sunset on the Thames Photo

Photographer’s Note

after this little concert "à 4 mains" in the church of the academy of St martin in the fields, lett me take you to the tate modern.. This brand new museum was established in a former powerplant... It is facing St Paul's cathedral and a nice bridge called the millemium bridge takes you to the other side of the thames... I took this photo as we came out of it to visit the Robert Franck photography exhibition... I like to tilt my photos sometimes to add dynamism to a shot.. Some will probably find it disturbing though;-)) hahaha!

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flydragon (0) 2004-12-08 5:00

Eric tu vas te faire allumer par Luko
avec ce tilt ;o)))
moi perso j'aime bien c'est un peu gratuit
ici, mais cela fait circuler l'eau
j'aime bien cette photo et la lumière timide
de belle couleurs aussi
une ambiance maussade mais agréable
bravo
••simon••

;o/ tu peux me joindre sur mon portable
pour la visite guidée des studios fly & C°

rich (1199) 2004-12-08 5:21

I'm not sure why but the tilt works well here as does the 'wobbly bridge' running at the height of the line of buildings behind.

A few weeks ago there was an amazing sunset here and the river reflected it with a beautiful pink colour. Sadly I didn't have my camera with me at the time.

The Robert Frank exhibition at the Tate is good but very large - it took about 3 hours for me to get round!

pridel (233) 2004-12-08 5:56

Salut Eric, ce n'est pas moi qui vais grogner à cause du tilt ! Au contraire même car j'imaginais la photo sans, elle aurait sombrée dans le soporifique :-)
Heureusement, il y a le bâteau, et la courbe du pont qui surligne les bâtiments du fond pour contrecarrer cette ambiance un peu "monotone"
Ta compo est juste au poil !
Bien vu
Pascal

naxius (16679) 2004-12-08 7:54

Salut Eric, plutot original comme compo.
Jamais essaye de faire ce type de photo, ca
change un peu des compos plus classiques.
Alex

MKING (3050) 2004-12-08 9:07

When I was there I wasn't allowed to cross that bridge; too unsafe at the time (07-2000).

The tilt doesn't bother me-- what does bother me a bit is that the bridge is somewhat lost in the otherwise gorgeous detail of the river bank buildings. Lots of great landmarks (except that actual Tate Modern! :) ).

What is good though is that this isn't the usual cliche shot looking down the bridge towards either St. Pauls or the Tate depending on which bank you're standing on. Your London expedition is shaping up quite nicely.

SylFondacci (4085) 2004-12-08 11:00

Salut Eric, ah les cadrages inclinés, ça donne une dynamique à l'image !
Tu l'as prise côté Tate Modern ?
La réponse est dans ta note et c'est oui !
Belle photo !
Sylvie
PS : as-tu vu mes photos de la Tate Modern ?

Spoony (3539) 2004-12-08 19:52

It´s a crazy composition... I like it!
Image is fine. Well done and obviosly... seen ;)

T-Kup (12) 2005-01-29 8:45

C'est un peu bizarre de voir un paisage que je connais assez bien avec le tilt, mais ca marche tres bien. Bravo