The AIS (Auto Insurance Specialists) Building #1 by goodoleboy
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Captured 5/20/12, at the beautiful Cerritos Towne Center, located in beautiful Cerritos, California.
Utterly ZOOM worthy.
The originally named Memorex Building is not the only structure in the Center. This one does have unique features of its own, while continuing the general glass motif of the Center.
And, yes, after having visited the site at least five times, I do have several shots of this building languishing in my voluminous files.
Arrivederci, thankx for dropping by, and for any and all favs and noncritical comments.
Comments (11)
jocko500
wonderful shot of this building
morningglory
Love the angle in the second shot. Beautiful building with awesome landscaping.
magnus073
You get a great job on this amazing collage Harry, what a cool building
danapommet
Wonderful collage and amazing trees in the last photo.
MrsRatbag
The architects clearly have a fine sense of artistic design; I love what they did with the windows! Beautiful shots, and again I love those purple trees, Harry; well done!
ArtistKimberly
Wonderful work,
durleybeachbum
Superb shots, Harry.
Hendesse
Fantastic shots, I like especially the bottom image with the flowering trees. Superb POV on all photos!
debbielove
Not as photogenic as the previous building mate BUT, still not bad! And as 'Handesse' as mentioned, the bottom shot with the flowering trees is quite beautiful.. Got more of them I hope, close ups? Rob PS: Thanks for the links.. Good ones! Rob
anahata.c
Yes, I'm up for as many as you want to post. I wanted to express something when these went up, and I don't know if I have the words. I'll try. Your choice of many shots shows that you're forever looking for all the 'languages' of these structures as you walk around them. You show that there isn't one view, one facade, one anything that can capture these things. There's never one. They defy a single view. And your pov's, tilts, inclusions of externals and then exclusion, shows that you're constantly studying and trying to communicate with the thing, even if some buildings aren't easy to 'talk' to. You don't settle for one shot when you know several are demanded. In a great European Cathedral, like one of the great Gothics from the Middle Ages, you can do a straight 'main entrance' shot because those entrances were designed to overwhelm. But in buildings like this, one has to move & shoot since there really isn't a single view to 'sum up' the structure. So a montage is the best way to go. The first two shots are solid establishing shots, they show the building with its imposing long-facade, and the high meeting angle between 2 sides. (Any book on architectural history will give that angle shot: It's basic, and you do it to exactitude. As if it's the only thing for miles.) And we see the parking lot & trees, which of course roots the place for us...Then you explore 'details' for two shots, showing the window patterns with those lighter blues zig zagging down to the center; and the beautiful reflectivity of shot 4. (It's like pure mirrors.) And the logo atop number 3, which kind of soars up there. Then the last shot gives blossoms to the whole---which harmonize with the pinkish hue in the stone. And all the visual effects of differing reflections. Challenge, at least if I were shooting this? This is a boxy building without the camera-friendly jutting angles of the previous bldg, which is why I say it's not easy to capture this place. Your montage gives us tastes from several pieces of the pie, and you ended with some beautiful nature in the end. (And varying windows.) I praise you for taking on a building as boxy as this, we can see your mind at work, your choices, etc etc. This is a tough assignment and you did a fine job tackling it.
thecytron
A very good presentation!