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Seattle Sunset from Kerry Park
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Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ
The Music Building on the IJ (Bay)
Zeedijk
Night view of Zeedijk in Amsterdam, cycles come and go
Damrak
A snapshot of Damrak (Amsterdam) at night
Half a second
The needle, the EMP & the elusive monorail, some of Seattle's icons.
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Gehry eating monorail
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CN Tower - Toronto, ON
65 sec @ f16 - Nikkor 16-35
Space Needle at Dawn from Kerry Park - The beggining of the last day of 2011
I have come back a couple of times but the sky at dawn has never been the same as back in 2008, so I haven't posted those shots. This one here came out decent, same framing than the one in 2008 but with the needle on the right hand opening of the sculpture. I also fired my camera strobe at the sculpture to bring more depth to it.
Take at dawn of dec 31, 2011
This time around I shot with my D700 and the 70-200VRIISeattlekerry parkdoris chasechanging formnikkor 70200dawncityscape
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Frank Gehry in Seattle
Nikkor 70-200 f2.8
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Moon & Christmas Needle
Nikkor 70-200 f2.8
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Sunset & Christmas Needle
Nikkor 70-200 f2.8
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Gum Wall in Pike Place
Gum Wall in Pike Place
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Flosserbrucke - Frankfurt
122 sec exposure @ f22. Processed with CS4 & Topaz BW
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Ignatz Bubis Brucke - Frankfurt
121 sec exposure @ f22. Nikkor 16-35. Processed with CS4 & Topaz BW
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Eiserner Steg in Color
60 sec exposure @ f16
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Frankfurt am Main
The main river of Frankfurt at night
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Eiserner Steg
Eiserner Steg
Most famous pedestrian bridge in Frankfurt!
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Sensō-ji temple
According to wikipedia: "Sensō-ji (金龍山浅草寺 Kinryū-zan Sensō-ji?) is an ancient Buddhist temple located in Asakusa, Taitō, Tokyo. It is Tokyo's oldest temple, and one of its most significant".
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The Rainbow Bridge
As seen from Odaiba, Tokyo. 25 sec exposure.
Nikkor 16-35 @ f11
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Fuji TV headquarters in Odaiba, Tokyo
Science fiction architecture by Japanese architect Kenzo Tange
B&W treatment with Nik Silver Effects
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A tale of symmetry
Amazing leading lines & vanishing point under 'Esplanade bridge' in the Marina bay in Singapore.
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Singapore Skyline
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Another Planet
That's how it feels in this place in Singapore .... while looking at the Helix & lasers shows at the Marina Bay
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The Helix & Marina bay lasers
Nikkor 16-35 @f8.
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Sowmya's NYC
Traveled to NYC on business last week and (of course) didn't miss the opportunity to spend the night and next morning shooting. I was able shoot a lot and from great vantage points thanks to the good New Yorker and good friend (with lots of patience) Sowmya who I had the pleasure to follow around town.
This pano of the city at night is basically his own view of the city, from the roof of the building at 444 and 35th west. So dedicated this shot to you my friend!
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Brooklyn bridge
Nikkor 16-35mm. 6 sec @ f8. Camera on tripod.
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Peterson's Seattle
Just came back from a very intense weekend photo workshop with legend photographer Bryan Peterson. This was a first time ever experience for me doing something this intense on a topic that is non related to my core profession, and I have to say I have been focused on my core profession since I was like 15 years old, so we're talking 26 years here ... Even thought I feel exhausted right now, after somewhere around 30 hours of work between Friday and Sunday (very similar to spending a full weekend backpacking), I can say that this has been an amazing experience, and just like the smell of fresh morning coffee ... I can perceive the profound impact this will have in my future as a photographer and individual ...
So I want to specially thank Bryan Peterson for sharing such an amazing amount of insights, tips and techniques (with the "Zoom Twist", a.k.a. Bryan Perterson's effect as my personal favorite), I'm loving how all this is igniting my creativity juices ... also to my new friends photographers ... as you might imagine, spending 30 hours working closely with a dozen folks could be heaven or hell, depending on who you work with ... so I'm also grateful for sharing such a fun journey with such a personality-rich group of individuals and looking forward to stay connected in the future.
Now after this long intro, about this shot.
