looking up at the main pod of the CN tower, against a quirky toronto sky.
"The main level is seven storeys, some of which are open to the public. Below the public areas — at 338 metres (1,108.9 ft) — is a large white donut-shaped radome containing the structure's microwave receivers. The glass floor and outdoor observation deck are at 342 metres (1,122.0 ft). The glass floor has an area of 24 square metres (258 sq ft) and can withstand a pressure of 4,100 kilopascals (595 psi). The floor's thermal glass units are 64 millimetres (2.5 in) thick, consisting of a pane of 25-millimetre (1.0 in) laminated glass, 25 millimetres (1.0 in) airspace and a pane of 13-millimetre (0.5 in) laminated glass. Some people experience acrophobia when standing on the glass floor and looking down at the ground 342 metres (1,122.0 ft) below. The Horizons Cafe and the lookout level are at 346 metres (1,135.2 ft). The 360 Restaurant, a revolving restaurant that completes a full rotation once every 72 minutes, is at 351 metres (1,151.6 ft). When the tower first opened, it also featured a disco named Sparkles, billed as the highest disco and dance floor in the world. On August 1, 2011, the CN Tower will open the EdgeWalk, in which thrillseekers walk on and around the roof of the main pod of the tower." (source: wikipedia.org)
my dinner reservation has been confirmed for sometime after next week. this project has just become very expensive. whoooo-hoooo!
@pamfromcalgary - you wouldn't see me on that edgewalk either. hah! i couldn't even stand on the glass floor for more than one minute. hehehe! @danig - thanks, empress! hahaha! queen of frames.
@steeler - it does look like a spaceship, especially when you get an angle where the light from the glass floor filters through. if i knew enough processing technique but i would've wanted to make the support look like a flash of light like in the movie "third encounter" and that would have been pretty cool. thank you, howard.
@jannkc - seven storeys and only several hundred feet high. the first time i went up there for dinner, i thought it was a non-plus probably because it was night time. the second time, many years later, i went up during the day and i stood right beside the elevator's lookout window and my stomach was churning by the time we reached the restaurant's floor. in the restaurant, if you sit by one of the window tables, you're okay as you don't feel the movement as much. but if you get a seat on any of the inside tables, you would feel the rotation more. sometimes you see the washroom is just right there and when you go you're suddenly looking at the cellar room. and when you get out of the washroom, you'd be looking for your table and sometimes go around in full circle before finding it. i've been there so many times though that it had really become a non-plus for me. the food has gotten better though not cheaper. thanks, jann.
wow...great framing,...great perspective. I agree with Howard...it's very 'close encounters' in it's own way. I like this best of your 'tower' shots so far!
@patticake - thank you, patti. i'll try to do a night shot at this angle, then i would really think it would look like a spaceship..."E.T. phone home!" :-)
@samdan@slang@cscecil - thank you, my friends. this project is quite challenging; i'm waiting for a really clear night sky and then i can try night photography on the tower. and sean, thanks for the fav.
@danig - thanks, empress! hahaha! queen of frames.