The Dark Tower
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Ah yes…rain in Phoenix. It’s always awesome. I can be completely “blah” about photography for whatever reason…long days at work, tiredness, blue skies, no motivation, you name it. But rain arrives, stormy skies ensue and suddenly nothing can stop me from getting out and exploring the world.
If you’ve followed me for long, you may have seen a shot or two of Chase Tower in downtown Phoenix. I didn’t go down there last night with the intention of shooting it however. I was looking for reflections again, but as I walked in front of this thing I was just struck by the contrast of colors and so of course I stopped and snapped away.
The clouds up top were moving in and after about 10 minutes it started pouring. But the lower portion of the building showed a few patches of blue sky left behind me and that dynamic was just too compelling to pass up.
I did add a few fun reflection shots to my ongoing series, so I can’t wait to process those down the road.
We’re headed out to Memphis today for our family vacation. As it would happen to be, Memphis is on the edge of having some severe weather this Saturday and after having missed out on most of that last week, I am hoping to get away for an hour or so to snap some great weather photos whilst in Tennessee!
I may be a bit absent on the Twitter/Blog front while we’re gone, so have a great week everyone and keep on shooting.
(exif info: canon eos 5d mark ii, tamron 17-35mm 2.8, 21mm, f/16, iso 100)
I really like how the very bottom has a smidgen of blue sky in it. The transition of the tones from the top to the bottom is fantastic as well. Stunning work man!
Love the warm to cold transition. Great framing as well. Have a good trip man.
Damn. Love the title 🙂
incredible as always!
Mike, that is so friggin’ awesome!
that’s a great shot Mike, very nice!
We have a building in NY that some refer to as the Darth Vader building, and this looks like a rival for that name.
Nice comp getting the clouds at the bottom.
Great shot and great reflections, Mike!
Awesome shot. Nice to see there was a little blue sky peeking through just in the reflection while the sky was looking so ominous.
Hope you have a great trip!
I like the color change from the clouds up the side of the building. Very nice Mike!
Great shot! Love the blue at the bottom in the reflection and the building leading up to the ominous skies overhead!
Really incredible shot Mike… Very ominous and those reflections are off the charts!!
You know I love this shot! 🙂
That reflection of the sky in the building there is absolutely and totally insane Mike. Insane. What an AWESOME photo!!
I can’t stop looking at this shot. It may be the new, number one reason I hate you so much.
I mean that with great love and respect, of course.
Nice shot Mike. I love the tight angle on the building.
Love the lines of the building. Leads me up towards the sky and beyond the blog post. LOL
that’s a great shot, very moody.
Pa.
Now that is one stunning POV man, love that reflection too, WOW
Amazing… Point of view really works in this shot.