I know this is a bit lame for my first photo... but here's the story:
Yesterday I had an appointment at City Hall, with a grants adviser of the Phoenix Office of Arts and Culture (POAC). I'm a development director for a non-profit arts organization and the city grant is coming up.
Anyway - I was on the 10th floor, so I had to interrupt the meeting to take photos. This is not one of those...
On my way back I took photos from the parking garage. For this photo, I leaned out over the railing to get the pokey thing at the top into the image. When I was finished shooting. I looked DOWN!! My knees buckled, because I'm really afraid of heights (heights and bugs).
So there you go - the sacrifices I make, the fanaticism with which I shoot - not noticing the dead drop I'm hovering over.
And for this damned photo... I rotated and skewed and did all sorts of things to line it up, but alas - this is what you're getting. It's Phoenix City Hall. :o)
I like it very much and applaud you for braving the heart stopping drop you put yourself through for this photo. The photo wouldn't have the same feel if you left out the pokey thing. I'm being serious. When I see it I think it's a very nice building. If I were to scroll down where it's cropped out then it's just another building.
YIKES, I bet I wouldn't have had the courage to lean over like that. When we were at Bryce Canyon I desperately wanted to hike down to the bottom and shoot up...do you think I could do that!?! Not a chance.
I am so glad you got the spiky thing in, it really makes the shot, that and the sun glare forming that pretty little glow.
Hope you got the grant.
Hope you didn't lose the grant because you were so uninterested in what was going on and decided to take photos instead.
Glad you didn't fall whilst trying to take this pokey thing.
Hope you didn't damage your knees tooooo badly or suffer brain damage from a massive anxiety attack.
Glad there weren't any bugs on the railing.
And after all the damned rotating and skewing 'glad you got a nice shot' lol
love the building against that amazing blue sky ..
and loved your story .. heights and bugs eh ??!! ..
surely i'v desensitised you by now alicia .? .. if not i'll just have to try harder .. i'll just have to put more bugs in this side to help you get over your fear .. we've also got the overlays, so i'll stick them in there too .. lol .. :):)x
all that drama! nicely done! i love the geometrics of this image, the curves and the lines...and that LOVELY blue sky! how funny you interrupt a meeting to catch a photo! great commitment to the art!! :)
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