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Post by Irish Stu on Sept 21, 2009 13:51:34 GMT -6
I took these two pictures a couple of years ago when I took a night 'flight' on the London Eye, the 135 metre (443 feet) high 'ferris wheel' opposite the Houses of Parliament. This is a view of the Eye as I crossed Westminister Bridge. The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben are behind me to my right. I hadn't intended the taxi to be in the shot, but I'm glad it brings to life an otherwise dull picture :  This was taken during my 'flight' looking down at the Houses Parliament. The bright red lines are the illuminated structure of the Eye :  Simon |
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Post by Chicago Jake on Sept 21, 2009 14:01:01 GMT -6
Two very cool shots! The taxi in the first shot definitely helps; gives a sense of dynamics to the image.
In the second shot, the bright red structural elements also grab the eye and fling it around the frame; always a good thing to keep an image looking alive. They are so strong, you almost don't even notice the HoP in the background!
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Sept 21, 2009 14:27:05 GMT -6
There's a House of Pancakes in the background? Where? I don't see it?
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Post by Chicago Jake on Sept 21, 2009 14:31:24 GMT -6
I wonder how it would look if you took that first image into Photoshop, and added some motion blur to the Big Wheel? It would echo the blur from the taxi, and might look kinda cool.
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Post by Tex on Sept 22, 2009 10:45:02 GMT -6
Did you get a shot of St. Pauls Cathedral from the Eye?
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Post by Irish Stu on Sept 24, 2009 1:31:47 GMT -6
I didn't Tex. It was very difficult to get a good picture through the glass at night. The one I posted above is the best of several that I attempted.
Simon
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Post by Irish Stu on Sept 24, 2009 1:38:50 GMT -6
Another picture from the same evening. This is Piccadilly Circus in London's West End. The statue of Eros is to the right, directly ahead is Shaftsbury Avenue where many of London's theatres are located, and to the left is Regents Street, which leads up to Oxford Circus, somewhere along which readers of James Bond books may recall that 007 had an apartment :  Simon |
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Post by Hedo69 on Sept 25, 2009 15:24:16 GMT -6
Great pictures Simon, the movement and colour make the pictures.
Love em!
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Post by Tex on Sept 25, 2009 15:28:42 GMT -6
Another picture from the same evening. This is Piccadilly Circus in London's West End. The statue of Eros is to the right, directly ahead is Shaftsbury Avenue where many of London's theatres are located, and to the left is Regents Street, which leads up to Oxford Circus, somewhere along which readers of James Bond books may recall that 007 had an apartment : Simon I know that corner, and BTW, my dad told me that during WW2, Piccadilly Circus was best known for hookers. |
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Sept 25, 2009 15:42:23 GMT -6
So, in other words, you're half-British?
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Post by Tex on Sept 25, 2009 16:25:23 GMT -6
So, in other words, you're half-British? Maybe. |
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Sept 25, 2009 16:29:07 GMT -6
That would explain why I couldn't understand a word you were saying when I met you a couple of years ago -- must've been that Cockney accent of yours.
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Post by Tex on Sept 25, 2009 17:35:09 GMT -6
That would explain why I couldn't understand a word you were saying when I met you a couple of years ago -- must've been that Cockney accent of yours. If you are a Crapney yourself, it could create communications problems. |
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Post by ♥ COVID-19♥ on Sept 25, 2009 20:57:55 GMT -6
Don't go off half-Cockneyed.
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Post by Irish Stu on Sept 27, 2009 14:51:20 GMT -6
I know that corner, and BTW, my dad told me that during WW2, Piccadilly Circus was best known for hookers These days the hookers have been replaced by rent boys who hang out at night in the McDonalds in Piccadilly Circus looking for business. Simon |
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