science and sports Photo

Photographer’s Note

In Vancouver, outdoor sports are never far away and big canoes are lined up before the Science World Museum.

The building was constructed for Expo ’86 and served as the Expo Centre.
The Science World ‘golf ball’ is actually a geodesic dome, the design of which was created by American inventor R. Buckminster Fuller (1895–1983). Fuller patented 28 inventions in his lifetime; perhaps the most famous is the geodesic dome which was patented on June 29, 1954. One of the most famous geodesic domes in the world was the American pavilion at Expo ’67 in Montreal. The original architect for the Science World dome was Bruno Freschi; the architect for the additions made to transform the Expo Centre into Science World was Boak Alexander.

In addition to the OMNIMAX Theatre and the Science Theatre, Science World is home to five permanent galleries: the Eureka! Gallery, the Sara Stern Search Gallery, the Kidspace Gallery, the Our World Gallery, and Illusions.
The clearance of the deck at high tide is one foot.
There are 15,000 pounds of extruded aluminium and aluminium panels on the dome. The panels are 1 mm thick and are covered with a vinyl surface.

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Fellini (4962) 2009-07-08 7:05

Hi Paul.
A really pleasant composition, i like natural colours and the depth point of view...the result is a very clarity picture.
Greetings
Alex

mkgoyal2004 (716) 2009-07-08 7:10

Hi Paul Bulteel,

Wow, what a beautiful photograph it is. If there will be a human element in the boats, it will look more beautiful. Good job. Congrats.

With regards.

Cretense (57010) 2009-07-08 7:14

Hi Paul!

Very impressive photo, excellent capture of architecture, with a fantastic framing and composition, very beautiful and very interesting from the foreground to the background! Great light managment, beautiful colours! Congratulations!

Hercules

travelm8 (280) 2009-07-08 7:31

great photo - well done, sharp and clean with lots of great elements.

cheers

John

Nicou (45639) 2009-07-08 7:35

Hello,

Fantastique image, quelle modernité, quelle beauté, cette boule et d'une architecture splendidie avec le quatre barques coloré, el cadrage au millimètre sur le ponton, une merveille.

Merci et amitié

Nicou

npecanhuk (14600) 2009-07-08 7:47

Hello Paul!
Beautiful picture with interesting composition, excellent sharpness, exposure, natural colors, depth of field and pov! You placed those boats in the fg and the "ball" in the bg, together with all the other elements in this image in a very attractive manner! I really like it!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

MarianneS (14402) 2009-07-08 7:54

Hello Paul,
A very nice composition, mixing all kinds of elements.
The light is nice and the colours are very good.
This very modern architecture has a great graphical impact.
Regards,
Marianne

ciakgiak (11204) 2009-07-08 8:22

Hello Paul,
a very impressive image with a perfect POV and great colours. I like a lot the analogy between the colours of the boats on FG and the ones of the pictures.
Great composition indeed.
Friendly regards.
Giorgio

dta (6049) 2009-07-08 8:41

Bonjour Paul ,
Voilà une composition interessante et bien structurée . Le point de vue est bien choisi , et la symétrie du premier plan fonctionne au mieux . Beucoup de tonalités aciers et grises dans cet univers moderne , mais les publicités et les canots apportent quand même un peu de couleurs .
Amicalement

darek1978 (11491) 2009-07-08 10:20

Hi Paul,
I like a lot this simple, but very effective composition with the boats in the foreground and spectacular architecture in the background. An image is also rich in details very well collected.
Excellent presentation.
Best regards,
Darek

jemaflor (39755) 2009-07-08 11:18

Hi Paul,
Well composed interesting result with the fg, nice sharpness and light for colors.

yquem46 (8435) 2009-07-08 12:44

Bonsoir paul
Voici yne juxtaposition assez inattendue mais graphiquement çà marche très bien
une impression de gris et d'acier des batiments et de la structure sphèrique, ainsi que l'eau comme un miroir, le tout complètement rehaussé par les couleurs des pubs et des canoes
très bien vu
bonne soirée
patrick

Fis2 (46341) 2009-07-08 13:23

Czesc Paul!
Interesting place and object.
Good POV and composition.
I like the light and colors.
Well done.
Regards
Krzysztof

Waylim (11147) 2009-07-08 18:28

Hi Paul,
Great shot, I love the POV showing both the subject of sport and Science. I like the various color of the row baots and lead us in. Beautiful light, colors and great clarity and sharpness. A good composition that combined the two very different subjects into one image. great work. My complements.
Way

raszid62 (3469) 2009-07-08 23:04

Hello
Futuristic view, very bautiful also. Long boats near platforms, and back for water this amazing sphere.
Impression does
Best Regards
Joseph

Graal (58688) 2009-07-08 23:59

Hi paul,
very nice composition, unusual view and place in Vancouver, amazing modern elements of architecture. Well done photo. I like it.
Gr., Aleksander

AiresSantos (42826) 2009-07-09 3:04

Hi Paul
Fine picture of this modern space.
Nice perspective and colours. I like how you framed it with the boats in foreground and DOF
TFS and have a nice day
Aires

Vasa (6274) 2009-07-09 7:35

Bonne position pour valoriser le sujet et pour obtenir une optimale composition. Felicitations Paul, ce cliche est bien seduisant.

