February 10, 2010

A lesson in perspective

Two more luxury residential condominium towers in Rockwell Center, and the last of the series for now. On the left is Hidalgo Place, which is across the Ateneo Professional Schools. On the right is the Rizal Tower. This photo is deceiving in two ways. One, Hidalgo Place is a long, rectangular building and this is only its narrow end. Two, Rizal Tower is much farther than it looks here. It is 47 floors high, compared to Hidalgo's 24.

Hidalgo Place and Rizal Tower
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21 comments:

  1. Mike RoseFebruary 10, 2010 at 8:46 AM

    Hilda great example.

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  2. KaoriFebruary 10, 2010 at 8:53 AM

    They look like they're right next to each other and the same height! Magic :)

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  3. JamesFebruary 10, 2010 at 8:54 AM

    Playing with perspective and perseption are fun aspects of photography as you have shown here. The buildings along with the sky and trees makes a very nice picture.

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  4. Verna LugaFebruary 10, 2010 at 9:04 AM

    I can't imagine myself living at the top ... paano kung may lindol ... another human marvel....

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  5. LowellFebruary 10, 2010 at 9:44 AM

    I like looking up at them. Lois Anne would love to live at the very top with a flimsy little balcony to look out over.

    That I could not do!

    A truly beautiful photo, Hilda!

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  6. AnonymousFebruary 10, 2010 at 11:05 AM

    A truely impressive photography of yours !

    Chapeau !

    Please have a wonderful Wednesday.

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  7. Leif HagenFebruary 10, 2010 at 11:36 AM

    Tricky, tricky! You sure did find some fancy buildings to show us but then, based on their size, you didn't have to look very hard to spot them!
    Ahhh, palm trees!

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  8. My Yellow BellsFebruary 10, 2010 at 2:29 PM

    if you didnt mention the floors, i would have not notice that one is taller than the other. hmmm.. good perspective huh!

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  9. OlivierFebruary 10, 2010 at 3:00 PM

    rien ne vaut un bel exemple, bravo

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  10. DedenFebruary 10, 2010 at 4:18 PM

    Now this is what we called an optical illusion, that's the magic of our lens indeed... great view.

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  11. miaFebruary 10, 2010 at 6:41 PM

    Wow I've never looked at those buildings this way! Weird how they look the same.

    Hey Ma'am Hilda! I've a new photoblog (yet again) and I'm determined to keep it up. Hopefully I'll get to register at CDP too! It's at www.in-manila.blogspot.com

    Mia S.

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  12. brattcatFebruary 10, 2010 at 8:10 PM

    This has been such an interesting architectural tour. thank you.

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  13. HalcyonFebruary 10, 2010 at 8:11 PM

    It looks like you might be able to peer right into your neighbor's abode. But I think that's just an effect of the perspective!

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  14. Cezar and LéiaFebruary 10, 2010 at 8:13 PM

    It's beautiful and so modern!I think the view from the top is breathtaking!
    Thanks for this cool lesson! :)
    Hugs
    Léia

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  15. PJFebruary 10, 2010 at 9:03 PM

    That's a really cool photo - without the info it would be a whole other idea about both of them.

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  16. GeorgeFebruary 10, 2010 at 10:48 PM

    Thanks for showing a couple more of Manila's beautiful buildings. I've really enjoyed this series.

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  17. arabesqueFebruary 10, 2010 at 10:53 PM

    the thing an angle can do, i'm amazed how your mind works, not only is it well photographed, you really do think about it before taking a shot.^0^

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  18. LoisFebruary 10, 2010 at 11:45 PM

    I'm sure they both have amazing views, but I still would rather be on the first floor!

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  19. UnknownFebruary 11, 2010 at 1:04 AM

    After reading your description I can only say this is a fantastic shot!

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  20. DinaFebruary 11, 2010 at 2:01 PM

    That is amazing about the perspective a photo can make.

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  21. VPFebruary 11, 2010 at 5:43 PM

    Nice perspective trick, more than twenty floors shrinked in...

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