wow, now that's dedication! ;-) what will they be testing on you? hope it's worth it in the end. I remember having my then long hair cut off and selling it for my first camera ($150 at the time).

I dimly remember visiting an observatory ages ago with a planetarium that was basically a parabolic cupola over a large audience hall. The construction on top to support the cupola looked quite similar. I don't see why anyone would want to kiss me up there, though :-) Anyway, I like the picture a lot... I'm a big fan of glass and steel constructions, anyway. They look so fragile.

The pun on "profile" is so bad... It's a good pic anyway, though :-)

I like the cropped version a bit better, partly because it emphasizes on the texture a little more... It's a very nice arrangement, mainly because of all the different textures involved.

Thanks for the numerous replies and the warm welcome, folks :-) Mike, I'm from Germany (and I'm living there at the moment as well, hence the German name on the plate :-)) Fate tends to throw me around the globe a bit every now and then, however.