Operahuset Photo | TrekEarth

Photographer’s Note

Operahuset

Displayed here is a part of the slanted marble clad roofscape of The Oslo Opera House and behind it the business district of Oslo.
This exciting Opera House (in Norwegian, Operahuset) is the seat of The Norwegian National Opera and Ballett, and the national opera theatre in Norway. The building lies in Bjørvika peninsula, in the center of Oslo, at the head of the Oslofjord. It's dominating position made me think about the Sydney Opera House.

The Norwegian government wanted the Opera House to be a landmark for Norway as a cultural nation, highlighting the Norwegian Opera and Ballet, and also the foundation for the urban redevelopment of the area. The design by Snøhetta won the international competition in 2000.

The conceptual basis of the building is a combination of three elements, the “Wave Wall, the “Factory” and the “Carpet.” The carpet forms the main outer layer - horizontal and sloping surfaces on top of the building. This “Carpet” has been given an articulated form, in a way echoing the surrounding cityscape. It’s made of Italian ‘La Facciata' marble.
The structure provides a total area of 38,500 m² spanning 1,100 rooms, one of which has 1,350 seats and one with up to 400 seats.

More information about the architecture is here

In the WS is an overview of almost the entire building.

The Opera House was finished in 2007 with the opening event held on Saturday April 12, 2008. The Norwegians were dismayed that the media's pictures and video footage of the ceremony contained primarily the deep cleavage of German kanselier Angela Merkel.

The PCS3 work flow: I altered the saturation, contrast, curves and levels for the whole pic and some elements separately, using different layers, enhanced the edges, USM-ed, added a frame and resized, sharpened the edges on a 60% transparent layer and did a gentle USM (1,0px, 20%) again on that layer.

exif data
Camera Manufacturer : Canon
Camera Model : Canon PowerShot S5 IS
Exposure time [s] : 1/500
F-Number : 6.3
ISO speed ratings : 80
Exposure program : Aperture priority (3)
Focal length [mm] : 98 mm (35 mm equiv)
Date taken : 2008:05:17 18:18:44
Exposure bias value : -1/1
Metering mode : Evaluative, Multi-segment (5)
Exposure mode : Manual (1)
Colour space : sRGB
Contrast : Normal
Saturation : Normal
Sharpness : Normal

ribeiroantonio, carper, jhm, cherryripe, tomescuc, Isabelle, Dpbours, lucasgalodoido, syd1946, danos, feather, UlfE, Tue, avene, alvaraalto, marrty has marked this note useful

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ribeiroantonio (21967) 2008-05-28 8:03

The mirrored right side blends very well in the over all frame and gives the idea that the background building has a kind of freak architecture. It is very well done and I like it a lot.
Antonio

maglex (1612) 2008-05-28 10:01

Hi Bert, very well composed and compelling, the slanting glass wall and its deformed reflections and the sloping walk. Thanks for sharing..Alex

cherryripe (19173) 2008-05-28 11:49

Hi Bert
Oslo seems to have changed so much since I was last there 17 years ago. This building looks fantastic. It was good to capture the 2 people walking although I would have liked them just slightly more to the left. The sharpness is excellent.
Regards
Nikki

tomescuc (2837) 2008-05-28 16:24

Nice, crisp composition and reflections.
cheers,
CT

Isabelle (9014) 2008-05-28 17:10

as usual, a fantastic rendering of another already famous building.
Colors, pov everything balanced. Even the couple, which i would like to see more to the left, if we look better, you would miss the reflection and part of the dinamics would have been lot.
interesting workflow. i´ll try it one of these days.

pablominto (41314) 2008-05-28 23:43

Hello Bert,
The angle of the glass wall gives a tilted impression and add dynamics to the composition!
A well balanced composition with sharp fine details, lovely colours and great lines...
Greetings,
Pablo -

carper (65598) 2008-05-29 0:36

zo Bert, je komt nog eens ergens...
Mooie foto trouwens, Dit is je ding....
Het grafische aspect zit er helemaal in compleet met een goede kwaliteit en een prachtige samenstelling, goed werk.
prettige avond.

jhm (83276) 2008-05-29 1:49

Dag Bert,

Uw WS laat een zeer modern gebouw zien, in deze foto vind ik Bert, dit is uw specialiteit, iets maken dat een ander niet durft of niet kan.
Dit is Bert op zijn best, recht en terzelfdertijd een weerspiegeling en precies doen of this gebouw er krom bijstaat, zeer goed foto werk.

