Excellent! You've got landmark London, the river, fog, gloomy skies and the birds; and all in B&W. It's got really great atmosphere and i like this a lot. Should be framed!
Seems like a lot of photobloger are posting some great b&w today. Very moody shot. Was the white on the left, and dark on the right the result of burning and dodging? It leads my eye away off the frame on the left, instead of to the interest (for me anyway) of the building.
I love the dark feeling of it -> it has something ghostly. I can't say what it is but I guess it is a mixture of everything: the fog, the clouds, the birds and the silhouette of the parliament. Amazing!
Classic! The cityscape, the bridge and the birds, the jetlines in the sky... all come together in this beautiful compostion. I especially like how you managed to keep all the points of interest in the lower third. The big sky gives the impression of openness. Really nice.
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mikhail
what a beautiful B6w show love the light/dark sky and the bird in the foreground. a very original photo of london, like it!
2005-12-12
deceptive
Excellent work, the birds, mist and B&W processing give this a kind of spooky feel.
2005-12-12
Sara
wow! it's very suggestive this shot. the birds adds a great detail to it. wonderful work..
2005-12-12
6oh
fantastically moody image. the birds and the mist are perfect for this shot.
and holy pointed buildings.
2005-12-12
CouCou
When I saw this picture I immediately thought of "jack the ripper" !!
Spooky !
Great shot :-)
2005-12-12
EOS Chaos
Excellent! You've got landmark London, the river, fog, gloomy skies and the birds; and all in B&W. It's got really great atmosphere and i like this a lot. Should be framed!
2005-12-12
clea
Great composition, and the combination of b/w + birds creates a very dramatic effect. Plus, I just love the detail of the plane trails to the right :)
2005-12-12
Joe Lencioni
I love the birds. Beautiful shot.
2005-12-12
lala
Your photos are making me homesick for Enlgand - keep them going, though.
2005-12-12
Kristina
Beautiful! just gorgeous, great dynamic range there.
2005-12-12
gck
Seems like a lot of photobloger are posting some great b&w today. Very moody shot. Was the white on the left, and dark on the right the result of burning and dodging? It leads my eye away off the frame on the left, instead of to the interest (for me anyway) of the building.
2005-12-12
Marina
I love the dark feeling of it -> it has something ghostly. I can't say what it is but I guess it is a mixture of everything: the fog, the clouds, the birds and the silhouette of the parliament. Amazing!
2005-12-12
susan B.
Really nice shot Myles.
Love the birds and I dig the synchronicity of the X on the pole and the half X in the sky.
2005-12-13
Ian
This is great. I checked out the larger version and I love it! I think the black and white does it wonders and would be a perfect shot to frame :)
2005-12-13
Mike Golding
Nice... and here is the same location at night <a href="http://www.mgolding.com/blog.php?pid=580";>link</a>
2005-12-13
Mike Golding
Opps... that will teach me to be clever :-) Here it is again...
http://www.mgolding.com/blog.php?pid=580
2005-12-13
Dan
Great shot. Love the sharp birds in the foreground contrasted the more fadded silhouette of the parliment in the background. Lovely!
2005-12-13
Sean Galbraith
Fantastic mood in this piece. Love the transition from light to dark.
2005-12-13
Johnny
Wow, this is an incredibly beautiful photo. I love the composition and the kind of gradient tones that you have here. I love it!
2005-12-13
Robb McAulay
Wow Miles, fantastic photo, very atmospheric!
I was in London not two weeks ago and it can get very misty in the mornings, some days you wouldn't be able to see the other side of the Thames!
I have some London photos in my blog, but none as impressive as this!
2005-12-13
pierre
nice nice nice
2005-12-14
Partha
Classic! The cityscape, the bridge and the birds, the jetlines in the sky... all come together in this beautiful compostion. I especially like how you managed to keep all the points of interest in the lower third. The big sky gives the impression of openness. Really nice.
2005-12-14
Amber
Wow, this is great.
2005-12-30
Graeme
You never cease to amaze me Miles. I've seen that view a hundred times but never this atmospheric.
2006-01-02
Robb McAulay
I was showing a friend your site Miles and he compared this photograph to John Vitue's paintings, you might like them, google it ;)
2006-03-01