Amicalement

Branko

gunbud (28143) 2009-07-10 16:09

Hi Paul,
The long slender, colorful canoes make an excellent lead-in to the beautiful harbor and the lovely modern architecture.
Clear ture colors and very sharp details to this interesting image.
Regards, Tom

bukitgolfb301 (4939) 2009-07-10 23:15

Hello my dear Paul

Perfect framework and very vivid color control !
I can feel the summer season already coming.
The contrast of science and sport ---- is significant title indeed.
Congratulation on your good job !
Thanks for sharing and best regards,

Takero

marietom (32076) 2009-07-11 13:52

hello paul,

magnifique composition, avec de belles couleurs;
Bon we
Marie

jmdias (19813) 2009-07-12 8:05

paul

very nice pov showing the big sphere and the boats in a nice position, perfect light, framing and colors. well done

hugs

jorge

claudeD (11458) 2009-07-12 8:59

Hello PAul,

very interesting shot from Vancouver.I like your composition here very much.The sharpness and the clarity are very good .TFS.

With regards from Luxembourg

Jean-Claude

sacimar (7660) 2009-07-12 11:16

Hi Paul,

good combination! I like the composition with the ball and the boat, the contrast bewteen them is very interesting, good perspective and excellent details, well done!

Best regards

Sergio

Uhu (7428) 2009-07-12 13:33

Perfect photo - unbeleivable clarity and composition - just a masterpiece it is! And a objects catched are also quite interesting.
I'm eager to see when your gallery in your Intro will cover 1/6-th part of the living world - when you will post something from Russia!

photographer123 (5803) 2009-07-13 2:42

hi..
beautiful composition..placement of elements are almost perfect..well done...subir

dvlazar (6488) 2009-07-13 18:30

A nice outdoor capture of this location. The building is impressive, and the canoes make good symmetry and add color to the shot.

Cheers.

mikolaj_kawa (31161) 2009-07-14 0:41

Hello Paul! Wonderful modern architecture. Amazing boats. Nice lightness and colours. Original POV and very original composition. Fantastic work. Good luck!

mjdundee (3522) 2009-07-14 2:18

Hello Paul,
great POV and nice, clean ans sharp exposure.
I think I am more a science man. The canoes do not look very comfortable to me - no sports. TFS
Have a nice day,
Thomas
ps - your travel gallery is very nice to look at - I'll put you on my list.

PixelTerror (86797) 2009-07-14 2:37

Hi Paul
A nice approach to this building for these foreground boats provide colorfull pointers to it and together with vertical framing give great depth to your image
Have a nice day jY

mkamionka (4922) 2009-07-16 1:38

Hi Paul,
great composition I really like the symmetry.
The shot would be interesting anyway but the composition gives it an artistic touch.
Excellent work,
M

sevy (13952) 2009-07-21 1:45

Hello Paul,

This photo is a perfect example of use of composition with wide angle. It provides a nice perspective effect and deepness to the photo.
Moreover it is playing with the the opposition between the foreground and the background well separated with tiny touch of vivid colors in this overall light grey urban landscape.

Yves.

BeBeHooker (6020) 2009-08-03 3:59

Hi Paul!
Fantastic rowning boats, amazing point of view, perefct composition. Original picture.
Cheers!

PaulVDV (5353) 2009-08-04 4:27

Dag Paul,
Een heel mooie compositie die schitterend de architectuur weergeeft en de bijzondere ligging van Vancouver waardoor het watersporten binnen de stadsgrenzen kan aanbieden.
Ik zie dat de foto in de maand april genomen werd. Verbazend dat West-Canada dan reeds zulk mooi weer heeft.
Groetjes, Paul

macjake (2314) 2009-08-12 15:01

Love your photo.
I have several pics of the same, but not from this perspective. It would be great to get this shot also at sunset or sunrise.
I've enjoyed looking at your photo :)

MarcT (21103) 2009-08-12 22:14

Hi Paul,
Well seen,
Nice colors and good symetrical approach.
Best wishes
Marc

ocskaymarci (2510) 2009-08-15 13:23

Hello Paul,
This perspective helped you to create a dynamic, colourful, "modern" and happy photo.
Great job! TFS!
All the best,
Marci

Bluejeans (33017) 2009-08-18 10:03

Ola Paul ,
Que beleza de composição vertical , estas quatro canoas no primeiro plano ficaram magnificas , o edifício de fundo tem magníficos detalhes de arquitectura , boa opção pela foto na vertical , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

dcawker (5691) 2009-08-28 14:58

Just fantastic! Everything about this shot is perfect. Regards, Doug

testmaniac (12262) 2009-08-31 20:57

Hi Paul, nice photo with natural colors and great details.Interesting place.

TFS

Phil

jafadabret (40281) 2009-09-04 23:18

Bonjour Paul.
Un excellent POV pour une composition remarquable. J'aime ce premier plan qui, à lui seul, ferait une excellente photo. Ce premier plan invite le regard à suivre la perspective pour aboutir à cette magnifique géode.
Excellent !
Jacques

Giorgio (8776) 2009-09-18 2:02

- Jolie composition Paul, forcément très moderne mais joliment graphique aussi, c'est très réussi, bravo !
Passe un excellent week-end.
giorgio

kiks (6147) 2009-10-18 14:01

Hello Paul, i think what i like the most about this image is the way you combine the diferent shapes (round, rectagular, oval) in de composition. I like it.
Best regards
KIKs

embryss (110) 2009-10-30 8:26

Dag Paul,

Prachtige opname. Goede beelduitsnit en lichtbeheersing. Naar mijn mening dragen ook de zachte tinten bij tot de kwaliteit van deze opname, net als de bootjes die de dieptewerking in het beeld bevorderen.
Groeten,

Marcel