Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi George, It was built in the late 1960s. East Berlin was DDR's showcase to the West, and of course this structure was visible from everywhere (almost) in the city. More info here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fernsehturm Cheers, Nathan Nathan Wajsman Alicante, Spain http://www.frozenlight.eu http://www.greatpix.eu http://www.nathanfoto.com Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog On Jun 16, 2009, at 5:20 PM, George Lottermoser wrote: > wonderful light for this object. > it continues to look like a 30's sci fi design to my eyes > > what is the vintage? > > Regards, > George Lottermoser > george at imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com > http://www.imagist.com/blog > http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist > > On Jun 15, 2009, at 11:48 PM, Nathan Wajsman wrote: > >> Here are a couple of other views of the tower: >> >> http://www.frozenlight.eu/berlin0808/content/_8063668_large.html >> http://www.frozenlight.eu/berlin0808/content/_8073752_large.html >> >> I did not bother going up to the restaurant, but it was nice to >> hang out on Alexanderplatz for a couple of hours, enjoying a cold >> drink and watching the many people milling about (this was last >> August). >> >> Nathan >> >> Nathan Wajsman >> Alicante, Spain >> http://www.frozenlight.eu >> http://www.greatpix.eu >> http://www.nathanfoto.com >> >> Books: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/search?search=wajsman&x=0&y=0 >> PICTURE OF THE WEEK: http://www.fotocycle.dk/paws >> Blog: http://www.fotocycle.dk/blog >> >> >> >> On Jun 16, 2009, at 1:18 AM, George Lottermoser wrote: >> >>> And that partiality comes through in your photographs. >>> The photographs are strong >>> because your feelings about the subject are strong. >>> >>> The "ball" is otherworldly >>> feels like a 30 or 40's sci-fi movie set >>> >>> Regards, >>> George Lottermoser >>> george at imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com >>> http://www.imagist.com/blog >>> http://www.linkedin.com/in/imagist >>> >>> On Jun 15, 2009, at 6:13 PM, Douglas Sharp wrote: >>> >>>> I must admit that I am rather partial to modern architecture, no >>>> matter how inhuman, especially in combination with very wide >>>> angle lenses. >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Leica Users Group. >>> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information