Towards the EXIT, a photo from Changi, East

Photographer's Note

This is another picture about the new Terminal 3 at Singapore𠏋 Changi Airport. The area shown is on arrivals, just before the immigration counters (not shown in here). The person in the picture was going towards immigration and the exit.

I really liked this vast floor which pattern gave me the idea of a high contrast B&W conversion.

The reason for the empty hall is simple. It was very early in the morning, around 6:15, when I took the shot. I had just arrived from Australia one hour before.

Changi Terminal 3 will expand Singapore Changi Airport's annual capacity by 20 million passengers to 64 million. The project features the new terminal building as well as a new baggage handling facility, an automated people mover connecting the three terminals and 28 new aerobridge gates, of which eight will handle the new generation of large aircraft, the Airbus A380. Changi airport currently serves over 60 airlines that fly to 145 destinations.

ISO: 1600

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Bugraa (933) 2008-09-17 1:12

Symmetry, asymmetry...
The Great Composition, Great Colour.
Congratulation to Photo.
Oguzhan...

riclopes (35577) 2008-09-17 1:49

Ol� Ant鏮io, gosto bastante destas experi瘽cias art疄ticas com grafismos fortes que incluem tamb幦 uma presen蓷 humana. Se bem que esta pessoa n緌 tenha tanto destaque aqui (nem a cores?), at� est� bem colocada na sa獮a das escadas rolantes. E cortar l� em cima? Por um lado d� contexto que eu gosto, mas por outro o impacto gr塻ico seria mais forte ainda. Parece quase um espelho de 墔ua...Um trabalho muito interessante que tens aqui.
Bem sei o que � estar a horas impr鏕rias nos aeroportos - j� me fartei de dormir no de Amesterd緌.
ricardo

ChrisJ (172442) 2008-09-17 3:58

Ol� Antonio

Wow! Fantastic graphism, with a superb tonal range & excellent repetition of the black rectangles. A good downward pov with the motion blurred passerby a nice focal point. Tfs!

papagolf21 (152607) 2008-09-17 4:03

Bonjour, cher ami Antonio,
Image tr鋊 graphique. Cet a廨oport semble un monde de grande solitude !
Le noir et blanc est parfait pour donner l'impression d'un grand 嶰hiquier.
Tr鋊 bonne observation et excellente r嶧lisation.
Amiti廥.
Philippe

Floydian (30970) 2008-09-17 4:48

Interesting Antonio,
I was here in March and was impressed by the beauty of this airport and especially the new terminal. Very queit during the day, something complete different than here in Europe were all people walking like ants through the halls. I stayed hours on this airport and normally this is very boring, but i liked it here. Your photo brings me back to early this year.
Choosing for a b&w with those nice patterns looks very good, also with the human element and the escalator on the left...
Regards, Henk

zeynepe (0) 2008-09-17 5:42

Hi Antonio ,
Superb graphical effets , perfect reflections.
The composition is very impressive.
Congrats and have a nice day,
Best regards,
Zeynep

P-S-I-G (25536) 2008-09-17 6:19

Hello Antonio,
C'est tr鋊 bon 蓷. Un excellent POV qui nous offre un excellent graphisme. Opportune pr廥ence humaine. Tr鋊 bonne prise.
Amicalement,
Fabrice

BennyV (34780) 2008-09-17 6:28

A dazzling dizzy-ing view, Antonio, and the bl/w only increases this effect.

Benny

belido (19934) 2008-09-17 6:52

Ol� Ant鏮io,

muito interessante grafismo e nada melhor do que os monotons pr� registrar essa cena. A imagem chama a aten誽o logo no thumbnail. Muito bonita, parab幯s!
Abra蔞,
Carlos

stego (24132) 2008-09-17 8:49

Ol� Ant鏮io,
Gosto do aproveitamento que fazes do grafismo do ch緌 e da sua imensid緌 vazia, apenas quebrado pela pessoa a passar apressadamente. Tem muito o ar de "aeroporto fora de horas", n緌 me sei explicar melhor. � o tipo de fotos que mais me fascinava quando fotografava a P&B, quase sempre em locais urbanos p𠎀licos. O P&B e o granulado adequa-se bem ao assunto. Excelente enquadramento. Gosto imenso dos reflexos no ch緌 brilhante.
Um abra蔞, Jos�.

