The much maligned (and possibly deservedly so) Centrepoint, completed in 1966 was one of Londons first Skyscrapers, though now ranks at 27th tallest. Standing at the junction of Oxford St, Tottenham Court Road and Charing Cross Road it certainly makes for a distinctive landmark. There's something quite satisfying about getting a good shot of an ugly building.
From Wikipedia : "On completion, the building remained empty for many years. With property prices rising and most business tenancies taken for set periods of 10 or 15 years, Hyams could afford to keep it empty and wait for his single tenant at the asking price of
26 Март 2010, 01:03 Joebelle such a difficult building to shooot well - this is great - I have grown to love this building over the years
26 Март 2010, 21:19 Timothy TL wow! such nice perspective!!!!
27 Март 2010, 21:00 christian.senger This perspective makes me feel so small... ;-)
28 Март 2010, 14:33 Clifton5 Great perspective...............
28 Март 2010, 15:33 erikomoket
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29 Март 2010, 01:45 sminky_pinky100 (In and Out) Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Exposition (Add 1 - Comment 2 ) Sweeper Active, and we'd love to have this added to the group!You have certainly made it look very attractive.
29 Март 2010, 10:40 bimma
storming shot.
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29 Март 2010, 19:40 erman_53fotoclik
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30 Март 2010, 03:14 EOS1DsIII Powerful shot!
30 Март 2010, 17:12 TONI BARABINO magnifica toma ,espectacular!!!
31 Март 2010, 06:36 klem@s
Excellent!
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31 Март 2010, 20:00 James Duckworth This one has a very nice feel to it Darrell.... clean with a nice angle.
01 Апрель 2010, 17:02 Nu2photography Great perspective
01 Апрель 2010, 17:51 sminky_pinky100 (In and Out)
Beautiful !
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02 Апрель 2010, 15:15 le-spikey
You have, as usual, made a dog of a building
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03 Апрель 2010, 08:16 wanderingbub72
Beautiful !
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04 Апрель 2010, 03:53 lalobamfw
Wonderful geometry and angle. Looks like it
just goes on and on and on . . . .
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04 Апрель 2010, 03:54 MTOWN JAYHAWK Terrific composition!!!!!!!!!!!!!
04 Апрель 2010, 09:03 Thatsanotherdory Good pattern find.
05 Апрель 2010, 04:07 ImagesByRuthWilson
Beautiful !
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05 Апрель 2010, 21:45 Elisabeth Gaj
Beautiful !
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06 Апрель 2010, 02:30 osborne villas
love this.
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06 Апрель 2010, 23:26 rita vita finzi superb perspective!
07 Апрель 2010, 06:17 stemerk44
wow, impressing perspective
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07 Апрель 2010, 23:32 PitoPuccho
Fantastic.
Great contrast to the sky.
08 Апрель 2010, 19:52 foxybagga that is a very nice shot - how it is composed is quite interesting!
09 Апрель 2010, 12:52 jetrated - catching up Superb photo. Great POV and perspective. great toning too!
09 Апрель 2010, 16:25 puredigital great shot
10 Апрель 2010, 01:12 zecaruso
...quest'edificio ce l'ho anch'io nel mio
photostream ;-)!
belli i toni e la prospettiva!!!
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