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  • When looking at the design elements of Harpa in Reykjavik in Iceland there are many ways to view the building. As I walked around photographing the building over the course of time what I was seeing would change. In this image it was the angle which gave the exterior of the building, as captured from inside, the look of chains linked up together. With this in my mind I changed the was I was photographing to vertical to make those chains longer in the frame.
    Chains-Harpa.tif
  • The main concert hall in Reykjavik is Harpa which was designed to resemble the landscape around Iceland. As I walked around the city and passed by the building I would always stop as throughout the day and varying conditions the facade looks quite different. For this image I zoomed in at the gap of the two main components of the complex. This allowed the detail of the building to show as well as giving the glass different sizes in the frame based on their location.
    Details-of-Harpa.tif
  • The times I have stood in front of Harpa it never is the same. As the environmental elements change so does the appearance of the building where if you were to take this same image over multiple days you would get a differing result. For a while I stood in this location and watched it change as the sun went behind the clouds on this early September day. With Reykjavik also being so far north the position of the sun changes drastically over the course of the year as well which also provides differing directions of shadows from the light.
    Front-Harpa.tif
  • The patterns of Harpa in Reykjavik are quite interesting. With the layers of glass just moving a little will give you a different perspective of the building with the varying lines. As I moved around the building I looked at the different compositions with not only the materials of the building but also how the light hit the building during the course of the day. In this image I was working on the repeating lines and patterns which exist on the building and stacking them upon each other.
    Patterns-Harpa.tif
  • As I walked away from Harpa I looked back and noticed the walls of patterns climbing and the light coming through the structure. Just by moving a little I was able to position the light in a spot to get this effect as the structure just allowed a little hint of light. With the sun not taking over the sun it allowed me to capture the details of the building and the varying patterns.
    Sunlight-through-Harpa.tif
  • While I spent much time photographing the details of Harpa in Reykjavik, I also did capture some of the entire building to help provide context. Looking at a building like this can be quite overwhelming about where to photograph first. When I first walked up to Harpa it was from along the shoreline which allowed me to key in on some detail of the building first prior to moving around to explore all the little pieces. This let me get comfortable with the different shapes and patterns prior to starting to photograph other areas, and also taking breaks to allow my mind to reset and start new in different areas.
    Harpa.tif
  • It is not the exterior of Harpa which gives much to take in and photograph, the inside is full of interesting elements as well. While walking around the building I noticed the shadows in the various areas of the complex. As I headed up to the second floor I immediately came across the following scene. The challenge here was to position myself to capture the color reflection, but also not to block traffic which was in the building at this time as well. I experimented with having people walking through the scene, but ended up with the image of just the shadows on the floor of Harpa.
    Harpa-Patterns-Ground.tif
  • On the way home one day I stopped near the Denver Performing Arts Complex. With the afternoon light, I worked on some images of The Dancers and the other items in the area. However when I walked into the Performing Arts Complex, I noticed the door handles and the contrast with some afternoon light illuminating the one side of the complex. I had my longer lens on the camera and starting playing with a narrow depth of focus on the handles creating this image.
    Door-Handles.tif
  • The Dancers at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts is one of the pieces of art in Denver where people either love them or hate them. I find them interesting to photograph as with the angle you view them as well as the impact of light they always tell a different story. On this day with some overcast skies I looked straight up to them as they danced on a grey day providing a positive reflection to those overcast conditions.
    Dancing-Sky.tif
  • While driving past the Denver Convention Center and Denver Performing Arts Center it is hard not to miss the sculpture "The Dancers". There is always a mixed reaction to this piece of art. In November 2009 while walking around photographing during a weekend snow I stopped at the piece and wanted to capture an image which would show the piece but also a sense of where it is located. Trying to minimize my tracks in the fresh snow I took a view from a distance and thought minimal colors due to the weather.
    The-Dancers-Denver.tif
  • For all of the pieces of public art within Denver the one piece which gets a lot of discussion, after the sculpture near the airport, are The Dancers in front of the Denver Performing Arts Center along Speer Blvd. When looking at these two figures you will find a different look from any direction you view the piece which makes it interesting to photograph. This different look might even match the different views you will find on the piece as well by artist Jonathan Borofsky. If you ever have a chance to stand under the piece take that opportunity, you will be in for a treat.
    The-Dancers-Blue-Sky.tif
  • A nice November morning brought me to the area around the Colorado Convention Center and the Denver Performing Arts Complex. Walking around the area, I was looking of objects which could be interesting in an abstract manner. As I walked by the convention center, I noticed the light hitting the metal on the outside of the building for this image.
    Exterior-Convention-Center.tif
  • I have probably walked past the Denver Art Museum over 100 times and on a dreary November day, I once again walked by this building. As I was photographing in the area with overcast skies I noticed a view of the museum I had not captured in the past. The intersecting lines of the building caught my eye here with a small portion of the sky on this morning.
    Denver-Art-Museum.tif
  • As I was walking past the Art Hotel in the Golden Triangle area of Denver, I noticed the reflection of the hotel in the early morning light. History Colorado was providing the reflection of the building and I worked to find a perspective of whether or not to include the building in the image. For me including the building added perspective of size versus the close-up of the reflection in this instance.
    Art-Hotel-Reflection.tif
  • I was out photographing during a snowfall in the Denver area. It was a quiet evening however one of the exhibits at the Denver Art Museum was attracting patrons even during this weather. I set-up my tripod at the southern end of the museum complex to photographing the people walking by as well as the city in the background on this winter night in Denver.
    Snow-Denver-Art-Museum.tif
  • A spring storm dropped some snow along the Front Range of Colorado. With the warm temperatures the few days before this the accumulated snow did not amount to much but even so I grabbed my camera and headed out into the city. Walking near the Denver Art Museum I noticed the reflection of a building with the snow still on the granite bench for this image.
    Building-Reflection-Snow.tif
  • During a snowfall in Denver, I was walking near the Denver Art Museum and noticed the snow on the residences situated next to the museum.  The lines and angles are intriguing on their own, but the snow added a different dimension in the late afternoon.  I searched for an interesting area of the building and captured this of the facade on that snowy day a few weeks ago.
    Side-of-Building.tif
  • As like many other cities Missoula does a First Friday Art Walk and for this one I set up my camera outside of Gallery Saintonge during the event. With the old building in the city and the modern inside to the gallery I thought the contrast between the two worked nicely for this image.
    Gallery-Window-Missoula-Montana.tif
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  • It has been a while since I have walked past the location of the new Kirkland Museum of Fine and Decorative Art.  Walking past I was surprised at how much it has changed on Bannock in the past few months. The exterior of the museum caught my eye and I explored it with my camera for quite some time, but it was the straight on view which I liked today. I am sure when the light hits the exterior throughout the year it will produce different results.
    Kirkland-Museum-Exterior.tif