Monday, September 12, 2011

Vancouver's Olympic Cauldron at Night

Coming up with a yellow post for this week's PicStory meme, as well as for this week's Our World Tuesday post, I'm returning to Vancouver. This time it's the Olympic Cauldron at night. The lights change color, and as best as I can tell the second shot caught it when it was yellow. (I'm not very good with colors so don't blame me if it's not quite yellow, as I have particular trouble with yellow and green.)
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27 comments:

  1. Sylvia KSeptember 12, 2011 at 7:43 AM

    Terrific capture, Al, and the colors are fantastic! I love the yellow/green -- I think it is a little of both! Hope you have a great week!

    Sylvia

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  2. Maude LynnSeptember 12, 2011 at 12:42 PM

    What neat captures!

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  3. RajeshSeptember 12, 2011 at 1:05 PM

    Wonderful shots in night, so colorful.

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  4. EG CameraGirlSeptember 12, 2011 at 1:07 PM

    Neat. I have never seen the Olympic cauldron photographed quite the way you did. :)

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  5. JackieSeptember 12, 2011 at 1:30 PM

    A unique subject, they look like huge crystals, great photo's.

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  6. B i r g i t t aSeptember 12, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    My English is not at all as good as i used to be and I tried to look "cauldron" up but didn't find it. Anyway I think your photos are very good and they have the right colours blue and yellow ;)

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  7. Penelope NotesSeptember 12, 2011 at 1:38 PM

    I had the good fortune to get a photograph of the cauldron, too! I love your perspective, though, and how it reflects in the water. The second shot if very unique, indeed, reminding me of solid gold and the challenges athletes had to endure to win it in a medal. :)

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  8. UnknownSeptember 12, 2011 at 1:45 PM

    Great colours!! Boom & Gary of the Vermilon River, Canada.

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  9. UnknownSeptember 12, 2011 at 1:52 PM

    Bold angles! As a painter, I know at least 6 different yellows, so you're in the range of yellow:):)
    Just to alert you, my reply to your comment on my post about "For Heroes" is out of sequence -sorry!

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  10. Tina´s PicStorySeptember 12, 2011 at 2:27 PM

    That looks marvelous! Blue and yellow one :) Thanks for joining PicStory.

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  11. Kay L. DaviesSeptember 12, 2011 at 2:58 PM

    The blue one is gorgeous. I recognized it immediately as the Olympic cauldron on your thumbnail photo.
    The second is definitely yellow, but with touches of green, especially on the left of the photo.
    Nice shots. Thanks! I worked in Vancouver for many years.
    — K

    Kay, Alberta, Canada
    An Unfittie's Guide to Adventurous Travel

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  12. eileeninmdSeptember 12, 2011 at 4:09 PM

    I love these colors and the night shot, very pretty. Thanks for sharing!

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  13. RalphSeptember 12, 2011 at 5:13 PM

    The decorations of an olympic venue have been captured well here! Unique shapes and colors, and that yellow looks almost like gold. Cool!

    I was in Los Angeles in the Summer of 1984, and the pomp was there, the decorations (and gifts to purchase) of Sam the Eagle were everywhere. But the unique nature of the games were events to remember!

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  14. ViolaSeptember 12, 2011 at 5:35 PM

    Wonderful and bright colors! My favourite is the blue! :)

    The second shot became yellow :)

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  15. stardustSeptember 12, 2011 at 6:52 PM

    The Cauldron is a nice reminder of what happened in that Olympics and in the city. Color changes according to the conditions especially at night. In the second photo, color looks gold or metallic yellow, the one in the shadow is green.

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  16. Sallie (FullTime-Life)September 12, 2011 at 7:39 PM

    The colors are great. The golden yellow really shines. We need to go back to Vancouver... it's been way too long since we've crossed that border.

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  17. Mona SwedenSeptember 12, 2011 at 8:09 PM

    That looks gorgeous! I love the angle and the composition in the second photo.

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  18. ArijaSeptember 12, 2011 at 8:54 PM

    Great shots, and no trouble with the colours as the second shot is mainly yellow, fading into green.

    Cheers!

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  19. AnonymousSeptember 13, 2011 at 12:44 AM

    Amazing shots!

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  20. SquirrelQueenSeptember 13, 2011 at 1:00 AM

    It makes a beautiful display in both colors. On my screen your second shot is a lovely golden yellow with just a touch of green, you did great!

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  21. Cecilia ArtistaSeptember 13, 2011 at 4:52 AM

    Beautiful colors!
    Great shots!

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  22. CRSeptember 13, 2011 at 5:49 AM

    Excellent photos, Al. Fantastic colours and perspective.

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  23. TwiggySeptember 13, 2011 at 9:50 AM

    Cool capture! It looks almost as gold to me and the texture.. Love it!

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  24. LindySeptember 13, 2011 at 7:45 PM

    Both images are impressive. The yellow one looks gold on my monitor with a bit of green patina in the background. In any case, along with the texture, it's stunning!

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  25. Kim, USASeptember 13, 2011 at 7:49 PM

    I saw this on tv and this photo makes it look alive. ^_^

    Picstory

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  26. Kindergarten WorksheetsSeptember 14, 2011 at 5:43 AM

    Amazing shots and great colors.

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  27. Tina´s PicStorySeptember 20, 2011 at 7:39 AM

    Congrats! You are voted #1 and for 1 week on my sidebar :)

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