Submitter's name:	Iwert Bernakiewicz
Title:	Therme Vals, P.Zumthor
Gear used:	OM-4Ti + 21/3.5 + UV filter
Diaphragm:	f8
Shutter speed:	Approx. 2 seconds
Film used:	Kodakcolor Gold 100 ASA.
Technical information:	The wall was my support for the long exposure, I had to act fast because they don't really like people to take pictures there... and it was very humid in there, so soon I couldn't see anything anymore. 1 spot reading at the middle of the left wall. The 21mm gives a very dramatic sense of perspective and emphasises the horizontal slate layering of the wals.
Subject information:	Architecture is all about the play of volumes and light. This is a project of the Swiss architect Peter Zumthor, who you can truly say he masters this principle. The Therme Vals, a relaxation bath far in the Swiss Alps, is a terrific place to be, where the architecture also amplifies the bathing experience. It is an overwhelming experience for all your senses trough water, temperature, odour, sound and the finish of materials.
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Comment left by: benson (benson@gsb.haifa.ac.il)

Very dramtic. I'm amazed it is hand held - and shows us what can be done. The light almost shoots at the viewer in rays.

Comment left by: Jim Caldwell (jamesfc@gte.net)

I love shots down hall ways lit at the very end and this one is among the best I've seen! Great shot and truly remarkable that you were able to do it hand-held.

Comment left by: Andreas Grunwald (no e-mail specified)

very interesting and great picture, with the eyes you are "walking" through a "tunnel" one of my favorites from the architecture theme!!!

Comment left by: Ian Nichols (i.a.nichols@bris.ac.uk)

Good shot, but (and maybe it's just me) this manages to look simultaneously spacious and claustrophobic. I'm not sure that's a good thing.

Comment left by: John A. Lind (no e-mail specified)

I agree with Ian that it juxtaposes the crushing horizontal narrowness with the expansive vertical space, but that is what I find dramatic and interesting combined with something of mysterious interest at the end, obviously in bright light. Similar to the mine photograph, it's a unique "keyhole" view that pulls the viewer into the photograph. Almost want to climb in to investigate and join the activity at the other end.

Comment left by: Siddiq (no e-mail specified)

ah, John's comments basically convey very well what I was trying to say. Definitely a wall-hanger!

Comment left by: Doro (no e-mail specified)

great atmosphaere in this shot, feels like being in a thriller. I could imagine it with *blurred people too (even more unreal...) ;)

Comment left by: Wayne Harridge (no e-mail specified)

Great use of black to pull the eye in to the subject.

Comment left by: pawel bernakiewicz (pawka@tiscali.it)

chcialbym prosic o kontakt e-mail chodzi mi o informacje prywatne.Moze tez byc w jezyku wloskim.Mieszkam we wloszech od 20 lat itp

Comment left by: pawel bernakiewicz (pawka@tiscali.it)

coment left by:Ivert Bernakiewicz chcialbym prosic o kontakt e-mail chodzi mi o informacje prywatne.Moze tez byc w jezyku wloskim.Mieszkam we wloszech od 20 lat itp

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