The Kimmel Center for Performing Arts

[renegadeoffunk]

I spent a week in the Philadelphia area just recently and had a chance to take photos at the Kimmel Center. I must say that this is one of the most beautiful buildings I've ever had the chance to photograph. I hope you enjoy.

1. The Dorrance H. Hamilton Roof Garden
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4058/4451755191_14a559b517.jpg

2.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4066/4452531038_a1e299acaa.jpg

3. The Perelman Theater. The garden is on top of this building.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4008/4452528070_841472fb2f.jpg

4. Verizon Hall
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4001/4455487390_e057d220a8.jpg

5.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4011/4454706913_f3eb50334d.jpg

6.
http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4072/4455484522_400a768b8c.jpg

Thanks for looking.

[delthedog]

Nice work! Really like 1 & 2.

[renegadeoffunk]

Back from the dead. Thanks!

[apixelintime]

Your interior shots are amazing - what lens did you use?

[renegadeoffunk]

Thanks. They were shot with the Canon 24mm TS-E.

[blakeG!]

last photo is really awesome! great work!

[apixelintime]

I am guessing more of the 24 and less of the TS-E - not seeing the normal blur associated with this lens..

[renegadeoffunk]

The blur is only related to the tilt aspect of the lens. It is usually used to get more (or less) of the foreground in focus when working with landscape and architecture. Just like the large format movements.

I used the shift part in a few, the second one comes to mind for that. There is still some slight keystoning in the building in the background but not as bad as if I would have just angled the camera up.

The last one is actually a panorama made by shifting the lens the maximum amount in each direction without moving the camera and then merging the photos together in PS. I find there is less distortion doing panoramas like that than when you start pointing the camera in different directions and lines start to stretch.

[airfrogusmc]

I really like #2. Good job, great glass.

[RacKn]

i saw a show there in the second row in verizon hall. nice shot