Random shots from London

Random shots from London · Posted by *mel*, 09-09-2009, 05:11 AM

Here's a few from the trip (very random).

*daacon* · 09-09-2009, 05:28 AM

Good series particularly like the first and last.

*68wSteve* · 09-09-2009, 05:55 AM

All great, especially the 1st one. Do you have a tighter cropped version of the 1st one? Less water at bottom, would give a nice pano look to it.

steve

*dcmsox2004* · 09-09-2009, 06:47 AM

as always mel, wonderful perspectives..... geez.... you do get around our world...
yes, i am jealous... lol..........

*Sailor* · 09-09-2009, 07:02 AM

Random and remarkable, Mel. Everyone of these pictures is engaging. I'm a sucker for night shots (which I do poorly), so I'm particularly taken with the first one.

Jer

*mel* · 09-09-2009, 07:28 AM

Originally Posted by daacon

Good series particularly like the first and last.

thanks dave!

Originally Posted by 68wSteve

All great, especially the 1st one. Do you have a tighter cropped version of the 1st one? Less water at bottom, would give a nice pano look to it.

steve

Thanks. But isn't that cheating? lol. Not sure if I have the clarity to really pull that off but I'll play with is if I run out of things to do.

Originally Posted by dcmsox2004

as always mel, wonderful perspectives..... geez.... you do get around our world...
yes, i am jealous... lol..........

Thanks. And it's a fluke really. Normally I go years between going anywhere. Unfortunately I'm kind of getting hooked on this whole getting out and about thing.

Originally Posted by Sailor

Random and remarkable, Mel. Everyone of these pictures is engaging. I'm a sucker for night shots (which I do poorly), so I'm particularly taken with the first one.

Jer

Thanks Jer. I don't get out for night shooting much around here so I really enjoy it when I can. So maybe I should do another thread of just the night shots? That could be fun.

axl · 09-09-2009, 07:33 AM

nice series Mel,
great to see my adoptive home town through somebody else's lens

BR
Peter

*Jimbo* · 09-09-2009, 07:59 AM

They are all interesting images. I really like the first two Mel. JIM

JMR · 09-09-2009, 08:51 AM

Another fine set. But I really like No-3 and the concrete architecture juxtaposed against the brooding sky.

JMR

MRRiley · 09-09-2009, 10:57 AM

Great use of the lens-baby on the streetlamp shot Mel.

Mike

*mel* · 09-09-2009, 11:01 AM

Originally Posted by MRRiley

Great use of the lens-baby on the streetlamp shot Mel.

Mike

Thanks Mike. It's actually Brendan's Lensbaby Composer. He loaned it to me for the trip. I think that will be added to the list of lenses I "need." It's so so so much easier to use than my 2.0 it almost feels like cheating.

octavmandru · 09-09-2009, 12:32 PM

excellent series Mel. I envy your talent.

I support the cropped variant of the first photo. I had the same thought when I first saw it.

*cardinal43* · 09-09-2009, 04:41 PM

Well done, Mel! Haven't been to London since the summer of 1986. My family and I spent the last 3 weeks of our 2nd Germany tour in the UK. I know you and the hubby are enjoying your "freedom".

*mel* · 09-09-2009, 08:35 PM

Originally Posted by octavmandru

excellent series Mel. I envy your talent.

I support the cropped variant of the first photo. I had the same thought when I first saw it.

I took a quick peek around your gallery. You have no small amount of it yourself my friend.

And thanks. I haven't gotten around to playing with the cropped idea yet but I'm sure I will, maybe over the weekend.

Originally Posted by cardinal43

Well done, Mel! Haven't been to London since the summer of 1986. My family and I spent the last 3 weeks of our 2nd Germany tour in the UK. I know you and the hubby are enjoying your "freedom".

Thanks Tom. And it's enjoyED. Been home over a week now (and dealing with big icky bank issues from the robbery last month).

*mel* · 09-09-2009, 08:41 PM

Originally Posted by axl

nice series Mel,
great to see my adoptive home town through somebody else's lens

BR
Peter

Thanks and near? How near? I'm envious of anywone that's near. I could so make London my adoptive home town. If I could afford it. It's a pretty expensive place to live it seems.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

They are all interesting images. I really like the first two Mel. JIM

Interesting? Um. Thanks? Lol. Thanks!

Originally Posted by JMR

Another fine set. But I really like No-3 and the concrete architecture juxtaposed against the brooding sky.

JMR

Thank you. I did get lucky on skies here this time. It seems the last time I was there it was just all flat white blown out skies and nothing else. Also, the reason I like that image as well is because when I was there before, the building on the right (that's the National Gallery of Art on the left, Trafalgar Square) was covered in scaffolding.