exercice de style cubiste / 26, a photo from Zuid Holland, South

Photographer's Note

Rotterdam, Kubuswoningen (case cubiche).
quelle che vedete sono delle case a forma di cubo, un progetto dell'architetto olandese Piet Bloom e che risalgono al 1984.
i "cubi" hanno un'inclinazione di 45 gradi e poggiano su dei pilastri esagonali.
visti dai fuori sembra difficile che qualcuno possa viverci e possa muovercisi comodamente, eppure vi posso assicurare che l'interno e' meno stravagante di quello che sembra :)
nel WS una visione frontale dei cubi.

Rotterdam - Kubuswoningen (cube houses).
these are the famous cube houses by Dutch architect Piet Bloom; they have been an architectural landmark of Rotterdam since 1984.
The cubes are tilted 45 degrees, rest on hexagonal pylons and they are all connected to each other.
when looking at them from the street it seems strange that someone could live and walk around in such unconventionally shaped rooms, but I was inside one of them and I have to say it's way less weird once you're inside :)
in the WS the same cubes as seen from a frontal point of view

Suppiluliuma, Royaldevon, annjackman, Bartleby, golden, bukitgolfb301, ricochet, francio64 has marked this note useful

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grigand (20290) 2011-04-09 13:46

Ciao Cristina,
L'ho guardato a lungo e alla fine ho dovuto leggere la tua nota per capirci qualcosa, ottimo scatto quasi ipnotico, perfetta la scelta del bw
ciao
andrea

HFASSOURAKIS (4) 2011-04-09 13:52

VERY WELL FRAMING OF THESE PETICULAR HOUSES.
THE B/W IS EXCEPTIONAL NICE HERE AND THE CONTRAST YOU MANAGE IS FABULOUS

GOOD INFO TOO
THANKS HERCULES

Ninello52 (7576) 2011-04-09 13:56

Ciao Cristina!
Decisamente le architetture aiutano il risultato, tu comunque hai trovato un'inquadratura bellissima che ne esalta ancora di pi� la stravaganza creando un'immagine davvero originale e intrigante! Il bianco e nero razionalizza e pulisce la grafica!
Saluti e buona Domenica! Nino.

sittipong (251) 2011-04-09 18:11

I like this style of composition.
Regards,
Sittipong

Kenggaroo (849) 2011-04-09 20:34

Hi, Cristina
Your shot show a very unique form and composition of a distictive geomeric design and a useful note.
TFS,
kenggaroo

JFS (32459) 2011-04-09 23:33

Ciao Cristina,
Extraordinary cubic shot. I love the clean lines, the light and your choice of B&W.

Have a good sunday!

Juan

Suppiluliuma (3931) 2011-04-09 23:45

There are no limits for the human creativity.

I always like the wide angle or fish-eye captures of architectural designs from an angle below. This one stands out, IMHO.

I thought the b&w focuses us on the composition only, but after seeing a colored version on the workshop, I tend to believe the colored version could be interesting as well.

TFS this interesting aspect of Amsterdam !

Ciao.

Erdem

PS: I noticed there are a few lighter colored dots esepcially on the rightside of the sky. Are there clouds, sensor dust or retouches? :-)

CLODO (45118) 2011-04-10 0:07

Hi Cristina

It seems it's a puzzle and we have to find the right way to assemble all the parts together! Very amazing shot due to a very good POV, which is fooling our mind.
As usual, the B&W hues are remarkable.
have a good sunday!

Royaldevon (86328) 2011-04-10 0:23

Good Morning Critina,

A shot which makes the viewer scrutinise it with such care and such enjoyment, has to be remarkable!
I really like this.
It is even better for its use of b&w, for it helps to emphasise the positive and negative shapes, the lines and the angles.
Great observation and fine, sharp exposure.

My warm regards,
Bev :-)

annjackman (23019) 2011-04-10 1:15

Hello Cristina,
Remarkable geometry captured here. I thought the interesting shapes might be a strange illusion of the POV until I saw the WS and realised that the houses really are very strange shapes. I like the b/w treatment and there is a nice range of tones and excellent sharpness. A good title.
Best wishes, Ann

Porteplume (4036) 2011-04-10 1:52

Hi Cristina,

Almost 10 years ago I tried something there with a very small camera and the result was horrible, but I think I should try again with a better one... ;)

Yours is very good!
Crispiness and the use of B&W adds to the graphic effect. Just love it...

