Reaching for the Sky

I wasn't sure what image to use today from walk around the city. I found this image interesting as the sculpture of the Chalice in Cathedral Square looks so odd coming out of the building reaching for the sky. Because I used my Long lens for this shot, it is making distant Port Hills appear closer then they are. And I like the wonderful bright colours.

As you can see the rain has gone now and we had a sunny day but that wind was still cold. I wasn't feeling 100% because this bug I have been having seems to have come back again and my throat is very sore and my ears are still sore.

For a up date on the rebuild of the Knox Church and the Knox Plaza build here are some photos I took today.

The Chalice is a permanent sculpture located in Christchurch's Cathedral Square to celebrating the new millennium and the 150th Anniversary of the founding of Christchurch and Canterbury by the Canterbury Association.

The Chalice has a primary hexagonal steel structure and a solid steel conical base. Native leaf patterns are cut from aluminium sheet, welded to custom-made triangular beam structures, and then bolted into position on the frame.

The sculptor was Neil Dawson and for more information on the Chalice.