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Vue
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01-MAY-2005 IMG_24821bw_coolgray11C

May 1 2005:
Vue

Ended up in Reading today, a major town about 20 miles away. It’s a while since I’ve been there and visited the Oracle Shopping Centre, which is quite impressive.

The shopping area and the car park are separated by a waterway, which is overlooked by many eating houses and towards one end is the dynamic ‘Vue’ cinema.

I was equally pleased that all this is adjacent to the original High Street, which is still pretty busy with trade. We may complain at modern shopping malls but this one really is a delight.

Here’s the colour version…


Here’s one for Jeanne…



Photoshop:
Cropped and Resized
Converted to Grayscale
Duotoned using Pantone Cool Gray 11C
~Polarising Filter used on camera~


Last year I had only just started researching my ‘Ancestors’

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel
1/500s f/4.0 at 17.0mm iso100 hide exif
Full EXIF Info
Date/Time01-May-2005 15:32:31
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 300D DIGITAL
Flash UsedNo
Focal Length17 mm
Exposure Time1/500 sec
Aperturef/4
ISO Equivalent100
Exposure Bias
White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
JPEG Quality (6)
Exposure Programshutter priority (2)
Focus Distance

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Mike R02-Jun-2005 06:55
I was here this very weekend getting my fix of Star Wars. Nice pic.
Guest 05-May-2005 08:09
Good shot!
Ric Yates03-May-2005 11:39
Great shot - especially the way the sky almost frames the subject.
Chris Sofopoulos02-May-2005 16:22
Awesome b&w shot. I love the tones!
Guest 01-May-2005 21:26
Lovely tones and lovely reflections, Ray! Good job!
Gayle P. Clement01-May-2005 20:11
I love the reflections.
Guest 01-May-2005 19:43
this is an amazing architectural structure..this is a great shot!
Sheena Woodhead01-May-2005 19:20
Definitely the B&W for me. Excellent composition and great perspective.
Ian Clowes01-May-2005 18:43
.... nearly shot the Vue cinema in Ellesmere POrt tonight, but the traffic was too busy.... scary :)
JeremyGood01-May-2005 18:41
Great perspective and reflections of that beautiful sky.
Antonis Sarantos01-May-2005 18:28
Excellent b&w post editing Ray, you are a great PaD neighbor!
Guest 01-May-2005 18:26
great image - fantastic control of tonal range to get the most out of the black and white treatment.