Posted by drphoto (Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom) on 24 April 2008 in Architecture and Portfolio.
Spring showed its head for a few days last week, some blue skies and fluffy white clouds passed us by anyway. This is such a rare sight that I went out and grabbed some pictures of local landmarks set against these nice skies.
Spring in Newcastle is more about heavy showers than anything else but at least the dramatic rainclouds are more interesting to look at than flat, grey winter skies! This is the newest of our bridges over the river Tyne -a pedestrian brisge called the millenium eye (yes, just like that big ferris wheel in London except this actually looks like an eye when it is reflected and was built first as far as I know).
It got me thinking of a project. I might do a photographic tour of my home town. This will be a lengthy project probably taking many months in order to get the best shots for each lcation (we have 6 bridges, two of which are allegedly world famous, and lots of cool modern architecture as well as old, listed buildings).
Is anybody interested in seeing these? If it sounds too dull let me know because it will be a big project to take on!
I welcome all constructive comments, compliments and criticisms. I am here to learn. the fastest way for me to learn is for you to be really unforgiving and articulate in your criticism =D)
If you don't have time to comment don't forget to give a star rating as you pass through!
Dan
P.S. You can find my fashion and portrait work here: http://www.modelmayhem.com/drphotographer
wow. it's really an awesome image! i could believe if it is a drawing for the architecture!
24 Apr 2008 12:54am
@pLusOne: Thanks +1 - I love bridges =D)
nice photo cool looking bridge
@doublekkphotogrphy: Thanks! x
It's Newcastles best known feature, very modern, and a good photo Dan.
24 Apr 2008 1:47am
@Observing: Cheers =D)
This bridge looks like one big giant harp. Great sky.
24 Apr 2008 3:22am
@Babak: Thanks Babak, =D)
I think it´s a nice idea and one I´ve been thinking about too, so go ahead! By the way, this one is a really good start! /Peter
24 Apr 2008 4:10am
@Peter Mannfolk: Thanks Peter =D) I'm going to start shooting in earnest this week but it will be a while before the shots make it onto here.
Beautiful, sharp detail and terrific composition against that dramatic sky. The bridge really is a cool example of modern architecture. I think a series on Newcastle is a terrific idea – it gives us, your viewers something, as well as providing you (hopefully) with a fresh new look at your city.
24 Apr 2008 4:55am
@Ron: Thanks for the compliments and the encouragement Ron =D)
Lovely shot despite such overcast sky.
24 Apr 2008 5:49am
@Shuva Brata Deb: Thanks! =D)
cool concept!
24 Apr 2008 6:05am
@timothy: Thanks Timothy, =D)
Looks like an attractive place to be.
24 Apr 2008 6:40am
@Viewfinder: Actually Newcastle is a very beautiful city - spoiled by 9months of bland grey skies lol!
great shot, love the light in the water
24 Apr 2008 6:45am
@Alun Lambert: Thank you Alun. =D)
Wonderful image. I'm not sure if it's HDR or not. Lovely composition.
24 Apr 2008 6:59am
@Michael Skorulski: Thank you for the compliment! It is not HDR, just a good exposure =D)
Beautiful image. Nice detail of the bridge...I like the interesting buildings on the right. Thanks for showing us around your city. :)
24 Apr 2008 7:51am
@Melissa W.: Thanks Melissa, those buildings are also new; apartment blocks and one a renovated old building, used to be a mill now its an art gallery =D)
Fabulous shot with great light, showing off the bridge very well. Such a neat looking composition, and this is due to your care in aligning everything so well. The project sounds like a great idea. I''m looking forward to seeing what comes out of it.
By the way, I love that bridge of yours that looks rather like a slimmed down version of our Sydney Harbour Bridge.
@Andrew Gould: Thanks Andrew, I'm flattered.
I too love the Tyne Bridge (came before the Sydney habour bridge, same engineers). I will be posting pictures of that too at some point =D)
That's quite dramatic architecture, fits well to the environment!
24 Apr 2008 8:30am
@MadScientist: Thanks!
Very good placement of the bridge so you take advantage of its remarkable line. I find the copyright too distracting and it takes away from the overall power of the image.
24 Apr 2008 8:47am
@GJC: Sorry about that GJC; these are copies of images I was emailing to a company to see if they wanted to use them but had been warned to copyright because they have a habit of just taking...
Great photo!Nice atmosphere!Nicely done!
24 Apr 2008 9:09am
@shahab: Thanks Shahab, =D)
A beautiful bridge! Excellent shot, fantastic sky.
24 Apr 2008 10:32am
@Betty: Thank you! x
nice shot and nice reflections and nice colors... so nice...
24 Apr 2008 12:46pm
@saeed: Thank you kindly for the compliment. x
Lovely crisp shot, like the angle and composition.,
24 Apr 2008 2:41pm
@Graham Russon: Thank you Graham. =D)
Interesting architecture. Like how it plays against the background.
24 Apr 2008 7:50pm
@amy: Thank you kindly Amy, you're comments are much appreciated. x
I like the idea of your project -- you might find new beauty in the things you see every day.
24 Apr 2008 11:19pm
@Pied Crow: I hope to do just that =D)
Holy Smokes o.o
Awesome
25 Apr 2008 6:44am
@JustShenn: Cheers Sean, =D)
really like this one. great composition, colors, and atmosphere
25 Apr 2008 11:17am
@danthro: Thanks for the compliment! =D)
stunning!
28 Apr 2008 10:03am
@Betsy Barron: Thanks Betsy, =D)
A nice shot. I really like the golden colored reflections of the buildings.
1 May 2008 8:49pm
@Dylan: Thanks Dylan =D)
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