Walt & Phil's Place
Uploaded: September 26, 2011
Elements Of Design
While in L.A. I made 4450 images. Many were 'Drive-bys' like this one.
If only I had a chance to stop into Walt Disney's Concert Hall, home to L.A.'s Philharmonic Orchestra I know I would of been blown away! Not only for the pleasure of listening to the most incredible sound but for the awe-inspiring, state of the art symphony in steel architecture!
Most of the exterior was designed with stainless steel and given a matte finish. The Founder's Room and Children's Amphitheather were designed with highly polished mirror-like panels and some residents from neighbouring condos suffered from glare caused by reflecting sunlight. Also the resulting heat made some unbearably warm, causing air-conditioning costs to skyrocket. To eliminate the 'eye sores' the Gehry team dulled these panels by lightly sanding them.
(Frank Gehry, Architecture & Yasuhisa Toyota, Acoustics)
Exif: F Number: 8, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 1/1000 seconds, Flash: did not fire, compulsory flash mode, ISO: 400, White balance: Manual white balance, FocalLength: 18.00 mm, Model: PENTAX *ist D
Tiia Vissak September 27, 2011
a cool EOD! #1411035Tammy M. Anderson September 27, 2011
Fabulous find and comp. Christine. #9698810Gord MacEachern September 27, 2011
An amazing capture Christine, well done! #9698856Christine Lobsinger September 27, 2011
Hi Tiia, Tammy and Gord,Thanks so much for your kind words.
This is one of the 1,000 images I made by 'Drive-by' in L.A. California.
Walt Disney Concert Hall~ L.A.'s Philharmonic Orchestra plays here as well as others.... Hence my Title, Heehe..
Smiling ChriS #9699430
Robert Jensen September 27, 2011
beautiful capture - wish I had known you were in the area #9699670Carla Capra Anderson September 27, 2011
Hi Chris;Christine Lobsinger September 27, 2011
Thanks Robert- wish I would of asked..Thanks Carla.
Yep, drive by shootings started to get good after awhile (probably made more than 1,000 ON TARGET shots, lol.) Did I mention we saw 12 different communities(sub-divisions) or townships in SoCal and drove 1,000 miles in 12 days? Did a lot of shooting through the front window- like this one... My sis-law played tourguide - awesome experience... wish we could go back to L.A. and stay longer! We experienced so so much, but there is so so much MORE to Capture! We did not make it up to San Fran. Glad we drove to San Diego/ZOO though.
Smiling CHRIS
PS did you catch my meaning with this title? #9700449
Arthur Bohlmann September 27, 2011
Very nice Chris..Let me know the next time you are in Los Angeles. #9700728John Connolly September 27, 2011
A wonderful capture of this iconic building Chris! I saw a doco on TV about the reflections of this building! It look like you had a great trip, and I love your title here...Well Done! #9701277Christine Lobsinger September 28, 2011
Will Do Arthur, THANKS...Laura E. Swan September 28, 2011
WALT Disney and PHIL Harmonics. I got it Sis! WHAT DO I WIN????Well, I guess they took care of that. Isn't this amazing? I love it's history and you know it just goes to show we can make plans to build and spend big money to make something happen yet not account for what might result.
OH YES. I sure know about DRIVE BY SHOOTINGS! Dale used to hate to stop and let me shoot ANYTHING!! So many images were taken at 65 m.p.h.!!! (About 100 KM's!) I have learned where SPORTS MODE is for SURE! Lol....
Love it, Sister! Great job!!!
-Laura :D #9704320
Christine Lobsinger September 29, 2011
Hahaha... Funny Sis.Liz blahh September 29, 2011
I want to go and see this place, I love the architect,great capture! #9705119Christine Lobsinger September 29, 2011
Hi Liz, thank you for popping in here and leaving your comments.JO ANN CLEVELAND September 30, 2011
Wow! Fantastic capture Christine! Love it..jo ann c.
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Christine Lobsinger October 01, 2011
Hi JO ANN, thanks so much.Laura E. Swan October 01, 2011
Lol...TOTALLY!!!! And the side windows are for sports mode...and FORGET about using ZOOM on the front window. That is all you will get a picture of. THE FRONT WINDOW!!! Lol...Cheers Dear One!
-Laura :D #9709742
Christine Lobsinger October 01, 2011
TOO Fun...Reynaldo D. Reyes October 02, 2011
A wonderful capture Chris of this very unusual architectural design. I used to work downtown LA next to this place but never got the chance to take a picture. Excellent info you've provided. #9711796Christine Lobsinger October 03, 2011
Again, thank you very much Reynaldo...Reynaldo D. Reyes October 03, 2011
I retired recently in May but still live in the Granada Hills area, about 25 miles north of LA. Hope you could visit again someday. #9713454Lorna Shutter October 23, 2011
Wow, Chris!!! What a great shot of this building! I've seen others before, but this one is really unique looking! The two men give this image its perspective! The colour and clarity are fabulous! It would be so much fun photographing this famous landmark! Super POV and work on this one! :) #9757130Christine Lobsinger October 23, 2011
Thanks so much Lorna. This is a 'drive by' shot.. so happy these guys were out at the front door sitting under the orange umbrella. Wished I could of went in!Thomas E. Hinds October 25, 2011
What a great capture! I love all the angles, shapes, tones and detail! Nice drive-by, Chris! #9762901Christine Lobsinger October 26, 2011
Oh thank you very much Thomas... I too LOVE this shot. I especially think having the two guys at the front door interesting.Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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