Modern Architecture (Exteriors)

An anthropomorphic interpretation of the Valencia Science Building. This is a an unsettling image, it looks like a giant bug. Good axial alignment and you have a well balanced symmetrical image. This might also work well in monochrome. It might be worth looking at lightening the image - lifting the exposure in the sky, perhaps.

The person walking along gives a great sense of scale and sweeping lines of the tile joins lead the eye around the image. People are often excluded from architectural imagery, as they are often hard to position in the frame and can detract from the image. But perseverance pays off, waiting for the person to be in the right place.

Good use of contrast and monochrome, the subject is nearly symmetrical (the central window mullion is not quite aligned to line of brickwork junction below) making this an arresting image. The graphic composition and lines of layers are very successful.

Curvilinear structures are fun to photograph, for one thing less attention needs to paid to straightening verticals. You have used dramatic contrast well and I like the monochrome. I would pay attention to the silhouetted figure just bro right of centre - getting the arrangement of these figures right can lift an image to outstanding.

A difficult image to capture, as it is such a tall structure and you have employed photo-editing skills well to correct verticals. The building appears to tower over very other building in Chicago, of which there are many fine and important historic skyscrapers. Can you photoshop out the tower name?

This image was so different from many that were submitted; popular subjects were Valencia Science Park, Opera House in Reykjavik, Selfridge's Birmingham and countless 'look-ups'. In this image, though the architecture may not be strictly modern, it does look newly built. Good balance of colour (red dress and blue pool work very well) and positioning of the 2 women. The image has a very good sense of place. Including the women has elevated this image from ordinary to excellent. Look at the images of Slim Aarons - maybe he was an influence on this photograph. I know where I am going to book my next holiday.

Good tonal image and arrangement of the sweeping curves of the structure. The Vitra Design Museum is a wonderful place to visit and photograph the modern structures located on the campus. You have succeeded in your capture, this is a beautiful image.

This could be a great shot - be careful of where the figures are positioned. This may have worked better if the figures were emerging from the building. You have a good central composition and those fabulous plunging lines on either side of the entrance.

A detail, but a an unusual building. There were many images of this structure and I thought the composition of this one was the most interesting. It looks like it was cropped in from a wider shot, but it does accentuate the dramatic folds and the elegance of a well-designed concrete structure.

This is a miss-mash of rooflines, and the background of construction at Nine Elms merely adds to the confusion. Vauxhall Bridge is a wonderful structure - but the river is not visible. I would also re-visit the location and shoot in the morning so the light is on the buildings, but to do that may be too late this year as this view faces north-east - perhaps a project for next spring?

A great building and a fabulous entrance, but why did you include that figure? Think about the figures that are included in the image, this could be such a striking image, one that doesn't need someone who has just struck up a light for his cigarette.

Another detail, but unmistakabley I.M. Pei's beautiful pyramid at the Louvre. Good contrast of light from within and natural ambient light in the evening sky. The diagonal line of the structure bisects the frame with good intent. Being able to see the complexity of the structure is very pleasing.

An intriguing image, with the leading line to the red umbrella. I think it could have a little more detail in the highlights, but I love the shadows and interplay of light on the soffit of the balconies. This is a delightful image, and another place I'd go on holiday.

Good use of context, showing the impact of steel and glass on a tropical environment. This image captures the oppressive humidity of Singapore. The lushness of the impenetrable canopy of trees is a wonderful contrast to the towers. I thought long about including this in the top ten, but it was just nudged out.

Many 'look-ups' were submitted and I have commented on this one because of the inclusion of the canopy as foreground. These images may look dramatic as you stare skyward, but a photographer needs to think differently about how they are captured.

Great use of negative space, presenting lots of different angles and an understanding of the spatial arrangement of the entrance. This image really gives me a sense of what it is like to be in that space on a sunny Cornwall day.

Very good juxtaposition and detail of these skyscrapers. There is a clarity in the detail, which I think is hard to get in Shanghai, amongst the high humidity, moisture and polluted air. Using the negative space of the KPF designed tower to allow the projecting spire to pierce the space is a good device.

Though this is modern architecture, it also demonstrates the argument advanced by UNESCO that Liverpool would lose its listed status. The impact of the two modern buildings on the Three Graces is very dramatic in this image. Architectural photography also has a polemic role.

I know this location, the bridge and Canary Wharf Tower, but I have never noticed the angled approach to the footbridge. This is an excellent image that shows me something I haven't seen. Framing the lone walker is a great device, and you have so many pleasing compositional tools in this image; leading lines, balance, contrast, triangles and diagonals.

People in this environment are always going to be doing something - you have captured this very well. Some are involved in the surroundings, like the man lying down, whilst others use it as a route to get from one place to another. Architectural photography is also about people enjoying and interacting with space and spaces - especially public space.