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The Strand
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03-APR-2005

4 April
The Strand

Another shot from the bus on the way home. This is The Strand, just round the corner from Trafalgar Square and opposite Charing Cross Station. This shot appealed to me because a) it had four phone boxes - I love red! and b) because the news seller on the left had a billboard which says "Royal Wedding postponed", after they said yesterday that it would NOT be postponed. Ah well it's nice that our Royals are consistently inconsistent.

My bag was heavy today and my shoulders are aching so I took the digicam in as it's lighter and easier to carry. I need to give my work bag a good clearout I think because it's so heavy but I hardly use anything in it.

Canon PowerShot A80
1/200s f/2.8 at 7.8mm full exif

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suse20-Jul-2005 22:12
Fantastic shot. Love the treatment. The framing and composition are just right.
scott clarke04-Jun-2005 20:03
Love this Gail such great contrast, and no one seems to notice everyday. But they would if they walked by in B&W.
Josy's Pics10-Apr-2005 15:58
Excellent work... great use of selective color. Got my vote!
Josy
Bill Miller09-Apr-2005 17:24
Missed this one before. Great colour !
Leo Charette06-Apr-2005 13:26
I like this. Those red booths just pop.
Guest 06-Apr-2005 05:53
Hey.. telephone booths! That's the name of the place I work at.. haha. And no, I'm not the guy who puts in quarters for you if you decide to place a call.. :P haha..
Yann Pindeler06-Apr-2005 03:17
Well done.
I think this shot is pretty good representation of the english humor ;-)
Blair Hawco06-Apr-2005 02:20
Great treatment. I love selective colour and this is superb.
Guest 05-Apr-2005 16:52
This is very very good. The selective coloring is excellent!
Guest 05-Apr-2005 15:25
wonderful !
Pepe Zyman05-Apr-2005 15:20
Excellent Gail. The bi-color works great. Vote
Dominic Kite05-Apr-2005 12:37
Superb Gail - VOTE.
Chris Sofopoulos05-Apr-2005 11:38
Beautiful red Gail. Nice shot.
don nieman05-Apr-2005 10:20
I really like this selective colors. I have to learn how to accomplish it.
Vinh Luu05-Apr-2005 08:53
i was about to say, boy do you love red. ^_~

this is a very nice shot, the masking is excellent. i agree with Ron, these types of shots show London much better than the typical shots a traveler might take.

the quality of the photo is perfectly good. if you hadn't said what camera was used, i'm sure no one would have noticed a difference. if the A80 is better suited for your work bag, so be it. :) just don't leave home without a camera. and if you must, empty out that bag to make room. ^_____^
Giselle 05-Apr-2005 07:41
I love how you made it all black and white except for the strong red! They are beautiful!
Guest 05-Apr-2005 06:27
I really enjoy seeing photos that you take during your bus rides, it shows me a lot more of London than those typical shots of London
Guest 05-Apr-2005 05:28
nice image. love the masking effect
Randu05-Apr-2005 03:03
A very good pic of London! Cheers!
Gary Winters05-Apr-2005 02:37
Wonderful desat! Love every square inch!
Guest 05-Apr-2005 01:25
excellent....is that a green light for go? :?
markvm05-Apr-2005 00:00
Excellent image!
Robin Reid04-Apr-2005 23:35
Beautifully finished with the selective coloring. I like this scene.
Guest 04-Apr-2005 22:57
Gail you did an awesome job..well done selective coloring work..
John Finlayson04-Apr-2005 22:49
Nice post processing job ! Good to see still plenty red phone boxes around.
Guest 04-Apr-2005 22:34
I like this Gail, I wonder how it would look with the red also
from the Underground sign? I think I remember there is red in it?
Ray :)04-Apr-2005 22:11
Nice PS work on this one, Gail.
So you can attend the wedding now? ;->
Guest 04-Apr-2005 22:10
Very affective image. Nicely done.
Antonis Sarantos04-Apr-2005 22:06
This one is awesome Gail. Great capture with excellent composition and most excellent post editing. I think you took my vote with your sword!!!
Zak04-Apr-2005 22:03
superman has changing rooms all over the country! :-o
nice shot :-)
Ric Yates04-Apr-2005 22:00
Nice work on this to isolate the phoneboxes.