Critique Welcomed Iowa State Capitol Building

[Brian Moore]

I visited Des Moines, Iowa recently for business and arrived in time to do a little sightseeing before sundown. Sundown comes fairly early there this time of year and I only had about an hour and a half of light to wander in, so I felt quite fortunate to find this area with some interesting architecture.

You're looking at the Iowa State Capitol Building reflected in the glass facade of the Henry A. Wallace Building, which itself has an official state function--I think Department of Agriculture or something like that.

Except for the bare trees this could pass for a warm summer day. Pictures lie! It was a chilly 20 degrees F.

Shot this with the Sigma DP1 McKillop.

 

[Chris Bennett]

That's fantastic!

 

[Brian Moore]

That's fantastic!

Thank you Chris. Much appreciated.

 

[Dave Farnes]

Wow! That is amazing, looks more like a huge video screen than a reflection. Well done!

 

[Chris Bennett]

Looking at this image again now, I realise that the thing I like most about it is the massive contrast between the two scenes. The reflected old style building seems painted and slightly 'other worldly' due to the distortions in the glass, while the modern one is so clean, sharp and clinically rendered. The thing that really seals for me it is that those trees in the modern world are bare of leaves, while the reflected ones are still furnished.
Great!

 

[Raza Shaikh]

I visited Des Moines, Iowa recently for business and arrived in time to do a little sightseeing before sundown. Sundown comes fairly early there this time of year and I only had about an hour and a half of light to wander in, so I felt quite fortunate to find this area with some interesting architecture.

You're looking at the Iowa State Capitol Building reflected in the glass facade of the Henry A. Wallace Building, which itself has an official state function--I think Department of Agriculture or something like that.

Except for the bare trees this could pass for a warm summer day. Pictures lie! It was a chilly 20 degrees F.

Shot this with the Sigma DP1 McKillop.

Wow! What a beautiful capture it is! I liked it.

 

[Brian Moore]

Wow! That is amazing, looks more like a huge video screen than a reflection. Well done!

Thanks Dave. Much appreciated.

 

[Brian Moore]

Wow! What a beautiful capture it is! I liked it.

Thanks Raza. Much appreciated.

 

[Brian Moore]

Looking at this image again now, I realise that the thing I like most about it is the massive contrast between the two scenes. The reflected old style building seems painted and slightly 'other worldly' due to the distortions in the glass, while the modern one is so clean, sharp and clinically rendered. The thing that really seals for me it is that those trees in the modern world are bare of leaves, while the reflected ones are still furnished.
Great!

What an excellent observation, Chris. I love it when people point out things in my images that I never saw. (Usually its @Pete Askew that does it!) The trees with foliage had reddish/brown leaves so I'm guessing they fell not long after I was there. Nevertheless I'm impressed with your keen powers of observation. Thank you.

 

[Chris Bennett]

Yer welcome!
A pleasure to see something that merits looking so deeply into. Also, I am a forester, so I see trees more readily than most people.

 

[Pete Askew]

That truly is a wonderful shot, Mr Moore and the reflection does indeed look more real than the real, or are we looking through some mysterious portal in space and time...

My, that cough medicine is powerful stuff!

 

[Brian Moore]

That truly is a wonderful shot, Mr Moore and the reflection does indeed look more real than the real, or are we looking through some mysterious portal in space and time...

My, that cough medicine is powerful stuff!

Thank you kindly Mr. Askew.

Er,...more cough medicine please...

 

[Ivar Dahl-Larsen]

I'll be modest in my remark, but it's fantastic. I never saw that one when I was there

 

[Beth Carter]

love the reflection. it does look like a warm day in the photo.

 

[Brian Moore]

I'll be modest in my remark, but it's fantastic. I never saw that one when I was there

Thank you, Ivar. Much appreciated.

love the reflection. it does look like a warm day in the photo.

Thanks Beth. Much appreciated.

 

[Brian Moore]

Thank you kindly Mr. Askew.

Er,...more cough medicine please...

@Pete Askew look in the sky upper right of the image. The DP1 McKillop has developed a flaw in its sensor I fear. (And what I fear most is that the @Rob MacKillop 100% replacement/money back guarantee may be close to expiring. ) Didn't notice it when I posted this image but saw it in subsequent images. Only visible in blue sky. Seems to have manifested itself within the last few months. Seen anything like it before?

 

[Chris Dodkin]

That's a competition winner there Brian - just so good at so many levels

 

[Brian Moore]

That's a competition winner there Brian - just so good at so many levels

Thanks very much, Chris. I really appreciate that.

 

[Rob MacKillop]

What guarantee? What camera? I suggest it is you who owe me money (many thousands) for slandering my name!

Just use a wire brush on the sensor, Brian. Works for me

Sorry to see it, though.

 

[Pete Askew]

@Pete Askew look in the sky upper right of the image. The DP1 McKillop has developed a flaw in its sensor I fear. (And what I fear most is that the @Rob MacKillop 100% replacement/money back guarantee may be close to expiring. ) Didn't notice it when I posted this image but saw it in subsequent images. Only visible in blue sky. Seems to have manifested itself within the last few months. Seen anything like it before?

Hi Brian, it's quite tricky to spot on the laptop, but I see what you mean. It looks a bit like the effect you see when a filter starts to delaminate which is a bit worrying. I'm not sure what is on the front of the sensor stack of a Foveon chip. It would certainly be worth contacting Sigma about though.

As for the famous MacKillop 'lifetime' guarantee, did you check the wording on pages 67, 146 and 437 before parting with the cash?