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I seem to be seeing temples and churches everywhere these days. But I can't help but make that analogy here with the way this picture set up for me. This is the bus station directly outside Stratford train station. Here I was looking up at the bus sign set against the domed ceiling design of the passenger shelter area.
The Coca-Cola Beatbox, an interactive art installation within the Olympic Park, in Stratford, London.
Designed by Asif Khan and Pernilla Ohrstedt, the structure fuses architecture, sport, music and technology, inviting participants to activate the panels, each of which play a recording of a sport-derived noise to create music.
Shot with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
The wildflower meadows in the Olympic Park, in Stratford, London.
Shot with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
Looking up at Anish Kapoor's Orbit tower, at the Olympic Park, in Stratford, London.
At 114 metres high, the ArcelorMittal Orbit is Britain's largest piece of public art. Kapoor designed it in conjunction with Arup's Cecil Balmond, and construction was completed in late 2011, in time for the 2012 Cultural Olympiad. A slide was later added in 2016. Despite the design being unanimously chosen by a nine-person advisory panel, the tower has never been universally popular, even being nominated for the Carbuncle Cup in 2012.
Shot with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, merged in Photomatix, then processed in GIMP and Photoscape. Potentially a bit heavy handed with the tone-mapping...
A cross section of Anish Kapoor's Orbit tower at the Olympic Park, in Stratford, London.
At 114 metres high, the ArcelorMittal Orbit is Britain's largest piece of public art. Kapoor designed it in conjunction with Arup's Cecil Balmond, and construction was completed in late 2011, in time for the 2012 Cultural Olympiad. A slide was later added in 2016. Despite the design being unanimously chosen by a nine-person advisory panel, the tower has never been universally popular, even being nominated for the Carbuncle Cup in 2012.
Sepia, shot with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
Anish Kapoor's Orbit tower at the Olympic Park, in Stratford, London.
At 114 metres high, the ArcelorMittal Orbit is Britain's largest piece of public art. Kapoor designed it in conjunction with Arup's Cecil Balmond, and construction was completed in late 2011, in time for the 2012 Cultural Olympiad. A slide was later added in 2016. Despite the design being unanimously chosen by a nine-person advisory panel, the tower has never been universally popular, even being nominated for the Carbuncle Cup in 2012.
Two-shot HDR taken with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, merged in Photomatix, then processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
The Aquatic Centre at the Olympic Park, in Stratford, London.
The design created by Zaha Hadid over 2004-2005 and construction of the exposed concrete building was completed by Balfour Beatty in 2011. Following the games the core of the building was retained, with a reduced capacity, and has been open to the public since 2014. Hadid, who the Guardian dubbed the "Queen of Curves", passed away in 2016.
Shot with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
The panels in the Coca-Cola Beatbox, an interactive art installation within the Olympic Park, in Stratford, London.
Designed by Asif Khan and Pernilla Ohrstedt, the structure fuses architecture, sport, music and technology, inviting participants to activate the panels, each of which play a recording of a sport-derived noise to create music.
3-shot HDR taken with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, merged in Photomatix, then processed in GIMP and Photoscape. Potentially a bit heavy handed with the tone-mapping...
The USA women's field hockey team, at the 2012 Olympics, in Stratford, London, in a match against Argentina (the USA would go on to beat Argentina 1 - 0, but Argentina would go on to take Silver overall).
Shot with with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
Mariela Scarone, a member of the Argentine field hockey team, at the 2012 Olympics, in Stratford, London, in a match against the USA (the USA would go on to beat Argentina 1 - 0, but Argentina would go on to take Silver overall).
Shot with with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
My 50th image on explore (21/02/2024) reaching No. 203!
The Coca-Cola Beatbox, an interactive art installation within the Olympic Park, in Stratford, London.
Designed by Asif Khan and Pernilla Ohrstedt, the structure fuses architecture, sport, music and technology, inviting participants to activate the panels, each of which play a recording of a sport-derived noise to create music.
3-shot HDR taken with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, merged in Photomatix, then processed in GIMP and Photoscape. Potentially a bit heavy handed with the tone-mapping...
Tilt-shift image of Italy's men's indoor volleyball team successfully defending against Team GB. At Earl's Court Exhibition Centre, London, during the 2012 Olympics.
Shot with with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens. Fake tilt-shift effect applied in Photoscape, stacked in GIMP and then processed between the two.
