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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
  • Walking around a city is the best way for you to experience the city itself. On one day in Reykjavik I did just that and started to explore. As I headed down one street I found a nice reflection of the modern building right next to it and worked through the parked cars to find the best angle to capture the image.
    Reykjavik-Reflection.tif
  • On many mornings while I was in Havana I would walk the streets as each day was beginning. In any city it is quite different of the morning activities as people start their day. From children heading to school, businesses opening up and people walking towards their jobs. This morning as I headed towards the capital of Cuba I found myself on a street leading directly to the capitol which I was able to capture with the cars on a one way street heading towards the building.
    Streets-Havana.tif
  • On Hong Kong Island there is a whole transit system of trams. On one day I became familiar with the system due to a lost mobile phone. As I sat in the front of the tram on the upper level I was able to capture the motion of the tram as it went through central Hong Kong around sunset. Using a longer shutter speed the movement of the tram allowed the blur to occur.
    Tram-Hong-Kong.tif
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  • 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
  • As I stayed in Quebec City I noticed looking out the window the reflection of the older building I was in from the modern building across the street. This gave me an idea for a photograph, so I took my camera and worked to find the best location to take the image which would align the windows in the older building. When taking an image like this the direction of light is important and as it was shining in my direction I had to be careful for lens flare in the camera itself.
    Building-Reflection-Quebec.tif
  • The light show at Gardens by the Bay in Singapore is a great experience. Earlier in my visit I had ventured to the path above but for the light show found a nice perspective and captured the show in addition to sitting back and taking in the experience as well.
    Singapore-Evening-Gardens-Bay.tif
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  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • While I was in Cuba, I walked through the Plaza de San Francisco de Asis in Havana where there were flocks of birds which flew around the plaza. I was busy photographing some of the buildings when a flock flew by where I was standing. Quickly adjusting the camera I started to follow them as they flew past capturing this image which froze their location but still shows the wings moving in most of the pigeons.
    Birds-Havana.tif
  • Walking along Marina Bay in Singapore I came across the Merlion. The Merlion is a mythical creature with the head of a lion and body of a fish which is a symbol of Singapore. As Singapore is near the equator the length of golden hour or dusk is quite short and limits the amount of photographing you can do with the nice evening light. I found a spot along near the sculpture and worked to compose my image to bring in parts of the city and also show the motion of the water with a little longer exposure giving this image.
    Merlion-Dusk-Singapore.tif