This is an all in-camera shot of Seattle from the Rizal bridge, 2 exposures in one frame single (no photoshop), 2nd exposure zooming out, again, here Bryan suggested multiple exposures as something I could do beyond your classical panoramic of long exposure on a leveled horizon from Rizal bridge ...Andres Caldera PhotographyRizal bridgeSeattleSeattleSMUGSitecityscape
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Gasworks Park at Dusk - Landscape version
Just if there was any doubt that the sunsets in Seattle were among the most beautiful nature scenes in the planet, here are my 2 cents.
Just went visiting Gas Works Park on a sunday afternoon back in January and was welcomed with this unbeliavable color show, I swear I didn't apply saturation at all, no HDR, just cropped to remove some stuff at the bottom ... hand held as I didn't even bring my tripod this time around ...Andres Calderacityscapeseattlegasworks park
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God Bless America - B&W Edition
I yet have to find out about the story of these famous farmers ... I have seen this many times before ... here I ran into them again in Chicago, they are standing right there by the Chicago tribune building by the Chicago river ... can't miss Ok I seached and found the story of this sculpture, here chicago-outdoor-sculptures.blogspot.com/2008/12/god-bless... God Bless America Sculptor: J. Steward Johnson Location: Pioneer Court, Chicago, IL
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Dawn in Seattle
The Space Needle and the city of Seattle at dawn as seen from Kerry Park through the sculpture "Changing Form" by Doris Chase.
I took this shot in November 2008, with my 1st ever DSLR, a Canon Rebel XT and using my 70-300 consumer quality zoom. I edited it using ACR (which I was also using for the 1st time ever).
This shot was selected for the 1st ever Microsoft Employee Art Gallery, and for that ocasion I printed it 12x18 using my own HP B8850 (which is now defunct).
This photo basically motivated me to keep going ...Seattlespace needledawnsunrisecityscape
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Washington Monument & "the reflection puddle"
On my visit to DC I took my tripod and was able to take a few shots of the classics thanks to the help from my friends ...
After taking the classic reflection shot, i realized there was this little puddle on one side of the reflecting pool and even with mosquitoes having an anxiety attack, I decided to go down on the lawn and give it a shot ... so I guess this is not your typical shot ...
This is a 5 exposure HDR, taken with the mighty Nikkor 10-24Washington monumentAndres Caldera Photographywashington dccityscape
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Airtight transfer from B17 to B18
There is a science-fiction-like skybridge in my building ... automatic (presence based) opening doors and everything ... when you're on your own you can only hear the whisper of the airconditioning system, feels like 2001 space odissey ...
Have been waiting for a while for the right sky to shoot, this was not perfect sky but good enough ... I played with a few treatements in CS4 until I got to this one that my son really liked (told me seemed like from the Megamind movie) so I think this works for the science fiction look ...
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44 feet presence at Madison Square Park
I was walking around NYC, with a few more minutes before I had to head to the airport right after visiting Chase Jarvis' project Dassain at the ACE hotel ... So I took a peek at an area map my on my Windows Phone and realized there was a park (Madison Square Park) a few blocks from there ... decided to walk ... got to the park and nothing special seemed to be happening but then I noticed a huge white " thing" in the middle ... lucky me to find this huge surreal statue with all sorts of people sunbathing around ... yes, that is the empire state building behind the statue :-)
You can read more about this 44 feet tall statue here http://www.madisonsquarepark.org/things-to-do/calendar/jaume-plensa-in-madison-square-park but here's a summary: "Echo, Plensa’s commission for Madison Square Park, depicts a nine-year old girl from Plensa’s Barcelona neighborhood, lost in a state of thoughts and dreams. Standing forty-four feet tall at the center of the park’s expansive Oval Lawn, Echo’s towering stature and white marble-dusted surface harmoniously reflect the historic limestone buildings that surround the park. Both monumental in size and inviting in subject, the peaceful visage of Echo creates a tranquil and introspective atmosphere amid the cacophony of central Manhattan"
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NYC poster from the top of 444 35th west
5 shot HDR @ f11. Nikkor 50mm f1.4. Camera on tripod.
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Gold making towers
World financial center towers at front and in the back on right (in construction) the future 1,776 feet tall "Freedom Tower"!!!
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