Blue Velvet
Featured in Journal Junkies Dec 11th 2009
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Featured in This Is England 20th Nov 2009
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I always consider this as my favourite photograph I ever took.
This building is called The Sage Gateshead
The Sage Gateshead is a world-class music centre located in Gateshead in the North East of England. Primarily a live music venue and a music education centre, The Sage Gateshead runs a local, national and international live music programme. Situated on the southern banks of the River Tyne, with stunning views of the Newcastle Upon Tyne and Gateshead Quaysides, The Sage Gateshead also offers unique conference and event spaces.
Camera used = Canon 350D
Lens used = Canon 18-55
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MissBritt
This is in Newcastle, no? Think I remember seeing it as I drove over a bridge… I snapped a few shots from the car!
I love the softness of the water, and the twinkle of the lights.
Photo57 replied
Thank you for your comment MissBritt.
No, it isn’t in Newcastle, it’s in Gateshead which is directly over the River from Newcastle.
Forfarlass
This is a fantastic photo.Like the reflections in the water. It would make a great wall hanging.
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much Forfarlass :-)
Sotiris Kousoulos
this is really amazing! the colors, the composition, the reflections… bravo!
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much Sotiris
Scott d'Almeida
outstanding,
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much Scott
NikonJohn
Yes it is fabulous! The reflections and clouds are almost surreal.
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much John.
Keith Reesor
A favorite for me now too David!! :)
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much Keith.
Steve & Lesley
stunning image
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much Steve.
Gino Iori
Brilliant work
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much Gino.
Noelene Davies
Yes David I have to agree with you it is outstanding.
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much Noelene.
Béla Török
Gorgeous capture, my friend!
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much Bela
Antanas
perfect
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much Antanas
TracyD
Amazing capture!
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much Tracy
Iain Phillips
Excellent. I’ve taken a good few shots of this building, but none as good as this, well done.
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much for such a great message, it’s appreciated Iain
Robin Monroe
beautiful:)
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much Robin
Mark Lee
Stunning :) love the color and the composition :)
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much Mark
Woodie
Into faves, Dave!!
I’m a poet nad didn’t know it!!LOL
Cheers Neil
Photo57 replied
Thanks very much Neil.
canOworms
The best Sage image I have ever seen in my life. Well done.
Photo57 replied
Thanks very much Michael mate.
Susie Peek-Swint
Terriific light and reflections .. I love the little starbursts of light too ~ great shot!
Photo57 replied
You are very kind, thank you very much Susie
Rosy Kueng
Excellent work David!!! I hoped you would put this here in your new portfolio :))
This is one of your greatest and most beautiful work!!!
Photo57 replied
You are always a lovely Lady and say things which makes me feel good deep down in my belly. :-)
Thank you very much dear Rosy
Ruth Lambert
A stunning work!!! Wonderful composition, light, reflections & tones!
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much Ruth, I appreciate it, a lot.
lorilee
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much Lorille. I appreciate this honour, a lot :-)
Franmacimages
Absolutely Outstanding P57 The Reflections on the Building from ther building oppopsite are Totally Awesome The Colours & Muted River are Brilliant Well Done Thank U Frankie
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much Frank,
I think that I was lucky when I took this, every single thing just seemed to be perfect at that time, sky, water, colours, light, reflections. All I done was press a button, someone else took care of the rest :-)
DonDavisUK
WOWeeeeeeeeee, I’ve wanted to capture a picture of this for ages. I saw it when visiting my family, but one day eh? Magical captue with great light and perfection in technique. Don.
Photo57 replied
Thanks very much Don.
If ever you are in the area and want to go take some photographs of this I’ll see you there, just let me know mate :-)
Jo Hoden "C'...
fabuous shot….....
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much, I appreciate it, a lot.
Linda Callaghan
beautiful photo …lovely reflections
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much Linda :-)
Ton Beerens
great capture
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much Ton
toriyule
beautiful image and description!
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much for your message Tori, I appreciate it :-)
frogster
This is a Wow shot
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much frogster, I appreciate it, a lot :-)
SPQQKY
Gateshead had nowt like that when I were a bairn mind…..... :)
But what a super shot…. Lovely.. :)
Photo57 replied
Aye, ahhh remember me Fatha taking me to the Quayside on a Sunday morning when I was a Kid in the 60’s . . . what a dump it was.
Thanks SPOOKY :-)
Michael Scholl
Fabulous!!!
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much Michael, it’s much appreciated mate.
eoconnor
a stunning photu LIZ
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much Liz :-)
oddoutlet
No wander it’s your favourite shot! It truly is stunning colours with the smoothness of the water and the interesting building…Nice one!
Photo57 replied
I appreciate your comment, thank you.
GabrielK
excellent
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much GabrielK
zabcoloma
nicely done
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much for your message zabcoloma
inglesina
Fantastic shot :)
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much for your message my friend :-)
Jigsawman
nice post processing, well done
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much my friend. If you didn’t all ready know, this is an HDR image.
cherylc1
WOOOOOOOOOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Photo57 replied
Thanks very much for your message Cheryl :-)
Nikki Mulkern
This is Stunning!!!!!!! Fantastic capture!!! =)
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much Nikki.
I had an account here on redbubble for nearly 2 years, well, since February 2008 until just last week. I don’t wish to say here on an open forum why I had to delete that account, but I did and then opened this new one. I had this image In my old account and it was by far the most popular one with thousands of views and hundreds of comments.
Thanks again :-)
cynthiab
awesome night time photograph it has it all
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much for your message dear Cynthis :-))
Deon Van Den Berg
great shot
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much Deon, I appreciate it my friend.
Justine Devereux
Really beautiful!!.. any editing involved?... teach me!!
