London Street Scene

London Street Scene · 02:58 PM

Blackfriars Bridge, London

metroeloise · 07-12-2009, 03:05 PM

Nice... You have a great eye....

JMR · 07-12-2009, 09:17 PM

Very cool, I see the contrast between the modern buildings with the businessman and cold cement seat and legs hanging out. Well done.

JMR

sharko · 07-12-2009, 11:10 PM

Nice shot of what looks like contrasting subjects - a homeless person and a businessman rushing off to somewhere. An all too common sight in big cities but a superb capture on your part.

**Sailor** · 07-13-2009, 05:26 AM

Cool shot that tells a story, Pauly. And . . . . the image gives the viewer enough "space" to write that story.

Wonderful job, as seems to be your habit.

Jer

paulyrichard · 07-13-2009, 09:44 AM

Thanks guys.

bnishanth · 07-13-2009, 09:51 AM

Excellent Pauly. A true reflection of a city full of contrasts. you have a great eye indeed.

cheers
Nish

paulyrichard · 07-13-2009, 10:52 AM

Thanks Nish.

Where are you in Essex by the way?

**rparmar** · 07-13-2009, 11:45 AM

Another excellent shot!

bnishanth · 07-13-2009, 12:59 PM

Originally posted by paulyrichard

Thanks Nish.

Where are you in Essex by the way?

Hey Pauly, I live in Laindon. Used to live in West London when we wanted a bit of calm life, so moved a bit away.

Whereabouts are you in London ?

Cheers
Nish

paulyrichard · 07-13-2009, 02:19 PM

I live in the east end, Shoreditch to be exact.
Laindon is quite a calm and quiet area eh? How are you for photo subjects in that area?

bnishanth · 07-14-2009, 01:09 AM

Originally posted by paulyrichard

I live in the east end, Shoreditch to be exact.
Laindon is quite a calm and quiet area eh? How are you for photo subjects in that area?

I work in the city, EC2. East end is an interesting place to walk around with a camera.

Laindon is much calmer than London for sure. I'm still exploring stuff around me, so yet to figure out anything fun. Guess the coast line can be interesting during sunrise, but haven't made it there yet.

Cheers
Nish

mel · 07-14-2009, 05:18 AM

Nice. I too love the contrast of the business person and the legs of the sleeping homeless (?) person. I think that the lack of upperbody/face of the person on the bench makes a strong statement about the greater society's view of this segment of the population. Yes they acknowledgement of their presence is there but not as regarded as they should, as full society members. Or something. Not sure my words adequately express what I'm trying to say. Faceless.

I love London. I was there in March of 08 and I'm looking very much forward to returning for a few days end of August. You have an amazing city there.

paulyrichard · 07-14-2009, 11:44 AM

Thanks a lot Mel, I know what your sayin'.

What attracted me also in this shot to a lesser degree in relation to the subjects in this image, was the lie of the land on the horizon. The buildings are more upright on the right than the leftside.

Its in the eye of the beholder really.

Irek J. · 07-14-2009, 01:15 PM

Very nice and I like it as well, with very good composition.

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mel Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Virginia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,531	Nice. I too love the contrast of the business person and the legs of the sleeping homeless (?) person. I think that the lack of upperbody/face of the person on the bench makes a strong statement about the greater society's view of this segment of the population. Yes they acknowledgement of their presence is there but not as regarded as they should, as full society members. Or something. Not sure my words adequately express what I'm trying to say. Faceless. I love London. I was there in March of 08 and I'm looking very much forward to returning for a few days end of August. You have an amazing city there. Last edited by mel; 07-14-2009 at 05:19 AM. Reason: misspelling

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paulyrichard Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 871 Original Poster	I live in the east end, Shoreditch to be exact. Laindon is quite a calm and quiet area eh? How are you for photo subjects in that area?

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paulyrichard Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: London, UK Posts: 871 Original Poster	Thanks a lot Mel, I know what your sayin'. What attracted me also in this shot to a lesser degree in relation to the subjects in this image, was the lie of the land on the horizon. The buildings are more upright on the right than the leftside. Its in the eye of the beholder really.

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