TheMOFMan’s Answer to B&W Sunday: Landmark
Delta Block
After spending a few months battling some health concerns, Paula Borkovic is getting back into blogging and has posted a new challenge on her blog Lost in Translation. So, I want to take this opportunity to welcome her back with my contribution to her challenge.
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The Delta Block is a landmark in the eastern part of my home town of Hamilton. I’ve shot NYC’s Flatiron Building before – the Fuller Building. The Delta Block doesn’t compare but it’s interesting nevertheless.
This wedge shaped landmark indicates the scissor-like intersection of King and Main Streets, and the border between the neighbourhoods of Delta West and Crown Point West. It’s just a shame that it’s so difficult to obtain any history on the edifice.
Every city should have a Flatiron Building.
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Great shot. I love seeing these flat iron buildings. I saw that this one was built in 1917 and was originally designed to have up to four levels added. The second level was added in 1922.
Awesome! Where did you find that?
AWESOME! THANK YOU!
I actually would like to see the additional three levels actually added someday.
🙂
This is very interesting to see. We don’t have any flat iron buildings in Croatia. Beautiful long-exposure, Allan. I appreciate your kindness and thoughtful contribution.
I’m glad to see you back on the block, Paula.
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Brilliant lighting Allan and wonderful sense of street motion with the building appearing to sail up the street.
Thank you, Patti.
I originally hoped to use the long exposure to get a few more light streaks in, especially along Main Street that you can see on the left. In shooting from an island between Main and King put Main on an awkward angle to my lens, and made those streaks too powerful on the one side of the picture. So, I reduced the exposure time just enough to fill the left side with more darkness and take advantage of the diffraction spikes that are really the result of the positions of the shutter leaves in aperture.
Great shot.
Thank you.
Wonderful night shot of the House. Agree with you, every city should have one of those. I could imagine to live a place like home. I like the different architecture, though I live in an ordinary House.
I’ll always love the shot you made of that wedge shaped building in Stockholm:
https://divage.wordpress.com/2015/11/16/mina-utstallningsbilder/strykjarn/#main
Thank you so mutch.:)
Superb nightshot and I love the starbursts.
Thank you, Paula. I’m really glad that they turned out as good as they did.
I love the light trails.
Thank you.
Intriguing shot with such movement giving a sense of the corner/area. Nicely done
(reminds me a bit of the Flatirons Vista trailhead in Boulder, CO)
That angular mountain peaks rising out of the plateau. Yes, I think I see that.
that is beautiful 🙂
Thank you, Joshi.
I didn’t know that’s what it’s called – flatiron building. Thanks for the knowledge. I know it’s asking much but maybe … Every corner should have a flatiron building. Love the panning effect.
I just hit it with along enough exposure to let the car lights streak by.
Missed this one too?!?!?! This is another one that I would hang on my wall if I had walls. I love the bursts of light and the loneliness evoked by the scene. Its a real beauty
Whenever I make low light urban landscapes like these, I’m always reminded of the song “Overkill” by Colin Hay and Men at Work; especially the following verses;
At least there’s pretty lights
And though there’s little variation
It nullifies the night from overkill
Love those lyrics. Now I just need to learn how to shoot low light urban landscapes as well as you 😃