:)
Photo57 replied
Hiya Justine,
Thank you very much for your message.
You probably guessed that this is what they call an HDR image.
I don’t use the software that most people seem to use to create these images, “Photomatix”.
No, I use the one called “DynamicPhoto HDR” which I purchased from here = http://www.mediachance.com/hdri/index.html
I don’t think I’m anywhere near good enough to teach anyone anything. For me it’s nearly all trial and error.
Thanks
Bye bye :-)
Justine Devereux
no i didn’t guess.. i always wondered how people got this effect… i have heard of HDR but dont know a lot about it… well you seeem to have the knack anyway!!
well done!
:)
Photo57 replied
Sorry I am late with my replies but can’t come onto the internet as much as I would like these days.
Thank you for your message and support my friend :-)
Mark Robson
This is just superb!!!
Photo57 replied
Sorry I am late with my replies but can’t come onto the internet as much as I would like these days.
Thank you for your message and support Mark :-)
GraceNotes
The group Cityscapes and Skylines would appreciate having this in our collection.
It is a wonderful capture and post-treatment is superb.
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much for yourencouragement and support :-)
I just joined the group and submitted this image to it.
GraceNotes
Congratulations – beautiful capture…great reflections, lighting, and surreal mood!

Photo57 replied
I am really happy to see my image featured in your group.
Thank you very much my friend :-)
Bootkneck
Cracking capture,great vp,
well done.
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much mate, it’s much appreciated.
Lindamell
wow what a wonderful image of The Sage, congratulations on your features :)
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much for your message Linda.
daniellesalmon
Congrats on the feature!
Photo57 replied
Thank you very much Danielle, a nice thing to say and I appreciate it :-)
Ming Myaskovsky
Fire works…..congrats and cheers on your featured!!!! :)))))
This is STILL my favorite photo!! !!!!! :)))))))
It’s very avant garde, absolutely beautiful and phenomenal David!!!!!! :)))))
Photo57 replied
Well, my dear friend, you must think just like me because this is my favourite photograph too . . . I tell people that it is by far the best one I ever took, but I was lucky I was there at the right time because everything was just right, the sky, the water, the light . . . everything :-)
hilarydougill 26 days ago
Absolutely pure fantasy!!!! glorious capture, imagery and colour, Wonderful place and wonderfully shot. well done you!!!! Sorry I haven’t been around much lately, but lovely to hear from you. Take care dear friend. love and hugsxxx
Photo57 replied 26 days ago
Hiya Hilary,
I hope all is good in your world.
Thank you for this comment and also for all the support since I joined the redbubble community.
See you soon
David :-)
Philip Johnson 26 days ago
Great shot , but can you do me a favour and add some information on the HDR process, things like , handheld or tripod, how many exposures if you have the setting even better, what software was used. That way I can accept into HDR Photography group.
When it’s been added please resubmit it for moderation. and we will add it to the group.
Regards
Philip
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Kylie Sheahen 26 days ago
Wow awesome capture! a fave for me :)
Photo57 replied 26 days ago
You are very kind.
Thank you for your great message and also for saying my photograph is one of your favourites …........... I appreciate it, a lot :-)
Helen Greenwood 21 days ago
Wow….both with regards to the shot and the length of time it took for me to get to the bottom to post my comment….this really is an amazing shot…..just sublime!
Photo57 replied 21 days ago
What a lovely message, thank you Helen, it is appreciated, a lot :-)
Karen Stackpole 20 days ago
CONGRATULATIONS, this is a great image and suited my interest in roof tops for this weeks FEATURES.

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Photo57 replied 20 days ago
Hello Karen,
I thank you for your great message and also for the support and encouragement.
David :-)
Danny Clarkson 20 days ago
This is Wonderful! Absolutely amazing! Love it!
Photo57 replied 20 days ago
Thank you very much Danny, I appreciate it, a lot.
Barbara Glatzeder 19 days ago
Photo57 replied 19 days ago
Well, I can hardly believe it . . . this is the 5th Group Feature for my image Blue Velvet.
Thank you, thank you very much my dear friend :-)
JessicaGillan 18 days ago
STUNNING
Photo57 replied 18 days ago
Thank you very much Jessica :-)
Larry Trupp 17 days ago
Congratulations on your many features here David...This is so well composed, framed and colorful, and the reflections are awesome…inst fave, with thanks
Photo57 replied 17 days ago
Thank you very much for your great message Larry :-)
Larry Trupp 17 days ago
Hi David, we are 8:29Am here in Winnipeg right now, thats quite a difference don’t you think.
frogster 15 days ago
Stunning image
Photo57 replied 11 days ago
You are very kind, thank you very much Frogster.
Pam Mullins 15 days ago
WOW, that is breathtaking.
Photo57 replied 11 days ago
And so was your comment, thank you very much Pam.
Lois Romer 15 days ago
wgar a fantastic image you have here.
Photo57 replied 11 days ago
I thank you very much for your message my friend.
CeleryGirl 12 days ago
instant fave!
Photo57 replied 11 days ago
Ahhhhhhhhh, thank you very much Miss Celery :-)
Steve Buffington 11 days ago
Well, I am certain many have made this a fav and I will do the same. Just a stellar shot. Well taken.—Steve
Photo57 replied 11 days ago
Thank you very much Steve.
ellcot 11 days ago
Wow! Gorgeous work!!
Photo57 replied 10 days ago
I thank you for your great message Ellcot :-)
rasim1 11 days ago
Excellent shot.Congratulations.
Photo57 replied 10 days ago
I thank you for your great message rasim :-)
Peter Lusby Ta... 3 days ago
Absolutely excellent….you should let the architects know about this shot..
Photo57 replied 3 days ago
Hello Peter,
What a great message, thank you very much my friend :-)