Walking on Air, a photo from Auckland, North Island

Photographer's Note

Walking on the glass panels of the observation deck of the Sky Tower in Auckland.

Kids are cautious, teenagers do handstands, older people stay well away. I enjoyed just staring down to the streets as if I was walking on air.

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kooreman (321) 2004-06-07 2:21

Wow, that must be a funny feeling. Funny shot.

Zanni (6108) 2004-06-07 2:28

I have the vertigo. Right the foot' presence because we have the scale. If didn' write about the glass yuo seems to leaven!

pridel (233) 2004-06-07 3:09

waouh ! très impressionnant ! j'aime beaucoup pour avoir été surpris de la sorte. Merci

eleparc (24063) 2004-06-07 3:45

wow brendan just looking at the pic gives me some goose pimples;-)... it reminds me of the parachuting session i took when a student... greta shot. hope it is strong and will never break...

Hanssie (11022) 2004-06-07 15:26

Fun-shot !
I think I belong to the people, who
stay away, but if there's a nice picture in it, I would do it....
Very nice shot, Brendan !

tucancr (24) 2004-07-09 18:06

Good shot, I like how your shoes look like you are in the air, and the background looks sharp. Well done!

AleksandraRadon (43) 2004-07-24 14:47

composition is amazing!

hayseed (104) 2004-09-04 23:13 [Comment]

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hojper (2832) 2004-09-07 17:36

That's a really cool shot. It reminds me of another one here on TE by Jeppe. He rotated it 180 degrees to give an even greater feeling of vertigo. I'll try a WS.
PS I just noticed you haven't enabled workshop, so sorry can't do it. Will check later if you change your mind.

[workshop] [compare]

alainh (33209) 2004-09-08 2:32

Bonjour Brendan,
je pensais que tu l'avais faite en best-jump, l'effet est saisissant.
je ne sais pas si je me risquerais à marcher la dessus.
prise tres originale.
alain

AdrianW (2274) 2004-09-11 18:34

Good shot! I find the feet really make this shot work for me, without them it just wouldn't have the same impact. There's a glass floor in the CN Tower in Toronto too :) I think I'd consider doing a little selective brightening of your legs/feet so that they match the background a little more, and maybe saving a larger image with less compression - just to enhance the feeling of vertigo. I must admit this is one of the few images I've seen which make me feel vertiginous, well done :-D

alimo3 (6854) 2004-09-13 16:55

Incredible,i mean your picture and this place.
this pix is like a good suprise.
post again

kaychambers (1198) 2004-09-15 3:10

I remember doing this when I was at exactly the same spot....sacry experience! My kids did not much enjoy being placed upon that glass whilst I wedged them down with my foot!

Nice one Brendan,

Regards,

Vic, Singapore.

OOPS PTS L8R

dannytoh (267) 2004-09-15 5:07

vertigo...nice idea.

Bennett (764) 2004-09-19 22:48

Really a marvel-strike image. Widely publishable.

bobll7 (200) 2004-09-20 10:03

Funny picture, well described. Its give a strange look, which make the image appealing. Well done.

tuffellow (546) 2004-09-20 19:40

What a crazy photo! They have the same sort of thing in Toronto, Canada at the top of the CN tower (one of the tallest in the world). Good idea to keep your feet in the photo for perspective.
Mike

meyavuz (741) 2004-09-23 15:44

This is really cool. We have just went to a tower in Chicago and we were thinking that it would be much better if they did the bottom in glass and wondered wheteher there is any in the world. Here it is! Thanks for sharing. It is really great.

dshleymo (18) 2004-09-26 14:57 [Comment]

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randompics (961) 2004-09-28 3:39

hmm u really look like walking in the air.. i can feel the height myself. never have such experience of looking straight down from that height

rage_tm (623) 2004-10-04 2:01

Cool shot! This shot makes me want to experience how it feels to walk on glass without some fear of it being broken. I like the composition! real cool.

naxius (16685) 2004-10-04 14:59

Wow!!!!! So terrific and impressive feeling you must have up there !
Thanks for sharing Brendand...
Alexandre

omelet (30) 2004-10-05 16:57

My body trembles.
I don't like the high place .
This is high pressure !?

jp80 (8443) 2004-10-13 4:52

Wah ! What a strange place. I'd like to visit, even if I'm sure I'd be scared with vertigo...
Well done, excellent idea !

