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A Necklace of Windows


A Necklace of Windows
Photo Information
Copyright: richard james (Kilted-Arab) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1031 W: 107 N: 2180] (9207)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-10-27
Categories: Architecture
Camera: Canon 5D, Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM
Exposure: f/7.1, 1/100 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-10-31 2:54
Viewed: 421
Points: 24
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Taken in the entrance hall of the National Museum of Singapore.

"On the building's dome, there are stained glass panels, these panels were all taken down, inspected and cleaned. These panels had deteriorated due to its age and the effects of gravity on the lead works. Each panel had to be transported in a special mould and sent to a stained glass restorer who used 18th century reinforcement techniques to restore the lead and glass works; the process took four months to complete. Modern staircases have been installed in the building to contrast the old and new. A spiral staircase which leads to the roof of the old museum building was restored. The windows and doors were conserved and the original type and size of timber and 18th century carpentry techniques were used to restore the timber windows and doors. Some of the original timber works used huge timber sections made of kapur wood. These sections required about four months to source, supply, fumigate, treat, cut and deliver to the site."

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Shot in RAW, brightness reduced, cropped, tilt corrected, jpegged, resized, sharpened.
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ThreadThread Starter Messages Updated
To pozaru: thanks!!Kilted-Arab 1 11-02 01:49
To GreenBaron: thanks!!Kilted-Arab 1 11-02 01:27
To rewshearer: thanks!Kilted-Arab 1 10-31 20:27
To Suha_Ataoguz: thanks!Kilted-Arab 1 10-31 18:35
To RhythmThief: Hi!Kilted-Arab 1 10-31 17:53
To Danert: necklaceKilted-Arab 1 10-31 17:38
To Helkoryo: Thanks!Kilted-Arab 1 10-31 17:33
To eMBeer: Thanks!Kilted-Arab 1 10-31 17:32
To WMcK: :-)Kilted-Arab 1 10-31 17:30
To bluepianowaits: Cheers!Kilted-Arab 1 10-31 17:29
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  • Great 
  • WMcK Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 729 W: 11 N: 1718] (6835)
  • [2007-10-31 3:04]
  • [+]

Wow! Fantastic. Love it! Enough said, you get the message. Thanks for this great posting.
Wanda

Hi Richard,

absolutely fabulous idea and excellent execution. I like your title - very good imagination *s* tfs

Marek

Hiya Richard

this is one of those images where REALLY WELL SEEN comes to mind, your title is perfect and the notes are really interesting. A well framed shot here

TFS regards Helen

hi Richard ,
An original idea well executed . Good choice for the title . I can see (imagine) a diamond necklace . Good eye, good work .
Daniel

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  • mcnk Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 127 W: 11 N: 83] (667)
  • [2007-10-31 14:52]

The symmetry is perfect here. The accuracy of the composition is spot=on. Without this the photo would/could have been a flop. Does your neck ache?
Knowing that you like 'real' down and dirty critiques I am looking for something to say that might help improve this shot. Quite simply, I cant find anything. The idea and execution are excellent.Notes are good too!
Mike

This one had me nodding. The title is what makes it, seriously - it prompts the viewer to look at this in a completely new way.
Good detail, sharpness, and metering.
Rew

Nice shot Richard, well spotted. I like the dark background and the patterns of light.
Cheers, John.

Hi Richard,

I really like the effect and pattern of the windows and the perfectly dark BG. Good title to.

Cheers
Tom

Hi Richard,
I like light , well spotted, congrats.
TFS

Hi Rich!
Perfect my friend, excellent composition. Great title too. Indeed as if it was a necklace! It's the contrast what does it.
Hans

Hi Vandana,
Excellent picture of Amsterdam. I'm glad you posted one of the capital of the Netherlands. The colours of the roofs are striking, good POV a fine capture of my lovely city :-)
Hans

N.B. Laos is great! My weblog you can find here.

What a great idea !
It really looks like jewellery.
Well seen and done !!!

v
ps.I'll be back with points

  • Great 
  • hester Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1378 W: 31 N: 1576] (9677)
  • [2007-11-06 10:21]

Hi Richard

Great minimalist shot. Nice iea to expose the shot just for the windows and allow the rest of the building to form the dark BG. Nice framing to capture the "necklace" appearance

TFS

Karan

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