Egyptology, a photo from California, West

Photographer's Note

Not a pyramid from Egypt but a closer view of the Transamerica Building in San Francisco, California, USA. This iconic skyscraper is well known on TE, but I hope this monochrome view shows some its finer details a bit differently, especially if you view the larger version!

BLURRED ON YOUR SCREEN? Click on the link below for a cleaner and larger view.

LARGER VERSION

APOLOGIES! - frustratingly my anti-virus software will not let me access the forums or join in the discussions on TE - as a result I am not able to respond directly to any critiques, comments or questions, so please do not think I am ignoring you or being rude!

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Critiques | Translate

snunney (130967) 2015-01-23 1:37

Hello Brian,
I wonder if this was the inspiration for the Pyramid at the Louvre, or perhaps the other way around; the same geometric lines are in evidence with the repeating rectangles. Looks superb here in black and white. A very well composed image with wonderful detail and graphical lines; fascinating stuff.

mesutilgim (0) 2015-01-23 2:18

Hello Brian, my neighbour today,
Nice b&w architectorial capture from San Francisco with very good layout and perfect effect.
TFS and have a nice weekend
MESUT ILGIM

Romano46 (18472) 2015-01-23 2:29

Ciao Brian
un bianco e nero di quelli che piacciono molto a me per il cielo trasformato in una tela nera nella quale si staglia l'architettura.
Ha saputo accoppiare a tale sfondo un edificio dal disegno semplice e enello stesso tempo molto ricco di sporgenze e rientranze nelle quali la luce ha potuto disegnare belle forme geometriche.
Eccellente la composizione, la postproduzione e la finezza del dettaglio.
Straordinario
Ciao e buona giornata
Romano

kasianowak (15762) 2015-01-23 4:42

Hi Brian
I just love your interpretation of this modern architecture. Monochrome with eye-catching contrast and black sky is definitely my thing!
Have a lovely weekend
Kasia

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2015-01-23 5:17

Hello Brian,
What a superb piece of graphics. A fabulous presentation.
best wishes,
Achim

rbassin (27464) 2015-01-23 7:37

hello Brian
superbe angle de vue, trouvé ici, bonne photo en contre-plongée.
Bon W-E
Roland

rychem (72179) 2015-01-23 8:42

This here is really similar to the Egyptian pyramid, you have chosen two colors and it helps us to concentrate on the shapes and graphic values of this building, compliments
Ryszard

janjan1897 (2301) 2015-01-23 9:14

Hello Brian,
Very impressive point of view, giving this building a pyramid-like appearance. You have really shown this strong, imposing structure in a dyamic and spectacular way and managed the light perfectly. The black and white was an effective choice. Congratulations !
Jean

No_One (4) 2015-01-23 11:19

Hi Brian,
A novel idea, and it's worked well. It creates a feeling of some dystopian future and the kind of building I guess the ministry for destroying imagination would be housed in :) very unique, and the white building on black sky looks superbl beautiful candidate to change to mono.
Cheers
Noel

carlo62 (81265) 2015-01-23 15:25

Ciao Brian
bel colpo, una piramide moderna di grande effetto visivo, grazie anche alla scelta del b&w.
Ottimo intuito e splendida realizzazione.
Buon we
Carlo

npecanhuk (79329) 2015-01-23 16:35

Hi Brian!
I love that skyscraper!
That's a beautiful and attractive picture!
Special regards to the exposure, chosen pov and composition!
TFS - congrats,
Enjoy your week-end,
Neyvan

jjcordier (79299) 2015-01-23 22:21

Brain
Un noir et blanc de grande qualité qui sublime cette splendide photo d'architecture.
Amicalement
JJ

siudzi (34141) 2015-01-24 9:53

Hi Brian,
Excellent capture of this impressive modern design. Like the minimalism of your b&w presentation which made the view so special and eye-catching. Very well done!
Best,
Gosia

Nicou (193806) 2015-01-25 1:15

Hello

Un ciel noir de la luminosité sur cet édifice quelle vue quel cadrage avec l'angle superbe image très recherchée.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

macjake (96157) 2015-01-25 12:41

Hi Brian
Oh I remember this place very well....one of my favorite buildings in SF.

I like that you highlighted the part of the tower with the extra piece on it, just to give it more dimension i suppose.

love the black bg, and the cubed look it now has.
fun shot...now I want to post a shot from SF :)
cheers
Craig

jcpix (14030) 2015-02-08 13:22

What's new BDee,

How are you my good man? Loving the simplicity and visual impact of this result, a great way to put a new spin on this well known building. I was just looking over some of my SF pics and was thinking of something like this...and now I have even more inspiration to try out the effect! :) Another sweet result from the brainchild of your skills....this timed harnessed for the powers of good. :p Hope you've been keeping yourself out of trouble. I may have been absent for a while now, but I'm still following along...keep 'em coming mate! Take it easy.

Cheers from the sunny side,

The Pharaoh

ChrisJ (159946) 2015-02-11 13:51

Hello Brian,

Bears a striking resemblance to the Shard Tower in London! I've been to both. Because of earthquakes there aren't that many skyscrapers in San Francisco compared to Sydney or NYC. So the ones they do have tend to stand out. I like the graphism emphasised by the b&w rendition depicted here. Good sharpness and excellent repetition of patterns and shapes. I like the unusual strut on the left side of the building. Tfs!