ben

Andy

travel photography - postcard shots - sometimes, you have to! and hey, that's ok. i find most of them boring, but my wife wants them for the photo albums, so i shoot them anyhow - you know, the same shots that every other tourist gets - we all have 'em

what i *try* to do when faced with a common subject, is to shoot it in an uncommon way. i have lots of "standard" shots of big ben, but tonight i was trying for that something "different."

here's st. james' tower, aka big ben to most of the world



i really dig this one, it shows big ben, and the architectural details that one sees all over this magnificent city:



incidentally, that first shot has extended range, i shot it in raw, developed two exposures, one for the phone box and one for big ben and the sky - that's all explained here.

enjoy (tourist) photography,

Dee

Neat shot, and welcome

andy wrote:

travel photography - postcard shots - sometimes, you have to! and hey, that's ok. i find most of them boring, but my wife wants them for the photo albums, so i shoot them anyhow - you know, the same shots that every other tourist gets - we all have 'em

what i *try* to do when faced with a common subject, is to shoot it in an uncommon way.

here's st. james' tower, aka big ben to most of the world



i really dig this one, it shows big ben, and the architectural details that one sees all over this magnificent city:



incidentally, that first shot has extremely extended dynamic range, i shot it in raw, developed two exposures, one for the phone box and one for big ben and the sky - that's all explained here.

enjoy (tourist) photography,

Wow, you're on a roll lately! Must be all the Cherry Ripes :

I like both of these and really like the unique view!

Nir

andy wrote:

what i *try* to do when faced with a common subject, is to shoot it in an uncommon way.

try, you try?! any image in your viewfinder becomes magical!

I love the 2nd shot!

gluwater

the 2nd shot is awsome. I do like the first shot but I think the glare on the right side of the telephone booth is kinda distracting. Is the bottom right of the telephone booth out of focus or is it blurred because of the aperture of the shot? With that said, it is still a lovely shot and nothing I would have thought of. Thanks for sharing it.

Nick

P.S. what RAW converter do you use?

ltdesignphoto

Andy you always seem to have great shots. I love the reflection of the tower in the window. It's great. Beautiful colors!
-t

Phil U.

The second shot is cool. I can't say that the first one grabs me and unfortunately I can't say why...

John Mueller

Wonderfully done Andy.
I thought perhaps I would see Dr. Who in the 1st one:D

wxwax

Cool idea and execution in the first. In the second Big Ben is luminescent - looks great!

BigAl

Phil U. wrote:

The second shot is cool. I can't say that the first one grabs me and unfortunately I can't say why...

with Phil. Great ideas

regards
alan

marlof

The second one is drop dead gorgeous. The first one is pretty nice too, although it'd be more "London" than "Ben", since you have two trademark british subjects together in the frame. You must have had great light, since last time I saw Ben it was a dull old man, looking nothing like this lush yellow-brown standing figure.

ian408

Very nice Andy. I love the way the second looks.

Thanks for sharing the tip too!

Ian

gus

Thats more like it mate ..that 2nd one is amazing !

Gus

gubbs

You must have one helluva of photo album andy, and these are 2 geat additions clap

Found anywhere to shoot tonight/in the morning yet

Andy

gubbs wrote:

You must have one helluva of photo album andy, and these are 2 geat additions clap

Found anywhere to shoot tonight/in the morning yet

thanks gubbsie - yeah i'm planning to do some more oddball tourist stuff today, and maybe meet up with luben for dinner / shooting tonight in trafalger square.

planning on hitting the casino tonight and then sleeping in tomorrow :uhoh

MuskyDude

Very cool shots Andy, love the perspectives!!!




AJ

bfjr

Nice Name, Nice shots
Works for me

wxwax

I thought I'd read somewhere they'd tried to limit photography in Trafalgar Square? Sounds ludicrous, I know.....

Andy

wxwax wrote:

I thought I'd read somewhere they'd tried to limit photography in Trafalgar Square? Sounds ludicrous, I know.....

:bigbs bah - i was just there thirty minutes ago, no restrictions

wxwax

andy wrote:

:bigbs bah - i was just there thirty minutes ago, no restrictions

Who's that behind you?

TristanP

andy wrote:

i really dig this one, it shows big ben, and the architectural details that one sees all over this magnificent city:

Wow, this shot is stunning. The tower glows and the details around the window are beautifully captured.

Andy

Dee wrote:

Wow, you're on a roll lately! Must be all the Cherry Ripes :

I like both of these and really like the unique view!

thanks dee - i was actually thinking of you when i was shooting these - you have such a good eye, i was trying to think "now how would dee shoot this?"

auraflora

Excellent shots---truly original

Michal

Andy

Nir wrote:

try, you try?! any image in your viewfinder becomes magical!

I love the 2nd shot!

thanks nir !!