Upside-Down Brutalist Civic Center Reflected in Water Ceiling in inside a glass-roofed arcade near Shahrisabz

Upside-Down Brutalist Civic Center Reflected in Water Ceiling

by Marie Yu

Raw concrete arches of a brutalist civic center hang inverted from a ceiling that has transformed into a dark, rippling pool. The glass roof of the Shahrisabz arcade frames this impossible reflection, where low-hanging monsoon clouds press against the water surface. Blue hour light falls through the rain-slicked glass, casting deep indigo tones across the wet concrete textures. Below, a solitary human figure stands on the tiled floor, their scale at the base of the disorienting geometry above. The water ceiling distorts the arched window bands, stretching the rigid lines into fluid, liquid shapes. one drop of rain hangs from the edge of a concrete beam, catching the dim twilight glow before falling back into the suspended pool.

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Camera Canon EOS RP*AI-imagined, not shot. For real Canon EOS RP photos, grab one online.
Focal Length 85mm
Aperture f/1.2
Shutter Speed 1/250
ISO 100
Film processed in DxO PhotoLab
Location inside a glass-roofed arcade near Shahrisabz
Date 2021-08-23
Credit VEETER
Coordinates 39.0637, 66.8756
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