Pictures of Three times a needle - Part II - Nikon D100Nikon D2x Camera

Photographer	Hugo de Wolf {K:184670}
Project	#33 Pictures of Famous Places	Camera Model	Nikon D2x
Categories	Architecture Cityscape Deep Blue	Film Format	Digital RAW
Portfolio	Trails through the North West Pacific	Lens	Nikon 12-24mm f/4G ED-IF AF-S DX
Uploaded	1/20/2006	Film / Memory Type	ISO 100
		ISO / Film Speed
Views	397	Shutter	1/500
Favorites	0	Aperture	f/16
Critiques	44	Rating	5.88 / 14 Ratings
Location	City - Seattle State - WA Country - United States
About	Three angles of the Needle, Seattle's famous landmark, taken from dawn till dusk. (in random order... Part II: Noon) Ingredients: The Jetsons' style Space Needle A bit of gear: Nikon D2x Nikon 12-24 mm Aperture: f/14 Shutter Speed: 1/500 sec ISO speed: 100 Focal lenght: 24mm Your comments, as usual are very welcome! Cheers, Hugo

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Jeanette Hägglund {K:59796} 1/20/2006

I like the composition with three "catching up" each diagonal corner, as switching the tower back and forward between them.... No not really, but i like the balance of that idea and it also blance the tilt of the tower. I heard recently that it´s a restaurant up there and i can opnly imagine the view. Nice rich blue sky!

Thanks for your comment on my first posted reflection image. I had to remove it cause there was such og quality when posting it, had to prepare for webb ... but meanwhile there´s something else until i will re-post.

Jeanette

Rashed Abdulla {K:152890} 1/20/2006

dear Hugo the image is beautiful in its form of composition, contrast , and colors but very noisy,specially on the forground, and the details on the front of the tower after the big circule downward look washed out with the ,never the less i did enjoy alot the idea of having it captured from this angel and in this beautiful way.Still the forground need to be looked for sharpness wise .all of the best my dear friend .

Maria Luisa Vial {K:36017} 1/20/2006

Wonderful diagonal composition... Love the angle and perspective... Excellent colors... The is sky beautiful and very well exposed... Great work as always my friend...

Cheers,

Maria

Walter Scarella

{K:17231} 1/20/2006

Beautiful Pov and crop dear Hugo ! Great contrast and saturated colours. Nice shot ! Regards....Walter

Salvatore Rossignolo

{K:13547} 1/20/2006

Interesting angle..I like it. I think the "trunk" of the tower may be a bit over exposed but what the hell, it's white anyway! Nice shot Hugo.
Sal

Teunis Haveman {K:52410} 1/20/2006

Hallo Hugo
Prima weergave van de toren
Aan de boom te zien heb je hem iets teveel verscherpt, of vergis ik mij ?
Gr Teunis

karen clarke {K:18847} 1/20/2006

I had taken a similar image when we last visited the needle, only without the greenery, and we had an overcast sky. There does seem to be quite a bit of noisiness, but it appears as if this is only part of the theme of the image. I'm guessing your intentions were to go for a space agey type of image-perfect subject (Space Needle) for this idea. I also like the harshness of contrast presented here. Interesting work, its always nice to see things put into a different perspective than what we are all used to~

Thilo Bayer {K:50301} 1/20/2006

Hi Hugo,

great perspective... love that strong sky (pol filter?) maybe just a bit oversharp.

Thilo

Verena Rentrop

{K:14417} 1/20/2006

it looks here quiet small...the perspective change size a lot...I used the elevator a few years ago...amazing view from outside...

