Does Surrealistic Architecture exist? Photo

Photographer’s Note

Salvador Dalí doesn't need any presentation and I guess the same goes to this fascinating Teatre-Museu Dali located in his birth town, which was designed in great part by him. It occupies the theatre where he made his first first public exhibitions. The building was bombed during the Spanish Civil War and it was rebuilt to house the museum, which opened in 1974.

Dali's tomb is in the basement, despite he wanted to be buried next to his wife Gala, in the nearby castle of Púbol, where she lived her last years.

The tower seen outside it's from a Gothic church located next to the museum.

WS: Another view with much the same POV. Some months ago I attached another WS to a post of burGu taken in a recent exhibition of Dali works held in Istambul. It shows the glass window seen from the yard.

Location (latitude, longitude): 42.2682,2.95943

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Rafer (4230) 2009-04-19 21:50

Muy interesante imagen, muy original y muy buena perspectiva,,,para mi gusto sobra ese brazo...saludos

Morac (20307) 2009-04-19 21:58

Bonjour Jose,

C'est un angle de prise de vue très intéressant.
Le fait d'avoir en même temps la coupole et la fenêtre forme un ensemble de lignes et de courbes très réussi.
Bonne journée
Marc

Fransx (1453) 2009-04-19 22:26

Hello Jose,

I like the point of view of this wide-angle shot.
It's pleasing and there's plenty to discover!
The reflection is fantastic and the skylight is adding impact to this beautiful composition.
Sharp and clean presentation adorned with a classic frame.
Well done. Regards.

Francis Xavier

jjcordier (24534) 2009-04-19 22:44

Jose
Un choix de POV très original avec ces deux sources de lumière différentes superposées qui créent un graphisme intéressantet des teintes originales.
Amicalement
JJ

johannes68 (2860) 2009-04-19 22:57

Hi Jose,
interesting POV, the cut wall on the right and on the ceiling forms a perfectly straight line. Lots of light in there, which is creating a very positive atmosphere. I don´t like the cut off head and arm on the bottom, I think it would have been better without them.
Regards,
Johannes

jasmis (50248) 2009-04-19 23:06

Stunning place, amazing presentation. Superb WSs.
Regards.

saylan-cb (12726) 2009-04-19 23:10

Hi Jose,
Superb POV!Great capture and very nice details.I like this reflection and depht.
Well done!
TFS/Regards

ktanska (16530) 2009-04-20 0:08

Hi Jose,
You of course answer the title question by the image. It's a fasciating place. Your upwards angle shot shows that there's surrealistic details even on places one rarely looks. Nice combination of colours too.
Kari

giorgimer (21070) 2009-04-20 0:23

Hi Jose,

it seems it exists, and your use of these wide lenses increases this effect. I have the same ones and love the effects thay create.

TFS

Gio

barrufeto_77 (25719) 2009-04-20 0:35

Hi Jose.

Excellent POV! It creates a lovely effect, nice according to Dali hahahahaha.

My compliments!

Gerrit (35613) 2009-04-20 1:14

Hi Jose,
excellent composition and fanmtastic colours. The hollow/bollow effect of the window is obvious.
The view and the mural are beautiful.
Without the elbow it would have been still better.
Regards, gerrit

specialist (795) 2009-04-20 1:18

hola,

a well-thought-out and nicely composed shot from a sound pov.
good job Jose, un saludo

kurtul

Zolive (1654) 2009-04-20 2:14

Bom dia Jose
très jolie photo de ce hall du musée Dali. la composition est réussie avec la coupole et la verrière. Ce musée est génial tout comme le talent de Dali. Félicitations.
Olivier

delkoo (34244) 2009-04-20 4:22

bonjour josé,
un musée extraordinaire ou tout les fantasmes de Dali sont exposés, un lieu artistique incontournable, bien mis en valeur par cette photo.

didier

Romatou (1375) 2009-04-20 4:24

Le perrrverrr polymorrrrphe et fantasmaggorrikke de l'arrrt ccréatif et ondullattoirre est ici tout mollllement rrreppprrrésentté . La garre de Perrrrpignan n'a plus qu'a bien se tenirrrrr !

( http://www.universdali.com/salvador_dali.html )

Bon , moi , plus simplement je dirais que c'est très joli.

Frrrrrannnnnçççççoisss.

