I’m not sure what the name of the apartment complex is, but if you notice on the left side of this picture, there is a large parking garage somewhat visible. It doesn’t look bad in this picture, but in real life, that parking garage and the associated apartment buildings look terrible. Pretty much all of the other buildings in the River Market area of downtown are old brick buildings. Many have been renovated and are very nice on the inside, but the historic exterior remains unchanged. Anyway, these new apartment buildings are architecturally completely different from the rest of the River Market. They’re poorly constructed, much like many of the suburban apartments in Overland Park (all wood construction, cheap materials, build quickly), and look generally like a suburban apartment complex. Because these apartments were built surrounding my old gym, I got to see construction progress every day, so I feel that I’m pretty much an expert on the subject. What I’m really trying to say here is that these apartments are ruining the River Market, and I’m glad I moved away when I did. I always hoped during construction that the building would ‘accidentally’ burn down and the project would be scrapped. If you ever get the opportunity, please stop by their office, and tell them to go to hell for me.
Getting back on point, this was taken during my HDR period, so it’s a 5 shot handheld HDR. Check out the EXIF info below for a little more information.
| Exif information | |
| Model | Canon EOS 20D |
| Original date | 2009:08:23 12:34 |
| Exposure time | 1/1000 sec |
| Focal length | 18mm |
| F-Stop | f/8 |
| ISO speed | ISO-100 |
| Exposure | 5 Photo HDR |
The colors are a bit warm for my tastes, but not bad. Is this close to true color or more of a surreal look?
ReplyDeleteSo you are an expert are you? Been to architecture and construction school have you? Can spot a good construction vs. a bad construction eh?
But, yeah, that is some pretty ugly construction theme.
Need more credentials? I work for an engineering/construction firm, and we build things. I have also been able to watch the construction of some quality apartments/condos next to our clients office here in California. They're using quality concrete construction here, and they're also not tracking dirt all over the surrounding roads like the contractors did in KC. So yeah, I'm an expert.
ReplyDeleteMeh, I don't really know. It's probably close to the real colors, I just liked the way it looked.