Pascal

emc (69) 2004-10-13 10:44

Uff! What a sensation. I never walk in a glass at that heigh.
That shot is very different to others. It's a great idea. Very well done!

Deke (708) 2004-10-22 19:00

I recall doing this at the top of WTC in NY and feeling OK until I imagined the glass not there! Now I think someone might have been doing this when .....
Very effective image, not one to stare at for too long.

losteden (1520) 2004-10-23 1:51

I don't afraid but looking at this photo I am not sure. Superb idea.

TheG1 (1509) 2004-10-26 6:10

Just from looking at this picture, I get vertigo!
Everything looks sharp, but a little contrast adjustment can help.
Great shot Brendan.

michel_r (1118) 2004-11-01 16:18

Very well done! a powerful picture, quite original & stunning. Bravo!

apazevedo (5469) 2004-11-04 17:02

Quite impressive view, Brendan! Well captured and composed, I liked it! (although I suffer a little bit from vertigo...)

fertobar (172) 2004-12-07 18:10

O U T S T A N D I N G !!!!!

Hayri_CALISKAN (944) 2005-01-14 11:15

Absolutely great idea and perfect composition. Very well done.
Regards, Hayri

Hanso2 (633) 2005-02-25 17:01

Hello Brendan,

Very good shot, very SF.

Thanks for sharing

bebel (7588) 2005-03-11 9:42

wooouu what spectaculare situation, I don't knwon if I will walk, just to see your pic, I am now sick... good idée to keep your feet in first !
good job Brendan

Jeppe (18654) 2005-04-22 5:42

A true vertigo shot - surely one for the theme of Norbert - I can't help thinking - Denmark and New Zealand almost antipoles on the Earth - thanks Brendan for sharing - a contrast to one of my own photos.

NatIsrael (0) 2005-04-23 1:24

Good idea !

orme (7219) 2005-06-07 2:26

Brilliant shot, Brendan. A very original composition. The fact that your feet are well above a 'road', makes it quite different from other shots that are just taken over the side of a building. Quite unbelievable. Well done.

coco (30439) 2005-06-11 4:52

Must be very impressive. If the photo is impresive, be there also must be.
Well done.

scallywagin (842) 2005-06-13 5:02 [Comment]

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eco (112) 2005-06-17 13:43

Hi

fantastic idea and grat shot

very good perspective

regards
rafal

shirgold (2485) 2005-06-27 7:43

Brendan,
Looks like something I would love to try.
Thanks for sharing this - Shir.

Telo (307) 2005-08-08 7:55 [Comment]

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sharkattack (268) 2005-10-01 6:39

Brendan i missed this photo.........this is extraordinary mate...... well done

Ramonven (126) 2005-10-10 4:43

Hahaha! Nice one Brendan! Hope to see more of your work soon! Take care! Ramon

doitashimashite (0) 2005-10-11 15:34

VERTIGO!!

Great picture

ndb1958 (9289) 2005-10-18 14:15

Hi Brendan,
this is one of my worse nightmares. But cool to see this. Great shot,
Nino

xavshot (69835) 2005-11-10 14:24

Bonjour
Waouhh ! je me sens pas bien ! cette photo donne vraiment le vertige. Très belle composition et je trouve la mise au point très nette.
Bravo
Xavier

aksamgezmesi (133) 2005-11-15 14:03

I feel like walking on the sky.
That is a great shot.
Thank you for sharing

MLINES (12516) 2005-11-23 5:28 [Comment]

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colinbrenchley (6431) 2005-11-23 11:45

