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~ Welcome to Rotorua Museum ~


~ Welcome to Rotorua Museum ~
Photo Information
Copyright: LuDivine Laurent (LuDivine) Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 278 W: 44 N: 370] (3333)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-12
Categories: Architecture, Mood, HPP [Heavily Post-Processed]
Camera: Nikon D70s Digital SLR, NIKKOR ED 18-70mm f/3.5-4.5 G
Exposure: f/9.5, 1/250 seconds
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2008-04-25 13:01
Viewed: 435
Points: 3
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Rotorua Museum is located in the world-famous Bath House building, a building holding the highest classification under the Historic Places Act

The Bath House opened in 1908 as the Great South Seas Spa, drawing people from around the world to 'take the cure' in waters drawn from nearby springs. In its heyday, around seventy thousand baths were given annually, as well as thirty thousand special treatments including massage, mud baths and electrical therapy.

Administered until 1947 by the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts, the building proved to be a maintenance nightmare. Popularity of spa treatments waned until in 1963 the Rotorua City Council took over control of the Bath House. In 1966 all treatments were transferred to nearby Queen Elizabeth Hospital.

The Rotorua Museum opened in the South Wing in 1969 and the Rotorua Art Gallery in the North wing in 1977. In 1989 the museum and Art Gallery combined to become the Rotorua Museum of Art and History. Today the museum is visited over 100 000 people per annum.

PP work:
cropped a bit,
desaturated every colours except the red
added contrast
increased black and neutral
framed.

Thanks for looking.

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Hi!
This is a place I have never heard of before...tfs! I do like the layout and perspective of this photo, however I find it's a little dark. Too many details are hidden by darkness. I find that the partial desaturation adds interest!
*** Ursula ***

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  • yanm Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 557 W: 41 N: 849] (8440)
  • [2008-04-25 22:20]

I like the use of perspective here also the statues in the fg

Yan

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