Durian or Armadillo? Photo

Photographer’s Note

The details of the roof structure of the Esplanade Theatres on the bay of Singapore.
Most Singaporean call this structure “The Durian” due to the similarity with the fruit, but I also think that looks like an armadillo.
Anyway, I am glad that it doesn’t smell like durian! :-)
More details about the theatres here.

Photo65Net, Partha_c, rajju, feather, Wanda1, jlbrthnn, crckt, trekks, Cretense, jwmunro, rossy85, pboehringer, scobert has marked this note useful

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Photo65Net (43096) 2007-12-29 1:37

Jorge,
Wow, you caught superb graphics in this one !
Your tight framing is a great choice, as are your diagonals use.
Beautiful,
Regards,
JB.

dip (12850) 2007-12-29 1:47

Hi Jorge,
very well seen and composed the details of this roof,
excellent graphics and very good framing too,
Greetings,
Dimitris.

Dpbours (220) 2007-12-29 1:49

Hi Jorge,

Funny to see that one, since only a few days ago I posted a night version of the same roof. Oh yes, Durian smells terrible. I worked in Indonesia for a year and couldn't stand Durian. In the subway in Singapore you would find stickers "forbidden for Durians". Very funny.On the edges with the cloud, I got a slight feel of chromatic abberations, but not too badly - might be due to the compression and resizing as well.

Here you'll find a night shot of the same place!!

Thanks for sharing this one!
Greetings, Dennis

Partha_c (1985) 2007-12-29 1:49

Hi Jorge. Beautiful graphics. The thorny architecture captured diagonally is great. Durian? I remember the smell! Perhaps its consumption in public places is not allowed in Thailand. Not sure. But this shot is really fit for wide public consumption. Regards.
Partha

feather (50154) 2007-12-29 7:31

I've never seen this building in reality but it certainly provides many wide and varied opportunities for abstract images. The 50/50 composition against the sky works very well.
Kath

Ebbe (9571) 2007-12-29 7:46

Nice composition with the globe taking one corner. Nice sky to back it up.

Wanda1 (11015) 2007-12-29 8:47

Hi Jorge,
A great idea to capture just the detail on the roof close up. Well composed too only showing part of the dome. Love the repetitive pattern created.
Best wishes for 2008!
Regards
Wanda

jlbrthnn (38971) 2007-12-29 9:31

Hello Jorge,
This futurist architecture is made to be photographed, with this superb graphic effect which it can get. Very beautiful image, impressive. Good note too.
Good evening and good weekend
HAPPY NEW YEAR 2008
Cordially
Joel

crckt (7100) 2007-12-29 12:53

Hi Jorge,
Lovely shot, I think this stands out simply because of the composition. Thanks for sharing.
Regards,
Shaeri

Clementi (45245) 2007-12-29 13:28

Ciao Jorge ,
bellissimo dettaglio ,
molto ben ripreso e con una notidezza super .
ottimo lavoro
Giorgio

Cretense (57010) 2007-12-30 7:53

Hola Jorge!

Muy impresionante detalle de arquitectura moderna, como bien dices en el titulo, podria ser la espalda de un armadillo! Gran encuadre y composicion, perfecto manejo de la luz y una definicion de alta calidad! Felicidades!

Un fuerte abrazo,
Hercules

Fis2 (46429) 2007-12-30 11:07

Witaj Jorge!
Very interesting details, curious construction. I like the composition, frame and colors. Well done.
Dosiego 2008 roku dla Ciebie i Twojej rodziny!
Krzysztof

Wandering_Dan (3293) 2007-12-30 13:40

Hello, Jorge -

No armadillos in SE Asia, unfortunately; they have to smell better than durians!

I like the picture, even though the elements of the structure get lost at the edge of the building. A function of the building design, it looks like.

Happy new year,
Dan

trekks (14334) 2007-12-31 0:48

Happy 2008 to you, Jorge!

Superb shot of architecture roof, well composed and very abstract angle. Good graphic impression. The overall effect is great. Well done. TFS

bill

jwmunro (6255) 2007-12-31 13:59

Hello Jorge -

This is an interesting perspective. I am beginning to really appreciate different or divergent views of everyday objects. This is a bit abstract but not so far gone that we don't recognize it as domed building. Selecting only part of the dome and placing against a story sky was a good and interesting choice. Well done.

Thank you for sharing.

John

rossy85 (2865) 2008-01-01 5:35

Hi Jorge,

Happy New Year to you too!!!

Very impressive architecture of this building. Interesting note too!

Kind regards,
Rossy

giorgimer (21478) 2008-01-01 12:52

Hi Jorge,

excellent detail, very well composed with excellent sharpness

TFS

Gio

pboehringer (770) 2008-01-02 7:16

Jorge,
funny name for the whole building "Durian". Easily to understand why with the texture that you're presenting in a minimlaistic approach. Glad that it doesn't smell like durian and also glad that the consistency isn't like durian.
It probably would be interesting to have some direct sunlight on it to have a better exploration of the texture.
Cheers, Peter

ls7902 (6382) 2008-01-06 7:43

Hello Jorge,
Interesting shot. Nice idea to zoom in on the roof making the composition so simple yet so graphical. Happy New Year. Regards. Latiff.

ViktorVaughn (1517) 2008-01-10 18:44

Very original shot (well, you and Dennis that is :) but I really like the points sticking out. It does look like a durian.

Great capture,
David

danyy (69465) 2008-01-16 10:30

Bonjour Jorge,
tu fais aussi dans les architectures ultra-modernes je vois.
Je ne les trouve pas des plus esthétiques, mais elle permettent tellement de graphisme rien que par de simples cadarges un peu originaux et calculés.
C'est la cas ici, avec en plus, de bonnes lumières et une parfaite netteté.
Bien à toi.
Daniel.

scobert (5333) 2008-02-06 18:26

Hello Jorge,
A great catch and a clever title! This structure really does look like an armadillo's back. Very funny! You have a better eye for these unusual architectual details than I do. This is something that my wife would have noticed and I would have overlooked. Beautiful composition! The curve of the cloud mirrors the curve of the dome most of the way. This excellent abstract photo is very interesting and fun to look at. Great job!
Stan