soleforeal Posted July 12, 2009 Share #1 Posted July 12, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) These are the twin towers in Century City completed in 1975 by the same architect that designed the World Trade Center in New York, Minoru Yamasaki. They're still beautiful and have a strong presence. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Advertisement Posted July 12, 2009 Posted July 12, 2009 Hi soleforeal, Take a look here The Twin Towers CC (D Lux-4). I'm sure you'll find what you were looking for!
StFreud Posted July 12, 2009 Share #2 Posted July 12, 2009 Strong buildings good presented. Regards, SF Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RPS Posted July 12, 2009 Share #3 Posted July 12, 2009 soleforeal: These are very nice images all ... good geometry and framing. I like the B+W, but if the sky had good clear color that day (as it would appear) I would like to see these gleaming buildings set against a dark blue sky. I've had the good fortune of experiencing first hand both sets of 'twin towers' designed by Yamasaki. Architecturally, I feel this pair is much stronger - and much more human in scale - than the lost towers in NYC. In New York, I always believed Yamasaki was forced by the Port Authority to design structures of a size that he probably would not have pursued on his own. To me the WTC always created a visual imbalance to the NY skyline - had they been located more towards the interior of the island, perhaps I would not have felt that way. I regret absolutely the circumstances that removed the WTC from NY, but I always felt the twin towers were just too "outsized" for their environment. Good work. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
pauledell Posted July 13, 2009 Share #4 Posted July 13, 2009 Soleforeal, Magnificant series. Wonderful perspective, geometry, lighting and tones as well as clarity. Thanks for posting. Paul Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soleforeal Posted July 13, 2009 Author Share #5 Posted July 13, 2009 (edited) Thank you StFreud, Paul and Robert. @ Robert, I agree with you about designing more for human scale versus for perhaps ego as it seems. Some architects are more sensitive to this and are cutting back, even when remodeling. And here is one in color. Edited July 13, 2009 by soleforeal Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
kuddel Posted July 13, 2009 Share #6 Posted July 13, 2009 Soleforeal, very good series. I like those geometric subjects on pictures very much. For me the BW are stronger, amkes them even more abstract, and best is picture #1. Regards, Andreas Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuny Posted July 13, 2009 Share #7 Posted July 13, 2009 Advertisement (gone after registration) Soleforeal - Seeing these I'm sorry I never stopped and looked up. A stunning set for simplicity, fweeling of power, composition and geometry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bertje Posted July 13, 2009 Share #8 Posted July 13, 2009 Very nice series. ( Its a miracle to get these huge buildings into a small Leica D-lux4) Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdb Posted July 14, 2009 Share #9 Posted July 14, 2009 Very well composed and framed----I agree Bertje: how did you squeeze them in? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
soleforeal Posted July 14, 2009 Author Share #10 Posted July 14, 2009 Thank you Andreas, Stuart, Bert and Virgil. It really is difficult to squeeze these buildings into that little camera. I actually lay on the ground for these shots. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.