Large Printed Wall on Acoustic Fabric
Queensland X-Ray, Gold Coast Private Hospital
SUNRISE OVER SURFERS PARADISE TAKEN FROM THE SPIT
The brief from Queensland X-ray was to capture an image of the Gold Coast, fairly open but still quite a challenge. The image was to be used in the MRI room in the new Gold Coast Private Hospital, here it was printed onto acoustic fabric and installed during construction of the room. The layout needed to fit the space and not have the main part of the subject obscured by joinery or the door when opened.
I scouted many locations from Burleigh Heads to Southport before deciding to shoot from the Sand Pumping Pier at Southport looking back at Surfers Paradise. I had to spend the night nearby so that I would be there early enough for sunrise in the middle of summer, there is always concern over the weather but everything came together for a cracking sunrise.
This panorama was created by shooting many images with a long lens and a nodal rail to achieve large enough resolution to print with high detail at 7m long. Wind and ocean movements wreaked havoc on the shooting process, it took many sets of images and patients to end up with this peachy sunrise.
