Window at End of Hallway, Getty Center

Posted on 07 January 2010

A window at the end of a dark hallway looks out on rain and fog at the Getty Center, Los Angeles, California.

Escaping the rain and fog briefly, I wandered down a side hallway in the main rotunda at the Getty and saw this window at the end, with diffused light on the outside walkway, columns, fence, and other structures and blank fog and rain beyond. I like the contrast between the symmetry of the windows and the asymmetrical shapes outside, the converging perspective lines, the way the relatively brighter light on the outside structures goes almost completely white, and the reflected light in the interior walls.

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4 comments to Window at End of Hallway, Getty Center

Steve Sieren

says:

January 7, 2010 at 8:57 am

Fantastic architecture Dan, I love the natural feel you have kept here!

G Dan Mitchell

says:

January 7, 2010 at 9:06 am

Thanks, Steve. This was a trickier shot than it appears – there was a huge dynamic range between the shadows and the bright outdoor light.

Ajay Jandial

says:

February 15, 2011 at 10:39 pm

Stumbled upon this photo during an image search… absolutely amazing

G Dan Mitchell says:

February 16, 2011 at 5:23 am

Thanks, Ajay. I like this photograph a lot, but it isn’t one that gets a lot of notice.

Dan

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