Greg1949 (8507) 2009-04-20 7:09

Jose, nice, not exactly sure what it is I like but it very captivating, great capture.

Greg

ellelloo (4751) 2009-04-20 8:34

Hello José,
A very attractive and beautiful shot of this remarkable museum. Your POV and the use of wide angle has created a wonderful view with a geometric impression and excellent perspective. Beautiful colours an excellent clarity and a pleasant atmosphere. A joy to view! Thanks for the excellent note too.
Greetings,
Lasse

sufi (9568) 2009-04-20 10:18

Merhaba José, my friend...
It's wonderful point of view. And the light is perfect. The figures on the wall and the attractiveness of ceiling are great...
TFS...
Stay well..
Salim.

Didi (36056) 2009-04-20 10:37

Salut José
Image très forte par ses lignes de fuite.
Ligne verticale à droite qui passe par un point fort, c'est magnifique.
Seul "hic" le bras d'un photographe qui apparait sur le coin inférieur gauche., tu ayrais dû patienter un peu.
Amitiés

ciakgiak (10548) 2009-04-20 14:23

Ciao Jose,
questa è un'immagine molto molto ben pensata e stupendamente realizzata. Un insieme di riflessi, decorazioni e colori fantastici con un POV superbo.
Un caro abbraccio.
Giorgio

ilDottore (4002) 2009-04-20 15:58

Hi Jose,
This is stunning!
Absolutely breathtaking composition. Wonderful colours and highest level of details.
Just shockingly good!
Congratulations!
Chris

danos (32264) 2009-04-20 19:55

Ola Jose,
nice presentation of the Teatre-Museu Dali's interior with the paintings on the wall,as the impressive roof.I like too and the photos from the link (Teatre-Museu Dali) of Wikipedia.Well done my friend.

Regards,Danos

Docarmo (8820) 2009-04-20 20:53

Oi José,
Sempre a velha história, o WS é uma tentação ;-) Bom, eu diria que as fotos em WS empatam com esta, todas são merecedoras de todos os aplausos - POV, reflexos, elegância, arte.
Parabéns!
Docarmo

bostankorkulugu (33518) 2009-04-20 22:21

the arm and the head are bit annoying but the architectural details and the way you show them are all fascinating jose... all the best... korkut

danyy (68602) 2009-04-20 23:18

Bonjour Jose,
voilà un angle de prise de vue tout-à-fait remarquable, il permet d'amirer un coin complet avec beaucoup de perspective montante.
Les couleurs se mélangent bien dans ces lumières parfaitement dosées malgré le contre jour.
Excellent mardi à toi.
Daniel.

vincz (19039) 2009-04-21 12:12

Le point de vue est top, les couleurs ne le sont pas moins. Unetres belle image.

Tue (25608) 2009-04-21 14:42

Hey José,
Great capture from this museum for this great artist. You found an excellent POV to show an interesting part of the building. There's a lot to discover here. Thanks a lot for sharing!
Regards,
Lars

PaulVDV (5162) 2009-04-21 14:54

Hello José,
An extraordinary POV and a very good composition. Well detailed picture and nice presentation.
Well done !
Best regards, Paul

lucasgalodoido (16583) 2009-04-21 15:29

Olá José,
bem surralista mesmo essa captura sua, demorei uns bons segundos pra compreender toda a foto, tamanha a quantidade de informações. No mais as boas cores e qualidade de sempre.
Parabéns e Abraço

jhm (82319) 2009-04-22 5:33

Hello José,

Very difficult picturefor take, you did very well.
You play excellent with light and shadow, also a wonderful trough look.
Sharpness and clarity are superb.
Very well composition lovely presentation, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

sunamoon (5057) 2009-04-22 10:57

Hola Jose,

Sobre todo la originalidad de la perspectiva,
impresioannte las figuras de la pared el reflejo parece otra dimensión, me da la sensación en 3D, cosa muy dificil de transmitir, muy buen trabajo!

Saludos,
Elena

adores (15487) 2009-04-22 14:55

Olá José!
Não conheço o local, mas gosto muito deste pov, um pouco invulgar e que mostra bons detalhes do local. A luz está muito boa, apesar de não ser provavelmente muito fácil, dada a posição do sol.

batalay (20858) 2009-04-22 21:23

Hello José,

This is a veritable classic for TE. The composition created with the very wide angle lens incorporates so much dimension, in the manner of Salvador Dali's personality and passions. Incidentally, you might remember the photo I submitted last summer, "Dali and the Doll." You had critiqued it at the time, but did you get a chance to watch Salvador Dali on "What's My Line".

