The modern music, a photo from Porto, North

Photographer's Note

This is a larger view of my previous Music stairs image. The title has nothing to do with the nowadays music, but with the modern architecture of the Music House.
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Casa da Mъsica (English: House of Music) is a major concert hall space in Porto, which houses the cultural institution of the same name with its three orchestras Orquestra Nacional do Porto, Orquestra Barroca and Remix Ensemble. It was designed by the Dutch architect Rem Koolhaas with Office for Metropolitan Architecture and Arup-AFA, and was built as part of Porto's project for European Culture Capital in 2001 but was only finished in the first half of 2005 and immediately became an icon in the city. The Building engineers were Arup (London) together with Afassociados (Porto). Inside Outside (Petra Blaisse) designed the large 13 curtains, ranging from 22mx15m to 65mx8m, and the gold leaf wood grain pattern on the large auditorium.

Although the opening day concert took place on 14 April with Clг and Lou Reed, the building was inaugurated on 15 April 2005 by the Portuguese president. The Prime-minister and many other notable politicians and Porto society were present for the concert by the Orquestra Nacional do Porto.

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snunney (130967) 2014-11-01 5:14

Hello Daniel,
Excellent choice of point of view and framing to accentuate the graphical lines of the architecture. Very good tonal contrasts and excellent clarity.

mesutilgim (0) 2014-11-01 5:24

Hello Daniel,
Very nice architectorial capture from Porto. Perfect pov andlayout, nice framing.
TFS and have a nice weekend
MESUT ILGIM

Sergiom (117241) 2014-11-01 5:47

Bonjour Daniel,

J'aime beaucoup ce cadrage vertical.Le graphisme de ce bвtiment est remarquable dans cette image. J'aime les formes et les angles ainsi que la gestion de la lumiиre.

Bon samedi

Serge

saxo042 (38078) 2014-11-01 6:02

Hi Daniel,
An intricate composition with many attractive angles and lines. Really some very interesting and attractive architecture. A well chosen POV.
Kind regards
Gunnar

timecapturer (49288) 2014-11-01 7:50

Hello Daniel
recognise this from a previous post and this more expansive shot works equally as effectively. Love the graphical lines here and a shot that gives us a real sense of the size of this modern and impressive looking building.

Nice one!

Brian.

annjackman (23019) 2014-11-01 8:16

Hello Daniel,
There are good, strong graphic lines in this composition. The light colours of the building contrast well with the blue sky. Very well seen and framed.
Kind Regards, Ann

kabel (1930) 2014-11-01 10:31

Hello, an excellent point of view to capture the strong graphic architectural lines. Also very good light and shadow display.
Overall a very classy photo,
Have a great day and TFS,
Karen

carlo62 (81265) 2014-11-01 15:50

Ciao Daniel
ottima scelta del pov, c'и un bel gioco di linee, con il palazzo di fronte che ne aumenta l'effetto.
Saluti
Carlo

lousat (140046) 2014-11-01 16:16

Hi Daniel,magnificent geometric composition from thsi house of music,great choice of point of view,sharpness and exposure,another top class pic in your gallery full of original perspectives,i like it! Have a nice Sunday and thanks,Luciano

jcpix (14030) 2014-11-01 22:22

Hi Daniel,

I assume you must have quite enjoyed yourself with this one, I can perceive many possible compositions. I like what you've done here, the graphic impact is big...literally! :) The patterns, the bold shapes and the overall arrangement come together to form a grand display of modern architecture, even in a relatively minimal manner. Clear, sharp and well defined...you've put together a beauty! Enjoy the new day. Take care.

Friendly wishes,

Jason

jjcordier (79299) 2014-11-01 23:46

Daniel
Une photo d'architecture intйressante, bien cadrйe et bien exposйe.
Amicalement
JJ

Tue (93530) 2014-11-02 1:58

Hello Daniel,
Excellent capture of the modern architecture of the Music House. Great composition with a nice, tight crop. I like the diagonal lines of the upper part, the mainly horizontal lines of the stairs and the mainly vertical lines of the building in the background. Well seen and captured.
Lars

janneman (4037) 2014-11-02 10:24

Very graphic. Excellent pov!

Regards, Jan

marabu61 (11587) 2014-11-02 12:30

Hello Daniel
Very well framed and thigh cropped view on this impressionistic and futuristic music hall in Porto. The great light and the uncluttered view have enhanced the cleanliness of the frame.
have a great week ahead
Daniel

abmdsudi (95869) 2014-11-03 5:34

Hi Daniel
A splendid shot emphasizes the strong shapes, lines and shadows of the structures. It renders just the graphical effect leaving so much to admire which is aptly treated with good backdrop for scale and reference taken from very effective viewpoint lending to an attractive capture. Good vision, Well done,
Best regards

macjake (98544) 2014-11-04 16:13

Hi Daniel
more and more from Porto!
can you count all the triangles in this shot! if you can you're a patient man!!

same thing with all the rectangles!
lots of geometry here in this fusion of concrete.
really like it
cheers
craig

Cricri (176) 2014-11-05 9:15

Hi Daniel
Une bonne recherche dans le cadrage, graphique, artistique, trиs belle rйalisation
Belle soirйe
cricri

siudzi (34141) 2014-11-11 4:17

Hi Daniel,
Creative and original cropping for this presentation. Like the way you managed and executed the composition based on the strong contrasting tones and fantastic play with shapes. Bravo!
Best,
Gosia