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Working Late

this light caught my attention, but there are more of them - hence the title I guess
Excellent color!
Horizon! awesome! Sky meeting land!
My house is there!!
Working Late by Thomas Hawk.
From verlang.com:

1982, Financial District, Shaklee Terraces,
444 Market St., San Francisco.
Skidmore Owings and Merrill.

The rolled-back Market Street facade and finely scaled flush aluminum skin make this one of the more ingratiating of this generation of towers. It is connected by a hyphen to the 1908 Postal Telegraph Building by Lewis Hobart at 22 Battery Street. (Woodbridge and Woodbridge 1992: 33).

West of Front Street in the next block is the Sanwa Bank Building (14) (1982) at 444 Market, also by SOM. The rolling vertical curves are shaped in aluminum, and the top of the building features a series of setbacks with trees on terraces that predate the Planning Department's regulation calling for setbacks in 1985 (Wiley 2000: 160) 
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FluidImage  Pro User  says:

Great!
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Big Vern - the original and best says:

Very, um, salmony. Pretty though

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ElseKramer  Pro User  says:

Wow. Wow. and another Wow.
This is awesome. Love the lines, the perspective, the color, the curves, the sprinkling of lighted windows.

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Eris23 [forever oldskool] says:

cool! very stylish...
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kelsana  Pro User  says:

Love the lines and the perspective, futuristic feeling. Is Big Brother watching?

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4peterse says:

I like the unhealthy atmosphere of this picture: the yellow shining of the building and the sky (did you use a color filter or PSed this pic?). Although the subject is not too exciting, I like the regular pattern and the geometry of this picture.

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LeRamz  Pro User  says:

I'm a sucker for urban architecture. This is exquisite. The symmetry, the lines, the parallelism and the unhealthy atmposhere (as moritz noted) make it a definite

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voobie says:

ohh my GOSH! this one is really AWESOME!!!!!! Everything is just perfect.
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David Haberlah  Pro User  says:

first impression was "well pinkish and boring" - but looking at higher resolution and realising that there are actually lights on in the building made it interesting. The lower left one is essential -

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kimberkit  Pro User  says:

pretty perspective.
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Elinesca  Pro User  says:

I'd like to work here. Even late.

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btezra [deleted] says:

~stellar...my neck is hurtin' from looking up (lol)~
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btezra [deleted] says:

~stellar...my neck is hurtin' from looking up (lol). Nice composition, good lines, interesting toone, would like to see the greyscale!~

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deepfruit  Pro User  says:

Garrr! Another TOWER. So adoration-of-the-monumental, so Atlas-Shrugged, so cold-at-heart. I like the warmth of the color, and the ripply surface almost makes it shine even for me, but I can't support this photo.

Delete.
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Charlotte S.  Pro User  says:

impressive....especially in the larger size.
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infomaniac says:

I like modern architecture shots with cool perspectives!

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infomaniac says:

Hope you don't mind!
Your picture has been added! :–)

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You’ll find it here!
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andertho  Pro User  says:

too saturated.

sky is not realistic.

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Wolfy  Pro User  says:

Beautiful light and color.
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Self3x says:

wow : vertigo!
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popscratch  Pro User  says:

Great perspective and colour, and what a cool building. :)
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BigFrank  Pro User  says:

I Like the lines of the building and the color choices. Though they are not realistic, they are tastefully chosen and enhance the picture as opposed to being distracting.

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oisch says:

very clean and consistant in color. Looks futuristic.
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Thomas Hawk  Pro User  says:

Hey infomaniac. Thanks! Looks great!
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*zillig  Pro User  says:

love it!
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spiderleggreen  Pro User  says:

Goes well with Food Court photo.
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Dshalock® the Libertarian Emperor of America  Pro User  says:

Yet another amazing picture from TH! Very interesting lines and curves. You make this building look so damn sexy!
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nuku says:

the way to future~~~
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Caress  Pro User  says:

FANTASTIC!!! Congrats!
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shadowplay  Pro User  says:

great!
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*helmen  Pro User  says:

nice
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Guy Flâneur  Pro User  says:

Glad the Saves beat out the Hounds of Hell. I've always loved this building because of its curvilnear take on modernism. I can see how you might get this light because the surfaces are so reflective, but I can't recall seeing quite this color when we lived in SF.
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ojaipatrick  Pro User  says:

This is spectacular!
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Dave Packer says:

cool!
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MykReeve  Pro User  says:

This is clearly a good time of year for staring up at buildings;


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Gloel says:

Great storytelling. And great shot, Congrats!
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Jeff Clow  Pro User  says:

I have walked by that tower in my past and didn't appreciate it like I will the next time I'm in San Francisco...

Why will I appreciate it now? Because of your world class photo image....

