Queen Victoria Building
Shot on 35mm B&W Film, processed and developed in darkroom by me.
Queen Victoria Building wins the Melbourne & Victoria group
Win an Exhibition (September 26th – October 9th) Challenge

Queen Victoria Building belongs to the following groups:
Australian Landmarks and Icons, Black and White Photography, Sydney and The Fine Art of Photography Available for sale asGreeting Cards, Matted Prints, Laminated Prints, Mounted Prints, Canvas Prints and Framed Prints

Anthony Mancuso
perfect Alf, very spectacular image
Alf Caruana replied
thanks for the comment Anthony, regards
Julie Langford
Wonderful composition. Lighting is superb, lines are perfect as is contrast. Love it
Alf Caruana replied
Thanks Julie not hard to take a great shot of this building its a magnificient place
Karin Taylor
what a wonderful old building – superb shot Alf
Alf Caruana replied
thanks Karin :)
Adriana Glackin
Beautiful image, the B&W really enhances it’s majesty. Such a great building, well photographed and developed. : )
Samantha Cole-...
Oh wow… now if i had an image like this to enter int my BW comp i would knock their socks off… this is gorgeous Alf!
xxx Sam
Alf Caruana replied
:) thanks Sam, I’m sure you’ll do well with the ones you have
Alf Caruana
Thanks Adriana, yes I’m glad I was shooting BW that day
Ranald
Lovely capture
Alf Caruana replied
thanks Ranald
Warren Williams
Magic work. so well done.
Chris Cohen
Oh me, oh my! Words fail me !:)
stephfine
WOW awesome… great pv!
Missy Miss
extremely majestic. lovely shot!
xx
Elana Bailey
Alf, this looks super in these mono tones. Love the comp too.
Elaine Li
love the black and white!
bchrisdesigns
Superb composition. There is lots of symbolism here. Reminds me of something having to do with the length of time…it is a long stretch of ceiling and time is right at its center. Hmmm…makes me think…
gladders
Wowser! Superb in every way Alfy…..love B&W…..wonderful depth and detail….there is sooo much going on. The longways symmetry is great…..wonderful tones too…...marvellous image!
Jean M. Laffitau
WOWOW!!! This is stunning and awesome!!! Soooooo FANTASTIC!!!
AnaCBStudio
I like the lighting and the composition…excellent work!
Todd Rollins
Great capture of the lighting in this great building. I like how the clock is featured.
Sean Farragher
great shot
reflexio
Super shot, well done.
Karen Cook
Love the processing on this Alf! Wonderful tones and composition.
Rosina Lamberti
Beautiful image,
Jonicool
love the comp and tones…fab image!!
AnnieD
Beautiful tones in the b&w. I love the lines and the detail in this Alf!
M G Pettett
Great lighting and composition!
Sophie Watson
Love the lighting!
GerryMac
outstanding capture Alf! and thanks for viewing and your kind comments…
Tara Sheffer-A...
Stunningly beautiful B&W!!!
Dennis Gay
G’day Alf,
This has been extraordinarily well done!!!!!
Your very good photography and B&W processing have presented us with a fantastic study of the QVB, showing off the lighting and wonderful tonal range to perfection.
Great work!
GB
Dennis
Stephen Rowsell
wonderful depth!
Simon Mears
extraordinary work
Dreamcoat
Brilliant wide and black and white.
Tainia Finlay
Fabulous work, love the tones & majesty of the place, congratulations on making avatar, well deserved Alf
berndt2
Gorgeous work – love the detail and the black and white conversion
Joseph Darmenia
Well done, again.
rochelle
this is a great shot – i am an ex sydney girl – and i am going to favourite this shot – well done!!
Steve Chapple
Stunning, love the perspective and just such great work in B&W!
kcranmer
Love the feel of symmetry to this beautiful architecture, and looks wonderful in mono!
Samantha Cole-...
Superb!
Steven Agius
Excellent capture perfect perspective shot.
Nacho Garcés
Bravo! Incredible tonal range. I also like the place.
JimFilmer
the converging lines and repeating patterns together with the great tonal range…all adds up to a bloody good picture
Graham Lea
Beautifully framed, Alf.
Caroline Gorka
I have just been looking through your folio…thinking how great your use of colour is..so rich.
.....and then I come across this…what a great b&w shot of our beautiful market :))
Caroline Gorka
damn…meant building…so used to writing Queen Vic Market
Ian James
Great photo the exposure is spot on.
Glen Allen
excellent
eXposure
congratulations!
Alf Caruana replied
thank you :)
Andrew Wilson
Well done Alf, loved it , voted for it.
Alf Caruana replied
many thanks Andrew cheers
SdeVarax
superb shot alf!
Alf Caruana replied
thankyou :)
Steven Agius
Congratulations Alf a brillant image, well done.
Alf Caruana replied
Thanks Steven appreciate you stopping by to tell me that
Samantha Cole-...
Congrats Alf! I voted for this!
xx Sam
Alf Caruana replied
Thanks Sam I voted for you too :)
Anthony Begovic
Congratulations Alf. It’s a great shot!
Kathryn Potempski
Congratulations Alf.look forward to seeing to exhibition.
Alf Caruana replied
Many thanks Kathryn looking forward to it
Caroline Gorka
Well done Alf :)))
Mary Broome
Congrats Alf… well done!!
Jane Keats
CONGRATULATIONS on the challenge win with this stunning picture!! So much to love about this, lighting, contrast, comp, and just the beauty of this fabulous Melbourne arcade!! Fantastic work Alf!! :o)
opiumfire
absolutely spot on, beautiful techniques
ElRobbo
Awesome work!
BW just sets this image into a different league!
Spectacular!
Nicolette Thain
brilliant! The angle is perfect
Dan Biggins
Absolutely stunning shot, love the detail and treatment.
Rebecca Bryson
This is stunning, please add to the Architecture and cityscape group :)
Dina King
How Perfect is this, Oh My!! Georgous!
David Robinson
WOnderful image ALf!
Geoffrey Dunn
What a fantastic image!
Ian James
Stunning shot. The black and white tones are spot on. What camera and film did you use?
genaro1
Excellent shot
Scott d'Almeida
fabulous
Peter Lessey
Now this is a Photograph. Film 35 mm Yes. Alf you have made my day.
This is excellent work. A great composition & presentation.
Quality is Perefect. Loving. – Peter
Alf Caruana replied
thanks for the comment Peter, brought a smile to my face as this print sits in my office and I love looking into it everyday
Joanne Bradley
Outstanding contrast and tonal variance! Composition and dof are excellent! One impressive image of magnificent architecture!
Chris Muscat
Great shot Alf, very nice image to look at. Congrats on the win!
hsien-ku
really great composition! classic shot
Lorena Maria
Spectacular composition!!
Colleen Milburn
SUPERB work, Alf – makes me miss Melbourne even more than I already do!! :))
Nelson Campbell
Fabulous black and white with a heck of a pull!