Looking back at the City of London from the across the Thames, here you see Norman Fosters Gherkin, next to the newer Willis Building.
From Wiipedia : "The Willis Building at 51 Lime Street, is a large office tower in London's main financial district, the City of London.
Designed by architect Sir Norman Foster and developed by British Land, it stands opposite the Lloyd's building and is 125 metres (410 ft) tall, with 26 storeys. The building features a "stepped" design, which was intended to resemble the shell of a crustacean, with setbacks rising at 97 m (318 ft) and 68 m (223 ft) respectively. In total, there are 475,000 square feet (44,128.9 m2) of office floorspace, most of which was pre-let to the Willis Group, a risk management company and insurance intermediary."
Part of the Getty Images Flickr Collection - © D.Godliman 2009
26 Январь 2010, 09:07 Aitor Aguirre/ Antinea Media excellent work
26 Январь 2010, 17:33 EOS1DsIII
Boooaaaah !
such a compact compo !Truly impressive !!!
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26 Январь 2010, 19:34 [ pm ] Stunning..!
27 Январь 2010, 16:47 le-spikey
Excellent! Love the industrial feel. Well
spotted!--
Seen on my Flickr home page. (?)
28 Январь 2010, 04:04 nasos zovo beautiful...
28 Январь 2010, 08:57 david.bank (www.david-bank.com) Wow, this is awesome. What a powerful picture. I love the density and the tones. Well done my friend. Next time you come to London you have to let me know.
28 Январь 2010, 10:24 stephenk1977 Great composition and monochrome processing!
28 Январь 2010, 12:12 crunch61 Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Images Of England, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
29 Январь 2010, 09:22 sminky_pinky100 (In and Out) What a great shot, a pleasure to view!
29 Январь 2010, 20:48 Giles Hastie As said above - very compact composition. A great shot well picked out.
30 Январь 2010, 16:11 javier1949 Este es un premio desde Uber Cool Graphic/Architectural Image, por tu aportaci
31 Январь 2010, 00:47 Jurobra Este es un premio desde Uber Cool Graphic/Architectural Image, por tu aportaci
31 Январь 2010, 08:00 scaturchio
Thank you for sharing
your building photo.
31 Январь 2010, 17:18 margaret.stranks The Gherkin is great, isn't it? It looks like a space ship amongst its surroundings. Definitley art as well as architecture.
31 Январь 2010, 21:23 william rugen wonderful shot and great work in post. the blue make it look even more modern
01 Февраль 2010, 14:13 pattpoom
Very beautiful buildings shot.
Love the way you composed, the light, texture
and detail.
I wish you have a great time during your
weekend.:)
01 Февраль 2010, 21:52 SophieG* This is terrific. Great treatment, too. Is it HDR?
02 Февраль 2010, 13:36 yaratmak Great capture!!!
03 Февраль 2010, 01:25 Adrian World excellent, the desaturated look is really cool here
03 Февраль 2010, 15:12 Darrell Godliman Thanks for all your comments and faves everyone. @SophieG* : No, it's not HDR though it has a HDR feel due to the use of a Topaz Adjust 'Clarity' plug-in, some added difusion and burning the sky in.
03 Февраль 2010, 15:55 Juliano Madureira
Buen Trabajo . Saludos.
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04 Февраль 2010, 03:56 SR'80
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04 Февраль 2010, 18:44 Esteban Couceiro
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Visto en el grupo"AA Ubercool" (Yo también quiero esto)
05 Февраль 2010, 17:25 sminky_pinky100 (In and Out)
*This is a real Eye~Jewel!*
**The *Eye~Jewels* group**
05 Февраль 2010, 18:06 AN/sascha very nice. you captured architecture
06 Февраль 2010, 09:27 pamela_henwood
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07 Февраль 2010, 06:45 Reflectory (away) So many beautiful compositions. Thanks for your visit. Look forward to seeing more in the fall.
07 Февраль 2010, 13:33 Jongarrett777
Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Photographic Image Quest (Post 1, Award 1), and we'd love to have this added to the
group!
Modern Iconography
...your pic should be in a hall of fame of
MODERN ICONOGRAPHY.
07 Февраль 2010, 23:20 gb3 photography love all those beautiful lines
08 Февраль 2010, 06:22 Michael.Doering
Beautiful photo as seen in the group
"Architectural Beauty !"
Architectural Beauty !
Please Invite other Architectural Favorites
to this Group too !
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