All angles and glass

I took a bit of extra time on Thursday morning to walk over to the downtown Seattle public library to grab some pictures (and run a couple network tests) before leaving town and heading south to Oregon.

Mostly the effect of wonderful weather, great morning light and a fantastic subject, they turned out quite well.

My favorite photo is linked from the picture but others seem to like this view better. Both were taken on the A frame walkway behind the library (on 5^th avenue).

The interior shots don't quite do the library justice, tending to be a bit subdued from what the human eye sees. One day I'll learn how to capture that kind of light correctly.

The building itself is terribly difficult to describe. The best I've come up with is a glass chef's hat, but even that is only a feeble attempt to describe a building which is all angles and glass. Any description is complicated by the location (it's sits on a hill, the back entrance on 5^th avenue is the third floor and the front entrance on 4^th avenue is the buildings ground floor). It becomes even more complex because the structure is different on every side. Any verbal description of a side if invalidated by the others.

I do wish I'd taken a bit more time on 5^th with the A frame walkway shots. I'd noticed the interesting view earlier in the week and planned to get a picture. Unfortunately, I had a schedule and a lot of shots I wanted so it turned into more of a fly by than a detailed study.