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Spain - Barcelona - Casa Batllo Roofspace - sq
I was literally the first person into Casa Batllo when it opened in the morning. I rushed through the first few rooms, returning later, to enable me to have the Gaudi masterpiece all to myself.
From Wikipedia : "Casa Batlló , is a building restored by Antoni Gaudí and Josep Maria Jujol, built in the year 1877 and remodelled in the years 1904–1906; located at 43, Passeig de Gràcia (passeig is Catalan for promenade or avenue), part of the Illa de la Discòrdia in the Eixample district of Barcelona, Catalonia.
The local name for the building is Casa dels ossos (House of Bones), and indeed it does have a visceral, skeletal organic quality. It was originally designed for a middle-class family and situated in a prosperous district of Barcelona."
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Darrell Godliman (42 months ago | reply)
If anyone is interested in seeing a preview of my new Blurb Barcelona book featuring over 200 photos from my recent trip, click here :
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Professional Photography of Modern Architecture !!!, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Amazing view and what a great light !! Have a nice day : O)
Alana O'Dowd (42 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous! Great work!
Alana O'Dowd (42 months ago | reply)
P.S. Your book looks fantastic! You are an amazing photographer. :) Wow! How long were you in Barcelona?
The Thinner the Air (42 months ago | reply)
beautifully composed & lit
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Darrell Godliman (42 months ago | reply)
Thanks, Barcelona is an amazing city and the Gaudi buildings particularly are easy to photograph well given good light and an absence of people. I spent a completely manic four days from dawn till dusk (and beyond) taking photos and needed a break when I got back to recover.
Phijomo (42 months ago | reply)
Good job being the first one there. I was there in the late afternoon and had to spend much of my time waiting for people to leave. I love the lower perspective on this shot -- and the clarity and crispness of the image. Very beautiful -- blows my shot of the same scene out of the water! Well done.
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(Padda) Paola Grassi (42 months ago | reply)
WOW
bradman334 (42 months ago | reply)
DG - just to say I've just looked at the preview of the book and I am mightily impressed (unfortunately not sure I need another book on Barcelona - I have a shelf full already :)
I've also been impressed with each shot as it's come up on Flickr. The fact that I haven't commented on each one is only because I don't think you need anyone else telling you how good they are. I think it's called jealousy :)
All the effort you put in has certainly paid off and you seem to have timed your visit perfectly - great light and fewer tourists. Very well done.
Shane Hicks (42 months ago | reply)
Such a great photo..keep up the good work!
Ireen59 [deleted] (42 months ago | reply)
Beautiful!
sminky_pinky100 (In and Out) (42 months ago | reply)
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I saw this in the book and thought it looked an impressive room. Framed too :o)
sminky_pinky100 (In and Out) (42 months ago | reply)
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Paty Barilari (42 months ago | reply)
Gorgeous composition and light!
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profmpc (42 months ago | reply)
Excellent picture and description
amica9 (42 months ago | reply)
Excellent shot...I have been there but my pics didn't turn out that well. Congrats, my friend
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Terence Wu (42 months ago | reply)
Superbe !
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New Yorkled (42 months ago | reply)
Oh boy! I just love the symmetry here. Nicely done!!!
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Nu2photography (42 months ago | reply)
Amazing composition.
Pete Rocks (42 months ago | reply)
Nice, I was going to ask how you managed to take a picture of that room when its empty! Love the picture and love the building :).
H. Souto (42 months ago | reply)
Beautiful !
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Superbe !
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by_irma (42 months ago | reply)
Sweet memories...great shot!
silviald (42 months ago | reply)
I want to know what is the feeling reading here.
Joebelle (42 months ago | reply)
Superb shot - truly wonderful - and your book looks great too -
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o palsson (42 months ago | reply)
That is just a fantastic picture, Darrell. One of the best Casa Batlló shots I have seen. Excellent framing, lighting and viewpoint, and the roof arches and light alcoves look great in this shot. A fine architectural shot.
Darrell Godliman (42 months ago | reply)
I've just noticed the similarity between these arches and a Calatrava structure at the Athens Olympic Complex :
* onda * (42 months ago | reply)
Wonderful light and white tones!
Eric Dupuis (42 months ago | reply)
Yes, a lovely place. Beautiful shot.
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Superb !
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le-spikey (42 months ago | reply)
Another beauty, the shapes, lines, colours and light are all fantastic!
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leograttoni (42 months ago | reply)
Great image, wonderful colors.
kayodeok (42 months ago | reply)
Very beautiful image; love the arches framing the table
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tom.wright (42 months ago | reply)
Very nice indeed - wonderful form and structure to the image.
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Darrell Godliman (42 months ago | reply)
Thanks everyone, this is proving to be one of my most popular images in quite a while.
I though it might be interesting to to show you the original jpg so that you could see what this shot has had to go through to get to the presented image :
I deliberately underexposed the original shot to retain highlight detail. During the RAW processing I've then sorted the exposure and contrast out. In PS I've then straightened it, cropped to a square and warmed the colours up. Lastly I added a frame to make the photo stand out against the white Flickr background. Not all shots go through the mill as much as this one but sometimes you just have too.
bradman334 (42 months ago | reply)
I think you did a great job on this image - well justified. BUT I do like the extra tiles in the original :)
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eatzycath (42 months ago | reply)
such lovely interior architecture - and well captured - love the lines and curves
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donux (42 months ago | reply)
perfect
bromand (42 months ago | reply)
Simple great!
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Bill from Boston (42 months ago | reply)
mmmhmm. i really like that you got down low to the level of the table, further accentuating and lifting the geometry of the room and the lines of the table (rather then the having a heavy tabletop dominate the frame). Smart.