At 634 metres, Tokyo Skytree is an absolute beast. And, as a broadcasting tower, it is decidedly pragmatic rather than pretty in design. But its monstrous size does make for a fairly striking silhouette.
Tokyo Skytree sunset silhouette
Photographs from a small group of islands
Al says
Stunning! Beautiful colors!
Lee says
Thanks! Purely by chance I was in the right place at just about the right time. Glad to hear I did it some kind of justice.
Dave says
I don’t often say that, but: this would make a really cool desktop wallpaper (and it’s a cool pic altogether!).
Care to share a higher-res version of it?
Tyler says
I second this request for a lovely hi-res desktop. I have a 46 inch tv and would love filling it with this picture
Lee says
Sure. No problem. Just mail me via the contact form, or the email address that’s mentioned there, and I’ll sort you out.
June says
Big and beautiful! Did you wait there to get the shot?
Lee says
No, completely by chance. Wonderful when things work out that way!
asep says
Beautiful silhouette
Lee says
It was surprisingly beautiful. Something I hadn’t expected to see at all.
Squidpuppy says
Gorgeous. Great shot. I bet if you asked someone which city this is, and they didn’t know about the Skytree, Tokyo isn’t the first city that would come to their mind. Another view like that, not known for being iconic of Tokyo, is one with the Rainbow Bridge in it – so long as you don’t capture the TT too.
Lee says
Thanks! Pleased with the way it came out.
Yeah, that’s a good point. Probably not the usual Tokyo skyline shot. Rainbow Bridge the same. Well, unless you take it from Odaiba and have the Statue of Liberty in the shot. Although that could confuse matters even more!
Jeffrey says
Very nice shot.
Lee says
Thank you. It was a good start to an interesting evening.
LAObserver says
Nice photo. This is so much more photogenic than the building with the golden flame, laying on its side.
Lee says
Thanks. Yeah, I’ve never got the appeal of that building. It’s definitely unique, but not really attractive.
LAObserver says
I was told that the artist that designed that golden flame originally intended for it to be installed upright. The city would not approve of that orientation for some reason. As the story goes, the artist was really upset when the final installation ended up as it is now. Not too surprising.
Lee says
Interesting. Had never heard that story. Certainly makes sense though. Especially so it being a flame.
Considering the monstrosities that are built all over Tokyo, particulary all those gaudy pachinko parlours, it’s odd that they would approve it.
Valérie Fujita says
Hi Lee,
Taken from the other side of Edogawa River ? From Ichikawa city river bank ? I think I can remember the city I used to live in for about five years. I now live in Yokohama and I miss Ichikawa so much…
Anyways, this is a good shot of something that is so much photographed by everyone. Composition and the general atmosphere with these silhouettes give to the photo a personal viewpoint, which is something difficult to achieve with famous landmarks.
Lee says
Cheers. Yeah, it was a view of Skytree I’d never seen before, so doubly pleased with the result.
It was from the northern(?) bank of the Arakawa – heading towards Tateishi from Hikifune if that makes any sense.
Valérie Fujita says
Oh, so I think between Edogawa river and another one which I don’t know the name. Not far from Ichikawa city. I had the same type of view from Kônodai (I used to ride my bicycle quite often there). These areas of Tokyo are quite interesting.
Lee says
They are. East Tokyo is my favourite part of the city.