Archive for the ‘Architecture’ Category
Simplicity №1
{click image to view large} Exploring the idea of simplicity, “…where form and space produce strong contrasts—where the experience of the form is heightened because of the space around it.” ●●● Nikon D300; f9.5 @ 1/180 sec, ISO 400 (handheld); 18.0-200.0 mm f/3.5-5.6 @ 112mm (168mm EFL); focus distance 33.5m
In: Architecture · Tagged with: color, lamp, line, orange, shape
Pull
●●● Panasonic DMC-FZ40; f3.5 @ 1/60 sec, ISO 200 (handheld); Focal length: 19.7mm (119mm EFL) This is the second capture of a scene photographed in my office three days earlier. While processing the first (shown to the right), I looked over at the same setting under similar light and thought “Hmmm, this isn’t [...]
In: Architecture · Tagged with: blind, line, pattern
Architectural Artifacts
{click image to view large} One portion of a huge wall in the entryway of Architectural Artifacts. I don’t usually like to document other people’s creations, but in this case had to make an exception. Along with the rich details, I liked the textures brought out by light coming in from the side door. They [...]
In: Architecture · Tagged with: drawings
Untitled
{click image to view large} I love the Neotec tripod. Walking upstairs the other evening in our home, I was stopped by color in this scene. Light from the setting sun was changing rapidly, so I ran down to grab my camera which was already mounted on the tripod with a cable release attached. It [...]
In: Architecture · Tagged with: bathroom, light
At the end of the hall…
{click image to view large} I was enchanted by the atmosphere in this old hotel, and had a great time wandering the halls and stair wells while snowed in by the recent Chicago blizzard. Technically, this is a high dynamic range (HDR) photograph with manual blending of 3 handhleld exposures. Shutter speed ranged from 1/30 [...]
In: Architecture · Tagged with: hallway, hotel
“Room 502 please…”
{click image to view large} Outside a hotel in downtown Chicago, State Street was deserted after the blizzard struck. Brightly lit store windows beckoned to non-existent shoppers, and streetlights illuminated empty roads. Traffic lights signaled to no one in the night. Near the elevators down the hall from room 502, a phone began to ring… [...]
In: Architecture · Tagged with: hotel, telephone
A Place Out of Time
{click image to view large} During Chicago’s recent blizzard, we lost power. With no heat and nighttime temperatures dropping to near zero, we had to evacuate with our cat to a hotel. Built in 1890 by the architect Daniel Burnham, the Reliance Building was a delight to explore with camera in hand. ●●● Nikon D300; [...]
In: Architecture · Tagged with: hotel, stairway, telephone