Purple Orange Dome
9th May 2007
Purple Orange Dome from duncmc via flickr.
The Pod on St Andrews Quay (West) in Hull. Carphone Warehouse this side, Jessops on t’other and Starbucks upstairs. It used to have a climbing wall inside, but I’m not sure if that’s still open.
Tags: architecture, building, canon ef s 10 22, canon eos 400d, digital photography, hull, pod, st andrews quay
9th May 2007 @ 2:04am
The glass and sky interact well but (if I understand this image) I think that removing the base or advert would enhance the illusion.
9th May 2007 @ 2:20am
@ pixell – I originally cropped into the orange base but felt that the composition suffered as a result. I also considered retouching out the hoarding, but frankly I am too lazy, having already removed a temporary roadworks sign in the bottom left. I do agree with your comment, and I must admit it hadn’t occurred to me to crop the orange base out entirely as per you note. I shall revisit at some point, and perhaps do an alternative version.
9th May 2007 @ 6:41am
That sky is unbeleivably good. Yes it’s a shame about the bottom of the Pod but that dome and sky make up for it.
9th May 2007 @ 8:56am
What it really needs is a temporary roadworks sign - maybe, say, in the bottom left?
11th May 2007 @ 3:00am
great effort, yes the sky and upper structure flow easily together, but what a statement the orange makes to the image… also the climbing wall has been closed for a couple of years or more…
12th May 2007 @ 11:37am
like it - very forboding, i wonder if contracts are signed in blood!
15th May 2007 @ 11:44am
I’ve done security work based in the office on the Pod’s top floor - go up there one day and ask security for two things - a shot from Starbuck’s balcony (just the right height for a good shot of the river) and also the old games room on the top floor