Warm regards to the family,

Bulent

emilbo (9333) 2009-04-23 9:39

Olà Jose!
Le graphiste de la scène rend la photo très intéressante. Comme le titre le dit, l'architecture est surréaliste et la bonne composition sort de l'ordinaire. Belle atmosphère et superbes couleurs. Excellente travail et intéressante note.
Tous mes compliments,
Amicalement,
Emilius

Piotrek80 (640) 2009-04-24 6:26

Hi Jose.

An impressive piece of architecture. I like the way you show it - wide angle is indispensable here. Original composition.

Regards
Piotr

Bluejeans (32083) 2009-04-25 4:44

Oi José,
Lindo o interior desta igreja e um belo trabalho de arte , os detalhes do tecto em vidro são fantásticos , boa luz e cores, bom uso da foto na vertical , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

edytungkal (4519) 2009-04-25 19:56

Ola Jose,
Both version i like but i must say that the ws shot is more appealing than this (my taste), as you said maybe the ws we can enjoy the colourful painting more clear. Nonetheless its a very good works, thanks and have a nice sunday...

daniel

trekks (14262) 2009-04-27 0:06

hi Jose

It is good for me to learn about Portugal and Spain from posts like this one on TE, it saves me trips to bookstore to browse the photo books.

I can only marvel at the UWA view of this interior which is the best application of your sigma 10-20mm. Amazing detail and sharpness of the architecture here, but what I like most must be the light through that glass window and the domed roof with a bit of white building sticking out.

Very well presented.

tfs, bill

mikeo (12113) 2009-04-27 13:10

Ola Jose,

WOW! This is great! So very original shot, with so many interesting details...I love the roof which is absolutely amazing! Simply unbelievable!

Great job! TFS,
Greetings,
Mikeo

shevchenko (9872) 2009-04-27 21:05

Hello Jose,
It curve and stone wall just look like structure of The Colosseum, good matching between old and new materials to rebuilt this architecture as a museum now, nice to see some artworks too, thanks for sharing.
Ally

riclopes (32971) 2009-04-28 3:11

Olá José, espectacular esta perspectiva. Aliás, o museu todo deve ser super interessante. Até tenho dificuldade em perceber o que é real e o que é pintado. Esta é sem dúvida a melhor versão e quase conseguiste a perfeição, pois com uma cabecinha ali no canto a admirar isto tudo terias conseguido a foto 'ricardina' que eu aprecio ;-) Claro que há outros detalhes a considerar neste ângulo apertado e a coisa não seria fácil. A perspectiva ainda mais apertada em WS também é interessante e complementa bem esta vista para maior detalhe da pintura. O outro WS é o melhor para nos dar uma compreensão de todo este espaço e fazer-nos perceber que aquela cúpula é mesmo a sério.
Boa cura de desintoxicação :)
um abraço,
ricardo

rodgerg (23849) 2009-04-28 4:27

Olà José,

Une très belle vue, très originale ave un POV bien choisi et une belle utilisation d'une lumière qui ne devait pas être facile à gérer. très beau ave en plus beaucouip de détails très bien captés.
Amizades,
Roger

avene (10944) 2009-04-28 13:37

hi Jose,
well, you've just made the point, surrealistic architecture does exist :) I'm sure Dali himself would appreciate your photo that seems to defy all rules of geometry and physics. sharp angles and smooth curves, bright colours and clean lights - love the juxapostation of shapes and patters. one thing I don't like is the half-arm and half-head in the lower left corner, tilting camera a little more would have avoided them. or was the inclusion intentional?

best,
Kristine

Charo (31665) 2009-04-29 14:46

Hola Jose,
Me encanta como has capturado la boveda, sin duda una composición muy singular. Hace años estuve ahí y tengo que decir que no fue un museo que me gustara especialmente, me resultó un poco estresante aunque original e interesante. La verdad es que no me acuerdo de muchas cosas, excepto del patio y algunas salas.
Excelente trabajo.
Un abrazo,
Charo

toto (18703) 2009-04-30 10:55

Bonjour,
belle photo de cette oeuvre de Dali, jolies couleurs,bonne luminosité.
Ces carreaux avec cette fresque, ce plafond fort géométrique qui vient d' une sphère sont de toute beauté.
merci de cet excelent partage.

