Modern beauty Photo

Photographer’s Note

Certain buildings capture my imagination, and I immediately liked the IAC Office building the first time I saw it.

It is one of the latest creations by famed architect Frank Gehry, completed in 2007 in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan. This deconstructivist-style building is made of zinc and glass. All of the supporting columns are tilted and slope in different directions, creating a very futuristic look.

This view was captured from nearby Highline Park, another new addition to the city. In the WS you can see a full view of the building.

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batalay (20804) 2009-09-23 18:29

Hi Brenda,

This is a clever juxtaposition — the ephemeral flowers and the modern building. The truth is, however, the leaning plains remind me of a house of cards, where you have to lean them into each other to provide support to the upper stories. I like the contrast of the flowers and the building.

Warm regards,

Bulent

chpp (3954) 2009-09-25 11:03

hi Brenda
i like this shot, the POV is nice and as Bulent said it shows a nice contrast of nature and architecture.
I like the framing and the blue "lines" across the building make the image more appealing
TFS
C

JorgeCK (2594) 2009-09-30 11:22

Hi Brenda,
Excellent composition and good POV. I agreed with Bulent comments. It does remind me of a house of playing cards. Good idea to show the branches in the foreground.
regards
joRge

Dyerco (8984) 2009-10-14 23:29

Hi Brenda
You gotta love Frank Gehry's work. He really panders to the photgrapher when he designs a building. It looks very surreal which is made even more so by your chosed POV and the use of these flowers in the FG. Nicely done.
Phil

foozi (4687) 2009-10-22 14:41

Hi Brenda,
a stylish presentation with the loers nd branches in the foreground. It gives a nice impact to composition. The bulding too is vey special under good lighting.
Well thought composition.

Regards,
Foozi

ManuMay (10552) 2009-10-24 10:45

Hi Brenda!!

A very good capture, full of good sense and perfectly composed, a great idea to include on first the flowers adding a very good contrasts against the building...

Good point of view and great realization!!

Congratulations...Have a nice week end!!

Best regards

Manuel

archimatica (13222) 2009-10-27 14:58

Hi Brenda
I like this shot, the POV is nice and there is an interesting contrast between tha building and the nature. I like, also, the work of master Frank Gehry.
TFS
Renzo

josepmarin (33755) 2009-10-30 2:28

Hi Brenda,
me gusta Gehry, me gustan sus diseños atrevidos (aunque a veces no entiendo algunos de ellos).
En este edificio tan luminoso hay una geometría espléndida, y un armónico juego con los volúmenes, donde podemos ver un buen contraste entre sus tonos blancos y azules en las fachadas. Eso, junto a un cielo azul muy bonito, y las flores muy bien situadas en el primer plano, dan una interesante belleza a tu composición.
En mi próxima visita a NYC, he de ir a Chelsea a disfrutar de este nuevo edificio y también ver el resultado de recuperación de la Highline.
Es un trabajo muy bueno, con buena realización.
Un abrazo desde Barcelona,
Josep

Leo71538 (438) 2009-10-31 22:25

I pefer the natural one: It's always in custom!

cd70 (681) 2009-11-05 16:07

Hello Brenda,
Superbe ensemble architectural, un point de vue intéressant avec ces fleurs au premier plan. Très belle luminosité, bravo !
Cyrille