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07/05/2012 01:12:56 AM · #1 |
| My photo didn't do very well in the Night structure challenge, but it made the Times today |
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07/05/2012 02:30:27 AM · #2 |
Congrats Frank! They say it could use a person in the image? Okay...
I didn't even know about that wheel until a couple of weeks ago when I walked down to the market to eat my lunch in that little public space overlooking the waterfront. I took a bite of my sandwich, looked up, and almost choked when I suddenly felt I had been transported to London. Not as Grande as the London Eye to be sure, but still pretty cool. |
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07/05/2012 04:18:24 AM · #3 |
Way to go, Frank!!
Brent, same here, I didn't know the wheel was there, until I saw it on the news one night. I thought of the London Eye too, and said to myself, how on earth did I miss that??
Message edited by author 2012-07-05 04:19:51. |
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07/05/2012 04:42:43 AM · #4 |
| Local boy makes it big, nice! Hey anyone know the stats on thing, like is it the biggest on the west coast or something? I don't have the patience to search or read articles on it..... |
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07/05/2012 07:53:44 AM · #5 |
| Congrats on the Seattle Times publishing your photo. |
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07/05/2012 08:48:23 AM · #6 |
| Congratulations on the Seattle Times publishing your photo! Very nice shot. As a Seattle Pacific alumni, I think the Wheel is a great addition to Seattle. The waterfront was always an interesting place to go, but the wheel definitely takes it up a notch or two. |
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07/05/2012 08:52:25 AM · #7 |
Originally posted by smardaz:
Local boy makes it big, nice! Hey anyone know the stats on thing, like is it the biggest on the west coast or something? I don't have the patience to search or read articles on it..... |
Per Wikipedia: 175' high - there is one in Niagra Falls, Ontario that is also 175'. Colossus at Six Flags St. Lois, MO is 180', and one in Mrytle Beach, SC that is 187' high (another around 187' is under construction in Pensacola Beach, FL). The Texas Star, at 212' (64.6 m) is the current tallest in the U.S. (the original Ferris Wheel was taller). So, sounds like one of the six tallest in North America, and the only one built over water. $13/person ticket price (VIP car, with glass floor and leather seating is $25/person). What I was amazed at was how quickly it was built.
World-wide, current world's tallest is in Singapore at 541' (165 m), the London Eye is 443' (135 m), Navy Pier Chicago is 150'. China and Japan are the champions of the big wheels, with 15 of the 18 world's tallest between them - all 100+ m (328+'). China itself has 5 of the top 10.
I predict the Seattle Wheel will appear in many photographs in the future.
Message edited by author 2012-07-05 09:16:56. |
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07/05/2012 09:25:39 AM · #8 |
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