Amitiés Thomas

Graal (57729) 2009-05-01 0:10

Hi Jose,
nice presentation and comment with links in note. Good WS also. Well photojob. Beautiful places. I like it.
Have a nice weekend.
Gr., Aleksander

pablominto (40508) 2009-05-05 4:24

Hello Jose,

I like the framing, the point of view creates fine dynamic lines in this artistic image!
The colours are attractive as the brownish tones go well with the blue, sharp fine details...

Greetings,
Pablo -

raszid62 (3017) 2009-05-06 0:14

hello
It's splendid photo. Very abstractive , beauty theme. The copule is amazing. Congratulations
Best Regards
Joseph

tober (3946) 2009-05-08 3:52

Hello Jose, that's one of the most aesthetic indoor photos I've seen lately. It has a sort of 3D effect. But I do prefer the one in the WS, since the arm on the left hand side of this photo spoils the mystery of the atmosphere a little bit. For the head, you could have cropped it but but when it comes to the arm there's nothing to be done. In this regard, I would go to the photo which is in the WS, even if the angle is narrower than this one but you have compansated this by rather focusing on the painting.

Best regards, Tolga

JCG (25207) 2009-05-11 6:57

Bonjour José,

En vignette on se demande ce qu'il y a sur la photo mais en ouvrant l'image on comprend vite où nous sommes. Le lieu est extraordinaire pour la lumière que tu as très bien gérée tout comme sur la photo en WS, j'aime beaucoup ton cadrage original. Dali était un être excentrique mais quel merveilleux peintre que je préfère de loin à Picasso... Bien vu José et merci pour la note intéressante.

Avec toutes mes amitiés et une trèsb bonne fin de journée,

Jean-Charles

jaywalker (12190) 2009-05-14 10:45

Hi Jose, A wonderfully composed photo with a superb view up the window, the glass roof is beautifully formed in the shot, excellent light & gorgeous artwork, TFS, kind regards Wilson

adramad (3542) 2009-05-14 15:15

Hola Jose.
Que gran fotografia, realmente parece un cuadro, perfecta en su concepcion, luz y nitidez podemos apreciar todas las texturas y matices. Mañana me marcho unos dias a N.Y. espero seguir difrutando de nuestro contacto al regreso.
Un abrazo.
Luis.

jmdias (19115) 2009-05-15 17:09

zé

realmente uma arquitetura bem interessante, diferente e que vc apanhou da melhor maneira possível, com ângulo, luz e nitidez muito bons. seria melhor sem aquele braço no canto inferior, mas nem sempre a gente consegue as condições para estudar com calma tudo ao redor, de qualquer maneira é um lindo trabalho

abraços

jorge

Jardim (3197) 2009-05-16 1:48

Olá José,

Uma foto muito bonita, controlaste muito bem a luz e conseguiste dar um toque de surrealismo à imagem. A questão do braço e da cabeça acentua o modo de pensar livre de toda a preocupação racional, moral ou estética pelo que me parece bem.

berek (28871) 2009-05-18 20:40

Hi Jose,
I love Salvador Dali and of course this place. I remember my memory. very good point of view and result here. nice graphic view.
Best wishes.
Burak

pboehringer (770) 2009-05-18 23:44

Jose,
you captured the essence of Dali in this shot. That was actually my very first thought when I opened the image and I was pretty amazed when i started reading your note. Perfect work in that respect!
Peter

I_WanderingSoul (652) 2009-05-29 4:14

Hello Jose,
Beautiful beautiful composition!
Fantastic POV. Very well seen and captured.
Really looks like some surreal setting.
TFS,Neelima.

xuaxo (5703) 2009-06-14 4:27

Olá José,
Esta precisa de nota para se perceber. O another WS também ajuda muito.
Parabéns pela composição e PdV tão arrojado. Não gosto é da cabecinha e braço em baixo à esquerda.
Cumprimentos,
Francisco

Yves-triga (3414) 2009-07-07 3:45

Hello josé,
very nice perspective shoot,
i like ,it's very nice.
well shoot
congratulation.
yves