~Adelaide Arcade II~, a photo from South Australia, West

Photographer's Note

I visited the city of Adelaide, South Australia with a friend. We went into the Adelaide Arcade for a drink. When I had a good look around I realised how pretty this old architecture is and decided to take some photos to show it to the rest of you. One probably wouldn't notice this lovely corner if they didn't take time to sit and observe.

Adelaide Arcade was built in 1885 and comprised of 50 shops. Nowadays it boasts a diverse range of over 100 specialty retail outlets on the ground floor and balcony level. It took only five months to build and a further two months to occupy, with the letting and fitting out of the shops enabling Adelaide Arcade to be completed by December 1885. Ornamental cast iron from Messers Fulten & Co was used extensively and marble slabs flanking the entrances were supplied by the Kapunda Quarries.

The whole building was illuminated by electric light and was one of the first buildings in Adelaide to use electric lighting.

The design of Adelaide Arcade was by Withall & Wells, is the most important piece of their work to survive.

Cheers,
Debbie

ribeiroantonio, JPlumb, nata, snunney, siolaw, gypsygirl58, zeca, tigra, John_F_Kennedy, jaywalker, bakes888, pablominto, oochappan has marked this note useful

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JPlumb (3159) 2007-07-08 21:03

Hi Debbie, I think this one might be part of that category, "they don't build em like they used to". Nicely seen and shot by yourself. You must have some natural light working for you as well as this globe. The lighting throughout the shot is very good.

Thanks, John

grantlp (2113) 2007-07-08 21:19

Hi Debbie,
Yes it is amazing what we see if we take the time to look around us. This is a great POV and what I really like about it, is firstly the soft tones of the grey and cream, contrasted against the black lamp post, and secondly all the angled lines throughout the image. Well captured.
Cheers Grant

nata (488) 2007-07-08 22:24 [Comment]

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ribeiroantonio (22730) 2007-07-09 0:42

Excellent detail. It is amazing how we do not look up when strolling along the arcades. Only the windows are in our minds. Very good note too. Well done.
Antonio

snunney (130967) 2007-07-09 1:20

Hello Debbie,
A good shot of this very elegant lamp. Superb colours and clarity.

UnTrained (0) 2007-07-09 3:23

Hi Debbie,
good indoor shot of lovely colours and good light. The choice of ISO 800 was the right thing I think. A good note about the Arcades to make it complete. Thanks for sharing.
Lieben Gruss, Ulf

siolaw (38294) 2007-07-09 15:57

Hi Debbie,
Nice angle and compo, excellent light and sharpness, to show this cleverly framed detail of the architecture there, in the Arcade... Vertical framing fits the situation well
Regards
Laurent

gypsygirl58 (1329) 2007-07-09 17:59

Hi Deb,
Lovely image of part of this old arcade. I love the old lamp and the lines. Great lighting, sharpness and details. Well done and TFS
Cheers Tina :-)

zeca (19762) 2007-07-09 21:14

Hello Debbie!
Very nice composed. The lights are very well equalized and the image is pretty clear and nice. Well taken!
Regards,
Zeca

sabyasachi1212 (19779) 2007-07-09 21:56

Hi Debbie,
Nice capture of the city architecture, good use of the vertical frame. A very informative note too.
TFS
With Greetings from India
Sabyasachi

tigra (2968) 2007-07-12 2:06

Hello Debbie
Nice shot of the lantern!
Katia

John_F_Kennedy (43797) 2007-07-12 2:47

Very beautiful shot. Wonderful composition and nice lights. I like the POV. Well done.
Best wishes,
Achim

jaywalker (16105) 2007-07-14 15:14

Hi Debbie, A lovely simple tight crop, with the light & figure a top, razor sharp & excellent light, this is a beautifully composed & framed shot, kind regards Wilson.

leo61 (0) 2007-07-16 10:56

Hi Debbie!
I know only the arcades of Sydney,Brisbane and Melbournebut I`m sure the one from Adelaide is fantastic too.You did a great detailshot with good lightmanagement.Nice perspective and good sharpness.
Regards,Leo

osse (2808) 2007-07-17 14:26

Hi Debbie
Great shot and composition. Good sharpnes and colours.
Well done

osse

AiresSantos (56155) 2007-07-18 0:00

Hi Debbie,
Very nice capture of the lantern. Very interesting achitecture and note. I also like the colours and POV
TFS and greetings
Aires

bakes888 (18499) 2007-07-18 0:29

Hi Debbie. Fascinating little sculpture looks like he belongs in Greek mythology not Aussie. Excellent detail photo. Perfectly exposed and composed. Nice work and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

pablominto (53746) 2007-07-22 8:52

Hello Debbie,
Interesting interior details are captured!
The good definition results in sharp fine details and attractive colours, the point of view gives dynamic lines to composition!
Greetings,
Pablo -

oochappan (4880) 2007-07-26 0:41

Very nice pastel colors in this perspective with sharp details on the lamp and the statue carring the pillar, very clear shot Debbie well done.
greetings Henk