Stormy Boston, a photo from Massachusetts, Northeast

Photographer's Note

The best view of Boston is from Cambridge side. Boston and Cambridge are adjacent between each other with Charles river in between.

The tall building on the left is John Hancock Tower. The tall building on the right is Prudential Building.

John Hancock Tower was designed by I.M. Pei. The construction of the building was finished in 1976. It is the highest building in New England. The building is covered with crystal-like geometry glasses by using 10,000 windows. Right after the structure was built, many of the glasses fell because of temperature changes and vibrations of the high wind. The problem has been solved after some expensive fixes. On the 60th floor of the building is an observation deck.

Prudential building was finished in 1964. The height of the building is 750 feet (229 meters). It has 52 floors. There is a restaurant and lounge on 50th floor of this building, named as prudential skywalk. It offers 360 degree panoramic view of the city.

The weather in New England is changing all the time. I was lucky during my entire trip. I caught a thunderstorm the last day of my visit right before I took this picture. Another heavy rain hit Boston half hours after this picture was taken.

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Rinie_Hoff (9340) 2005-08-31 2:45

Hi Wes, beautiful sky and threatening light over the cite. The sky has so many tones in it, grey, but also blue and almost cyan or green. I wouldnt mind having a coffee in that restaurant, I do like high points and having a good overview. Not only the high buildings stand out, I like the one on the left of the JH tower, the more or less square one, very much as well..
Very nice view, Wes.

pnphan (3957) 2005-08-31 2:50

Hi Wes,
very good capturing the scene. I love the dark angry looking cloud above the city. Great way to show how mother nature can threatening the human

aloyho (6798) 2005-08-31 3:21

Hi Wes,
It indeed is gloomy and I can also feel the wind coming through the ripples in the water. However, the brighter sky on the right create some interest and the light blue suggest deep space. A nice catch of the moment. Well done!! Regards.

jinju (14265) 2005-08-31 3:22

Boston was going to be on my agenda but I didnt get around to it..no time. I know the city though and its a great one. I like how you show the city here with the dark ominous sky. Its a surprise that the skyline hasnt develpd much since I remember it.

nwoehnl (122) 2005-08-31 3:56

Nice moody and "threatening" sky above the skyline, Wes. Boston is probably my favorite city in the U.S. and I always enjoy to see it portrayed in photos. The gloomy weather emphasizes the silhouette aspect of the buildings nicely, particularly of the Prudential Tower. Nice one.

P.S. If I remember well, Boston is located in Massachusetts, not in California ;-) [you can correct this by clicking "edit" in the lefthand menu below the TE logo]

bantonbuju (51815) 2005-08-31 4:13

wow, what a sky!
very nice catch wes, looks like the city of boston were either a dangerous place, or a very sad one;
good colours;
have a nice day, jerzy

jmdaoudal (82) 2005-08-31 5:59

Very well profiled horizon of towers and great architecture.
Nice three part composition where the sky is important in shape and details.
I like also the colours from the buildings.
Compliments
jean Michel

alvaraalto (42804) 2005-08-31 6:06

Hi Wes,
Almost a "singuanti" picture. An American city seen from the opposite site of the water, with a sharp skyline. But storm? maybe a little bit windy?
By all: again an excellent picture.
groet Rob

Kenny10pin (19301) 2005-08-31 7:29

I like the dark shot, its like my dark shots, very good sky and the buildings are great here too, really well done

sergecross (3438) 2005-08-31 8:11

Wes, very nice shot. I like the stormy day and the excellent POV. The point of view is great because it was a good point to catch the theme you want.
Very nice city
Thanks
Sergio

cessy (13647) 2005-08-31 10:44

very moody cityscape,
dark atmosphere, very well captured
and the composition is excellen, balance
well done, Wes

jhm (211736) 2005-08-31 12:40

Hi Wes,
The imminent sky is here the real eyes catcher, with there between the different high buildings, but not forget, the small wrinkles on the foreground make everything lovely.
regards,
John.

oochappan (4880) 2005-08-31 14:45

Very impressive threatening thick clouds, I like here the dominating grey of the scene with only a few colored spots and the contrast of light in the clouds, nice.
Henk

Graal (103040) 2005-08-31 15:24

Hi Wes,
good picture, view with the storm atmosphere.Yesterday (I watch in TV)big storm was in New Orlean (Luisiana). Here good sharpness and colours. Good job.
Rgs, Aleksander

gaby (19819) 2005-08-31 16:14

Hi Wes I love this grey sky with several tones - splendid - a great one -
Thanks
Gaby

PJE (20758) 2005-08-31 17:51

Nice shot Wes. I have to say I chuckled with you entering all the comments on all these high rises. It is interesting how these buildings are such marks of amazing accoplishment. Just this week I saw a picture of the Swedish Twisting Tower. Only in Sweden I guess.
This photo is interesting because there is a very nice balance between the clouds above and the water below. A very informative posting Wes. Nice work.