Bartleby (13552) 2008-09-17 8:56

Hey Antonio,
this floor was crying for a picture. I'm glad you took it! The result, especially in B&W is very attractive. The addition of the character gives a great feeling of space and emptiness. I like it!

Philippe

baba_flies (8829) 2008-09-17 10:36

Hello ANTONIO :)))))))))))))) or may I say Robertttttttto!!!! I really love your appraoch here and that you turned it into b/w, maybe it is almost a must for the great patterns on the floor. Excellent idea to leave the person very petit and in movement, rushing from A to B as we all do when we are at airports, constantly checking for time, gates, toilets, checkpoints, coffee places, late arrivials and what not. It is a world-in-the-world, very special but I am also glad when I can leave again after a while. Amazing how they expand and scary at the same time. Very well crafted photo, I like it a lot. Best regards ... Barbara.

Vato_Law (12732) 2008-09-17 12:38

Ol� Ant鏮io,
Excelente o grafismo creado pelo ch緌 do aeroporto e ainda melhor o impacto que causa em conjunto com este passageiro solitario.
Tal como o Ricardo n緌 sei se a foto n緌 ganharia mais com o topo cortado mesmo junto ao final do ch緌, se bem que por outro lado tamb幦 perderia em termos de profundidade, ou seja, o melhor � estar calado e apreciar assim pois assim foi como tu a apresentaste :)
Um abra蔞.
Paulo

Anna-- (7801) 2008-09-17 12:52

Ciao Antonio,
superb image! The patterns on the ground are really interesting and hypnotic. Great inclusion of the lonely passenger and splendid B&W tones.
Regards
Anna

lucasgalodoido (27698) 2008-09-17 13:31

Ola Antonio,
ficou bem interessante mesmo essa cena,a credito que a escolha do PDV junto com o P&B fez parecer um grande tabuleiro de jogos esse salao. Muito boa sua percepcao aqui.
Parabens e Abraco

isa (1986) 2008-09-17 16:03

Ol� Ant鏮io,
Interessante composi誽o. Gosto da geometria e do grafismo deste aeroporto, bel疄simo!
A escolha do B&W est� perfeita nesta imagem.
Gosto da presen蓷 humana(pouca gente a essa hora, n緌?)
Parab幯s pelo registo.
Grande abra蔞,
Isa

ElAprendiz (30) 2008-09-17 18:06

Hello Antonio:

For me it is making unusual in your gallery, but a great artistic quality.

The shades in black and white, together with the composition, highlighting a pleasant effect optical and graphic. The person to walk down the hall, determines dynamism and warmth to the scene.

A great job, no doubt.

John

Clementi (52514) 2008-09-17 20:03

Ciao Antonio,
A hypnotic photo, with the floor which seems a swimming pool. Perfect the management of the light, right the choice of the B & W.
nice work
Giorgio

shevchenko (20560) 2008-09-17 23:02

Hi Antonio,
Suprise to see the busy airport is now only has a person walking toward the exit, the floor seem not dull with attractive patterns and reflection of lights, thanks for sharing a B&W photo.
Ally

MLINES (12516) 2008-09-18 0:47

Hi Antonio, I like your compositions inside this large and very efficient building, maybe the best in the world. Good patterns make this stand out. TFS. Murray.

Giorgio (11279) 2008-09-18 4:50

- Splendid composition, very graphic, good idea for the b&w, sometimes even the airport is beautiful, good idea, well done!
Greetings.
For your post in my picture, alas, it was too much early and I did not eat in this restaurant but next time, I shall follow your advice.
giorgio

paura (25802) 2008-09-18 15:21

Ant鏮io,
O efeito gr塻ico que se v� � muito interessante nessa bem composta fotografia. A op誽o pelo preto e branco me pareceu substancial. Belo trabalho.