Amicalement - Viviane

LOOOK13 (19046) 2011-04-10 1:57

Salut Christina.
Absoluty wonderfull...
A splendd black and white.
Good job.
Great cheer.

yquem46 (38752) 2011-04-10 2:11

ciao Cristina
wow wow wow !
Splendid b&w and what an artistic graphism !
A really splendid shot
Bravissimo Cristina
have a nice sunday
patrick

Bartleby (13552) 2011-04-10 3:31

Hi Cristina,
wow! I almost feel dizzy! a well-chosen point of view for a fantastic graphic result! Love it!

Philippe

golden (2289) 2011-04-10 4:36

Ottimo scatto Ctistina!
Il tuo punto di vista e ideale e crea un effeto vertiginoso..Molto interessante per una architettura del 1984!

Complimenti,
Chrysoula!

magalik (6103) 2011-04-10 4:46

Che bella... Bravo Cris.
Inquadrata alla perfezione.
Mi chiedo se non hai un occhio sulla testa per vedere questo tipo di composizione.
Bel lavoro, veramente ottimo. Bravo ancora.

Magali

holmertz (103520) 2011-04-10 5:09

Hello Cristina,
Remarkable shapes. The clearness of your photo gives the surfaces and angles a very strong graphic effect. I had to do some googling and watch a YouTube movie to better understand what I was looking at. You found a very good place for this shot.
Best regards,
Gert

chawax (20764) 2011-04-10 12:15

Hi Cristina,
Excellent shot ! It is a very original graphical one. B&W choice is the good one I think because it makes us concentrate only on the shapes and it increases graphical atmosphere. Your theme "exercices de style" is full of great shots, great great work !
Regards,
Olivier

peppe59 (14555) 2011-04-10 14:23

Ciao Paperina,
che bella immagine !!!!
un bianco e nero di quelli di altissima qualit� e tecnica.
complimenti
peppe

bukitgolfb301 (54014) 2011-04-10 15:47

Hi my dear Cristina

Sorry for may late action as out of town this weeked.

Another mysterious and wonderful shot coming!
An excellent presentation by perfect high angle, metalic symetry and sharp focsuing in the details.
B&W color description adds effectivenes very much!
Thanks for your sharing fine work and have a good start of a new week!

Best regards,
Takero from warm Tokyo, full open of Sakura flower

Jeppo (17645) 2011-04-11 13:04

il trionfo delle geometrie! angoli, linee, diagonali....linee che fanno correre l'occhio verso l'alto

me piace! e pure tanto!
ciao
jeppo

Afterdark (14) 2011-04-12 9:32

Did you study mathematics, Christina? Thereｴs a passion for geometry, damn good.

ricochet (9716) 2011-04-12 10:35

Ciao Christina
Very nice observation, great point of view, very well managed light (i think it's quite difficult?)excellent framing and I really like the graphism!
Congrats!
Amicalement
Eric

francio64 (39888) 2011-04-13 12:48

Devo dire che ci sai fare!

I miei complimenti!
L'Assessore

pippotirella (687) 2011-04-14 13:15

Ciao Cristina,
amo i Tuoi reportage con la presenza della gente...ma anche il Tuo "esercizio di stile" ha un grande fascino. Geometrie molto interessanti. B/N sempre da manuale !!
Complimenti
Pippo

ManuMay (36447) 2011-04-15 7:33

Ciao Cris!

Wonderful point of view and immagination to create this drea like view, almost a nightmare!!

Excellent point of view and effect, really impressive!!! And good option to post in B&W enhancing the effect!!

Have a nice week end...

Manu

Fellini (6407) 2011-04-22 1:16

In questo genere come nelle street sei inarrivabile...e il tuo occhio � pure cresciuto con il tempo vedo.
Bellissima in bianco e nero, sharp e contrasto al top e inquadratura di lusso!
Ciao
Ales