I like the tilt

Cheers,
Verena

Mohamed Banna {K:34207} 1/20/2006

great angle to get this nice lanmark
perfect choise
amazing blue, nice natural framing
WELL DONE

Saeed Al Shamsi

{K:47515} 1/20/2006

You did cornered that beautiful architecture "tower", the two portions of green created a focal point and lead the eye to the centre, this is a kill shot, where a way from normal tourist composition. Very well balanced.
Ps. I think you need to be careful when uploading images not select "Heavy" image sharpening, or may be was selected by default, especially with image size 850x850 pix or less, I had to delete my photo twice yesterday due to over sharp by the system, it took me a long time to find out .
Saeed

Ina Nicolae {K:44481} 1/20/2006

Great composition Hugo, the vertical is divided diagonally by the tower and the two warm colored leafy parts act as a perfect counterbalance for composition and color. The blue gradation is great from top to bottom, andit looks very natural. I love the sharpness in all your pictures (f16 to f29 in the previous post - WOW - I need to get me a lens like that) and there seems to be a song in the background "Once, twice, three times a lady" - although I'm not sure if the Needle is a lady in the same sense as we call a house "a grand lady." But it fits, I think. High noon is the harshest light, and you managed to catch still wonderful definition in the shady areas. It looks even better in the large version! Very, very sleek! I'd like to see a B & W version too :) Best regards, Ina

Randy Lorance {K:24958} 1/20/2006

Hi Hugo, I guess Rashed and Saeed pretty much stated what I was about to add. I just had trouble as well uploading a pic and still it is somewhat degraded after resizing.
Nicely composed shot with diagonal Needle seperating the branches.

Randy

Robert Kocs {K:89061} 1/21/2006

Dear Hugo, what a perfect composition with two leafy parts on the corner. Very well seen & balanced creation. Great tilting pose, original idea, well presented diagonal composition. The blue gradation is superb on the sky. Very well done! Great work! :) 7+++

My best wishes!
Have a nice week end!
Robert

Roger Williams

{K:82213} 1/21/2006

I wonder if everyone is referencing the enlarged panorama view for their comments? It is only this that is uploaded "as is." The one that fits inside the 850 x 850 limits for display on the page is resized by Usefilm software with additional sharpening as selected by you when uploading ("none," "mild," etc). Of course, Hugo, you are putting your best effort (sharpening, etc.) into the panorama view, which means they are NOT optimized for the page display, especially if unknown software is changing things... Even so, the panorama looks as if it was rather soft originally and you sharpened it quite strongly. It has that gritty look. The view (angle, perspective, crop) is fine, but image quality is not your best. Lots better than a mobile phone, though.

Jose Ignacio (Nacho) Garcia Barcia {K:89449} 1/21/2006

simply gorgeous. 7

jude . {K:14625} 1/21/2006

Another great shot of the infamous Needle...am truly loving this series, Hugo.

Re the slightly over-sharpened areas, I'm betting that's due to UF's new 'sharpen/no sharpen' feature, not your original upload.

Paul Lara

{K:77198} 1/21/2006

This is a nice dutch angle>, Hugo.

Mireille Heirendt

{K:7258} 1/21/2006

Hi Hugo,
Awesome diagonal composition and excellent idea!
Am I right in perceiving a human being on top of the Needle?
Excellent work again!!
Regards, Mireille

Ninni Termine {K:8961} 1/22/2006

Splendid image, for the original cut and absolutely guessed, that confers an exceptional rush to the tower, seem that have to take off!!!

Ciao
Ninni

Lex Bronkhorst {K:14152} 1/22/2006

Hi Hogu, bedankt voor je comment, hoop dat je me nog iets meer kunt vertellen over het straatlicht. Hoe kun je dat dan precies weg krijgen (als je wilt kun je me e-mailen lex_bronk@hotmail.com) alvast bedankt want het was een hele handige comment!

As for this picture, wonderfull colours. I like the needle standing not straight, almost like has to be this way. The trees are forming a nice natural frame. The top of the picture has a wonderfull blue colour, but the bottom of the picture is almost overlight of something. Don't exactly know what it is.. But overall still a wonderfull picture! Compliments!

Cheers, Lex.

Roberto Arcari Farinetti

{K:177029} 1/22/2006

well well well.. a nice capture and panorama from tower my friend!!!
i like it also the idea in diagonal point of composition!
have all the best

roby

Gayle's Eclectic Photos {K:91033} 1/23/2006

hi,Hugo and thanks for taking the time to comment on my Seattle and Hoh rainforest images...was a delight to read your encouraging feedback!

The pano of this image is quite dynamic and i like the vibrant blue sky with the white and yellows...we are seeing some of that sun here n'there lately,but still getting the liquid sunshine,too ;>

regards,gayle