cube houses, Rotterdam
cube houses, Rotterdam
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Winner in YELLOWYELLOWYELLOW Photo Challenge
Winner in Your Best Yellow Photo Challenge
Contest Finalist in Colors In The City Photo Contest 2019
Winner in Look Up Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Yellows Photo Challenge
Winner in Yellow games Photo Challenge
Winner in Unusual houses Photo Challenge
Winner in Zigzag Photo Challenge
Winner in Cityscapes from every angle but eye level Photo Challenge
Winner in Tourist Attractions Photo Challenge
Winner in Funky New Buildings Photo Challenge
Winner in Odd Buildings Photo Challenge
Winner in Exteriors Photo Challenge
People's Choice in Geometry Photo Challenge
Winner in Points of View Photo Challenge
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Superb Composition
Absolute Masterpiece
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Bazz
August 04, 2018
Wow ... amazing image! Nice detail and colours! Most definitely close quarters!
SuzMDixon
September 04, 2018
Fantastic! I want to go back!!!! We went inside one of these and they would be such fun to live in! This is a wonderful picture!
Pamelabole
October 25, 2018
Such a cool shot! Love the POV and color!! And, congrats on all of your awards!! : )
CaptureLifeUK
November 17, 2018
This is a great shot, warps my mind - had to pick as my funky new buildings challenge winner
Aeri
December 02, 2018
stunning shot with superb composition and beautiful creativity..... :) :) Congratulation on your well deserved challenge win.... Regards Lokesh
SarahSwin
April 04, 2019
I don't think this really fits the 'High Hopes, But Not a Lot of Views' Challenge...
NatureCoast
May 26, 2020
Thank you for entering my Intersecting Diagonal Lines challenge and good luck! All entries are interesting, enjoy reviewing them, please vote. Kathy
AndreSpeelmans
January 19, 2021
I live in Rotterdam and can walk in about 20 minutes to those cube houses. But never saw this amazing angle. Love the shot.
jean-pierreCharbonnel
February 07, 2021
Architecture is always a very creative way, congratulations for this photography !
Tiger777
April 14, 2021
I absolutely Love this shot! Thankyou so much for adding it to my yellow challenge!
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Location
I took this photo in downtown Rotterdam, Holland.Time
It was about 1 pm.Lighting
These cube houses are build in such a manner that they form closed patios, so if you try to take a photo upwards you have the problem of an overexposed sky. I couldn't get the settings of my camera good enough to solve this problem, so I had to edit a bit in lighhtroom to get the lighting I wanted.Equipment
I didn't use any equipment other then my wonderful little Lumix DMC-TZ100.Inspiration
Rotterdam is famous for its modern architecture. These cube houses were realised in 1974 by Piet Blom, based on the concept of living as an urban roof. The houses were build on pilons representing trees, forming a forest. I wanted to show this concept by taking the photo upwards, showing the roof of the city.Editing
Taking this photo upwards to the sky was difficult because the houses were underexposed because of the bright sky. I could not get my settings well enough so I had to edit the final corrections in Lightroom.In my camera bag
I don't have any equipment in my bag (yet) I am a beginning photographer and I am learning to use a camera, to look for the good light, composition and point of view. One day when I know how to use and set the camera well enough, I will start to think about a bag filled with technical things instead of the need to understand...Feedback
If you want to take a photo of a building created as a concept you have to be aware of what the architect wanted to express in order to take a photo which represents this idea. In this case the concept was "living as an urban roof" and the houses were build like trees. I choose to take the photo upwards as if I was standing in the forest. If you look at a subject to photograph, you have to try to realise what you want to achieve, Try to find the good light, the right point of view and the best composition... And most of all, take more shots with slightly different settings so you can choose the best one, once you got home and opened your laptop, the magic of today's world begins... I allways crop it later into the size and composition I like best. Crop the photo in different ways, so you can choose the best one the next day when you can have a fresh look at them!day when you can have a fresh look at them!