Abra蔞

Paulo

Scharan (14144) 2008-09-18 18:50

Ol� Antonio

O grafismo prende o olhar...o B&P parece dar ainda mais for蓷...parab幯s, olhar sempre atento.;)
GA
Vera

dvlazar (6662) 2008-09-18 23:59

Well dont again finding patterns in daily life... I would have looked right past this moment! You're obviously in the engineering field, marvelling at design :)

Dave

rigoletto (34279) 2008-09-19 0:26

airports give nice photos indeed. good use of B&W in order to make emphasis on the ground textures. i wish it were sharper, and a little bit cropped from the top.
rgs,
deniz

jhm (211738) 2008-09-19 2:41

Hello Antonio,

I am not great fan of black and white pictures, but your show a very great figuration image, this care for a spectacular image.
Perhaps an advice, places the colour picture in WS as second picture, than can everyone make a choice between black and white and colour.
Very well done, TFS.

Have a nice weekend,
John.

parbo (11092) 2008-09-19 5:21

Ol� Antonio,

Excellent idea using B&W medium because patterns on floor are really creates splendid graphics. I like your well fixed POV too while adding a passenger in hurry and blurry motion. Elevator creates 3D dimensions there. Wonderful, have a nice week end.

Parab幯s e Abra蔞!

Ertugrul

Silvio1953 (223103) 2008-09-19 6:09

Hi Antonio, splendid B&W composition with superb graphic, very well done, ciao Silvio

kevinos (7517) 2008-09-19 6:14

Hi Antonio. The staircase, the very powerful pattern and the tiny figure create an interesting and surreal effect. It might be even stronger if the dark area at the top was cropped,but it remains a delightful image.

mark_mk (266) 2008-09-19 6:59

Hi Antonio,
great B&W image, I love your simple compo with only the stairs and the man. Great use of 1/15 to leave the man motion blurred. Nice POV and very good quality, thanks for sharing!

Take care
Mark

Docarmo (9767) 2008-09-19 7:29

Ol� Ant鏮io,
Sim, o padr緌 do piso resultou muito bem em P&B! Gosto da vers緌 em cores, mas esta � realmente mais interessante. O t癃ulo ficou um tanto assustador, antes de ver o contexto ;-)
Um abra蔞,
MCV

Charo (51290) 2008-09-19 8:36

Ol� Antonio,
Outra boa captura deste aeroporto que a decis緌 do preto e branco a fai destacar. Excelentes gr塻icos e composi誽o.
Bom fim de semana.
Abra蔞,
Charo

Jonas_Schmitt (3074) 2008-09-19 12:18

Hello Antonio!
A very nice and really artistic picture.......I like your idea very much and the way you present it is great.
Very well composed, nice exposure time (I like the movement of the person) and very nice point of view.
Jonas

zeca (19762) 2008-09-19 19:57

Ol� Ant獼io!
Gostei do enquadramento, onde voc� deu 鏒imo espa蔞 ao plano geom彋rico que, sem a escada seria quase incompreens癉el de t緌 abstrato se observado isoladamente. O preto e branco caiu perfeitamente.
Abra蔞 e bom fim de semana,
Zeca

emjleclercq (15778) 2008-09-19 23:11

B&W works very well here with the geometrical design of the pavement. Not exactly a chessboard but clearly reminiscent of one.

All the best,

Emmanuel

Stepan (27210) 2008-09-19 23:14

So striking, so graphic... Especially in B&W... And you cropped it well.
Excellent.
St廧hane

mikolaj_kawa (0) 2008-09-20 1:25

Hello Antonio! Very interesting scene. Original composition. Very sophisticated work. Good luck!

thea0211 (1365) 2008-09-20 2:59

ola antonio,
i think you have the most airport instances around here. this one is another appealing one, the repeating paterns are atractive and the shiny surface looks almost fluid (even more with the reflections in the upper right corner).
black and white conversion soothes the mood.
be well,
dora

Jardim (3243) 2008-09-20 14:08

Ol� Ant鏮io,

A ideia � muito boa e o resultado tamb幦.O ch緌 tem uma textura muito bonita e que cria impacto.

