The Photography Thread (cds, albums, member, quote, 2007)

Zaqarbal · 05-31-2011, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Aurora

A very tender look.

Last week I saw a puppy at the underground. Not a beautiful dog-breed to me, but I couldn't help taking a photo:

Zaqarbal · 06-01-2011, 05:39 PM

Today I've been "experimenting" with low-angle shots:

What I like about that building (Torre Espacio) is its "mathematical facade". American architect Henry N. Cobb designed it according to an ecuation. I'm afraid I won't be able to explain this properly (as a famous song says, ♪ "don't know much trigonometry" ♫; I've always been a disaster at Maths

), but it's like this:

y = cos (x)

OK, X is the base's length. Y is the heigth, which is the cosine of X. You know what I mean?

By the way, I had never heard about embassies in skyscrapers, but... yes, there are several embassies into the building. Some MB-members' countries represented there, I think:

06-01-2011, 05:39 PM	#2 (permalink)
Zaqarbal Music Addict Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Spain Posts: 824	Today I've been "experimenting" with low-angle shots: What I like about that building (Torre Espacio) is its "mathematical facade". American architect Henry N. Cobb designed it according to an ecuation. I'm afraid I won't be able to explain this properly (as a famous song says, ♪ "don't know much trigonometry" ♫; I've always been a disaster at Maths ), but it's like this: *y = cos (x)* OK, X is the base's length. Y is the heigth, which is the cosine of X. You know what I mean? By the way, I had never heard about embassies in skyscrapers, but... yes, there are several embassies into the building. Some MB-members' countries represented there, I think: __________________ "Lullabies for adults / crossed by the years / carry the flower of disappointment / tattooed in their gloomy melodies." Last edited by Zaqarbal; 06-01-2011 at 05:46 PM.