Breathtaking - never been to a building with one of these - I look forward to it!

jkos (981) 2005-11-27 6:51

Wow!!! Very simple idea, great shot!
Tfs,

Joel

artist458 (43) 2005-12-05 11:45 [Comment]

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archanabhimasen (270) 2005-12-22 8:15

Must have been an experience standing on the glass of an observatory tower!! Its nice that you are able to capture both the foreground and the background clear and sharp.

sertac (117) 2005-12-24 9:17

great shoot friend,

best wishes from turkey

osh (402) 2006-01-02 0:09

this is a really original shot. what can i say?? well done!!

Wahclellaspirit (4125) 2006-01-02 1:47

Love the scene beneath your ----- feet, HA---Interesting view...

peck (2779) 2006-01-06 9:36

Hello Brendan!

Wow, very amazing photo. I heard that the people are fearing to walk on this glass floor :))
I don't know how I couldn't remark your gallery. You heve a lot of beautiful and amazing photo :)

best regards
Gregory

tcht (7565) 2006-01-06 10:23

Hello Brendan,
I was there once! Was actually jumping on the glass until my parents told me to stop..haha...Scared the hell out of 'em. Well I was there at night time and probably wouldn't actually do the jumping if I was there daytime...ya know at night you can't actually see the bottom clearly. But I have never thought of taking a picture like this. Very original idea! Great capture.
Rgrds,
Cheukhin Tsang

helena_seattle (340) 2006-01-12 1:05 [Comment]

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Mistral (15416) 2006-01-20 12:49

Wow Brendan!
Great place with vertigo catch!
A smile
Luca

Tue (91536) 2006-01-21 19:27

Hej Brendan,
Wow, this is a really impressive view! It looks great! The addition of your feet is also very nice, well done! :-D
Hilsner,
Lars

david (3992) 2006-02-07 2:16

sweet photo ... this tower just made my list of things to do!

thanks so much for sharing brendan!

semra (141) 2006-03-20 7:53

perfect photo Brendan
tahanks

kittyhawk (1802) 2006-04-20 8:56

Hi Brendan,

This is a very creative shot. I really like the POV. Very nicely done.

Thanks for sharing.

- Halgeir

anestis (0) 2006-05-30 15:00

That is fantastic, well done

kepec (237) 2006-05-31 10:07

GLOUPS ! ;-)))

corsicastorm (3236) 2006-06-03 16:09

Quel courage!! on a beau se dire que çà ne va pas craquer on a la peur au ventre...une image forte, impressionnante!

s10001in (0) 2006-06-27 10:04

Brendan ,
Beautiful shot my friend.

Very well done.
TFS,
Shailendra

andante (7092) 2006-07-11 11:32

I swear that I commented on this image before... [email protected] too much work lately... wonder how many other people have try the same image on this place?? the fact is that you've captured the successful one. Well done!

dcawker (5717) 2006-07-31 10:59

Nice POV here.. really well done! Regards, Doug

mphotographies (1976) 2006-08-24 22:07

Hey Brendan,
Oh Man! SOV! (Scary) I'm used to heights but recently it freaks me out! I did try walking through this similar fiber-glass floor (Macau Tower)and just looked straight ahead but I said: well what the heck, then I stared down...I froze and my friends took a picture of my scared stiff face! It was scary but fun though. What makes your image scarier is you are right in the middle of the floor! (good composition) Can't look any longer ;/
Jom

nels (2623) 2006-09-10 19:26

what can i add brendan,, your pov is stunning like how you have used your feet to give a crazy feel to it

adrian

soma (937) 2006-09-29 20:40

hi brendan
wow this pic is breath taking, it really made me feel as walking on air, like ur prespective :)

wanderlust (171) 2006-10-25 6:12

Perfect shot Brendan!
I'm getting dizzy just looking at the picture. Must have been exciting to be standing there.

marknunnerley (2780) 2006-11-09 10:44

Hi Brendan,
god I hate heights. Saw the thumbnail and thought whats that about. Very good though. Can you do a workshop where you blur everything but the feet so I don't feel sick. HA ha.
Regards,
Mark

Yffic (6106) 2007-02-11 12:17

Hi Brendan.

