Denver Art Museum Photo

Photographer’s Note

The Denver Art Museum. I liked the big dustpan & brush, at right, with even a couple of bits of giant litter! The people add scale here. I would have liked to have gone inside, but it was getting late, & I wanted to be back in my hostel, by sundown. Many US cities are not particularly safe after dark.

I've gone with the /|\ pattern with the wide angle 28mm lens here, with the centre at 90 degrees, letting the verticals either side, fall where they will.

The website for the Museum is:

http://www.denverartmuseum.org/home

besnard, jhm, snunney, pierrefonds, JanD, Emile, Budapestman, feather, AiresSantos, dareco has marked this note useful

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npecanhuk (14600) 2009-08-14 3:24

Oi Chris!
The architecture of the Museum is very attractive and your photo is excellent to present it! Denver must be a very modern city... when I was there back in 1983 it was already pretty modern! I'd love to see it again...
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

baba_flies (8091) 2009-08-14 3:45

Hello Chris! It is a great building, I stood there myself two years ago running around with my camera :))) but we were too late to visit the museum but we were allowed to have a quick look inside which was sweet, I mean who wants to work overtime. I would not be worried walking around downtown Denver at night, to be honest with you, try Zuerich on a Saturday night down at the train station, THIS can be scary ... yes another dark side of Switzerland nobody wants to know about. We were at a Baseball Game in downtown Denver with our TE friend Stan Obert taking public transport and I felt totally free and safe. Strange how things spread and how people feel different. But all big cities have dark sides of course. Oh anyway, just some thoughts which for me is important too otherwise this website would not make any sense for me. Yes the brush, a fun piece, hey! Have a good weekend, Barbara.

besnard (31060) 2009-08-14 3:51

Bonjour Chris
Un bon cliché de cette construction moderne élégante et légère malgré sa dimension.
Merci pour le partage et bonne journée.
Nicole

jhm (83276) 2009-08-14 3:51

Hi Chris,

What a modern architecture for this Denver Art Museum.
You would the vertical perspective can solution with a tool of photoshop, indeed a 28 mm lens gives almost always a distortion.
Very well composition and good presentation, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

snunney (35436) 2009-08-14 4:01

Hello Chris,
Rather strange architecture made all the more so by the slight distortion from the wide angle lens. Your point of view gives us a real flavour for it. I agree about the people providing a sense of scale. I like the way the sunlight catches the sides of the protuberances.

JanD (15043) 2009-08-14 4:28

Howdy ChrisJ!
Very interesting museum, wonderful architecture, good information. Nice light and colors. Good sharpness. Very good POV and capture.
Regards.

pierrefonds (26619) 2009-08-14 4:30

Hi Chris,

The different types of geometric lines are assets to the composition. The point of view is allowing us to see the details and colors of the architecture of the museum. It is clear and sharp. A good management of the light which has a good effect on the colors. Have a nice day.

Pierre

Emile (20107) 2009-08-14 8:10

Hola Chris.
Impressive modern architecture captured from a good POV, really good details in its structure, focus and colors.
TFS.
Wish you a nice weekend.
Best regards.

saxo042 (16234) 2009-08-14 8:29

Hi Chris,
A very futuristic design and architecture. Understandably a very tempting motive and I like the way you have included that jet track in the sky as a part of your composition!
Kind regards
Gunnar

Budapestman (42756) 2009-08-14 9:59

Hi Chris,
great shot of this modern building with spectacular composition, the details are exciting, the POV is very effective, I like it. Tfs! Have a nice day!
George

feather (50122) 2009-08-14 14:10

Wise decision not to change the verticals....were there any!? There are so many angles to the strange architecture. I suppose an art museum would have to be quite novel. I had to look for the dustpan & brush. Very odd, but fun.
Well done. I haven't seen this before.
Kath

jurek1951 (26110) 2009-08-14 20:24

Hi Chris,
Really very nice your architecture photos this one is very sharp and very well composed.The lighting is fantastic.
Georg

AiresSantos (42826) 2009-08-15 10:47

Hi dear Chris
Fine picture of the Denver Art Museum.
I like a lot the architecture and details
Great POV and nice colours
TFS and have a nice weekend
Aires

dareco (17104) 2009-08-15 21:05

Very unique and interesting architecture!! I'm sure the city is very proud of this place. Good detail! TFS

danyy (69393) 2009-08-15 23:16

Bonjour Chris,
un musée dont l'architecture impressionne sur le plan graphique, un genre de conception moderne qui me plait beaucoup par son originalité.
Les déformations de prespective se voient assez fort sur les côtés de la photo.
Amicalement.
Daniel;

rodgerg (24909) 2009-08-16 0:52

Hello Chris,

An astonishing modern architectur and a very nice shot of this architectur. Framing and POV are very well selecetd. Very plesant managment of light too. The peoples give an interesting element of life and an idea of the scale.
Have a nice Sunday,
Roger

Urs (3218) 2009-08-18 3:53

Hi Chris,

It's a very contemporary building as it has to be as an art museum. It is straight, but the one lamp at the right looks tilted, but it is not, what possibly is an effect of the lens used. Nice pastel colors and crisp sharpness. well done

Best regards
Urs

macjake (2314) 2009-09-07 11:46

Hi Chris
Wow
what strange and unique architecthure. I agree, i love the dustpan and brush as well.
I'm surprised i havn't seen this building on TE before.
Great choice to take this shot
Craig