Brilliant shot....BRAVO....!
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Photochiel  Pro User  says:

Awesome.
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!efatima  Pro User  says:

gorgeous!
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}Leo{  Pro User  says:

Magic angle and beautiful shot!
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littletriggers  Pro User  says:

Great photo, and a great analysis of local buildings giving the full picture. Would like to see a pix of link to old post office building, or hyphen !
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skinjester [deleted] says:

jeezus!
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jgoldpac  Pro User  says:

great color & repetition
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razorbern  Pro User  says:

Commerce is our goal here at Tyrell. "More human than human" is our motto.
Nice shot. :)
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BamaWester  Pro User  says:

Very cool shot.
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laurenz  Pro User  says:

very beautiful, I especially like the graphic composition and the colours.
May I invite you to post this at Outstanding Night Shots?
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Adam Grim  Pro User  says:

great shot!!
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Domk  Pro User  says:

gorgeous!
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wakyhama  Pro User  says:

super cool!!
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Rod Monkey  Pro User  says:

fabulous shot - simple, but very effective
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Gastão says:

Great perspective!
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PaTra]{uL says:

Wow!!! Astonishing!
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gunsmayhoo says:

That's coool~
great perspective.
I think a clean line grid is good!
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zhensem  Pro User  says:

Great perspective, fantastic job!
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Radioher says:

Excellent.
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glindsay65  Pro User  says:

I like the perspective, the curves, and the tone. Faved.
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*clairity*  Pro User  says:

Wow!!!!! Love this.
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jennm926  Pro User  says:

Wow.
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Leviathor  Pro User  says:



You are invited to post this image to Spectacular Objects - Invite Only.
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sHaNzJ says:

wow so awesome
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cubana4eva19 says:

This piesce is really pleasing to me. I love it
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lilivanderhulst says:

great work!
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hm_nadann says:

Your photo has been added to flickrarchitecture.
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.Martin.  Pro User  says:

Please add this photo and any other photos of buildings which has been designed by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill into the
Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Group
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FlickrFavs says:

This fine shot is featured in this weeks FlickrFavs "PAIRS MOSAIC"

Late friday!

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greatwich  Pro User  says:

This photo is considered to be an outstanding architecture shot and invited to The Pritzker Architecture Prize on flickr rating group, where you can rate other shots and your shot will be rated too. Please read the group description and rules for more details.
The
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MunduJr  Pro User  says:

Isn't it very similar to GASAG building in Berlin???

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Andrew Møøre [deleted] says:

very smooth flush aluminum/steel , amazing tones
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nyanna  Pro User  says:

Wow! The color is amazing on this one!
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♥diana_ecinered♥ says:

This is awesome, I LOVE IT!!
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Andrew Møøre [deleted] says:

so i was looking at some information of the building and the architectual firm and look what i came across, you might know it but your image is on wikipedia.... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skidmore%2C_Owings_and_ Merrill
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javame  Pro User  says:

Awesome!
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al-games says:

Beautiful!
لعبة سونك
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cartierpier [deleted] says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Towers of the World, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

perfect work
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bioyqa says:

very cool
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ArtsySF ©  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called ARTISTIC ORIGINALS ©, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

Faved! I remember when this first opened up- big fanfare in the Financial District (I was working down there at the time).
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littleteaddybearbear [deleted] says:

very cool photo.
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jellis629  Pro User  says:

hey, I work in this building.
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ThisParticularGreg  Pro User  says:

Great shot! Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Blocks & Squares (repeating patterns), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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Modest and Jill  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Travel Photojournalism, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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carloszolrak says:

great picture.

The people who spend the time there have all the scicologist properties fine?
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montseteca [deleted] says:

Great shot!!!!!!!!!
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mainec6  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called geometrics, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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Ola85 says:

hey it look good. Good job

Ola@lCyristal
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G§r75  Pro User  says:

great ...building..
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Boris Taratutin says:

love the perspective and slight distortion towards the bottom

the only thing (i personally) have against the shot is the really yellowish hue, but overall, its really awesome!
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Rodrigo_Soldon  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Wonderful photos for the world - Please comment on Three (3), and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.
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szeretlek_ma  Pro User  says:

fantastic shot!!!
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Myxi  Pro User  says:

Superb skyscraper shot. Both dramatic and beautiful.

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visual guy  Pro User  says:

Another ~*EyegasM*~ lol ... perfect!
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Cookie Kappler  Pro User  says:

Beautiful work. An inspiration.
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DavetheGrey says:

Awesome shot!
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Lauren Elizabeth07  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called City Lights Amaze Me, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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elroySF  Pro User  says:

I love and hate this building all at the same time. Coincidentally I walked over there today to take approximately this shot but the sun was exactly overhead. Anyway, well spotted.
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www.intofotos.com says:

Fantastic! Very impressive building & perspective

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zupermx says:

Imposing !!

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DJ scribbles: AWAY forEVER says:

ive never seen that building in SF, i suppose i must now. it looks cold, and steely modern, people working late.. feelings and thoughts about our money obsessed world,recession, etc.
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sashakasha  Pro User  says:

Great vision. The perspective makes this building look much more interesting than it really is.

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Bret Blatt  Pro User  says:

i love the tones. great building/shot.
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ytlyons  Pro User  says:

Looks like something out of a sci fi movie. Nice shot.
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Michael-D(new works) says:

Hi Thomas.

I have used this image in a post on the Wellington Architecture Centre website, which provides links back to this page, and to your Shaklee Terraces set. Please advise me if you are unhappy with this use, and I will be sure to remove it asap.

Thanks,
m-d

ps - this might explain the what the post is about to a non-Wellingtonian...
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Join Iron Shutter TodayHello. this photo is fantastic! You are invited to join our group and enter this photo into the current contest. Whether you're pro or not, or just want to spectate we welcome you as well: Iron Shutter.
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Great stock shots, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Repitition, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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