It's an awesome shot.
As I suffer from vertigo, I couldn't do such a nice picture.
Composition is really good.

Regards.

Yves

brevbrev14 (140) 2007-03-18 6:08

Hi Brendan.....sorry.....possible i haven't again made my comment to this beautiful image??
It is so original, so well taken, so out of the world!!
i love your idea here and your POV!
Really impressive this high view...i am not sure to be able to watch down... :)
ONLY A WORD: GREAT!
ciao!
Valeria

Traveller (672) 2007-03-21 3:52

Amusing! I went to CN tower in Toronto and did the same. It was rather scary, but I was glad I did this. Only men were standing there at that time. The pieces of glass floor are so much smaller there. I could not even take a photo, ...or maybe I didn't feel like?.. TFS, a great view. Irina

sindineta (102) 2007-04-19 2:41

Wow looks scary!

j4uvikram (57) 2007-04-21 23:24

Hi Bredan

Nice picture.
If you had not mentioned about the glass I would have thought u took this photo while jumping down ;)
Great one....

Regards
Vikram

kri54 (1515) 2007-04-26 2:31

waou! j'ai le vertige!

très belle idée, originale, bein cadrée

bcarlier (106) 2007-11-08 1:10 [Comment]

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kschanna (6) 2007-11-08 1:39

Hello Brendan,

There is an unusual eerie feeling about this photo, even though this is a decent shot, I think you could have pushed the camera a bit close to the glass to avoid getting the extent of your shoes and legs that you got.

Kamran

retlash (847) 2007-11-10 16:36

I can but agree with those who have commented on this vertginous shot...WOW, it makes me dizzy even sitting down! Simple idea, simple composition, but simply wonderful. Why didn't I bloody well think of it myself?!
TFS
Regards,
Michael

seb_p (498) 2007-11-13 7:24

Since everyone on TE has looked at you picture, I guess I can leave my mark too. Looking through your gallery, I can see you have a unique way to look at the world. And I love it. This is a great example. You do good work, and it is a pleasure to look though it. well done,

Seb...

Matthew-Watt (5934) 2007-11-26 23:44

Hello Brendan,

Please do not take this critique as an attempt to ‘steal your thunder’ or divert the limelight, but would like to mention a few things. I think you are an excellent photographer and an asset to this gallery. However….

….I have taken this shot myself, minus the shoes (which I included in other shots), and have uploaded it on TE. I found the clarity and colour to be of a high standard, and humbly believe that in my photograph I provided a better angle. While this photo of mine was commented on by 6 people, 77 have commented yours! I am at all not jealous of the attention your shot has received, it deserves it. But it makes me wonder what is ‘wrong’ with mine?

The only thing I can attribute this difference in popularity to is the fact that you have critiqued many more images than I have and as a result have benefited from many reciprocal critiques?

I apologize for venting my spleen and having a moan, but the differences are surprisingly vast between both of our good photographs. What do you think? I will post my view as a workshop.

Thanks for this shot, credit duly deserved.

Matt

kessi (16) 2007-11-26 23:56

Hi Brendan,
I am glad you took this photograph, because I would never have seen it from this perspective. I am one of the older people and now I can also enjoy the view without the vertigo.
Although, if I stare at it long enough it feels as if the ground is pulling at me....showing your feet and legs makes it real......well seen and photographed.

best wishes,

kessi

markogts (1130) 2007-12-17 14:26

Hehe, I did the same on the CN tower in Toronto... But, why low resolution?

archimatica (20648) 2008-12-04 1:04

Hi, Brendan,
Amazing shot! I like it.
Renzo

d0ul0s (54) 2009-06-01 3:06

My heart skipped a beat just looking at this photo. Great shot!
Seb