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Rooftopping anyone? I'm very excited to be able to share this and a few other shots in the nearest future from this outstanding location on the North side of the River walk. Some of you might recognized it already but for those of you who didn't these are the views from Merchandise Mart. This was once the largest building in the world. And it was designed to be the city within the city. It even had its own postal code. Among others, this is still the home of the Motorola cellphones design team. Just by pure luck I was able to collaborate with one of the designers and gain the access to the rooftop and be able to whiteness these beautiful vistas of the downtown Chicago. What do you think?
Out with a pal and respected local photographer Don Munro of @edinburghphotowalks for the evening.
The Lumineers were playing the Castle Esplanade that evening, but because I'm a dinosaur and don't listen to hipster music I didn't recognise them. I guess they're a big deal? Dunno - anyway, got a free concert whilst up on the roof.
It had been a somewhat busy day so a cheeky rooftop spot dripping with peace and tranquility is exactly what I needed, with a good chin wag icing on the cake.
Taken on top of a roof in Stockbridge - permission visit (as in I have keys). It's a very pleasant place to spend the evening watching the changing light, especially with a wee dram and a pal who enjoys talking philosophy.
Both stitched panoramics. The sunset image is from 60 frames ending up 42,000 pixels wide before I started cropping. Ended up 23,000 wide and reduced in quality so Flickr would accept it. Even in the reduced file, you zoom in 50% to the hill on the far left (Arthur's Seat) and you can count the number of people and even see what colour clothing they have on: 29 on the peak with 2 walking along the ridge. One fella wearing UNC-CH Blue - who knows, mabye a Tar Heel trying to hear his hipster band?
A bit of a shame - we witnessed a spectacular rainbow and while I managed to capture it with a simliar process as to the above, my settings were too slow so in my haste the image is too blurry to go into a portfolio. Ah well. Next time.
5DSR + 70-300L
Rooftopping over the busy shopping district of Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
The hustle and bustle of everything below just fades away. I think I've found my new sanctuary spot.
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Highest position: 26 on Monday, July 22, 2013
"South Bank @ London Eye"
One from the night up at London before we ventured to a popular rooftopping place to find security and access tightened. After a good 2 hours we managed to get in and found our way through. Unfortunately the whole of the access to get to the roof has been securely locked down.
This meant that our location for sunrise and a place to rest was gone and roaming the streets while trying to find somewhere to stay for the next 7 to 8 hours. Sore feet, tired and wet, we managed to book earlier transport but still had to wait around 5 hours to get home.
Its rare for us to have a fail but when we do, its all the more demoralising especially considering the time to travel and the waiting around that came to nothing.
Win some, lose some.