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Overseas Passenger Terminal


Overseas Passenger Terminal
Photo Information
Copyright: John Plumb (JPlumb) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 855 W: 204 N: 1036] (3121)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 2007-04-10
Categories: Transportation, Architecture
Camera: Nikon D200, Nikkor 18-200mm 3.5-5.6 G ED AF-S VR
Exposure: f/16, 1/30 seconds
More Photo Info: [view]
Photo Version: Original Version
Date Submitted: 2007-12-10 19:52
Viewed: 751
Points: 18
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
This is the observation deck found on the Overseas Passenger Terminal at Circular Quay in Sydney Harbour. This spot doesn’t seem to be well known, by tourists or the locals, but is a fantastic vantage point to take photographs of Circular Quay, and the Opera House. From the Observation Tower (red stairs) at the end of this deck, the Sydney Harbour Bridge and The Rocks Wharf area are easily accessed. The deck is on the uppermost floor of the terminal, running along the length of the building. It is open to the public, even when ships are in. Of course when a ship is in, it’s like looking out into a wall, though you might get a peak into the inner workings of the ship from here. I spent an hour up here one day just watching them load the tons of food for the passengers that would be boarding later. It’s quite an operation.

Workflow for this shot was as follows:
Shot was taken in Raw, with a jpeg for reference - NEF file adjusted for exposure and shadow
Adjusted levels – black points and white points - midpoints (by eye)
Adjusted curves – for contrast
Added an overlay layer and dodged and burned with 5% opacity black and white brush
Added saturation layer +12 to master
Saved as a tiff
Straightened and cropped, resized, added a layer, sharpened with USM, modified sharpening with a layer mask (50% opacity black brush), framed and saved as a jpeg
ribeiroantonio, Matthew-Watt, pierrefonds, Buin, MLINES, Wanda1, jusninasirun has marked this note useful
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To MLINES: Not a Busy PlaceJPlumb 1 12-13 16:31
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It is a very clean view of the deck. It is a pity you did not catch any “passenger” but, who knows, next time you will be luckier.
I like the diagonal compo which gives a good depth. Even the two corners on the right side are very good elements. Well done.
Antonio

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  • jorgi Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 783 W: 124 N: 548] (2473)
  • [2007-12-10 22:49]

HI John!

Great perspective on this one. Great colour fading at the end with redish spot of almost monochrome image. Excellent sharpness and compo, all in all nice job.

Best regards, Jeri.

Hi John,

A nice image of the observation deck of the Overseas Passenger Terminal, the photo has a good composition, DOF and nice colors. thanks for sharing.

Pierre

Hello John,
An effective point of view forces my eyes to follow the text!
I like the composition, attractive colour combination...
A well balanced, dynamic composition!
Greetings,
Pablo -

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  • lousat Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 925 W: 14 N: 802] (5424)
  • [2007-12-11 14:00]

very nice perspective of terminal and excellent note,thanks for share ,Luciano

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  • Buin Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3595 W: 0 N: 7248] (25322)
  • [2007-12-12 9:23]

Hallo John!
An inventive and truly not everyday's photo! More depth nearly isn't possible. A great perspective! Very well seen!
Greetings from cold and humid Germany!
Frank

Hi John. Good clean lines in this composition. It must be a busy place when the huge passenger ships are in port. Good image for TE. TFS. Murray.

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  • Wanda1 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1281 W: 21 N: 1591] (8411)
  • [2008-02-22 21:21]

Hi John,
There is great perspective in this shot with the lettering going from larger to smaller. Nice sharp details. Is that a boat reflected in the window? It sounds like a great place to watch the world go by.
Regards
Wanda

Hello John. I like the way lines are being converged here leading to the end of the corridor. The writing is in excellent sharpness with interesting reflection and well positioned above the uniformity of the potted plants. Pleasant image in almost monochromatic and thanks for sharing this. Well done and best regards. Jusni

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