Atrium Dynamic

The Atrium Space at Pierre Lassonde Pavilion @

Musée National des Beaux-arts du Québec by OMA

2016, first visit to Quebec City, beyond the old town sitting in a quite neighborhood, 

a newly built museum extension.

I enjoy taking photos of the dynamic spaces, while there is a right balance use of shape and geometry intersect with circulation make it an interesting flow compare to a chaotic and disoriented scene. Firmly believing, the rightness is based off the context, and how a space can be viewed standalone by itself while keeping the rest maintain its identify.  

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The world of old school painting.

Thingvellir National Park - This is a place just fall outside of the popular golden circle, but its a place carries a lot of historic  and geographic weight.

Its the  the site of Iceland's parliament from the 10th to 18th centuries and the fault line of two tectonic plate.

We visited the place in early summer late afternoon, without the low angle sun, everything is saturated but flat. To maintain the landscape color and bring out texture of the place, I tried a edit style to make them like old school landscape painting.

 

A Very Norway Landscape

2017; summer, first day of summer at highland, 7/3. Highland glacier along southern Norway had its charm with a wood house simply set in the landscape with right balance. Moss Rock, Melting ice and turquoise lake. Missing travel while we are well past half of the summer.    Print Available at https://bit.ly/3jty1GR 

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TURNING THE CURVE

While constant inspired by the infrastructure in the city, the terminal is always an interest focus. It records, documents and carries people's activity ; illustrate a beautiful yet interesting interactive activity patterns. This photo was taken near Amsterdam train station. Where a  ferry terminal intersect a new bus terminal intersect. The curve bridge marked a poised moment of all the motion which I think complement well with this busy terminal 

You can get a print through here

You can get a print through here

End of train terminal making a full circle. Elements in the terminal end track reframe and divide the scene up create interesting composition. This is a photo taken at Amsterdam waterfront terminal, the elevated lane make a u turn play off the geometry of the canopy , superimpose red tint as the reflection from the tinted glass

 

Movement at Atrium

These are series of photography studies capture the flow of movement in the main circulation space. Jean-Noël Desmarais Pavilion of Museum of Modern Art in Montreal.

An addition built in 90's. Many innovation and critics but elevate the museum into the modern era.

Interested in the work of architect and history, you can find it here

 

Curve Bench Geometric

These are series of photo collage playing off of curved benches located at gentry plaza in Long Island City. These urban furniture are very playful.

This series was submitted to Twice as Nice - Fine Art Pairs & Sets Challenge at @minted

Surprise award announce see it HERE

Customized order in szie from Store

Urban Noir - Light at the end of the tunnel 

Stage 3 reopen approaching, are we finally there. Let's hope not return to lock down. 

Following missing a long wait of train is an emptiness platform, I observed and appreciate the light marking its existence on the ground. The back lid glass appears with shades of gradient light create a mysterious reading on the windows. This is a photo taken at Queensboro Plaza Station. 

Just launch on @minted rb.gy/gfkcbx

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Beth Sholom Synagogue in Elkins Park, Pennsylvania

End of June start entering the longest daylight hour, perfect time to revisit the age of exploration on transparency.  Master piece at the master's late life, but start with a vision from the client. A modern and simple shape design. No window, but a roof with glass and a rotunda the let light in. 1/2 mil. 100 ft tall. 7 years of work(1953- 1959); Translucent corrugated wired glass and fiber glass ceiling, the age of expressionism. Its also interesting to note that Wright refer the soaring exterior wall as "luminous Mount Sinai". 

construction photos - https://www.bethsholompreservation.org/history

interest for a visit - check this out - https://www.bethsholompreservation.org/visit

 

Simply Ordinary

The joy experience of exploring a candy shop or a full wall of vending machine (as in japan) can also be replicated at a local grocery shop.

A well curated wall that bring all us joy.

Or Just love the snacks

The joy experience of exploring a candy shop or a full wall of vending machine (as in japan) can also be replicated at a local grocery shop.A well curated wall that bring all us joy.

