Posted by Twelvebit (Victoria, United States) on 20 September 2007 in Architecture.
As I've commented previously, the height to base ratio of some of the buildings in downtown Houston is extraordinary --like this one. A building like this creates its own set of problems. Some of the basic ordinary tasks at an ordinary building --like washing the windows-- become major enterprises.
Window washer at a place like this is not a job I'd like to have. Even if I liked being suspended on a narrow platform a few hundred feet above scorching city streets, summer time in Houston is unpleasant enough at midday without traveling this much closer to the sun. Note the steel cross used to support the washing platform, and how tiny it appears in the distance at the top of the building.
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Well that's pretty tall !!! perfect DOF! Well done!
20 Sep 2007 5:07pm
@Mahyar: Thank you. I won't take credit for the dof though, since I didn't even check it when I took the photo.
I have no fear of hight, so would be a perfect job for me, lol. About your picture; it has one awesome perspective of hight and dimension combined with beautifuly taken HDR and stacked.
20 Sep 2007 6:09pm
@Amir: Thank you. I did use hdr but only one image --though after the hdr treatment I boosted the image via copy in layers.
GREAT perspective and your colors seem so alive! Good work.
20 Sep 2007 11:21pm
@Rabbit: Thank you. You've got some really nice photos and pottery work posted on your blog.
The thought of such height makes me ill Twelvebit but your picture is brilliant - the sky behind that building is wonderful - you've captured the essence of tall!!!
21 Sep 2007 12:57pm
@Bron: Thank you. I guess I can't take credit for the sky. I was lucky there. It was mid afternoon, not an especially good time for taking photos, but the clouds were a big help, and they waited to rain until I was on my way back to my car to go home.
Wow! just looking at the height of this building makes me dizzy! Brilliant reflections on the building!
22 Sep 2007 5:22pm
@MaryB: I think I actually felt a little dizzy pointing my camera up. Fortunately I had the building in the corner to brace myself on.
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