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Keywords:1 Bishops Square, Allen & Overy, Architecture, Art, Atrium, canvas, flowers, Building, City, England, Europe, GB, Glass, Great Britain, Installation, London, Modern, colour, colours, green, yellow, blue, Multicolour, mono, black and white, selective colour, Office, Office Block, Office Building, Offices, One Bishops Square, Open House London, Open house, 2016, Reflection, Reflections, Sony A700, Sigma 10-20mm Symmetrical, UK, United Kingdom, Urban, Photomatix, hdr, Photoshop, topaz
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Dimensions5324 x 3546
Original file size8.8 MB
Image typeJPEG
Color spacesRGB
Date taken18-Sep-16 12:22
Shooting Conditions

Camera makeSONY
Camera modelDSLR-A700
Focal length13 mm
Focal length (35mm)19 mm
Max lens aperturef/2.1
Exposure1/50 at f/7.1
FlashNot fired, compulsory mode
Exposure bias0 EV
Exposure modeAuto bracket
Exposure prog.Aperture priority
ISO speedISO 640
Metering modePattern
Digital zoom0x
Bishops Square Going Down

Bishops Square Going Down

This is another shot taken in One Bishops Square during Open House. The building houses the offices of the law firm Allen & Overy. The architect was Foster and Partners and the building was completed in 2005.This is in the central Atrium of the building. It has an art installation that hangs down 11 floors. It comprises 200 flowers made from canvas which are triggered to open and close by hidden movement sensors, to reflect movement of any chosen environment, inside or outside the building. Their colours echo those used in the different zones of the building.

The picture was taken handheld with a Sony A700 with a Sigma 10-20 mm lens at 13mm. 3 raw images 2EV spacing for HDR. Outputted in Photomatix using Fusion Real Estate preset for a natural look. To avoid the main features being lost in a busy image I went for selective colour to focus on the art installation using Topaz B&W Effects and a layer mask in Photoshop. I also liked the lift shaft so brought that up using a layer mask again for a selective curves adjustment and clarity using unsharp mask amount and radius 63.