Cesky Krumlov #2- A side trip travel in a low season #2

quite street with cobble road in the morning

quite street with cobble road in the morning

The next morning I went out as my usual morning shooting hour around 7, air is a bit foggy but the diffuse light makes it a perfect setting for poetic photo shooting. Usually, we meandering a bit just to grab the sense of the town. After couple sip of fresh air to wake me up, I start to sink in and taking some experimental photos. Such as like following the kid in town to their school to pretend that you are a local, this takes me to the area beyond a normal tourist can reach. It's both fun and a self-fulfillment as an adventurous traveler. 

The castle is located on a hill of the outer bank of the river. Through a series of steps and arcade like sloped street  right underneath the castle, you can get to the tip of the region and overlook the town. The curved river channel dramatically represented as a golden belt as the autumn sun rendered it in low angle.  The enhanced experience at this point is magical, the charmed town with exquisite detail but also complement with a grand gesture that ties everything  together seamlessly. 

Town view from the castle

Town view from the castle

River Babk Chateau, Sankt Jobst, Chateau Cesky Krumlove and Vltava River

River Babk Chateau, Sankt Jobst, Chateau Cesky Krumlove and Vltava River

at the underside of towerbridge

at the underside of towerbridge


Coming down the hill, low angle sun in late fall makes architecture vivid and sharp for photo taking. It's 10am now, time for tourist flocked into this charmed town, and it's also our breakfast break. 

The towns housing arranged in 2/3 of the concentric circle. Rubbing off the church in the center hill. A 30 minutes slow stroll can pretty much go through the whole town. Walking over cobble road like a filming scene; Local stores feels like the boutique shop. We enjoyed the special moment of this medieval town demonstrate its charm and brought us back into his glory past. 

the red-orange roof tile is overly saturated under the autumn sun.

the red-orange roof tile is overly saturated under the autumn sun.

 

Cesky Krumlov#1 - A side trip travel in a low season

Listed as one of the most charming town in east Europe and one of the UNESCO site. Our experience with this little town is romantic yet a bit nostalgic.

The setting of the town is interesting, a river - the Vltava make a dramatic twist which forms two peninsulae, each situated with a dominant building in town- the church and the castle. 

We took an evening bus from Prague and arrived late. It was a time accessing data service isn't cheap, so dropping us off of a highway at 9pm without google map and two oversize suitcase does make you feel a bit adventurous and nervous. 

Judging from ambient lighting source and a diagrammatic map at the bus station- I figured the entrance to the town is probably right across the highway. However, this is not the tourist town I pictured in mind, and we did not encounter any single person before arriving the hotel. And here comes the 2nd problem, the b&b we reserved --- it was closed. 

The area is only lighted with fainting yellowish street light. Pretty much all the hostel in the area had shut their door at this point, with just a bit of faith left, we rang the door bell twice. After a long pause, a woman came out, who later prove to be the mother of our host, greeted us with hand gesture accompany her soft voice(she didn't speak English) and eventually get us to the room. After discussed our breakfast hour and other house policy stuff, she left us alone.

Now, dinner time - our night eventually turn totally amazing 30 min later, but we were simply hoping able to get bar food at that moment. 

We take a quick stroll around the town, did encounter some tourist snapping night shot and one pub with a bar inside (perhaps that's our best shot, I was thinking) --- finally we stopped foot in front of a restaurant we had researched, a tavern, and it was open. At the moment, we step in the restaurant, something magical happened --- there is an open grille right at the reception area fill the place with wood flavored warm air, the atmosphere is cozy and relaxing. We observed a bit and found ourselves a lovely setup in the lower section. With a starving stomach and an open mind, we ordered quite a solid feast for ourselves --- more than enough we end of finishing everything off the doggy bag in the next couple days, well -- that's another long story to crave in if you like.

We took a stroll after the dinner, the night light highlighted areas around the castle. Standing at the foot of castle hill, you can observe the textural graphic and admire details of the illustrious result under the reign of Rosenburg family. Unfortunately, we did not encounter the white lady as the local tale, which I'm pretty sure she can provide stories in great details. 

Prague#7 - Walking off the fog

The afternoon of our 3rd day stay, the sun finally arrives. And Prague still giving me surprises. It rendered the entire city with a bright paint. Like walking off the frog, poetic transcend to fantasy, imagine transformed to experience; the dream can be touch and seen now. This final twist of Prague is a promising future call making sure I will return.