Fly Me to the Moon, a photo from Kuala Lumpur, West

Photographer's Note

Since the Traders Hotel was a walking distance from the Petronas Towers, I had several opportunities to photograph this landmark at different times of the day. The evening shots ended up being the most successful.
I remember that I had to arch my body backwards and try to hold steady as I took this shot without a tripod.
Somehow the towers reminded me of a space shuttle, especially with the moon overhead.

Fly me to the moon
Let me sing among those stars
Let me see what spring is like
On Jupiter and Mars...
(Good old Blue Eyes)

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serp2000 (47063) 2009-05-31 1:04

Zdravo, Klaudio,
Excellent composition of the famous buildings with the moon! Good idea! Fine POV! TFS!
Serghei

aadaca (164) 2009-05-31 2:21

Clever idea. Great composition. TFS.

Austin

delpeoples (60342) 2009-05-31 3:10

Whoa Klaudio, what a killer of a shot! I like it even better than your one of the towers from a distance and that was fantastic. I love here the silver and navy tones together with the POV giving us an idea of just how huge these towers are. Excellent job, TFS, Lisa

ahmet54 (3600) 2009-05-31 13:34

Zdravo Klaudio,
great night shot of the Petronas twins. Looks indeed like rockets aiming for the moon. Good job.
Kind regards from Germany,
Roland

judesta (1006) 2009-05-31 14:56

Hi Klaudio
Great POV of the towers, how did you get such clarity without a tripod and back arched, you did exceptionally well! They look like a couple of rocket ships pointing at the moon. TFS
Cheers
Jude

Dyerco (10185) 2009-05-31 22:26

Hi Klaudio
These twin towers are always so impressive. Good catch with the moon as well.
Excellent POV keeping the one tower straight.
Phil

PaulVDV (63024) 2009-06-01 1:07

Hello Klaudio,
Very beautiful nightshot of the Petronas Towers pointing to the moon.
The message seems to be 'the sky is the limit'.
Best regards, Paul

Atousa (7131) 2009-06-01 22:38

Salam Klaudio,

A very well composed shot with the towers in a role of rockets to the moon..good light management n framing too.. well seen n thanks for sharing.
Best regards, Atousa

sandpiper (6788) 2009-06-05 13:45

Hi Klaudio

Good POV and great sharpness for hand held at night. They are impressive buildings and you got a good result.

Chris

lestans (17258) 2009-06-06 0:19

Hi Klaudio! what a nice night view of the towers!! I like the moon and the towers as you composed them.
Very sharp, well done. Interesting buildings indeed!
Ciao
Livia

I am starting for Lussino - Mali Losinj at the end of june, as usual

Urs (14082) 2009-06-06 0:22

Klaudio, Great composition and execution with the two towers pointing like rockets to the sky. Yes, I know you had to bend and twist a bit, to get the shot, however when ever I'm in KL I never get the moon as well. Well done.

Best regards
Urs

clic (76) 2009-06-11 6:20

Hello Klaudio
I knew the influence of moon on tides...but not on towers!
A clever point of view on this homage to our satellite!
Hava g'day.
Robert

batalay (41261) 2009-07-03 18:18

Hello Klaudio,

This photograph of the Petronas Towers shot two months ago is really one of the finest I've seen of the immense structures. I was in Malaysia to give a series of talks (at the Malaysian Institute of Technology in Johor Bahru), but made it to Kuala Lumpur for all of one day. The night view of the structures is reminiscent of towering crystal chandeliers, and far superior to the daytime view against a blue sky. What I discovered in my shots, however, was the architect had used the Fibonacci Series (1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8...) in the relative heights of the various segments.

Warm regards,

Bulent

khoanguyenvn (4) 2015-01-15 8:58

They are beautiful. Are they still the tallest twin towers of the world?