Famous icons in your city

[g2]

Hey guys, how you going!

Was out last week and got these 2 photos from a new location

And one from (last) Newyear eve's fireworks, this one's a stack from multiple 30sec exposures.
The blue lights at the bottom are from mobile/tablet junkies ;D

Critiques, ways to improve, suggestions are welcome and please feel free to jump in with your pics, more the merrier

Cheers

 

[distant.star]

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Gorgeous images!! Thanks.

 

[Coldhands]

Nice shots, g2.

Some of mine from my new-ish city of residence

The Shard at Sunset by colin|whittaker, on Flickr

Untitled by colin|whittaker, on Flickr

The Gherkin from Shoreditch High St by colin|whittaker, on Flickr

 

[neuroanatomist]

One from my current city:

"Custom House Tower"

EOS 5D Mark II, TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II, 1/2 s, f/8, ISO 100


...and one from a former city which I visit fairly often:

"Palace of Fine Arts"

EOS 1D X, TS-E 24mm f/3.5L II, 13 s, f/8, ISO 100

 

[tonyz]

Some from my home town too!

 

[g2]

Thanks and good going guys, keep em coming!

 

[czy39]

icon of NYC 8)

 

[Harv]

Victoria Hall in Cobourg, Ontario, Canada

 

[msm]

Famous icon in Oslo? Maybe the ski jump judging by the number of tourists I see there

 

[Jules]

The Old Lady, with pink lightings for "Pink October" (Breast Cancer screening awareness month), last Tuesday for one night only ... The Eiffel Tower is getting special colors every now and then for special events, but i found that one really nice, and for a good cause (actually one of my grandmas died of breast cancer, so one thing i pay special attention to)

 

[yorgasor]

Well, I don't technically live in Singapore, but I spent a month there this summer and it sure felt like I lived there.

Helix Bridge by yorgasor, on Flickr

5D3_3343 by yorgasor, on Flickr

Old Hill Street Police Station by yorgasor, on Flickr

5D3_7707 by yorgasor, on Flickr

 

[MrFotoFool]

The Rattlesnake Bridge on the edge of downtown Tucson, Arizona (my home).

This was when it first opened several years ago. The trees have now grown to the extent that they block part of the view from this angle. In fact there is really no way to get a complete photo of the entire bridge from the ground now.

(Taken on slide film with a Canon Elan2e).

 

[candyman]

The Rattlesnake Bridge on the edge of downtown Tucson, Arizona (my home).

This was when it first opened several years ago. The trees have now grown to the extent that they block part of the view from this angle. In fact there is really no way to get a complete photo of the entire bridge from the ground now.

(Taken on slide film with a Canon Elan2e).

wow, that's an interesting bridge! My 8 year old daughter doesn't like it because it looks scary. Although she understands it is a bridge. I asked her if she is afraid to go and use it, but she siad she will if she's there.

 

[candyman]

Some great photos of some great icons here in this thread. Thanks for sharing!

A famous icon of my city: The Devilshouse - a city castle built in the 16th century. It was called the Devilshouse because of the statues on the building. Some of the statues have an upperbody that is human where the lower part of the body belongs to a goat. People used to tell scary stories because of that. From 1539 until 1575 the house belonged to warlord Maarten van Rossum. And since then it is called House of Maarten van Rossum

The building used to have outbuildings / wings - see 2nd photo of 1910

 

[colin.davis]

Story Bridge & Brisbane River (& the City of Brisbane in the Background), Brisbane, Australia

 

[CanadianInvestor]

Some great destinations here. Here's a photo taken from a ferry looking out to our fine city.

 

[g2]

Good work fellas, keep em coming

Interesting thread, I guess when you're living near some sights there's no way around taking some pictures of them sooner or later.

Agreed, I am never inclined to go shoot these places, would much rather shoot some bugs or seascapes, but friends/family wanna go and once there what better way to kill time than to shoot
I have to admit though, If I get a good clean shot I am happy I went

2 more, Bandra Worli Sealink in Mumbai India.

 

[PKinDenmark]

Copenhagen, Denmark.
Known to be a very bicycling-friendly city.
So I selected this icon from Copenhagen.

Canon 450D, 1/40s, f/7.1, ISO 100. 24-105mm L IS, @84mm.

 

[bainsybike]

Copenhagen, Denmark.
Known to be a very bicycling-friendly city.
So I selected this icon from Copenhagen.

So it's also tricycling-friendly?

 

[IslanderMV]

Great Photos, I had fun tying to figure what city the pict was in if not labeled.

I am bummed I live in the sticks. No city-scapes and famous landmarks here .

Wait... wait - one of the first carousels in the USA is here and a church from the days of the whaling industry is still being used. I guess I will have to take some picts. I'll have to start a new forum - Semi-famous little town landmarks.