Downtown Shadows, a photo from California, West

Photographer's Note

Low sun and tall shadows on the Transamerica Building in downtown San Francisco, California, USA.

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Silvio1953 (222991) 2015-01-24 7:58

Ciao Brian, great view of fantastic architecture, besutiful gaphic, splendid light and excellent clsrity, very well done, my friend, have a good week end, ciao Silvio

mirosu (16313) 2015-01-24 8:06

Hi Brian,
Excellent perspective, superb architectural photo. Very nice light and shadow play.
Nicely done.
Greetings
MIRO
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No_One (4) 2015-01-24 8:27

Hi Brian
This reminds me of the movie Independence Day when the shadow of the space ship fell over the street and buildings, so this sends a slight shiver down my spine as to what is actually causing the shadow. From a non alien paranoia based point of view, it's another beautiful play of light captured on a global icon. Really nicely done.
Cheers
Noel

emka (158900) 2015-01-24 9:04

Hello Brian,

Awesome composition. The dark blue, almost black sky, the golden lit part of the building and the shadow. Fantastic pattern of all the windows. How many of them, Difficult to guess. Superb

WArm regrads MAlgo

jemaflor (148292) 2015-01-24 9:07

HiBrian,
interesting contrast, well seena d taken, good idea, a photo result well managed.

Romano46 (18472) 2015-01-24 9:50

Ciao Brian
anche questa, pur conservando il colore � notevole sia per la composizione che per l'attento studio della luce.
Ottima la nitidezza.
Ciao. Buona serata e buona domenica
Romano

willperrett (14215) 2015-01-24 10:16

Hello Brian

I like this a lot. It's simple and graphic, and you've filled the frame with the building, leaving no room for any irrelevant distractions. Is that a polariser you've got on, or are you just pleased to see me?

Regards

Will

federico (6109) 2015-01-24 13:47

Hi Brian, dramatic and capturing view, you play greatly with lights and shadows, this is the literal meaning of photography
regards
Fred

lousat (140026) 2015-01-24 14:35

HI Brian,fantastic idea another time for a very original pic,imposing perspective and a great game of light and shadow on the building,the best sharpness and a great 3D effect too,i like it! Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

carlo62 (81265) 2015-01-24 14:52

Ciao Brian
un altro bel colpo d'occhio, con un gioco di luci e ombre molto efficace.
Buona domenica
Carlo

adidas5nb (5743) 2015-01-24 18:28

i love this shot for its creative idea. amazing graphic effect by the windows/designs on the building. love the shadows and the tilted lines.
regards
dwaipayan

jjcordier (79299) 2015-01-24 22:11

Brian
L'ombre et la lumi鑢e s'associent pour rendre cette image encore plus graphique.
Amicalement
JJ

Nicou (193814) 2015-01-25 1:14

Hello

quelle compo quel jeu d'ombre sur la partie basse que de fen阾res superbe image et compo et toutes ces vitres fantastique et cet 閏lairage sur le sommet une merveille superbe vue et image et ce ciel pur.
Bravo et amiti�
Nicou

Matyas (0) 2015-01-25 1:22

Hello Brian! Wonderful shadowplay. Excellent scyscraper. Fantastic brightness. Perfect cut. Ideal contrast. Original work. Good luck!

snunney (130967) 2015-01-25 2:09

Hello Brian,
A lower viewpoint on this iconic building. I like the light and shadow contrasts and the lovely warm tones from the sunlit areas. Perfect framing.

kasianowak (17676) 2015-01-25 3:04

Hi Brian
Different feel than in the previous black and white upload but an equally beautiful image. The contrast really makes it for me.
Best wishes
Kasia

dekanski (9421) 2015-01-25 6:52

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macjake (98544) 2015-01-27 4:23

Hi Brian
again...SF!
love this city.
ever been to a city and when you look back at your photos you think...man...i need to go back again because i just don't like the shots i got.
thats how i feel about SF...i need to go back for more photos.

in this one, i like how the sky is almost black, but of course its not. it has that rich dark royal blue tone to it.
and all those windows are pretty damn cool indeed.
excellent shadow and light play.

fun post
cheers
craig

and this TA bui

mjw364 (1466) 2015-01-28 21:56

Hello Brian

Taking advantage of the low light to create abstract shapes and textures... well I was always going to like that!

Melbourne is covered in buildings like this characterised by repeated patterns... I'm overwhelmed by them. I'll post a few in due course...

Take care and have a good day!

annjackman (23019) 2015-01-29 5:58

Hello Brian,
Very different picture from your bluebell woods that I have just commented on! Great patterns, excellent black BG and lovely colour. The shadow area makes it even more interesting.
Excellent.
Kind Regards, Ann