Submitted by Yuppykiller t3_zc1wg1 in Washington
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KeeganUniverse t1_iyunk4g wrote
My grandpa worked in the smith tower (small white tower with the pyramid roof, very left of the group of buildings) when it was the tallest building in Seattle. Always trips me out to think about.
Visual_Collar_8893 t1_iyw410m wrote
Very nice. Had no idea the Olympic mountain range looms so large against the city.
Yuppykiller OP t1_iyw9oex wrote
The zoom compression helps exaggerate that
Visual_Collar_8893 t1_iywpmyv wrote
How much %wise would you estimate the exaggeration is?
I have no doubt the mountains dwarf the city but am curious how the image processing compares with what the naked eye sees.
Yuppykiller OP t1_iywvwbv wrote
There are formulas for that, but above my pay grade. They do loom over Seattle when seen from a distance, such as driving in on W90 from Issaquah.
thesunbeamslook t1_iywgz50 wrote
are you trying to recreate that old poster?
Yuppykiller OP t1_iywiuyt wrote
Which one? Like to see it
thesunbeamslook t1_iyww4to wrote
I uploaded a partial photo here, but it's not very good. You may still be able to find the original poster in some shops. It's from 1983 so there have been a lot of changes in the skyline.
Here's the author info from the text -
WILL LANDON BELLEVUE, WA.
COPYRIGHT 1983
FROM SOMERSET
OLYMPICS
PHOTOGRAPHED WITH A 48" LENS
ARTWORK BY THERESA TODO
IDENTIFICATIONS BY ARNOLD BLOOMER
Yuppykiller OP t1_iyxajid wrote
Very cool!
Fun_Minute_7840 t1_iyuhy5s wrote
What did you use to take this pic ?! It’s so awesome !
Yuppykiller OP t1_iyuj0ei wrote
I used a Nikon D7200 with a Sigma 150-600 lens. It’s actually 12 pictures stitched together; I’m beta testing the new pano feature in the Arsenal 2 device, which stitches the photos for me as I take them.
Visual_Collar_8893 t1_iyw4lom wrote
Can you do another series soonish? The new snow cover on the mountains has grown more but isn’t complete yet. The relief contrast is really awesome to see.
Yuppykiller OP t1_iyw9stk wrote
I’ll do my best hahaha
I-Mindflayer-I t1_j16mjtg wrote
I have the same exact camera with ssne lense! I will definitely be trying out a good Pan shot like this!
Unique_Engineering_3 t1_iyukw1p wrote
#WOW!
What a great shot!!
BananaPeelSlippers t1_iyug65h wrote
Wow!
frMocha t1_iyumug9 wrote
I forgot they painted the space needle orange to honor 60 years
MonicaTheDog t1_iyy3bo2 wrote
Neat-o mosquito
PipeLayer2016 t1_iyv23ai wrote
Ha, ha. Suck it Bellevue, looking right over your head.
take_my_waking_slow t1_iyw3e4r wrote
Keep panning further north to catch the new skyline going up in the u district.
lurkerfromstoneage t1_iyulz68 wrote
That tallest darker building left in the skyline is Columbia Center tower. The Sky View Observatory up near the top has spectacular 360 panoramic views and makes the Space Needle seem so tiny! Definitely worth a visit for those who’ve never been-
Gorgeous shot OP, thanks!