Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth

dhsimmonds · 02/16/07, 01:47 PM

Looking down from the top! LC1 vario summicron

andybarton · 02/16/07, 02:03 PM

Nice one.

This place is on my "to-do" list, after seeing it nearly complete a couple of years ago. Are the lifts working yet?

stuny · 02/16/07, 02:06 PM

David -

Terrific angle producing a most appealing pattern in high contrast that still retains detail.

dhsimmonds · 02/16/07, 02:20 PM

Hi Andy, the outside "panoramic" lift is still not working unfortunately. The internal lift is working of course (or I definetely would not have got this shot!) but you still need to climb another 39 steps to get to the "crow's nest". Well worth it as the views over the eastern Solent and Portsmouth Harbour are superb. I would say that it compares well with the Sky Tower at Auckland, although smaller.

ECliffordSmith · 02/16/07, 03:42 PM

David,

A nicely framed shot. I see you dont suffer from vertigo at all judging by your chosen perspective!

02/16/07, 02:03 PM	#2 (permalink)
andybarton Moderator Join Date: 06/21/06 Location: Airstrip 1 - 53°17'N, 03°04'W Posts: 8,680	Re: Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth Nice one. This place is on my "to-do" list, after seeing it nearly complete a couple of years ago. Are the lifts working yet? __________________ Cheers, Andy __________________________________________________ ___ 2008 Website content updated: 19 October 2008 Auschwitz section added: 19 October 2008

02/16/07, 02:06 PM	#3 (permalink)
stuny Moderator Join Date: 11/08/04 Location: New York Posts: 19,155	Re: Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth David - Terrific angle producing a most appealing pattern in high contrast that still retains detail. __________________ Stuart www.barbara-and-stu.com

02/16/07, 02:20 PM	#4 (permalink)
dhsimmonds Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 02/04/05 Location: Hampshire, U.K. Posts: 533	Re: Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth Hi Andy, the outside "panoramic" lift is still not working unfortunately. The internal lift is working of course (or I definetely would not have got this shot!) but you still need to climb another 39 steps to get to the "crow's nest". Well worth it as the views over the eastern Solent and Portsmouth Harbour are superb. I would say that it compares well with the Sky Tower at Auckland, although smaller. __________________ Cheers, Dave www.simmondsphotography.com

02/16/07, 03:42 PM	#5 (permalink)
ECliffordSmith Erfahrener Benutzer Join Date: 07/05/06 Location: Antwerpen Posts: 384	Re: Spinnaker Tower, Portsmouth David, A nicely framed shot. I see you dont suffer from vertigo at all judging by your chosen perspective! __________________ Regards, Ed http://www.pbase.com/ecliffordsmith/photodiary

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