10 people and a darn big town..London!

ArvanArvan Registered Users Posts: 888 Major grins
edited February 15, 2009 in Journeys
My mom wanted to go somewhere on her 50th birthday. So after alot of back and forth..We ended up in London.

A wounderful town full of life and good ale! Since we where 10 people..the first day out was hard. People going different ways..Not knowing where to go..all the traffic and such. And on top of that my granny and her old man was with us. Its fun that they want to come and they are great peeps..But its hard for them to keep up. Second day we where only 3..And the rate of speed increased ..30000 times!

When shooting..I was looking for a non-perfect result. Inspired of some street photographers in NYC.

Just go with it..Carry the camera all the time and just klick. . Strange angles is a plus :D After a while you got sort of good on where you pointed the camera. But for the first half day, there was alot of chopped of heads.

Il start of with the " dirty " ones...End end with the more tourist like ones..Enjoy.

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Rolls and bentleys rolled down every street...Alot of other sort of exotic cars to..Porshe, ferarri, lambo..Big beemers and such. Not like in sweden when all you see is saab or volvo.

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Not sure if i want to straighten this one....I have others from tower bridge. Might post them in another thread or something.

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Cousin nr 1
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cousin nr 2

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And mom and dad

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I got more photos that will come up sooner or later :D

Thanx for looking!

Comments

  • kyeeziekyeezie Registered Users Posts: 290 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2009
    Great shots!! clap.gif Looks like you guys had a ton of fun too!
  • Ann McRaeAnn McRae Registered Users Posts: 4,584 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2009
    Your street shots are superb!

    ann
  • ArvanArvan Registered Users Posts: 888 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2009
    Ann McRae wrote:
    Your street shots are superb!

    ann

    Thank you very much!
  • NeilLNeilL Registered Users Posts: 4,201 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2009
    I enjoyed these, Arvan. Captured some of the tension of London. I think it must be a very stressful place to live, and part of the stress must be the cost of everything there. A great place for people watching, including Swedish tourists, and of these, and of all the pics, I liked your cousins most. And you don't have to go to London to photograph them (though they might look different in London, amazing how people look different in different contexts).

    But I don't think these are among your best, your eye doesn't seem to have been quite "in". In the rush and casualness (not necessarily a contradiction) of your shooting you too often get those cliched kinds of things that we often see. I know that is not what makes you special as a photographer. You need to meditate your subject before you "see" it.

    But then, of course, you were relaxing and having fun, so...

    Neil
    "Snow. Ice. Slow!" "Half-winter. Half-moon. Half-asleep!"

    http://www.behance.net/brosepix
  • ElaineElaine Registered Users Posts: 3,532 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2009
    I enjoyed this series very much! My faves are 4, 5, 7, 12, 14, 15, 19, 23. What a great collection from a family trip! Thanks for sharing.
    Elaine

    Comments and constructive critique always welcome!

    Elaine Heasley Photography
  • captnemocaptnemo Registered Users Posts: 186 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2009
    I really enjoyed these, a definetly unique view of London.
  • ArvanArvan Registered Users Posts: 888 Major grins
    edited January 31, 2009
    captnemo wrote:
    I really enjoyed these, a definetly unique view of London.


    Thanx..That was my goal!
  • psignosispsignosis Registered Users Posts: 15 Big grins
    edited February 15, 2009
    Nice character
    After looking at these shots, I almost feel like its just an ordinary day in London as if I lived there myself. I love the feel of these photos.
  • R.LeonardoR.Leonardo Registered Users Posts: 188 Major grins
    edited February 15, 2009
    You have a good eye! Nice work, particularly 1-14
    R. Leonardo
    www.RobArtPhoto.com
    Whether he is an artist or not, the photographer is a joyous sensualist, for the simple reason that the eye traffics in feelings, not in thoughts. -Walker Evans
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