for great atmosphere, especially in the sky and clouds.





Combine that with a dramatic place to view from and you get one I'm very happy with:-

SINsister wrote:

smiscandlon wrote:

SINsister wrote:Note to self: visit Glasgow.

Note to self: run for the hills.

Wuss!

I ain't goin' nowhere

Carpathian Psychonaut wrote:Yes, I've been out again! This time breaking rule #1 according to most camera people - don't take pictures into the sun. Personally, I love the way the extreme brightness makes the camera adjust everything else to cope. Makes for great atmosphere, especially in the sky and clouds.

I like that too You only have to look out when using your digital (especially low-res mobile phone) camera as I've heard it hurts the light sensors bad.

But all that aside, very nice pics, as we're used to see from your side

@ Carpy - wonderful wonderful photos Andrew.

Debaser wrote:

boudicca wrote:I've been up that

I can never understand why people insist upon climbing up tall things (whether by lift or other means). You get just as good of an idea how tall it is from the ground

Yeah, but the view from the ground looking up at the twin towers (as was) was nowhere near as breathtaking as the view from the top looking down. Aesthetics? Perspective? Facing one's vertigo full-on? Probably a combo of all three keeps me heading up the tallest buildings / structures I can find.


edit: Why have I not been paying enough attention to this thread? Amazing pics everyone, keep em coming. Haven't really got the patience for fiddling around with cameras and their accessories, but I have been known to run out the front of the house with a digital-cam and snap the odd sunset. Some of which can be found on my myspaz site, but they ain't a patch on any of the techno-wizardry going on in this thread.

@ Claire - that twisty building is stunning. I wonder how many brit tourists die trying to helter skelter down it every year?

Planet Dave wrote:

Debaser wrote:

boudicca wrote:I've been up that

I can never understand why people insist upon climbing up tall things (whether by lift or other means). You get just as good of an idea how tall it is from the ground

Yeah, but the view from the ground looking up at the twin towers (as was) was nowhere near as breathtaking as the view from the top looking down. Aesthetics? Perspective? Facing one's vertigo full-on? Probably a combo of all three keeps me heading up the tallest buildings / structures I can find.

I know what you mean - I can head up tall buildings like a shot but get me on scaffolding even just one floor high and I'm really not going to be happy!

It was difficult to get a photo of the Florence Duomo that really did justice to the sheer scale of it, but here's an attempt:

Edit: It sort of almost looks like a painting...

mh wrote:It was difficult to get a photo of the Florence Duomo that really did justice to the sheer scale of it, but here's an attempt:

I came back from France, Switzerland and Italy with 11 rolls of film.....and quite a few of the Duomo included. You're right, though - somehow none of them convey what you actually see....

That'd be the crappy grainy mobile phone camera with a useless colour range.

I like this one though, it really gives a good feel for what that part of the city was like:

View from the top of the Duomo... I must say even this doesn't capture what an amazing view that was, with the temperature inversion on a cold January day...

That's a beauty, Claire!

Carpathian Psychonaut wrote:That's a beauty, Claire!

And the pic's not bad either.

(ooh is that the time, I really must be going)

A little dragon
Took the picture in my garden, I love his colours!!!

cool