Groeten uit een winderig Vlaanderen, met 22.8° C.
John.

Dpbours (220) 2008-05-29 7:49

Hi Bert,

Funny to see the reflections of the building in the background. At the beginning my eyes only focussed on that building and the bend side. I really thought the reflection was part of the building. Funny.

Greetings!
Dennis

lucasgalodoido (16789) 2008-05-29 18:53

Hi Bert,
interesting this POV and refection, a usual image. great colors too.
Congratulations and Hug!

syd1946 (17965) 2008-05-29 22:13

Kalimera Bert,
I love this image.It is an example of an excellent use of the reflections to the composition.It could be an fine architecture project.All works so well,together with the persons coming out of the building.I like it very much file mou.

Have a very nice weekend,
Thomas

danos (33192) 2008-05-30 4:00

Hello Bert,
very nice presentation of the Opera House of Oslo.I like the reflections on the right side of the shot as the couple that passing by in front.Excellent sharpness and clarity of this superb presentation.The vivid light brings out the details of the construction.
Informative the technical characteristics of your useful note.

Have a nice weekend,Danos

feather (50122) 2008-05-30 6:22

Thanks to the WS we can see this is a very impressive building. On the main post the reflections are what catch the eye instantly. You framed the image well and timed it just right to catch the people and their reflections too. Very good work
Kath

UlfE (9158) 2008-05-30 12:49

Hi Bert,

What a marvelous picture of Operahuset in Oslo. I love your timing with the two people obviously on the move and in a hurry. Also a fantastic composition with refections and the impression of an irregular and pending building. TFS and have a fine week-end!

Cheers,

Ulf

Tue (25608) 2008-06-02 15:49

Hi Bert,
Moderne operagebouwen zijn de laatste jaren populair in Scandinavië. :-) Dit ziet er ook fantastisch uit met een prachtige spiegeling. Je hebt er heel goed gebruik van weten te maken met een uitstekende timing om ook die twee mensen erbij te hebben. De blauwe lucht en het prettige zonlicht maken het af!
Groeten,
Lars

avene (11124) 2008-06-03 8:13

hello Bert,
excellent photo, I like a lot the futuristic and urban mood the glass and the clear blue sky with the reflection that doubles the effect create. I've always enjoyed creative city abstractions, and here I particularly like how you have included the people in the frame, it surely makes the shot very lively. great work, my compliments.

with best regards,
Kristine

Stepan (27175) 2008-06-03 23:23

Urban, inspired, stunning and really great.
You composed it pretty well, with these two people (looking a little 80's) walking through that old-fashioned futuristic world. Excellent.
Stéphane

alvaraalto (5301) 2008-06-06 15:00

Hallo Bert,

Mooi gebruik gemaakt van de reflectie en de prachtige blauwe lucht. Heel wat beter weer dan vandaag in Vlaanderen, maar in juli wordt het daar ook beter weer.

groet Rob

marrty (235) 2008-06-19 3:05

Beste Bert,
Dit is een mooie compositie die er op de een of andere manier een beetje surrealistisch uitziet, zo met die twee personen lopend op de voorgrond. Mooi werk!
Groeten,
Martijn

MiguelP (14336) 2008-08-05 3:51

Hi Bert. I missed this fabulous photo. I love how the windows play with the two people, their expressions and mouvements, also the colors. Well done. Take care Bert.
Miguel