The Australian and German women's teams at the 2012 Olympics field hockey venue, in Stratford, London, UK. I believe it's now used by Wapping Hockey Club.
Shot with with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
Starting 2024 off with a bang - my 48th image on explore (31/12/2023) reaching No. 129!
Anish Kapoor's Orbit tower, along with one of the QR5 turbines, at the Olympic Park, in Stratford, London.
At 114 metres high, the ArcelorMittal Orbit is Britain's largest piece of public art. Kapoor designed it in conjunction with Arup's Cecil Balmond, and construction was completed in late 2011. A slide was later added in 2016. Despite the design being unanimously chosen by a nine-person advisory panel, the tower has never been universally popular, even being nominated for the Carbuncle Cup in 2012.
In the foreground is a street light, mounted on (powered by?) a helical Quietrevolution QR5 vertical wind turbine. Based on Gorlov turbines, seven of these were installed in the Olympic Park in lieu of a single full-sized wind turbine.
Monochrome, shot with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
My 49th image on explore (04/02/2024) reaching No. 170!
Six QR5 turbines in the Olympic Park, in Stratford, London.
The helical Quietrevolution QR5 vertical wind turbine is based on the design for a Gorlov turbine. A total of seven were installed in the Olympic Park in lieu of a single full-sized wind turbine.
Monochrome, shot with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
Was leaving the Olympic Park after watching the swimming this evening and came out to see all the venues lit up, couldn't resist but snap a few photos of the Orbit Tower in great colour and I think this photo came out really well.
It was taken with a Nikon D5100 and it's standard 18-55mm lens.
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The USA's men's indoor volleyball team about to win a pivotal point vs Brazil at Earl's Court Exhibition Centre, London, during the 2012 Olympics.
Shot with with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
Another piece of art in the Olympic Park, in Stratford, London.
Monica Bonvicini's RUN is comprised of three nine-metre tall letters constructed from steel and reflective glass, in the plaza of the 6,500-capacity Copper Box – the London 2012 Handball Arena.
3-shot HDR taken with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, merged in Photomatix, then processed in GIMP and Photoscape. Potentially a bit heavy handed with the tone-mapping...
The Shoal, Stratford, East London.
A sculptural effort designed to beautify the area for those visiting the area during the 2012 Olympics.
The view of the 50's-60's brutalist tower in the background has unfortunately become obscured.
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My 52nd image on explore (24/03/2024) reaching No. 290!
The indoor volleyball court, constructed inside Earl's Court Exhibition Centre, for the 2012 Olympics in, London. Originally built in the 1930s, the convention centre was demolished in 2014. I think it's going to be flats soon.
Shot with with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
Go back to 2001, in the aftermath of the tragic events of September 11 in November a regularly scheduled mayoral election was held in New York City. Sentiment was with Rudy Giuliani staying on, who was the face of the city in the hours and days after the attacks, but New York City had a two term limit on mayors, so Giuliani could not run again (I know his successor actually served 3 terms but that’s a story for another day). So democrat Mark Green ran against Michael Rubens Bloomberg who changed his party registration in 2001 from democrat running as a republican. Billionaire Mike Bloomberg, the founder, CEO and owner of the Bloomberg Company won a close election. Bloomberg’s Deputy Mayor for Economic Development and Rebuilding was a man named Dan Doctoroff who identified a desolate area of Manhattan’s Westside near the Jacob Javits Convention Center that he felt should be targeted for re-development. Bloomberg and Doctoroff recognized that it was critical after the events of September 11, 2001 that the ball for rebuilding lower Manhattan and underserved areas of the city had to continue moving and this administration was not about to lose sight of this.
