Artistic architecture

Stanley has captured a fantastic skyline of Dubai in the blue hour just after sunset. His central composition works well, with the Burj Khalifa, the tallest building in the world, taking pride of place in the middle. His use of reflection in the water works really well and his implementation of a long exposure helps smooth out some of the water and bring a bit of motion into the clouds which makes the sky more dramatic.

Inge has captured a brilliant shot of the Axel Towers in Copenhagen, making great use of the available light and swooping curves in the building. The base of the building is in deep shadow which acts perfectly to frame the towers and lead the eye in, almost like a vignette. There’s a brilliant range of tones in the shot from the deep shadows, sky and bright reflective windows, but Inge’s done a great job of making sure all of the detail was retained.

Simon’s shot of the Riverwalk House, designed by architect Stanton Williams, Millbank Vauxhall Bridge in London works fantastically well in black and white. His composition works brilliantly with the white bands swooping through the frame like ribbons. His processing is fantastic, with the high-contrast black and white treatment makes it look very graphic, and has an almost lino print quality to it.

Taymuraz has captured a brilliant scene here, the Omar Ali Saifuddien mosque is full of fantastic architecture and interesting lines and curves. The lighting is also superb with a gentle afterglow of blues and pinks in the sky. I'd have liked to seen a tripod be used rather than a handheld exposure with a high ISO, as this has degraded the image quality quite a bit. A tripod would also allow Taymuraz to try out a long exposure which would bring a little movement into the water and sky and make his fantastic sky even more impressive. Great job and look forward to seeing your shots in the future.