Oriental Pearl Tower - Shanghai Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Oriental Pearl Tower in Pudong on the south bank of the Huang Pu River in Shanghai, rises to 468 metres, making it the worlds third tallest tv tower after the Toronto Tower in Canada (553 m).

The main observation deck is 263 m high. I've attached a workshop that shows the ground floor entrance. The 'tilt' is a combination of the 28 mm wide angle lens, (which distorts perspective), & deliberate, to add some dynamism & a slight diagonal to the composition.

More images & info here:

http://www.cse.cuhk.edu.hk/~apnna/iconip2001/pearl.htm

http://www.shanghaifinance.com/attractions/shanghai/OTV/OTV.htm

Fixfocus, weswang, cessy, supereira, chinchini, jhm, nwoehnl, elihesamian has marked this note useful

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Fixfocus (9377) 2005-03-05 3:38

Hi Chris!
Good capture of this futuresc piece of architecture.I like the tilted perspective in this image,eacellent sharpness and exposure.
Good work!

bantonbuju (48334) 2005-03-05 3:44

yes, the bit of archi here is quite "tasty" but i wish i could see that chris made up his mind to either show us a stright view or tilted one - this one i personally find a bit of a missed opportunity, but its my taste, of cours, only;
otherwise - nice theme

weswang (18223) 2005-03-05 4:04

Hi Chris, We have finally seen the entire structure. After seeing your previous two pictures, we'd wonder where is the top? It is colorful with nice contrast.

alford (3897) 2005-03-05 4:12

Hi Chris! Very good POV! I had a difficult time shooting this structure when I was there several years ago, I just can't capture from the base up to the peak. You also were lucky to have a clear blue sky as background. Very sharp and good composition! rgds.

greg64g (11193) 2005-03-05 5:37

Hello Chris,

Nice Picture, i like the way you show us i mean not straight ! this is a really intersting architectural tower, i like the comparaison from picture posted yesterday.

c'est tres bon
Greg

naret (826) 2005-03-05 5:51

Sawasdee Khun Chris,
I beleive that your achive your goal in this picture. Nice tower with beatiful sky as a background.
Naret

Graal (57156) 2005-03-05 6:38

Tower of future? Good composition, interesting place. It was trouble take picture from the "frog perspective".Good job.

cessy (13647) 2005-03-05 6:59

Beautiful tower. Excellent angle, the details are very well captured. plus you got excellent sky. bagus sekali Chris

Zepi (22848) 2005-03-05 7:18

Magnifique composition !
J’adore ce cadrage !
Magnifique plage de couleurs,on dirait presque un dessin !
C’est très bon Chris!
Superbe travail !
Amicalement
Sébastien

supereira (9576) 2005-03-05 7:49

Good shot.I like the details.Good contrast between the building and the sky.Great colors and light.I like the composition and prespective.Good job!

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-03-05 8:36

very nice work on this building, I like the angle, I rememeber this tower very well, good colours and details too

chinchini (27237) 2005-03-05 9:31

Bonjour Chris,
Très belle photo encore une fois. L'angle choisi est parfair, le "tilt" va bien ici, il permet de présenter la tour en entier. Très bonnes finitions. Très bon !
Pierre

jhm (81589) 2005-03-05 11:06

Hi Chris,
This is a really interesting architectural tower, I like the tilted perspective in this image,excellent sharpness and exposure. You also were lucky to have a clear blue sky as background. Very sharp and good composition.
Thanks for sharing always.
Greetings,
John.

maphoto (8076) 2005-03-05 11:19

Nice architecture and perspective Chris, well composed with the tower point right on the top center, nice angle, well done.

nwoehnl (118) 2005-03-05 13:13

Good to be able to see the tower up close in this upward shot, Chris. The details are well rendered and the tilt is well included; I have the feeling it could even be a little bit stronger. Nice colors.

bimbol (172) 2005-03-05 13:16

Podoba mi siê ta perspektywa! To jak rakieta powoli wchodz±ca na orbitê. Fajne ujêcie.
Roman

carper (63877) 2005-03-05 14:28

very art full shot Chris,
It is realy a juwel to look at the point of view is good, the composition is well made, I like the good job.

avigur_11 (21271) 2005-03-05 17:59

Ah, you did it, Chris. Yesterday I wrote that I can understand why you could't take a picture of the whole tower, and now I see that you did! This is very impressive, and it reminds me that I MUST buy a 28mm lens, it is so usefull somethimes.

elihesamian (26091) 2005-03-07 1:49

Great POV,great info,and a fine diagonaly composed which made a nice dynamism for it,also the colors are a great point for the shot,I like it,Chris,very strong and nice one.
Yours
M