N. Sukumar, APSA
May 2021 - Torre Glories
About the Image(s)
One of Barcelona's landmarks. I shot many images of this building, by day and by night. I chose this one including the people at the base in order to add to the sense of context. Canon EOS XTi Shutter Speed 0.6 sec, Aperture f/8, ISO: 1600.
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8 comments posted
That must me a fairly new building or I just missed it on my last trip to Barcelona. The color is very nice and the people do add interest and perspective. Very well done. Posted: 05/09/2021 19:24:51
Not all that new. When did you visit? Constructed between June 1999 to January 2006, formerly known as Torre Agbar, the 38-story (142 m) tower is located near Plaça de les Glòries Catalanes.
Illumination Schedule:
Winter: Fri, Sat & Sun.: 20.00-23.00
Summer: Fri, Sat & Sun: 21.00-24.00
During the illumination, the 4,500 illuminated glass panels constantly change their colours.
Posted: 05/10/2021 00:23:00
Illumination Schedule:
Winter: Fri, Sat & Sun.: 20.00-23.00
Summer: Fri, Sat & Sun: 21.00-24.00
During the illumination, the 4,500 illuminated glass panels constantly change their colours.
Posted: 05/10/2021 00:23:00
Esther Steffens
This is a colorful and pleasing image and I agree that the people do add context. One appears to be a bit blurred but I do like where you placed them. It's interesting that the panels change colors. This certainly attracts attention. Nice job!
Posted: 05/23/2021 21:57:09
Posted: 05/23/2021 21:57:09
Interesting building with all the colors. I do not remember it in Barcelona either. Of course I am there mostly in the day time.
How do we know this is Barcelona? Do we need to know that for PT? Posted: 05/24/2021 13:32:16
How do we know this is Barcelona? Do we need to know that for PT? Posted: 05/24/2021 13:32:16
We have to accept the author`s word Rich, I was in Barcelona on a 3 day visit back in 2011 and I did not see it either! Posted: 05/25/2021 11:25:54
No, you don't have to accept anything of the sort!!! That's what Google is for. Let your fingers do the walking!
Rich has opened up a can of worms here with his question: "Do we need to know that for PT?" I don't understand this entire "readily recognizable image" criterion. Why then should we even bother to travel around the world and take pictures? We can find "readily recognizable images" on the internet with the click of a mouse (or by opening a Lonely Planet book in the old days). My philosophy in photography is to take unique images, and I am increasingly challenged by having to reconcile that with this criterion.
A villager in India or Africa cannot identify the locations of 99.99% of images that get accepted into PT salons. Are we just catering to an Anglo-Eurocentric audience? Posted: 05/26/2021 05:12:14
Rich has opened up a can of worms here with his question: "Do we need to know that for PT?" I don't understand this entire "readily recognizable image" criterion. Why then should we even bother to travel around the world and take pictures? We can find "readily recognizable images" on the internet with the click of a mouse (or by opening a Lonely Planet book in the old days). My philosophy in photography is to take unique images, and I am increasingly challenged by having to reconcile that with this criterion.
A villager in India or Africa cannot identify the locations of 99.99% of images that get accepted into PT salons. Are we just catering to an Anglo-Eurocentric audience? Posted: 05/26/2021 05:12:14
Calm down Sukumar, I am as frustrated as you are! I enter images in good faith, but am constantly being pulled up because "my portrait fails to show location" or "this could be any harbour in the world" etc etc. And now we have "transportation methods like trains" do not fit PTD as well, I too wonder where we are heading in PTD. Posted: 05/26/2021 06:10:10
A vivid exiting image of a city building, I agree with Rich that the two figures add scale - being small in the composition, one being blurred does not detract from the overall impact. Posted: 05/25/2021 11:30:34