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Houses of Parliament!
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Mike Hall on Fri, 10/07/2009 - 17:41
Mike Hall on Fri, 10/07/2009 - 17:41
Caption:
Taken straight into the sun while there were some nice clouds rolling by!
Taken straight into the sun while there were some nice clouds rolling by!
Camera Model:
FinePix S9600
FinePix S9600
Exposure Details:
Exposure Time : 1/750 sec
F Number : f 7.1
ISO Speed Rating : 80
Flash : No Flash
Exposure Time : 1/750 sec
F Number : f 7.1
ISO Speed Rating : 80
Flash : No Flash
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A nice moody shot Mike - perhaps just a little more light in the buildings to suggest the shapes that are there.
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Hello Angie and thanks so much for your valued comment. I have to say I took plenty of pictures on this shoot some of which were very similar to what you speak about...however what I wanted was the above look.
The sky I had to work on but what I didn't want was a complete silhouette style of image but the semi silhouette look of the buildings which was made popular by some cinemaphotographers of the late 1940's and 1950's. Some of them worked in black and white but some with colour film stock which was made at the time using different emulsions to what became available a short while after and almost always produced a tint to the overall image!
It's not quite the tint I have here because I didn't want to mimic exactly that style but to inject a little bit of modern colour shade...this coupled with the perspective of the shot and the way the angle of the buildings work within the geometric grid of the image gave me the picture I was after. In a way it was a little bit like the fog bound days of the city around that time. How often can anyone say they are satisfied with what they have done? I know I very rarely can say that but on this occasion the finished result was what I had set out to do!
Mike
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Yep, think you're right with this one. Not only is the geometric composition bob-on; but just as importantly the aerial perspective is bob-on too. Meaning that the further away objects become within a scene - they become hazier and less distinct. This is clearly evident in you photograph. Full colour and focus in the foreground which softens and diminishes as the eye's naturally led through the image. Great work.
Leonardo da Vinci wrote about this subject in his journals. Yes, he was talking about landscape painting; but I firmly believe the modern day photographer can stll learn a trick or two from the old masters. After all, it's the same imagery; just a different medium!
Oops, maybe I'm getting onto a soapbox here, which could be a dangerous thing in writing!; but perhaps people new to photography should focus on learning pictorial compositional skills earlier in their photographical quest. There's considerably more to composition than the rule of thirds or golden mean section. Couple this learning with understanding how to use camera settings creatively will no doubt improve image quality dramatically. Pointing and clicking and hoping for the best sure wastes a lot of film, or memory in today's parlance. :)
Rgds
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Yes I agree with you Mike, the effect you have got is beautiful, it makes all the spires stand out really well, very intricate, lovely shot
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Terrific shot Mike! I grew up in London during the days of yellow smog and this picture brings back all those memories. Well done my friend and more power to your shooting!
Les.
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Love the silhouette of the buildings ..the colour and tone is just right..nessa