Tower of the Sun (Osaka, Japan)

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Tower of the Sun

Tower of the Sun (太陽の塔) was built in Expo Commemoration Park in Osaka Pref. (Wikipedia)
Recently, about from 2012, artistic movies have been projected onto it (Projection Mapping). Here are my shoots.

ETHNIC

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something ethnic... The tower is 70m (230ft) tall, which is not clearly visible on the photo.

Closing up to the right-bottom corner of the photo where people stand.


so tiny! its diameter is also big...

SCULPTURAL

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maybe this photo was taken on the same year of the previous one. the projection mapping is about 10 minutes long every year.

I LOVE RAW development on Lightroom. all of the photo I show here and in this blog is processed so.

For projection mapping, it is best to apply High contrast, low black level, and a little more articulation. the detail of the real object will be unseeable and the projected image is much clearer than non-processed photo.

EYES CLOSED

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Tower of the Sun with his (her? I don't know ITS sex... lol) eyes closed. Normally the eyes are wide open, which had scared me and a lot of children...(-.-)

Stains and cracks of 40 years make the tower more fascinating. they are visible in high-contrast photograph.

I think it was impossible for people in 70's (like my parents) to imagine such a colorful and illuminated tower!

TELEPORTING...

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I really want to see what's inside. Actually there is space within the tower and Taro Okamoto's artwork, who designed this impressive tower.

From this year on, visitors are allowed to enter the tower with some extra fee.
Location: Expo '70 Commemorative Park, 1-1 Senribanpakukoen, Suita, Osaka Prefecture 565-0826, Japan

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