JJ

AiresSantos (56155) 2008-09-21 0:31

Ola Antonio
Um textura magnifica nesta bonita foto. Boa escolha do preto e branco, da maior impacto ao grafismo. As esperas nos aeroportos permitem-nos captar cenas muito interessantes
Um abra蔞 e bom fim de semana
Aires

albertz (2468) 2008-09-21 2:49

Well realized geometrical patters, the b&w and the human element carries a good drama on the compo. Nice shot.

Flavia (10352) 2008-09-21 7:23

Oi Antonio,

O novo terminal e mesmo fantastico, e ainda nao esta sendo utilizado em plena capacidade, todas as vezes que estive la estava bem vazio. Uma boa foto que mostra bem o grafismo e design do novo terminal.

Abracos,

Flavia

brevbrev14 (140) 2008-09-21 8:48

Hi ANtonio, very good graphic impact here!
the pov is superb to capture the texture of the pavement
and the BW perfect to show the game
very good work!
ciao!
Valeria

edytungkal (4551) 2008-09-22 0:50

You showing a very interesting urban cultures and we know that Changi airport is one of the best, the pattern and textures create a fine and interesting graphic picture. Great work Antonio, i like it.
tfs

daniel

bakes888 (18499) 2008-09-22 1:15

Hi Antonio. Very eye catching pattern and it takes a while to take in the scene. Well composed with the diagonal pattern. The lone traveler adds a little movement to counter the static pattern also. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Have a good week, Paul.

batalay (41261) 2008-09-22 11:22

Hello Antonio,

There is an abstract pattern it seems, that I cannot make out. But it does resemble the DNA patterns one sees set out in matrix form. Your note is highly informative as usual. Your airport collection is fabulous.

Warm regards,

Bulent

nivaldo (15417) 2008-09-23 16:53

Muito interessante esta composi誽o em P&B. Vejo algumas distor踥es nas linhas do piso desse terminal, algum efeito 鏕tico?!
Gostei da foto, Antonio, num momento raro de "calma" num aeroporto.
Parab幯s!
Aqui, Boa Noite ; a�, Bom Dia !
Um abra蔞, Nivaldo

Angshu (56760) 2008-09-23 20:45

Hello Antonio
Very graphical, enhanced by your conversion to B&W. The stairs on the left seem to glide our eyes onto the chequered floor, with the man also adding to the compo. Well composed & taken shot.
Regards
Angshu

vinicio (23423) 2008-09-24 5:43

My eyes have some problem looking at this picture Antonio :) Astonishing floor indeed, well seen and done, compliments, I also like your B&W conversion.
Ciao
Vinicio

josepmarin (59385) 2008-09-24 13:26

Ol� Ant鏮io,
el fuerte grafismo del pavimento con unos bonitos dibujos geom彋ricos, y la presentaci鏮 en B/N, dan un gran resultado fotogr塻ico en tu composici鏮.
Me gusta mucho el efecto tan impactante de una s鏊a persona captada en un lugar tan grande y que debe tener mucho movimiento y mucha vida.
Bonita luz, bonitos brillos y bonitos reflejos. Todo funciona muy bien.
Buen trabajo.
Un abrazo,
Josep

siolaw (38294) 2008-09-24 23:43

Hi Antonio
A well chosen POV and a well composed image of the lone traveller down from the escalator... the floor is very graphical and B&W fits the scene nicely
Greetings
Laurent

marietom (34611) 2008-09-26 2:40

hello Antonio,

Un tr鋊 beau graphisme, dans cette sc鋝e tr鋊 bien photographi嶪. Superbe id嶪, et beau noir et blanc.
Bonne journ嶪
Marie

ahmetgedikli (25609) 2008-09-26 5:22

Very beautiful graphical effets and impressive composition. Nice work!
Have a nice WE.

