The Great Court

[Mad Aussie]

I'm currently working at the Universtity of Queensland right next to what they call the 'Great Court' which is a huge marble looking building/structure that surrounds a large grassed area. At a guess it would be about 500m around if you were walking through the arched walkway that circumnavigates the grassed area.
I liked the orange glow I saw from the lights so I went in early one morning at 5am to give me 45mins to shoot and captured these shots ...

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[Gem]

#1. The only suggestion I have for it is to maybe cut off the right side a bit more. It actually kind of looks tilted.

#2. I like this shot the best! Love how the columns on the left hand side turned out! Looks very pretty :)

#3. Maybe a little less tree?

[Mad Aussie]

#1. The only suggestion I have for it is to maybe cut off the right side a bit more. It actually kind of looks tilted.
I should have used the distort feature in PS and straightened it.


#2. I like this shot the best! Love how the columns on the left hand side turned out! Looks very pretty :)
They were my guide to how I composed this ... that and the light above the door.


#3. Maybe a little less tree?
This was just a snapshot to show my wife what attracted me to the the idea of shooting this area. I just loved that orange glow. That one certainly could be composed better.

Thanks for those thoughts Gem.

[Ben H]

Amazing place! All kinds of photo opportunities there, methinks...