Gas Works Park
Interesting places in Gas Works Park:| Sundial |
Gas Works Park in Seattle, Washington is a 19.1 acre (77,000 mē) public park on the site of the former Seattle Gas Light Company gasification plant, located on the north shore of Lake Union at the south end of the Wallingford neighborhood. The plant, which operated from 1906 to 1956, was purchased by the City of Seattle for park purposes in 1962, and the park was opened to the public in 1975. The park was designed by Seattle landscape architect Richard Haag, who won the American Society of Landscape Architects Presidents Award of Design Excellence for this project. It was originally named Myrtle Edwards Park after the city councilwoman who had spearheaded the drive to acquire the site and who died in a car crash in 1969. In 1972 the Edwards family requested that her name be taken off the park because the design called for the retention of much of the plant. In 1976, Elliott Bay Park was renamed Myrtle Edwards Park.
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Greetings from Seattle!
Made by djsoren
I spent 15 minutes and many shots trying to find the picture in this great sunset over Seattle from Gasworks Park. Jason pointed out the cool reflection of the sun on the water which made it a little more interesting than normal. I ended up with this photo which could be your generic drug store postcard of Seattle, yet, something is missing. It documents the skyline and has a balanced group of shapes, but it doesn't really have any compelling point of interest. I tried to work with the boats but they just weren't placed correctly in the photo. After all this fooling with it, Jason came up behind me and fired off which, I'm humbled to say, solved the point of interest problem and created a much stronger composition.
Seattle Glitz
Made by lindes
more playing with the cross filter. I dunno, is it any good for stuff like this? It seems kinda over-glitz, but maybe it works for a shot here and there?? I dunno, still trying to decide my own opinion, so in the mean time I'll just solicit yours. ;-) (Shot from Gasworks Park.)
Gasworks Compass
Made by Danny Seidman
I am not much of a morning person and would probably never willingly wake up early enough to see a sunrise... Luckily, after staying up all night and without much to do at 5:00 am, I decided to grab the camera and see what a sunrise actually looks like. I wasn't disappointed.
Seattle as a panoramic
Made by caterpillars
This is a view of Seattle from Gas Works Park. It is best seen large.
The Inheritors
Made by Mallady
Teens catching the sunset Gas Works Park Seattle, Washington
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