Tuesday, 28 June 2011

Customs House, Vivid Sydney

These light projections on Customs House at Circular Quay were displayed during the Vivid Sydney festival. "Unfamiliar Customs" was created by The Electric Canvas, transforming this sandstone building's facade with a series of 3D-mapped animation sequences. The projections both celebrate and sometimes mock the iconic architecture in a playful creation reflecting its 160 years standing on the shore of Sydney Harbour.
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30 comments:

  1. i want one on my house!!!!!!!may be the 2nd,let me decide...

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  2. These are really good , much better than mine. Where were you - on station?

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  3. Ann, yes I was standing on the platform at Circular Quay railway station. It was the only spot you could get the whole building in the shot.

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  4. Those night projections are super fantastic!

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  5. we have a Customs House, and I think it would like a change to have vivid colours.

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  6. Beautiful old building and the lighting is "fabulous". Mickie :)

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  7. Wow - what lovely vivid and vibrant shots!

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  8. Re your comment. I don't have Photoshop (extremely expensive), just Photoshop Elements. What I'm playing with is a plug in called Nik Silver Efex, which I think I'm going to buy.

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  9. this vivid sydney project is simply amazing. i wonder if there are other cities in the world that's doing this.

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  10. Wonderful lights. It would be awesome to stand in front of the house and watch the colors changed.

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  11. Ann, thanks for the info on Nik Silver Efex and Photoshop Elements. I'll have to check them out.

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  12. I love them all Jim, but if I had to pick one for my house it would be the fourth one,nothing like a bit of groovy psychedelic!!

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  13. I came across a free plug in that's quite good. Check out Virtual Photographer. You have to have an editing program for it to run in.

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  15. Jim, your photos are truly wonderful, crisp and really deliver a view of the changing faces of Vivid Sydney.

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  16. Well, in these days my house is being painted, so no thanks to such a light show, but in a 5-6 years from now it will be OK :-D
    Great photos!

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  17. Gee whiz the light show in Sydney has been spectacular. Hope something like this happens Melbourne.

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  18. Sydney HAS to be the most colorful city in the world. Dos this go on all the time and all year round or just when it is festival time. Whatever the rule, the photos are wonderful and the city so inviting. Genie

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  19. I love it all. Beautiful shots. Happy RT!

    Mine's here.

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  20. Imagine having that building and being able to glorify and laugh about it with a light show. It boggles my mind.... I would love to see this festival

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  21. Genie, the light projections and light shows are specifically created for the Vivid Sydney festival which runs for about three weeks in winter every year.

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  22. thanks for visiting me today! Wow I have never seen anything like the Customs House fantastic lights. Just beautiful!!!!

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  23. Very impressive lighting display and photo series.

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  24. Great photos. I'm kicking myself for missing this. Next year.

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  25. Здравствуйте. Красивые образы в фотографиях. Мои поздравления.

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  26. ...it's a great building and looks fabulous dressed in colour. I saw St. Mary's Cathedral instead but my camera batteries died that night :(!

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