Photo: Triangles and Stars
Posted by latoga | Filed under Abstracts, Architecture, Photos
Tags: Abstract, Architecture, Photos
Photo: Watching and Listening
Posted by latoga | Filed under Abstracts, Architecture, Photos
Something I stumbled across last week while out on a photo walk in San Francisco.
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Photo: Lindbergh Beacon Shines Bright (JPC-04)
Posted by latoga | Filed under Architecture, Cityscapes, Photos
The Palmolive Building in Chicago is capped by the Lindbergh Beacon. While the building is considered one of the finest examples of Art Deco architecture in the world, the beacon sits atop a 97 foot tower on the roof of the building and was originally donated to the city in 1929 to guide airplanes to Chicago–at 2 Billion candlepower, airplanes could see the beacon over 200 miles away. The beacon was turned off when taller buildings were built nearby and in 1990 the original beacon was donated to the Experimental Aircraft Association museum in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. In 2003, as part of the building’s adaptive re-use, the beacon was brought back to life, though only shining out on Lake Michigan.
When I saw this beacon from my friend’s boat on July 4th, I knew I had to include it in the July Photo Challenge of lighting fixtures. Even at half the power of the original beacon, it’s one massive light fixture! I liked the idea of adding a historic feel to the image by making it a noisy black and white; thought most original renderings of the beacon don’t include the John Hancock Tower.
Tags: Chicago, JulyChallenge2008, Lindbergh Beacon
Photo: Adams-esq Reflection of Capital
Posted by latoga | Filed under Architecture, Cityscapes, Photos
I was heading to State Street in Madison this morning, driving down Washington Avenue toward the capital building when I noticed the State Capital building reflected in this office building. I liked the way it blends together when converted to an Adams like black and white, creating an ink blot like image.
Tags: Madison, State Capital
Photos: Bay Bridge Through the Sunroof
Posted by latoga | Filed under Architecture, Photographers, Photos
A few weeks back I was crossing the Bay Bridge into San Francisco with the sunroof open and enjoying the warm weather in anticipation for an evening shoot with Jim Goldstein and Richard Wong. I luckily had the camera on the passenger seat and hit a bit of traffic on the San Francisco side of the bridge. By just pointing the camera up through the sunroof, burst shooting a dozen frames, and skillfully avoiding hitting anyone a head of me, I was able to capture this sequence of images (sun flares and all). After working on them in color, I felt the lighting on the underside of the tower cross bracing made for a much stronger black and white series of images.
Click through on each image to view a larger version…
Tags: Bay Bridge, San Francisco
