Ubiquitous Extravagance!

When in Malaysia...... it is a photographer's must to photograph the

twin towers. (In this case only part of them.) The trick in taking

them is to try to get an original shot. I am not sure if I succeeded

but at least the tree is nice.

 

What do you think?

Not so ubiquitous David! Only one tower after all! I like the green in the palm tree. It is a pity that the trunk close to the camera is out of focus. An interesting shot and fairly original. Like you say, it is very difficult to get an original photograph of something that is photographed so often!

One of the most original angles of the Petronas Twin Towers that I've ever seen! When were you in KL? Could have showed you around.... Cheers, the photograph is fantastic! Love the colours!

I agree that the out-of-focus "tree trunk"(or whatever it is) is a bit distracting. The gray part is ok, but the black semi-circle at the bottom draws the eye away from this otherwise powerful photo. That being said, the lighting on the tower combined with the low camera angle and even the palm tree make this an appealing photo.

-Alan

very good indeed! The 6/6 makes up for Irina's bad rating. :-)

Impressive!

I'll have to agree about the black circle on the lower side of the trunk, but IMHO it doesn't distract too much from the main center of interest, so it doesn't really bother me... other than that I think it's a good shot, almost like painted, it has some sort of a science fiction feeling to it! For me it clearly achieves the goal, it is a new and diffrent way of showing sth photographed million times! Well done!

Like it, gives me the idea of a rocket shooting of to space. Don't ask me why. Nice colours and mix of light.

Im a beginner at this wonderful hobby. All that I can say is, wonderful. It is really an interesting angle you used and turned this into something very wow.

 

Concerning the giraffe, that was a big male cleaning himself from ticks and other insects. Luckily he wasnt stuck.

 

Nice take here, perhaps brighten up the palm leaves (off camera slave?) so that they will stand out against the dark sky a bit more (if I see it correctly, the tower is suppose to be the tree trunk, right?) ...okay David, I'll put PT Tower on my map and will try to give it different spins next time I'm there. Best regards.

Well, I love this picture since I took a very simular shoot, have a look >>

http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2548918

I get your idea, but the usual (if valid) approach to towers, is to take the eye to the end, up there. In this case, the top is hidden behind the palm leaves, something that I find frustrating.

But I like the intend to show the similarity of the trunk to the tower.

 

BTW, the architect (Cesar Pelli) is an argentinian one:

 

http://architecture.about.com/library/bl-pelli.htm

 

:-)

 

Nestor,

 

Photography is an education. Often I just take photos for their aesthetic appeal.

 

To your points. The point is these bulidings are some of the most photographed in the world. I wanted to create something original. If I had photographed them in the way you suggest... it would have been something you had seen 1000 times before.

 

I do like this interpretation. I would though! However, I am aware that the photo is not without faults.

 

Your input is very much appreciated!

nice, looks like a slinky. any1 tried photographing a slinky beside it? ;)

Thanks for looking Pitman. I am not so sure the the architect was thinking about a 'slinky' when he designed this.

 

Who knows?

David you architecture pictures are top class - perhaps you should take this direction in your photography?

In view of recent events... I may have to stick to photographing architecture. I hope not. Don't forget to repost your deleted images.

 

Thanks!