Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts
Showing posts with label architecture. Show all posts

Model Bridge

Posted on 9/01/2014 03:59:00 PM by


Model Bridge. Trains are definitely interesting to shoot. What makes this train track even more interesting, is it's super small. Human ride-able, but you straddle the train and go down this 1km track. This bridge is just a fun little bridge across nothing (i.e. they could have just filled it in, but that woudn't be so fun would it. View the larger version on Flickr

Space Needle before the Storm

Posted on 11/19/2013 12:13:00 PM by


Space Needle before the Storm. Growing up near Toronto, ON, and the CN Tower, the Seattle Space Needle isn't all that impressive from a size stand point, but what is impressive is how Seattlites have made it part of their culture. the SeaHawks 12th man flag flies from it all the time, and whenever there is fireworks, the Space Needle looks like it's about to explode as the fireworks shoot out of it sideways. This shot was taken at the end of a nice day as the clouds rolled in to bring that beloved Seattle rain. :) View the larger version on Flickr

Good Night Toronto

Posted on 11/10/2013 09:32:00 PM by


Good Night Toronto. Ah, my home-town. This shot taken from the Docks in Toronto of the famous CN Tower and the rest of the Toronto Skyline. Shot this during the summer. I would wager this place is getting quite cold these days. View the larger version on Flickr

Crabbing

Posted on 10/07/2013 09:06:00 AM by


Crabbing. Out in Sidney, BC, there is a long fishing pier, and this guy happened to be all alone today crabbing. What's interesting is this guy also taught me how to tell the difference between a male and female crab. Can you do that? View the larger version on Flickr

On the Board Walk

Posted on 10/06/2013 02:25:00 PM by


On the Board Walk. Put my camera right down on the Sydney Pier on Vancouver Island to take this one. I did a previous shot like this with my phone for my Project365, edited with Instagram and wanted to do it again with my Canon5DMII. I think it turned out just as good, if not a little better. What do you think? View the larger version on Flickr

Old, Twisted, but Still Strong

Posted on 9/22/2013 01:07:00 PM by
Old, Twisted, but Still Strong by Sean Daniel

This old tree on the Trinity College grounds was standing center of a giant patch of grass. Proud, like it owned hte place. Bold like it knew it belonged. and Strong, remembering what it had survived to get here. I'd love to see this tree in the fall before it dropped its leaves, and I'd love to see it in full bloom. It's strong contrast against the blue sky and deep green grass really caught my eye. View the larger version on Flickr!

Morning of Glory

Posted on 9/21/2013 10:49:00 PM by


Morning of Glory. The main gates to Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland is very impressive. You walk through these castle-like walls and enter into this giant open green space with this spire in the center. In December, the sun is so low in the sky, everything gets that morning light and everything just looks amazing. I was just another lemming walking through the gates to school in the morning. View the larger version on Flickr

Chinese Stair Master

Posted on 9/20/2013 12:55:00 PM by


Chinese Stair Master. When I "hiked" on the Great Wall, it was like doing a giant stairmaster. I use FitBit and it said that day that I climbed 176 flights of stairs, that's 1760 feet! This image shows one of the massive stair masters that I climbed, I walked down and then started up. The challenging part is it was soooo hot, and the only way to cool down was in the little huts, so you had to climb in the heat, and then recover in the houe before you attempted the next set. I probably shouldn't have warn jeans! View the larger version on Flickr

Back in Time

Posted on 9/12/2013 01:49:00 PM by


Back in Time. The original Dublin Castle had some long reaching walls, at least after it extended a few times. This is a door on the original wall which still exists (not so oldly on Castle St.). I took this shot with both my iPhone & Instagram as wel as with my Canon 5DMII, so this is the 5DMII version. I've edited them similarly and named them the same, but they are slightly different pictures! View the larger version on Flickr

Minor Repairs to Power

Posted on 9/11/2013 07:53:00 PM by


Minor Repairs to Power. This building on the far side of River Liffey that I was unable to walk to easily, just looked so powerful to me. I twas both sadening and heartening that this building had scafolding on it. Sadening because it's such a powerful building it seems like it shouldn't need that. Heartening because the Irish are maintaining the power of the buildings! View the larger version on Flickr

Still Standing

Posted on 9/11/2013 06:23:00 PM by


Still Standing. This is the casle of Dublin, Ireland. The turrit in the center is part of the original castle, but the building connected to the left and the church on the right are fairly new, although they seem to still fit in. I'm actually standing on the castle helicopter pad, which used to be the "Black Pool" or "Dublina" in Irish (whcih is where Dublin got it's name). View the larger version on Flickr

The Other side

Posted on 9/10/2013 07:52:00 PM by


The Other side. Late last year I made it over to Dublin, Ireland. There are plenty of bridges over the River Liffey, and this one caught my eye. The sky was cloudy and with the bridge, made for some really cool reflections. As a side note, December in Ireland is a very short day. The good news is the sun-light for photography is almost always that perfect dawn/dusk time of day as the sun doesn't get very high in the sky at all! View the larger version on Flickr

Hidden Garden

Posted on 9/05/2013 08:07:00 PM by


Hidden Garden. This neat little place is inside of the Forbidden City in Beijing and was really hard to find. There was surprisingly nobody in this little outdoor seating area. The texture again was surprising, but yet awesome. So much attention to detail even in the most remote locations of the city. View the larger version on Flickr

It Keeps Going, and Going, ...

Posted on 9/05/2013 12:38:00 PM by


It Keeps Going, and Going, .... The Great Wall keeps going and going and going, just like the energizer bunnies. Made me wonder if energizer bunnies created it all those years ago. The structure is amazing! Right down to the water drainage, and the cool huts where you have to stop to get a break from the sun. View the larger version on Flickr

Long way back

Posted on 9/04/2013 07:52:00 PM by


Long way back. In May I was fortunate enough to visit the Great Wall of China (which in China they just call The Great Wall). According to my FitBit, I walked about 7km (which is 3.5km there and back) of the wall. It was smokin hot (like 35 degC) for hiking in jeans and a t-shirt. The Mutianyu section of the wall is touristy, but apparently less crowded than other parts. As a result I ended up getting some shots with no other tourists in there. Shown here is a section of the wall that was renovated, without tourists! View the larger version on Flickr

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