Tue (92302) 2005-08-31 18:01

Hej Wes,
I like skylines very much and this one is also very nice. The clouds are very nice and look quite impressive too. Good work.
Hilsner,
Lars

jjbach (9326) 2005-08-31 18:24

Ohh Wes, wow!!
This really wonderful. A well balanced composition with fantastic light management and nice dark atmosphere. Excellent work, bravo!!

Regrads John

eco (112) 2005-08-31 18:26

Hi Wes

I like such photos. Beautiful panorama. Topping buildings Very good colors and light - very nice. salute, rafal

sarju (5324) 2005-08-31 20:36

Hi Wes
good picture to coincide with the havoc created by Katrina .. I like the sort of dooms day look given to Boston by the clouds
thanks for sharing ... cheers ... sarju

maphoto (8082) 2005-08-31 20:52

Nice poitn of view and wonderful sky for this citscape, good light for this cloudy situation. I Haven't seen many picture of Boston here, thanks for sharing, well balanced picture.

Fixfocus (9385) 2005-08-31 20:57

Hi Wes,
Nice change from the land,-to the cityscapes!
You captured the impressive skyline very well,
The stormy mood is an unusal and good detail.
The sky looks great.
greetings,
hermann

singuanti (15250) 2005-08-31 22:13

Hi Wes. A wonderful cityscape from you. Impressive clarity with so much cloud cover. You could really use a zoom lens here. I like the amount of water included in the foreground. Nice one Mr. Wes!

kclai (2267) 2005-08-31 22:31

Hi Wes
Great construction of architect that created the power and ability of mankind into building such wonderful city.
The greying sky is good, creating the thundering mode above the city. Good framing.
Well done, Wes.
Eric Lai

leonorkuhn (16237) 2005-08-31 23:24

Hi Wes,
Very nice dark low clouds. There are a bit of a blue sky. Good POV and sharpness. Well done.
Leonor

tityop (6225) 2005-09-01 4:04

SaLut Wes,
Voila un ciel plus qu'inquietant, j'aime beaucoup la prise de vue au ras de l'eau, la reflexion de la lumičre sur les tours apportent de bien belles couleurs, le tout parfaitement nette!!
Tres joli!
Bien amicalement Thierry

ChrisJ (171794) 2005-09-01 6:44

Hi Wes

I'm confused. I thought Boston was on the east coast of the USA, not in California? You can edit & correct it in TE, if it's an oversight. But I like the mood & atmosphere. Surprising to see such few highrises in a major city.

Emile (20352) 2005-09-02 1:15

Impressive stormy clouds Wes.
Very well captured, the distance give us a good view of the downtown area. Nice composition.
Well done.

greg64g (11193) 2005-09-02 4:23

Hi Wes

Superb view of Boston, i like the mood with the weateher and clouds.
great shot.
cheers
greg

peter1892 (1681) 2005-09-02 5:21

It's a good panormaic shot of the city & the grey skies add a dramatic touch to the image.

Stepan (27210) 2005-09-02 15:35

It's a kind of B & W shot with... colors. The thin buildings are almost mysterious. It looks like a model.
Stéphane

apache (1426) 2005-09-02 22:38

Hi Wes,
One of your pictures that i missed earlier. Superb shot of the city skyline with the cloudy skies.nice POV and good choice of time to shoot.
Very well done
Ranjith

carper (96) 2005-09-03 2:47

it's a beauty Wes,
very nice shot. I think that I self had here made a crop from the left, to make the composition tome higher. I love the good sky and the details, very nice job Wes.
gr. Jaap

jrj (34843) 2005-09-06 4:02

The weather with the heavy clouds sure contributes to the fine overall impression of this Boston skyline. Good work wes with a nice placement of the water line

jbweasle (9393) 2005-09-09 12:12

A dramatic capture, Wes. The sky seems so low it almost touches the builings. The picture portrays the changeable weather well. Will the clouds move in from the left bringing the storm with them, or will the clearer sky to the right prevail?

mumek (20226) 2005-09-09 21:32

Good evening Wes!
Fantastic scenery, super dramatic sky,very good colors.The note as usual very informative. Thanks for sharing
best regards
ziggy