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The Two Towers


The Two Towers
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Copyright: Fred NEF (Freddie) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1621 W: 126 N: 1190] (6208)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-03
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Canon PowerShot A640
Exposure: f/4, 1/1250 seconds
Map: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-04-28 4:11
Viewed: 724
Points: 19
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
The Two Towers
Actually, these are 3 towers, called the Kuwait Towers, the other one is like a spire w/o the sphere. I was amazed by its size specially when I went inside at the top to see a panoramic bird's eye view of the city. Enjoying the view, I was suddenly shocked when the platform moved. I thought it was an earthquake and my last moment that night! It's a revolving restaurant and observation deck! :)

The Kuwait Towers are three towers of reinforced concrete in Kuwait City. The main tower is 187 metres high and serves as a restaurant and water tower. It also has a Viewing Sphere which rises to 123 meters above sea level and completes a full round turn every 30 minutes. The second tower is 145.8 metres high and serves as a water tower. The third tower houses equipment to control the flow of electricity and illuminates the two bigger towers.

The towers were damaged heavily by the Iraqis during their occupation of Kuwait from 1990 to 1991.

The concept of the Towers with the three spherical architectural wonders was initiated in 1962. Construction commenced in 1975 and in March 1979 the project was finally inaugurated. The three towers were built for multi-purpose operations. One, the needle shaped tower, provides electricity to the suburbs in Kuwait. The Second, middle, tower stores up to one million gallons of water.

-Wiki

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Composition:
POV: parking lot
Time/Weather: 8AM/20°C, cloudy
Coordinates: 29°23′24″N, 48°00′12″E

Pp work:
1. duplicate layer
2. select and highlight the foreground selecting some of the sky
3. delete contrasting images w/ eraser (50% opacity)
4. merge layer
5. skew the top left of the image to the left for verticality
6. resize halfway (1200W x 1600H)
7. sharpen
8. resize again for TL (600W x 800H)

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ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To amir_golipour: Thanks! :)Freddie 1 12-17 07:42
To mvdisco: Thanxxx!Freddie 1 10-01 00:05
To RhythmThief: Thanxxx! :)Freddie 1 08-24 22:29
To geterdone: Thanxxx!Freddie 1 05-03 04:29
To hcvvmk: Thanxxx!Freddie 1 04-29 06:46
To lilimih33: Thanxxx!Freddie 1 04-28 05:05
To misiekU: Thanxxx!Freddie 1 04-28 04:32
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Hi!
Good compo!I like it.
Regards.
misiek

Hello Fred!
Beautiful point of view and nice place!
I was there in 1992.
Well done!
Lili

  • Great 
  • moli Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1186 W: 285 N: 1315] (7065)
  • [2007-04-28 19:01]

Hi Fred.
Wondeful composition and great point of view. Perspective is great as well with sharpness and good detalis. Very effective.
Congratulations.
Janek J-23

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  • Lee1 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 223 W: 20 N: 116] (533)
  • [2007-04-28 21:43]

It's nice to see archicture and structure from around the world. Nice image you have of the towers here. Good clarity and detail of the towers. Good pov. Nice job, thanks.

Lee

Hi Fred,

Nice note and POV of the tower..but why the third one do not have the dome?? Well I can also see the yellow Mustang there. :D

TFS,
Hong

Hey Freddie,
I recognize these towers, and the yellow mustang from another shot...cool. Very crisp clear shot of the towers Freddie along with very informative notes. I bet the view was fantastic from up there? Nicely seen!

Lyndon

Excellent shot Freddie, good composition. Maybe better with less foreground but that's just a personal opinion.
This brings back memories for me as I was at school in Kuwait when these were new! I remember being taken to the viewing platform, and even (once, for a special treat) to the restaurant.
Tfs, happy photography to you,
John.

Hi Freddy,
Great picture of the two towers, excellent point of view nicely composed with beautiful naturels colors.Great architecture and good looking towers..
well done..
Michel

Hi Fred
Excellent and Good compo.
Regards
aMIr

Interesting looking towers, thanks for sharing, welld one.

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