Her Majesty's Theatre, London, England

Straight heads-on architectural photography has largely fallen out of

fashion (if it ever was in fashion?) with the (justified) argument

that it is unimaginative. The attitude is summed up neatly in a

Pentax advertising campaign where they give you "the standard shot of

the Eiffel Tower" so you are free to take your camera and do something

more interesting with it.

 

However, it seems to me that the architecture of some buildings are

very much about their front and they way they impose themselves on the

city-scape, and it would be not be fair not to include a shot that

shows the this clearly, and, perhaps, unimaginatively.

 

So, are direct front-on shots boring and should be culled from the

portfolio, or are they sometimes justified, perhaps if balanced with

other views? Discuss. :-)

 

And the ultimate test is, I guess, whether the image is pleasing to

the viewer, so fell free to comment on that as well.

I liked the lighting on the building...different colours in all floors... also well framed and exposed.. congrats!

I agree on the colors being great. I think you've picked the best angle as well. The building is overwhelming and dizzying. The outlandishness has pushed away the ground and sky to grab the viewer's undivided attention.

Nice picture I like the colours, but just to be a bit nick picky, you were slightly left of centre when you took the shot, so it isn't quite square.

The lighting and colors are superb!!!!

I like the colors but disagree on the framing. I would like to see some of the sidewalk a the bottom - perhaps the curb running along the bottom the frame. At least where the building meets the ground. And the edge of the building touching the top of the frame leaves me wondering where the top of the building really is. Lots of potential with this one, though.

Really excellent... colors, composition. What a totally strange building!

Nice photo!