Kogod Courtyard

Posted by Disoriented (Grinnell, IA, United States) on 12 February 2008 in Architecture.

A shot of the glass and steel canopy covering Kogod Courtyard at the National Portrait Gallery.

12/24/08: Grading is done. I'm packed and ready to go. I'll be off for vacation in San Francisco for a few days with family and friends. Happy holidays everyone!

KINDA' SORTA' FAMOUS?: I am happy to inform you that my shot of the glass canopy of Kogod Courtyard was featured as a banner for the blog of the Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery called Face to Face.

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Comments (12)

Garibaldi from Sala al Barro, Italy

Amazing geometry, wonderful shot.

12 Feb 2008 8:39am

@Garibaldi: Thank you! I'll definitely post some more of the Courtyard from different angles.

lidia from Barcelona, Spain

Interesante perspectiva

12 Feb 2008 12:56pm

@lidia: Thanks! This is where a wide angle lens would have been most helpful. =D

Babul Bhatt from Bombay, India

wonderful shot... neat

12 Feb 2008 5:47pm

Ron from Saint Louis, Missouri, United States

This is a beautiful shot. As I sat here looking at it, it began to take on a three-dimensional quality to it. If you look at the squares of glass just below the arc that crosses the center of the shot they begin to jut out at you (as do the ones just above the arc). This obviously has to do with the lighter shadows in the squares in the center swath of the image. Anyway...really a great shot!

12 Feb 2008 7:16pm

Ian Bramham from Manchester, United Kingdom

Congratulations on the honour.....you must be over the moon!

7 Apr 2008 9:47pm

@Ian Bramham: Thank you Ian! Yes I am pretty excited at the privilege!

danthro from Suburbia, United States

Cool shot. Congrats for the honor! That's awesome!

8 Apr 2008 5:37pm

@danthro: Thanks very much Danthro! And now for my next trick ... =D

Doug from Long Beach, United States

Interesting how the light forms a sort of spike coming in from the right side.

Congratulations on the facetoface spotlight. (I recently had one of my old flickr shots get noticed by schmap. Why is no one monitoring our aminus3 stuff?)

29 Apr 2008 5:39am

@Doug: Thanks very much Doug! And congrats to you as well on your Schmap selection. I believe people are checking out Aminus3 stuff but not in great numbers as those on Flickr. Flickr has been around longer, is supported by Yahoo, and working with the Smithsonian and Library of Congress only legitimates their site further, thereby making photographic collaborations and social networking sites a great partnership. I think Aminus3 has the same potential -- like any other photographic community -- but I think it depends on what the community wants to do and is willing to participate in other than sharing their photos. Like any virtual community, its vitality is dependent upon what the members contribute.