The football team that had been a tenant in Giants Stadium since 1981, the New York Jets were looking at their lease in East Rutherford New Jersey which was set to expire in 2008 and seeing if they might explore crossing back over the Hudson River to New York if the New York City was willing to be partners in a new football stadium. It became the perfect storm for Mike Bloomberg, who saw multiple opportunities with the storm that was brewing, looking in particular at the IOC evaluation for the 2012 Summer Olympics. So in 2003 began the campaign to put a formal bid to the International Olympic Committee for New York City to play host to the 2012 Summer Olympics, which had strong support from the then junior New York Senator Hillary Clinton (yes one and same). The Bloomberg team began to prepare a powerful proposal for the Olympic bid, central to that bid was the construction of a huge West Side Football stadium adjacent to Jacob Javits Convention Center that would serve as the new home of the New York Jets and the stadium for the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympics, anchoring a revitalization of that west end of Manhattan, really the southern part of Hell’s Kitchen. So Bloomberg took the basis of Dan Doctoroff’s plan, which would require that the ‘7’ Subway line be extended creating a direct connection from Times Square and the Port Authority Bus Terminal, added the stadium and an extended pier area as part of the Olympic bid. The Hudson Yard rail yards had been built with the thought of having a platform built above it as the tracks had been laid with spacing to allow for support columns to hold up such a platform. The new stadium would be built on this platform. So while Bloomberg campaigned for the new stadium, there was considerable resistance, particularly from the Dolan family, the owners of Cablevision Corporation & the owners of Madison Square Garden that would be a mere 3 blocks away stating that the new stadium would be competing for the same venues as MSG. Many things were cited as issues, one which was interesting was the parking would be handled by parking decks, thus no tailgating which at Giants Stadium and even its replacement MetLife Stadium is part of the game-day experience. I attended one with a co-worker who has season tickets for the New York Football Giants and I must say, walking around, seeing the activities, the food it is its own event before the game and people take their tailgating quite seriously. In the end when the city voted on the referendum, the west end stadium was rejected, a huge blow to the 2012 Olympic bid and Michael Bloomberg’s plans so he shifted his attention hoping to salvage the fading chance with the replacement for Shea Stadium in Flushing Queens, but probably the damage to the Olympic bid was done at that point. London was awarded the 2012 Olympic Games, the Jets would become equal partners with their former landlord the New York Football Giants in the building a new modern stadium in the parking lot of Giants Stadium that would eventually become MetLife stadium.
Some aspects of the original plans for the westside project did continue post the Olympic rejection which included the extension of the ‘7’ Subway line which opened last year and the expansion of the Jacob Javits Convention Center and a new plan for the use of Hudson Rail Yards. A new Hudson Rail Yards project simply known as Hudson Yards became a reality and construction continues in what will be a city within a city; its own neighborhood, the Hudson Yards complex will include skyscrapers for office and residential space, retail stores and eateries, and the first building 10 Hudson Yards which is the tallest building that can be seen in this image opened in May of this year 2016 home to Coach, L’Oreal USA. The fact is that this development Hudson Yards is the largest private real estate development in the United States and by far the largest in New York City since Rockefeller Center, over 14 acres of public space, just enormous. The tallest tower in the complex which is under construction whose cranes are visible in this image will be 30 Hudson Yards, at 1,296 feet will be the second tallest office building in New York City, the new home of Time Warner Media , HBO, CNN and Tuner Media. Interestingly enough the Highline park northern terminus is here, it wraps gently around 10 Hudson Yards so this new ‘neighborhood’ will be directly connected to the Highline once finished. This image was captured on a moving New York Waterway Ferry heading back to Weehawken New Jersey after I attended PDN’s PhotoPlus International Expo at the Javits Convention Center (is visible very close to the water front) which is held annually.
Taken with an Olympus E-5 using an Olympus Zuiko Digital ED 12-60mm F2.8-4.0 SWD lens processed in Adobe Photoshop Lightroom.
My 47th image on explore (18/11/2023) reaching No. 211!
At the Olympic Park, in Stratford, London.
Shot with a Nikon D7000 and a Nikkor AFS DX 18-200mm F/3.5-5.6G lens, and processed in GIMP and Photoscape.
The aquatic centre in Stratford, East London, used for the 2012 London Olympics - Architect: Zaha Hadid.
broadcasting house - home of the british broadcasting corporation,
the BBC's broadcasting house, a white building with 2 masts on top opened on 15 may 1932
first broadcast from there was two months earlier, on 15 march 1932
the church is all souls langham place, by john nash
opened december 1823
langham place, city of westminster london
UK’s tallest sculpture and the world’s longest and tallest tunnel slide created by Anish Kapoor and Cecil Balmond, the magnificent looping structure of the ArcelorMittal Orbit is an iconic symbol of Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park and the London 2012 Games (that's what the website says!)
For the 2012 LP Olys. EL taped into pattern, PCP strobing. Ever so slight hold on the EL stick, then spun out of hands while dialing the aperture wheel down to deaden brighter PCP. Gotta love manual lenses! SOOC picture style neutral, AWB, 1 second exposure at ISO 500 and 2.8-22 aperture changed midstream.
There's still time to compete, but not much!
