Brunch with Battutah
Things are looking up
Posted by Michael Skorulski (Cigel, Slovakia) on 11 February 2009 in Architecture and Portfolio.
Looking straight up at the curved section of a building in Manama, Bahrain.
micke bergling from Sweden
Great angle ... beautiful colors ... a wonderful photo that makes me very curious, more wonderful angles from you ...
11 Feb 2009 5:08am
sherri from Little Rock, Arkansas, United States
Wow...an amazing structure and captured with such style.
11 Feb 2009 5:25am
Sien from Valkenswaard, Netherlands
A realy nice "TOP" Photo Michael
I love the colors!!
Grz Sien
11 Feb 2009 5:31am
Chris Chisu from Seattle, United States
Looks like the prow of a ship ready to sail over the little boat from where you took the picture.
11 Feb 2009 6:29am
Calusarus from St Sorlin en Valloire, France
With this point of view, it is like a huge ship. Colors are beautiful
11 Feb 2009 7:53am
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
An elegant and dramatic composition with a built-in "whoa"-effect. :-)
11 Feb 2009 9:57am
Manel from Girona, Spain
This is a fi ve stars photograh. The point of view is fantastic and the composition too. The shape of the building help you. The tones of colors are wery well dono. Good processing. Awesome result.
11 Feb 2009 10:33am
@Manel: many thanks, Manel.
Shirin Moosavi from Tehran, Iran
Such a breathtaking perspective! This is a very strong composition.
11 Feb 2009 10:39am
@Shirin Moosavi: Thank you, Shirin.
EYES WIDE SHUT from The library of my soul, United Kingdom
So elegant, those lines, and your perspective is superb. A fabulous shot, Michael
11 Feb 2009 11:39am
Judy from Brooksville-Florida,, United States
Architectural Digest, or Architectural Review, here comes Michael!
This is superb!
11 Feb 2009 12:06pm
@Judy: Many thanks, Judy.
Marie LC from Voiron, France
Love this centring and perspective. Good shot, really.
11 Feb 2009 12:06pm
Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada
Wow that is one sunlit smooth somptuous sensuous looking curve, also I lisp my ssss, you can just imagine what that sounds like lol
11 Feb 2009 1:03pm
@Lorraine: Made me smile. Lorraine. Thanks.
Marie-Hélène Ammor from Casablanca/Paris, Morocco
What a perspective ,superb, very graphic and so beautiful !!
11 Feb 2009 2:43pm
Cricket from Huntsville, United States
Look at the design on this building. So pretty and flowing. Wonderful picture.
11 Feb 2009 3:09pm
Steven from Chicagoland, United States
Very abstract, yet original in its composition and forms.
11 Feb 2009 4:15pm
Rags from Plano, United States
what a lovely piece of architecture! your angle accentuates the beauty of this structure.
11 Feb 2009 4:41pm
grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom
Your own version of vertigo inducing here
Wonderful motion
Are the things that look like giant paintbrushes what they seem?
11 Feb 2009 5:01pm
@grouser: The giant paintbrush would be the curved section of the corner of the building.
Alline from France
Un graphisme et une composition qui donne le vertige....
Magnifique..
11 Feb 2009 6:07pm
Marion from Nanaimo, BC, Canada
I love the composition of this shot...great angle Michael. Things are certainly looking up!!!
11 Feb 2009 10:20pm
@Marion: Thanks, Marion. Glad you liked the positive title.
Lynne's Somewhat Invented Life from United States
Very unique building and a great way to photograph such uniqueness--is that a word? Anyway, well done.
12 Feb 2009 6:47am
Sean from Champaign, United States
Great lines, tones, and perspective. That's quite an interesting structure.
22 Feb 2009 2:36am
Sony DSLR-A300
1/60 second
F/11.0
ISO 100
105 mm (35mm equiv.)