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ctfchallenge | all galleries >> The Best of CTF Challenges >> Best of 2008 > 1st - Concrete is so passé - by YesBut
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20th November 2008 YesBut

1st - Concrete is so passé - by YesBut

London

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Guest 01-Dec-2008 00:26
Damn JV.... you took the words out of my mouth (MC Escher) :-)
I'm finding myself staring at this trying to figure out which elements are most obviously concrete and which are wood. That's part of the MC mystery of this. Thanks for sharing this. Markjay
J.V. 28-Nov-2008 21:39
At first glance, this is very M.C. Escher-ish.
COAmature 28-Nov-2008 15:57
I love all the dimensions on display here. -Doug
ctfchallenge25-Nov-2008 23:38
Great abstract YB.
- RK
Guest 24-Nov-2008 14:05
Great Job!
Guest 23-Nov-2008 22:41
Thanks for the comments - the shot is of the Royal National Theatre, on the River Thames Southbank.
The building came in for a great deal of criticism when it first opened. I love it for its functionality - what's the point of having a great looking building if it doesn't meet functional requirements.
YB
ctfchallenge23-Nov-2008 16:49
You're on a roll. Impressive structure and I too get an association to music here. Not anything particular, perhaps chirch music. The wooden loooking girders somehow remind me of organ pipes.
-k2
ctfchallenge23-Nov-2008 04:11
Very nicely done YB, just wondering if some of those lines should be leveled horizontally?
~Brent
ctfchallenge22-Nov-2008 20:51
Well framed aggregation of monolithic forms and repetitions. Makes me think of a Bruckner symphony. -tv
ctfchallenge22-Nov-2008 19:11
Lovely shot YB, especially the relationships between warm and cold light interacting with the angles. Well conceived and appropriate ~ keithinmelbourne
ctfchallenge22-Nov-2008 03:12
I guess if something must be concrete it might as well be interesting. Nicely seen ~dtallakson
ctfchallenge21-Nov-2008 23:15
... but this doesn't look too ugly and cold - I guess it's the color.
Penny Street
CJ in CA21-Nov-2008 22:58
You've made what many think of as ugly concrete very artistic looking - great angles and lighting! :-) CJ
aam1234 21-Nov-2008 19:59
Good call by your government. Concrete is truly ugly and cold.
Rod 21-Nov-2008 19:52
The angles are an assault on the senses a, well done.
Guest 21-Nov-2008 19:32
These might be the only three for this Challenge. The concrete buildings built in the 60s, 70s in London have, or are being knocked down because they were so ugly.
YB
ctfchallenge21-Nov-2008 18:41
Wow you are so quick off the mark - very good set I guess not destined to stay here for long - Debi
aam1234 21-Nov-2008 18:36
Wow, good stuff, mate. This and the last (as of Nov. 21th) are my favorites.