Ahmet

Merline (0) 2008-09-26 10:54

Hi Antonio,
this is a superb mix of graphism and human element. The pattern is so rythmic, well designed for such a place, bustling with life most of the time...and you caught one of its still moments, or almost:), that person going towards exit...also a metaphoric meaning here. Love the way that staircase takes part of the compo, the blurred man, the mystery of this life. And b/W seems evident, great contrast.

TFS
Regards
Mich鋩e

luisafonso (862) 2008-09-26 13:55

Eu acho que teria "cropado" aquela faixa l� em cima para garantir uma vista s� de xadrez � Boavista. O P&B funciona aqui muito bem por raz髊s 鏏vias. Gosto desta!

giorgimer (35017) 2008-09-27 14:39

Hi Antonio,

excellent shot. POV is very good. Excellent graphic pattern. B/W is the best choice.

Very well done!

Gio

bostankorkulugu (42866) 2008-09-28 11:30

beautiful black and white antonio, a dynamic one, taking the advantage of the floor... i would have loved to see this with a tighter cropping may be, with the man only -or may be with the escalators also- on the perfect graphic marbles... cheers...

korkut

burGu (4840) 2008-09-29 0:39

...a dizzy decoration on the floor, a dizzy high POV with a ghost figure...
I liked the shiny reflections of spotlights on floor. I liked the escalator also; it is showing where the man is coming from...
Very good combination of dynamism and graphism Antonio,
Congrats,
Burcu

jmdias (116635) 2008-09-29 17:42

antonio
que vastid緌 vazia ! gostei dos padr髊s dos desenhos do piso e da inclus緌 do viajante passando por ali. bela op誽o pelo p&B

abra蔞s

jorge

Bluejeans (64251) 2008-10-02 10:27

Oi Ant鏮io
Boa escolha pelo preto e branco os detalhes do ch緌 ficaram bem presentes ma foto o grafismo do ch緌 ficou magnifico , boa inclus緌 do homem , bom enquadramento , parab幯s!!!
Um abra蔞 Gon蓷lo

ruipedroc (41) 2008-10-05 12:16

Adorei! � daquelas que no thumbnail nem d� bem para ver do que se trata.
Parab幯s.
Rui

Juntas (7960) 2008-10-07 9:33

Ol� Ant鏮io. Muito engra蓷do o efeito desse pavimento. A op誽o pelo p&b ter� sido mesmo muito acertada na minha opini緌. Gosto da escada que quebra a 'chatice' da repeti誽o do padr緌. Abra蔞. Paulo

azizbilgili (2111) 2008-10-09 3:50

Hi Antonio,

Superb graphical effets and perfect reflections.
The composition is very good.

TFS

manatee (4668) 2008-10-12 1:07

Hello Antonio:

I like this picture because the motion of the woman and the concep of the B&P is wonderful plus the change to B&P the concept loooks very modernistic and I like the whole scene so big and scapefull.

Thank you Antonion for your comments
Cioa

anducina (8407) 2008-10-12 8:41

Hello Antonio,
Excellent graphical aspect and lines play. The b&w is a good choice. The photo has an almost abstract quality.
TFS,
Andreea

Wanda1 (15142) 2008-10-14 22:17

Hi Antonio,
A great graphical black and white with so much pattern. I like the dots of lights reflection shoping us what a high glossy and smooth surface the floor is. Nice motion blur of the person hurrying from the escalator.
Regards
Wanda

xuaxo (6854) 2008-10-18 14:47

Ol� Ant鏮io,
Belo efeito gr塻ico; quase um tabuleiro de xadrez. A pessoa ajuda a perceber a dimens緌 do s癃io.
Um abra蔞,
F ..-. .-. .- -. -.-. .. ... -.-. ---

marcdemoulin (1870) 2008-12-05 11:32

Gigantic feeling in that beautiful shot!!
Marc

Persuasor (599) 2009-02-23 3:36

Hola Antonio.
Realyy intelligent use of B&W. That enphasizes the scene.
Regards.