chris_livsey Posted July 31, 2008 Share #1 Posted July 31, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Brick built with a glass top. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 31, 2008 Posted July 31, 2008 Hi chris_livsey, Take a look here Ventilation Tower. I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
Michael Hiles Posted August 19, 2008 Share #2 Posted August 19, 2008 This picture deserves a comment. Nice geometry, reminds me of the old saying about light at the end of the tunnel. Not - as so often is the case - a train coming. Cheers, Michael Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_livsey Posted August 19, 2008 Author Share #3 Posted August 19, 2008 Michael Thanks for that. Strange how some work just doesn't pull a comment but I always take comfort in the views, just knowing it's been seen is worthwhile. Your comment is however most welcome. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted August 19, 2008 Share #4 Posted August 19, 2008 Chris - I missed this one first time around. I like the composition, geometry, depth and detail. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
biglouis Posted August 20, 2008 Share #5 Posted August 20, 2008 Chris Perhaps the reason for the lack of comments is more to do with the restrictions on size at this site than the picture itself. This is a picture which demands to be seen at a much bigger size in order appreciate the volume of the space involved. I also think that you should try to relieve more of the shadow. I'd be interested to see the outside of this tower, as well. Is it a conversion of some kind? LouisB Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_livsey Posted August 20, 2008 Author Share #6 Posted August 20, 2008 Louis: Interesting comments especially the size, I have previously been taken to task, gently, for posting larger which required scrolling on some monitors. Pleasing some, some of the time I thought the scale was difficult to show but helped by the brick size, the shadow detail I did leave on purpose as I rather liked the natural vignetting effect. Externally it is rather set in uninspiring surroundings and scale is again a problem short of resorting to a figure placed for comparison. It is actually a newish (10yrs ?) build, I would estimate some 100ft in diameter at the base being the entrance to the glass museum at St.Helens. It replicates the ventilation tower built over the preserved glass production tank which was the worlds first commercial continuous glass manufacturing furnace. Its purpose was to draw in cooling air and vent the fumes from the area where workers drew off the molten glass. A fine piece of Victorian ingenuity. Thanks for the interest. I did post "red men" in people which was of life size models drawing off the glass.http://www.l-camera-forum.com/leica-forum/people/59905-red-men.html#post618904 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin T-M Posted August 20, 2008 Share #7 Posted August 20, 2008 Advertisement (gone after registration) Chris, I'm sorry I didn't see it before. Excellent composition and exposure. It fits perfectly my 17" monitor. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
azzo Posted August 21, 2008 Share #8 Posted August 21, 2008 Chris, I admit that I missed it too. Spot on exposure and nicely presented. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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