Serpentine Pavilion 2016, London, UK
Every year, the Serpentine Galleries in London Kensington Garden will commission a temporary pavilion from an Architect that has never build a project in the UK...
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Every year, the Serpentine Galleries in London Kensington Garden will commission a temporary pavilion from an Architect that has never build a project in the UK. This year's entry is from Danish architect Bjarke Ingels that uses a series of prefabricated fibre glass rectangular tubes to create this amazing pavilion which surprises and delight many people walking pass the structure.
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Location
This photo was taken in Kensington Garden, at the heart of Central London. The Serpentine Pavilion curated annually as a temporary installation during the summer months is intended to be a multi-purpose social space for events and talks. This particularly pavilion was designed by renowned Danish architect, Bjarke Ingels.Time
The Serpentine pavilion installation is a well-know event within London so it normally has a substantial crowd to visit the installation. In order to avoid the mad scrum, I have to get up at 5 am and wait for the Royal Park to open at 6 am, in order to be the first onsite and catch the morning sunlight.Lighting
It is not easy to photograph this as the shot was taken in early June, sunrise starts around 5am but the park is not open till 6am. However, due to the surrounding area are covered with trees, I have to wait until the sun is high enough that it catches the top of the pavilion, so it works out well in the end.Equipment
I want to travel light so I only took my Nikon D5100 but with the very sharp 12-24mm lens, there is no need for tripod as there were enough light to capture the images handheld.Inspiration
I like the repetitive nature of the building material and shooting from a low angle also have several leading lines to the top of the pavilion.Editing
There isn't much post-processing required apart from the basic recovery of highlights as I was quite happy with the composition.In my camera bag
Always want to travel light so it will be my camera, a fast prime like a 35mm 1.8 and a wide-angle lens.Feedback
Look for symmetry, be curious and look around the subject from different angles, you don't always have to shoot from eye level! Good Luck and have fun!
