Prelude, Queen Anne
This image is at least fifteen years old, and the Seattle skyline has changed dramatically since then. Dozens of towers have gone up — the 850-foot Rainier Square Tower, the Amazon campus across Denny Triangle — and I'm not sure this clear view of Mount Rainier between the buildings is even possible from this spot anymore.
I had one sunrise to get this done, shooting from a penthouse rooftop on Queen Anne Hill. This is the first frame — that deep blue pre-dawn moment when the city lights still carry the scene and the sky is just beginning to show color. Its companion piece, Crescendo, was shot from the same tripod position minutes later when the sunrise broke wide open. One morning, two completely different cities.
I had one sunrise to get this done, shooting from a penthouse rooftop on Queen Anne Hill. This is the first frame — that deep blue pre-dawn moment when the city lights still carry the scene and the sky is just beginning to show color. Its companion piece, Crescendo, was shot from the same tripod position minutes later when the sunrise broke wide open. One morning, two completely different cities.
Edition of 25
This photograph originates from a Fujichrome Velvia 50 transparency captured with a Hasselblad XPAN II. The original film was drum-scanned by Michael Strickland on a Heidelberg Tango scanner. The print is made on Hahnemühle Baryta Rag and is available in the sizes listed below.
Available sizes: 30", 40", 50", 60", 70" on the long side
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