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26-OCT-2008 Walter O. Koenig

Botanical Building

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Built for the 1915-16 Exposition, along with the adjacent Lily Pond, the historic building is one of the largest lath structures in the world.
The Botanical Building plantings include more than 2,100 permanent plants, featuring fascinating collections of cycads, ferns, orchids, other tropical plants, and palms.
Clickable exterior view below





Nikon D300 ,Nikkor 10.5mm f/2.8G ED AF DX Fisheye
1/320s f/5.6 at 10.5mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time26-Oct-2008 12:28:06
MakeNikon
ModelNIKON D300
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length10.5 mm
Exposure Time1/320 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent200
Exposure Bias
White Balance
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
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Milan Vogrin30-Oct-2008 21:24
Great compo!V!
norbi29-Oct-2008 12:40
Auch die Ergänzung zu Deinem Spinnennetz ist Dir gut gelungen. v. norbi
Chad Ramsey29-Oct-2008 00:41
Excellent shot~V
Bill Warren28-Oct-2008 14:03
The web effect does set the tone for Halloween. V
Carol Rollins28-Oct-2008 12:55
This is super Walter! Well seen and captured. Great use of that wonderful fisheye. V
Pat Shawyer28-Oct-2008 12:51
This is wonderful, getting some great results with the new lens Walter !
Gerard Koehl28-Oct-2008 05:39
Großartig... Die Zusammensetzung und die Farben sind prächtig. V
Liz Bickel28-Oct-2008 03:10
Fantastic capture! Beautiful composition. Very well seen.
globalgadabout28-Oct-2008 02:56
light, airy and astonishing...this superbly captured roof is a wondrous structure...V
Cindi Smith28-Oct-2008 02:19
I like it! I saw it but didn't shoot it but glad you did!
Marcia Colelli28-Oct-2008 01:28
nice perspective, great abstract, reminds you of a spiderweb V
an nguyen28-Oct-2008 01:22
From the thumbnail, I thought of a giant spider web until I see the colossal structure . Well seen and beautiful details.. BV
Glenn Dean (Vatorman)28-Oct-2008 00:51
90 years of being there and we all still find it very neat and amazing. Nice share Walter.
Guest 28-Oct-2008 00:17
Makes me a little dizzy but an excellent image that most would not discover. I like the geometry of your composition. V
Marķa Cano28-Oct-2008 00:09
Well seen Walter !! -VBV-
pkocinski27-Oct-2008 23:24
I love the "spiderweb like" detail.
Peter Sussex27-Oct-2008 23:18
Wonderful spiderweb made of steel!
Ken Chambers ARPS27-Oct-2008 23:09
Thank you Walter for showing us all these wonderful structures ... v
Ann...27-Oct-2008 22:42
This is a great pov showing the construction of the roof.
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