DNA and Calatravade from inside Photo

Photographer’s Note

My previous post was from a Science museum in Lisboa, now I present you the more impressive Science Museum of Valencia, the Museu de les Ciències Príncipe Felipe, one of the buildings of the Ciutat de les Arts i les Ciències, the complex designed by the Valencian architect Santiago Calatrava.

The sculpture (I guess we can call it that) you see reflected here is a gigantic representation of a DNA molecule.

While browsing the Valencia gallery looking for a view of the building I found only one post of the interior of this museum and none where we can see clearly the outside view of this side of the building, while there are plenty of posts of the exterior of the opposite side. You can take a look at this beautiful blue hour by luighi in which the museum appears on the left (the direction of the POV of this post of mine is pointed by the alignment of the trees).

• WS#1: Another reflection.

• WS#2: A wider view from above.

Link to all my photos of Valencia: ***

Location (latitude, longitude): 39.456,-0.3513 [Bing, formerly MS Live Earth: ***; Google Street View: ***

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batalay (21112) 2009-07-06 18:37

Hello Dear José,

I see that we are near neighbors again, and what pleasure. The model of the double-helix you've shared with is intriguing and enigmatic, and immediately captures one's attention. You've chosen an imaginative vantage point for the photo, and managed the light well, avoiding silhouettes against the bright light.

Warm regards to the family,

Bulent

lucasgalodoido (16673) 2009-07-06 18:49

Olá José,
ficou curiosa essa perspectiva e os reflexos, deu até pra ver o fotógrafo! Belo trabalho.
Parabéns e Abraço

SergeMtl (286) 2009-07-06 21:38

Perfectly placed geometric pattern. The effect is like floating in a surrealist painting.
Serge

danyy (69223) 2009-07-06 23:02

Bonjour José,
une contre plongée très graphqiue avec tout se qui est exposé au dessus.
Des lumières bien dosées malgré le contre jour, luminosités bien réparties.
Amicalement

gokanlam (6431) 2009-07-06 23:48

i think it's a nice contribution to the TE knowledge.. i like the view of the dna molecules and the people's curious looks.. but one your WS has attracted me much more than this one.. the vertical one.. it looks more simple than this one..
best wishes,
rela

Giorgio (8750) 2009-07-06 23:49

- Jolie composition José, l'esprit graphique de cette sculpture est bien mis en valeur par ton PdV original, avec l'environnement qui lui aussi apporte sa contribution à cet effet, en tout cas, bravo, c'est réussi !
giorgio

Graal (58445) 2009-07-06 23:52

Hi Jose,
amazing place andpresentation. Unusual model of DNA. Nice reflections, good idea and shot. I like the complementary photos also.
Gr., Aleksander

delkoo (34574) 2009-07-07 1:49

bonjour josé,
merci de nous faire visiter ce magnifique musée scientifique, ton POV particulier nous fait découvrir à la fois, l'architecture , la représentation de la molécule et les visiteurs dont tu fais partie.

bonne journée
didier

feather (49960) 2009-07-07 4:22

Great self-portrait José; do you always curl your lip when concentrating!? ;D Very intriguing view of the sculpture. It is so difficult to relate it to something so tiny we can't see it with the naked eye. You have presented a fine trilogy again, showing us different angles of your subject. I also appreciate the links to the work of others. I have only ever seen photos of Calatrava's work. I would love to see it in reality.
Kath

Charo (31677) 2009-07-07 5:20

Hola Jose,
El lugar tiene unos sitios fantásticos para las fotos, y si hay un maestro haciéndolas...mejor.
Excelente captura que si no fuera por los WS sería difícil de entender.
Me gusta el WS2, creo que merece una foto principal.
Un abrazo,
Charo

emilbo (9535) 2009-07-07 6:39

Olà Jose!
Très joli ce dôme du musée en forme de toile d'araignée. On regarde la photo et on essaie de comprendre. Bonne composition et beau contraste du bleu avec le reste de la photo.
Félicitations!... et bonne journée,
Emilius

luighi (4220) 2009-07-07 6:48

Hola Jose , preciosa y creativa imagen de la gran molecula de ADN.
Muy bien acompañada con los dos ws tambien de exquisito detalle.
Los que estan a tu lado son tu mujer y tu hija?

Un fuerte abrazo.Luis

ChrisJ (70373) 2009-07-07 8:20

Olá José

A superb upward pov, with fantastic, graphis, colour & sharpness. The people add scale & context. Parabens!

xuaxo (5785) 2009-07-07 8:55

Olá José,
Esta foto era um quebra-cabeças, não estava a perceber, ainda mais com gente dentro, até que vi o WS#2. Um dos WS mais úteis de sempre para perceber a foto principal.
No fim disto tudo, a foto é um sucesso, pois mete-nos dentro desse DNA.
Cumprimentos,
Francisco

Morac (20717) 2009-07-07 9:55

Bonsoir José,

J'aime cette "calatravade" originale car coloriée et "habitée".
Amicalement
Marc

gildasjan (24013) 2009-07-07 9:56

Bonjour José
Belle perspective au-dessus de ces têtes ici avec une spirale de couleurs qui donne du caractère à cette architecture.
Bonne soirée
Amicalement
gildas

leonorkuhn (13877) 2009-07-07 10:44

Olá José,

A escultura é muito atrativa, uma molécula de DNA já é bastante complexa, imagine a vida.
Muito interessante esta composição, excelente perspectiva através do espelho. Cores e nitidez fantásticas e de bônus, o auto-retrato do fotógrafo.

Abraços
Leonor

sunamoon (5061) 2009-07-07 11:25

Hola Jose,

Muy buena idea de fotografía al espejo, mucha originalidad y color, con formas peculiares, muy buena autofoto,
muy interesante el grafismo, felicidades!
Los WS, son excelentes, muy buena aportación, sino no se entendería la foto!

Un saludo,
Elena

Rafer (4462) 2009-07-07 12:28

Formidable presentación...muy buena...saludos

paura (38906) 2009-07-08 2:15

José,
Aqui o mix de cores e formas é que se destacam, em uma harmônica figura post moderna. Lindo trabalho.

Abraço

Paulo

Urs (3100) 2009-07-09 17:07

Dear Jose

This DNA molecule sculpture is very impressive and informative at the same time. It really would be worth to pay a visit to this science museum. Thanks for sharing it with us. Actually the shot above is in my opinion the best of the three you showed in TE. It's well framed and executed with great sharpness, nice colors and fine DOF. The visitors looking at the DNA make your picture more lively and boost DOF further. Congrats

Best regards
Urs

Didi (36318) 2009-07-13 8:55

Salut José
Un art abstrait intéressant qui peut faire penser à une structure ADN
Bon point de vue et équilibre de luminosité très appréciable.
Amitiés

avene (11076) 2009-07-14 17:41

hi José,
the exaggerated perspective works really well here to create an interesting "twist" to the taditional museum photo. I quite like that you have included the people in the frame, after all the instalation is about the essence of life :)

best,
Kristine

ilDottore (4004) 2009-07-16 8:19

Hi Jose,
Wonderful wide angle effect. This Sigma is really fantastic lens, indeed.
Unusual composition, fantastic architecture of Calatrava.
Best Regards
Chris

Bluejeans (32793) 2009-07-21 0:50

Oi amigo ,
Gostei do efeito criado parece que estamos a cair , ficou bom o teu reflexo no vidro , gostei dos WS esse DNA e bem gigante , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Silversnow (2121) 2009-12-08 11:03

Superb architectural POV, and great scientific sharing :)
UI love the use of the wide angle and the inclusion of people showing the scale.