Ornamental Cross Shaped Tie Rod, Seattle, Washington
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Architectural details can make some wonderful photographic subjects and with the square crop being the subject du jour in blogs and e-books, I thought it time to add an example of my work to the growing collection online.
This image is of one of the plates at the end of a tie rod which I spotted in the Pioneer Square area of Seattle. I have seen tie rod plates in the shape of circles, stars and in S-shapes but never an ornamental cross shape as this one. This one was spotted on the side of 114 1st Avenue South and to my knowledge this building has no religious connection but maybe someone who knows Seattle better than I do can provide more insight.
This is a single shot tonemapped in Photomatix with a further enhancement of the details in Nik Color Efex Pro. I blended this with the original image to lessen the effects on windows and the turquoise painted area of the walls to further highlight the brickwork and the tie rod.
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| December 14, 2011
Nice detail, Mark. Great point on these architectural elements, they are often overlook for the larger picture of the building. I don’t grab as many of these type of shots as I should. Nice reminder, bud. 🙂
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| December 14, 2011
Nicely captured Mark with terrific detail. Like the square crop.
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| December 15, 2011
Well done Mark. I love the detail and it works really well with the square crop.
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| December 16, 2011
Awesome find Mark. Really nice work.
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| December 16, 2011
Full of texture and detail. Nice square crop too.
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| December 20, 2011
wow that is awesome, well done Mark!
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| January 10, 2012
Really nice colors and details here Mark. Thanks for stopping by my blog earlier!