Ocean Terminal Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Ocean Terminal is a small shopping centre situated on Leith Docks, and is actually the entrance to the Royal Yacht Britannia. A while ago elturco99 posted a picture of blue lights in the ceiling of the centre, and I could not figure out for the life of me where they were. That is, until it started to get dark outside. The blue circles you can see in the ceiling are actually rooflights. In daylight, they are pretty non-descript, but at night they are lit by blue / ultra-violet lights, and there is a fine white mesh at the top for the light to reflect off. This shot is taken at one end of the centre looking towards the other, a distance of perhaps 200 metres. When I realised how the lighting had changed the appearance of the building I just had to give it a go. Bye-bye rule of thirds (for today anyway).
Post pro the image has been framed then sharpened.

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IanSewell (566) 2005-10-18 13:39

Very interesting repeated patterns, very effective. The people are big enough to give scale but do not interrupt the photo. TFS!

AnneFrance (921) 2005-10-18 13:56

i like the mix of the two colours, great shot, very well done!

toni_al (15430) 2005-10-18 14:51

Hi Alex
Magnifique graphisme, cadrage très soigné.les couleurs sont bien adaptées a l'architecture.
Well done
Toni

pady (4800) 2005-10-18 15:59

Interesting pov and good perspective.
These two dominantes colors (yellow-blue) are well mixed in your picture.
Greetings

danielswalsh (13312) 2005-10-18 19:18

Hi Alex;

Nice architectural shot Alex. The symmetry and the blue highlights really come together to make for a great shot.

Nice job!
- Dan

KevRyan (22352) 2005-10-18 19:46

A beautifully shot architectural image Alex - a really interesting light and such nice subtle contrasts throughout the image - I really like this

best wishes Kev

keribar (42742) 2005-11-01 0:04

Hello Alex,

A nice and neat picture of this place, I was wondering whether you used a tripod ( Perhaps they won't let you ) I am also impressed by the blue oval lamps on the ceiling which give a powerful attraction to the image.
Well done - Izzet keribar