As promised, here's the second shot of the construction work on the Nasa Multiplex building in Dubai. As I mentioned, I think I prefer the previous one I posted – it was a bit more graphic than this one – but this shot does convey a better sense of scale, not least in terms of demonstrating that it's a long way down from the 82nd floor :)
As always, let me know what you think.
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I feel sorry for the builders... everytime they want to get on with things another photographer appears... :)
The scale of that place is amazing
comment byJames Howe at 12:53 PM (GMT) on 21 May, 2009
Great view of the city, but the inclusion of the work really makes this image for me. Lots of other interesting elements to explore as well.
comment byDave Wilson at 01:41 PM (GMT) on 21 May, 2009
What a superb shot. I love the receding, high key, almost-monochrome background. The overall feel of the image is great and really gives a sense of the scale of the scene.
comment by Andy Mills at 02:07 PM (GMT) on 21 May, 2009
I love this shot. You can see the Dubai Mall, Downtown Burj Dubai and even the Etisalat building I had to go to last week! (Probably less known this one).
Great that you have the construction worker in there so we can remind ourselves who is helping put all this fabulous stuff up.
comment bysteve deer at 02:46 PM (GMT) on 21 May, 2009
jeez... this is a bit amazing!!!
comment by Sue Ables at 03:10 PM (GMT) on 21 May, 2009
Good Lord... glad I don't have his job. I'm getting light headed if I look at the ground next to him. I'd say that is a compliment. So much detail.
comment bysteve deer at 03:51 PM (GMT) on 21 May, 2009
would love to see the 'before' of this
comment by steve deer at 03:53 PM (GMT) on 21 May, 2009
oh... and really hope you got a model release on this :-)
I do prefer this one, it's hard to place why, maybe it's the scale, or the mood, or the tones - yesterday's was nice, and well framed - but this one really drew me in to look closer.
comment byCarlos Garcia at 11:38 PM (GMT) on 21 May, 2009
The geometry of the entire image really captures the scale and height... when you think of it, nothing in this image belongs there! Amazing shot. What an incredible passion to build... I love how the image slowly fades in color and detail from the foreground.
C.
comment byLightningPaul at 09:56 AM (GMT) on 22 May, 2009
AWESOME! I prefer this one. The background is fantastic and the man is a superb addition to this image.
comment byMatthias at 04:41 PM (GMT) on 5 June, 2009
WOOOW! What an amazing view! And the coloring matches so beautiful to it.
comment bywill pattison at 02:01 AM (GMT) on 10 June, 2009
this one and the last one are both the kind of shot that should be in nat geo!
wp.
comment byMarco at 05:26 PM (GMT) on 13 June, 2009
I think your Dubai series is stunning! I have to agree that this picture does give a sence of scale indeed. I hope that the guy did not forget to bring his lunchbox.
As promised, here's the second shot of the construction work on the Nasa Multiplex building in Dubai. As I mentioned, I think I prefer the previous one I posted – it was a bit more graphic than this one – but this shot does convey a better sense of scale, not least in terms of demonstrating that it's a long way down from the 82nd floor :)
As always, let me know what you think.
As I also mentioned, between now and the end of July 2009 we are offering a 15% discount on our tutorials. Further details here:
http://www.chromasia.com/tutorials/online/
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I think I'm liking this one more David! Like you said I think it shows the area a lot better than the previous one.
Fantastic shot! I feel dizzy like I'm standing up there! :)
Amazing perspective!!!!!
Actually I prefer this one. The worker just adds another elements of interest in addition to the spectaclar view. Great!
I feel sorry for the builders... everytime they want to get on with things another photographer appears... :)
The scale of that place is amazing
Great view of the city, but the inclusion of the work really makes this image for me. Lots of other interesting elements to explore as well.
What a superb shot. I love the receding, high key, almost-monochrome background. The overall feel of the image is great and really gives a sense of the scale of the scene.
I love this shot. You can see the Dubai Mall, Downtown Burj Dubai and even the Etisalat building I had to go to last week! (Probably less known this one).
Great that you have the construction worker in there so we can remind ourselves who is helping put all this fabulous stuff up.
jeez... this is a bit amazing!!!
Good Lord... glad I don't have his job. I'm getting light headed if I look at the ground next to him. I'd say that is a compliment. So much detail.
would love to see the 'before' of this
oh... and really hope you got a model release on this :-)
I do prefer this one, it's hard to place why, maybe it's the scale, or the mood, or the tones - yesterday's was nice, and well framed - but this one really drew me in to look closer.
This is an amazing photo. I love how the city looks like a matte painting.
Wow...nice picture! Dubay developed so much in the past years, and it's so modern and classy latetly! Great shot
Great perspective. Dizzying!
The geometry of the entire image really captures the scale and height... when you think of it, nothing in this image belongs there! Amazing shot. What an incredible passion to build... I love how the image slowly fades in color and detail from the foreground.
C.
AWESOME! I prefer this one. The background is fantastic and the man is a superb addition to this image.
To be honest, I like this one. The colours are superb. Are they original or have you processed it to gain this muted brownish tone?
Regards.
Wow, what a perspective! I can't believe how much that building dwarves all of the others...
Thanks everyone :)
GREAT shot! how do you get access to these under-construction buildings?
Unbelievable! Could be on mars as well.
LIke a contemporary Lewis Hine photo...color and in Dubai. Super!
Very nice shot! The man makes it complete!
WOOOW! What an amazing view! And the coloring matches so beautiful to it.
this one and the last one are both the kind of shot that should be in nat geo!
wp.
I think your Dubai series is stunning! I have to agree that this picture does give a sence of scale indeed. I hope that the guy did not forget to bring his lunchbox.