Night London colour

London colour · 05:36 AM

I've been playing with some of the shots I took in London last year, and these two still appeal......

We'd walked past these almost every day, and at night, but on this particular evening, they were lit up in colour - what were fairly stunning buildings became incredible features of the night!

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First - the Natural History Museum...

and then the Victoria and Albert Museum.....

Thanks for looking

Cheers

HypnoCin67 · 04-21-2010, 05:38 AM

I like these, Chris--really sharp and good saturation, interesting subjects! Cindy

**Sailor** · 04-21-2010, 05:44 AM

Interesting - great to see something different.

Jer

47carleton · 04-21-2010, 06:52 AM

Love that building in green! i like night shots, and i'd like to try getting one like this myself. well done.

slowpez · 04-21-2010, 08:48 AM

Nicely captured. I really like the Natural History Museum. The lights on the tree at the right with the corresponding lampost on the left add to it.

Tuner571 · 04-21-2010, 09:00 AM

These sure are some very beautiful shots! I really like how all the light brings out the details in the buildings with all that masonary. I also like the color from the lights as they really make the photo jump off the page.

**rparmar** · 04-21-2010, 09:45 AM

Apparently I have never walked by these buildings at night, since I have never seen them lit up like this. I guess by that time I am generally at a cafe in Soho.

These are appealing and I think would be more so if they were cropped just a bit tighter, getting rid of some of the space on the left. But that is all I can suggest... thanks for sharing!

stl09 · 04-21-2010, 10:05 AM

Love the perspective and the color

MoiVous · 04-21-2010, 05:09 PM

Originally posted by HypnoCin67

I like these, Chris--really sharp and good saturation, interesting subjects! Cindy

Thanks Cindy - these aren't as sharp as the originals though - had to reduce them for posting

Originally posted by Sailor

Interesting - great to see something different.

Jer

Cheers Jer - nice to post something different (I need to work through more of those Ireland/UK shots!)

Originally posted by 47carleton

Love that building in green! i like night shots, and i'd like to try getting one like this myself. well done.

Yeah - I think the V&A is my favourite of the two.

Night shots need a tripod, a remote (or the self timer) and patience. For these I used a gorillapod on a bollard (the green V&A image) and on a fence. The gorillapod is worth every cent!

Originally posted by slowpez

Nicely captured. I really like the Natural History Museum. The lights on the tree at the right with the corresponding lampost on the left add to it.

Thanks Susan. I took about 6 of these - and the lamp post balances up the darkness on the left. The other thing was to make sure I had the bud lights in. That can be hard with this building as it is very long!!!

Originally posted by Tuner571

These sure are some very beautiful shots! I really like how all the light brings out the details in the buildings with all that masonary. I also like the color from the lights as they really make the photo jump off the page.

Ta Cory. The Natural History Museum has reddish granite ? stone stripes in it as well - which makes it rather interesting with the red lighting. I'll have to find the images and post them - got some night shots of that too.

Originally posted by rparmar

Apparently I have never walked by these buildings at night, since I have never seen them lit up like this. I guess by that time I am generally at a cafe in Soho.

These are appealing and I think would be more so if they were cropped just a bit tighter, getting rid of some of the space on the left. But that is all I can suggest... thanks for sharing!

Cheers Robin - thanks for the crit. These shots weren't that late (it was autumn - and about 7pm - so you may not have been in Soho yet...

I'll see if I can reduce the space. Its a bit hard with the perspective though.

Originally posted by stl09

Love the perspective and the color

Thankyou - I love that Sigma 10-20mm lens for just this sort of thing

Thanks for looking!

Cheers

axl · 04-22-2010, 02:24 AM

Nice ones.
Thanks for inspiration, I'll have some time next week so may see how it'll look like then....

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04-21-2010, 05:38 AM	#2
HypnoCin67 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Portland, Maine Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 130	Nice shots! I like these, Chris--really sharp and good saturation, interesting subjects! Cindy

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MoiVous Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Photos: Gallery Posts: 677 Original Poster	Originally posted by HypnoCin67 I like these, Chris--really sharp and good saturation, interesting subjects! Cindy Thanks Cindy - these aren't as sharp as the originals though - had to reduce them for posting Originally posted by Sailor Interesting - great to see something different. Jer Cheers Jer - nice to post something different (I need to work through more of those Ireland/UK shots!) Originally posted by 47carleton Love that building in green! i like night shots, and i'd like to try getting one like this myself. well done. Yeah - I think the V&A is my favourite of the two. Night shots need a tripod, a remote (or the self timer) and patience. For these I used a gorillapod on a bollard (the green V&A image) and on a fence. The gorillapod is worth every cent! Originally posted by slowpez Nicely captured. I really like the Natural History Museum. The lights on the tree at the right with the corresponding lampost on the left add to it. Thanks Susan. I took about 6 of these - and the lamp post balances up the darkness on the left. The other thing was to make sure I had the bud lights in. That can be hard with this building as it is very long!!! Originally posted by Tuner571 These sure are some very beautiful shots! I really like how all the light brings out the details in the buildings with all that masonary. I also like the color from the lights as they really make the photo jump off the page. Ta Cory. The Natural History Museum has reddish granite ? stone stripes in it as well - which makes it rather interesting with the red lighting. I'll have to find the images and post them - got some night shots of that too. Originally posted by rparmar Apparently I have never walked by these buildings at night, since I have never seen them lit up like this. I guess by that time I am generally at a cafe in Soho. These are appealing and I think would be more so if they were cropped just a bit tighter, getting rid of some of the space on the left. But that is all I can suggest... thanks for sharing! Cheers Robin - thanks for the crit. These shots weren't that late (it was autumn - and about 7pm - so you may not have been in Soho yet... I'll see if I can reduce the space. Its a bit hard with the perspective though. Originally posted by stl09 Love the perspective and the color Thankyou - I love that Sigma 10-20mm lens for just this sort of thing Thanks for looking! Cheers

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axl Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Nove Zamky, Slovakia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 7,183	Nice ones. Thanks for inspiration, I'll have some time next week so may see how it'll look like then....