FujiMugs Challenge Entry

Challenge #144: CURVES
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Challenge ended Aug 8, 2011

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2nd Place Who said ceilings are boring?

Post-Processing:
Stitched three photos together as the stem was so large.
Used curves, cloned and enriched the tones slightly.
Cropped, shrunk and Unsharp mask.

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This is the most curvaceous ceiling I have ever seen.

It rises from beneath the floor in the form of a 40 foot high circular funnel. This then fans out and forms six elliptical undulating domes covering 43,000 sqft.

The ceiling is made of a metal skeleton that is lined with over 131,000 feet of Western Red Cedar wood from Canada.

It feels like you are walking underneath a gigantic flat topped mushroom!

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	Neil UK Aug 9, 2011 19:31 GMT	Thanks very much all. I really enjoyed this challenge :-).
	f_otto Aug 9, 2011 09:06 GMT	Congratulations Neil!
	mike533 Aug 9, 2011 07:30 GMT	Well done Neil,so near to double top!
	Mepo Aug 9, 2011 01:45 GMT	Congats on a great one two !
	RolandB Aug 9, 2011 00:29 GMT	Congratulations! A really fabulous shot.
Aug 8, 2011 23:59 GMT		--- End of voting ---
	Neil UK Aug 8, 2011 20:13 GMT	Thank you all for the great comments :-). This is the ceiling of the Oriel in the Welsh Assembly Building (Senedd) in Cardiff Bay. Here is a link to some wider pictures of it (LINK) which also show it in relation to one of my earlier challenge entries (LINK) This 'chimney' passes all the hot air from my governments debates (who sit directly below it) to the outside through the roof. (LINK) Dan and Leanne - Yes, they are holes for the ceiling lights. I considered trying to remove them but I thought it would spoil the authenticity of the scene (there are hundreds of lights spread out over the ceiling). As each one was an ellipse I felt their own curves added to the photo.
	mike533 Aug 8, 2011 14:43 GMT	Curves aplenty! fascinating picture and can almost smell that Cedarwood. In my TT
	Barr1e Aug 8, 2011 09:19 GMT	Nicely captured and fits the theme. Regards. Barr1e
	leanneqld Aug 8, 2011 00:56 GMT	Nice find and suits the challenge. I know they belong there but the black cavities (housing for security cameras, lights?? ) annoy me, probably because they spoil the lovely overall timber pattern. Would like to see it cropped at the bottom and left side to remove them. Exposure is good.
	labang2 Aug 7, 2011 08:14 GMT	Interesting to know where this amazing work was created, full marks to the architects, workers and yes the photographer! Well done.
	Bobbie D Aug 5, 2011 22:11 GMT	Wow, what an architectural nightmare this must have been! No question on how to vote here... #1.
	DanWolf Aug 5, 2011 01:53 GMT	Wow, that is a curvacious ceiling! I think the light fixtures are a little distracting, but still, it's a great, curvy shot!

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