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13-FEB-2005 Gayle Knowles

The Shot Tower (*)

Melbourne, Australia

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel ,Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
1/50s f/8.0 at 50.0mm iso100 hide exif
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Date/Time13-Feb-2005 16:15:06
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 300D DIGITAL
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length50 mm
Exposure Time1/50 sec
Aperturef/8
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programaperture priority (3)
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Jarek M14-Apr-2018 12:02
Added to the collection:http://www.pbase.com/image/58505231
Don Ellis29-Mar-2005 07:06
I'm a bit slow... in looking over all the photos before voting, I just realized I've been there :-)
Don Ellis28-Mar-2005 10:32
Striking, meserizing and a bit dizzying. I think I'll sit down. (Oh, I am.)
Guest 23-Mar-2005 12:56
Gayle, I like the conposition and the lighting and how you positioned the building in the picture. -Cat
Guest 21-Mar-2005 12:07
hey, i have that similar shot, if not the same!! :)
beat me to it. have to keep looking thru my archive shots for anything resembling diagonals/triangles.
ctfchallenge21-Mar-2005 02:17
Well actually I support the Swans.
But that day was our first visit to an AFL match at the MCG and I had booked seats through Ticket 7 before I flew down.
We went into Rebel Sport and bought a Melbourne Beany and Scarf and then went to the ground and sat behind the goals looking towards the members,right next to a few St.Kilda fans.
We had a great time apart from being hit on the back of the head by the football.
I must say though the Spirit of the spectators was enlighting with St. Kilda fans actually applauding Melbourne.
Now if that had been a Sydney Rugby League match I probably would have received some sort of abuse!

thubleau
alexeig18-Mar-2005 16:41
This makes me dizzy a bit. Great take on the topic
ctfchallenge18-Mar-2005 09:58
I think anyone who ever visited Melbourne Central with a camera in their hand got a shot similar to this. And why wouldn't they? It's gotta be one of the most interesting and photogenic scenes in Melbourne.
Eric, so which was "your" team? My kids are all Saints supporters.
Gayle
ctfchallenge18-Mar-2005 08:12
Damn you Gayle!......I've got that same shot and took it when the centre was closed for renovation.
I even remember who was playing that day St. Kilda vs Melbourne and Melbourne won and a football hit me in the back of the head when it bounced off the face of a stand...................now where was I, nice shot..........damn!
thubleau
RH Photography18-Mar-2005 06:57
Gayle... This is a magnificent shot, very similar to the one I took of the tower, which you can find on my pbase site (under the architecture gallery)... Though yours is much better!
Canon DSLR Challenge18-Mar-2005 02:42
Nugar, the Shot Tower is a heritage listed building in Melbourne. When a new shopping precinct was to be built on the site, the tower was incorporated into the design. It now houses speciality shops and a restaurant at the base. It was originally a factory which produced lead shot for guns. The lead was melted at the top of the tower, then dropped down the shaft to form the sphere shapes. It operated as a shot factory from 1889-1961.
Gayle
Nugar17-Mar-2005 23:51
Interesting image, can you tell us more about the place? It seems like a tower inside a tower?
Guest 17-Mar-2005 20:24
impressive angles. i love the perspective.