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Oxford Street mood & Bus traffic jam


Oxford Street mood & Bus traffic jam
Photo Information
Copyright: George Rumpler (Budapestman) Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3822 W: 0 N: 6868] (24451)
Genre: Places
Medium: Color
Date Taken: 1997-08-15
Categories: Daily Life, Transportation, Architecture
Camera: Konica Aiborg Super Zoom
Photo Version: Original Version
Theme(s): Colours from Europe, Double-Decker Buses. [view contributor(s)]
Date Submitted: 2006-10-14 11:36
Viewed: 1800
Points: 34
[Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note
Oxford Street is a major thoroughfare in London, England in the City of Westminster, and one of the world's most famous streets for shopping. With over 300 shops, it is the world's largest shopping street.
It runs for approximately a mile and a half from Marble Arch at the north east corner of Hyde Park, through Oxford Circus to St Giles' Circus, at the intersection with Charing Cross Road and Tottenham Court Road. Eastwards, the road then becomes New Oxford Street until it runs into High Holborn. West of Marble Arch, Oxford Street becomes Bayswater Road or the A40 which continues west towards Oxford. Oxford Street intersects with other famous London roads including Park Lane, New Bond Street and Regent Street.
The street follows the route of a Roman road which linked Hampshire with Colchester and became one of the major routes in and out of the city.
Between the 12th century and 1782 it was variably known as Tyburn Road (after the River Tyburn that ran just to the south of it, and now flows underneath it), Uxbridge Road, Worcester Road and Oxford Road. It became notorious as the route taken by prisoners on their final journey from Newgate Prison to the gallows at Tyburn near Marble Arch.
In the late 18th century, many of the surrounding fields were purchased by the Earl of Oxford, and the area was developed. It soon became popular with entertainers including tiger-baiters and masquerades. During the 19th century, the area became known for its shops and this has continued.
Oxford Street is a square on the British Monopoly board. It is part of the green set together with Regent Street and Bond Street.
Oxford Street is considered one of the world's best known shopping streets, home to major department stores and hundreds of smaller shops of which are predominately occupied by multiple retailers. It is the major shopping street in central London, though not the most expensive or fashionable. It is part of a larger shopping district with Regent Street, Bond Street and many smaller nearby streets. The other principal shopping area in central London is Knightsbridge, famous for Harrods department store.
(Source: London guide)
//Photo was scanned from paper. I hope you like it.//
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  • Wanda1 Gold Star Critiquer/Silver Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 1208 W: 21 N: 1410] (7572)
  • [2006-10-14 13:04]

Hi George,
A lovely colourful street scene. I like all the bits of red everywhere, and the busy energy that the picture has. Well seen.
Regards
Wanda

Hello George,
Colourful... Busy!
Eye-catching busses of course, and I like the contrasty feeling...
Well framed and good details, my friend! This is nicely done for a scan...
Greetings,
Pablo -

Hi George,
Great to see Routemasters in use as intended. Nice colours, busy scene, TFS.
Regards
Steve

A complete change in country and a different way to take pctures, the older one. But I notice that you managed an excellent catch of all these red buses, combined with the tricolor light. Your title is very well chosen considering the number of busses especially in the background.

All the best,

Emmanuel

Hi George. Nice busy photo, I think the telephoto view accentuates this. It’s good to see you have matched the colour of the lights to that of the busses. Well captured and thanks for sharing.
Cheers, Paul.

Hi George,
Very nice Oxford street scene..Good colours and compo.Best regards.

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Hayati

Hello George,
nice capture of a daily life from a big city.
The red buses bring a nice colourful to the compostion.
Regards
Teresa

Can't believe that many buses on the road at the same time, George. Almost looks like one bus for every pedestrian there. Good service, for sure. Great capture of this interesting street scene.
Take care, and have a good weekend, my friend.
Cheers
Otto

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  • arth Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 316 W: 0 N: 162] (1454)
  • [2006-10-15 13:38]

A very nice picture George ,i like the dominate red colours in this street ,good composition too ,nicely done and a good scanned picture.
Arthur

merhaba dear george
beautiful composition and note.very good interesting london and interesting bus traffic.
well done.best regards.
gürkan akçakır.

Hi George,
London is busy and is beautiful. Personally I feel this shoot was more beautiful in B&W, may be my visin is blurred because of excessive attatchemnt ot B&W these days.
Best Regards,
Rajeev

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  • berek Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Star Workshop Editor/Gold Note Writer [C: 3876 W: 172 N: 4900] (22175)
  • [2006-10-16 9:45]

Hi George,
I like this daily life sense. red light with red buses. good idea and good result. have a nice week.
Burak
my overall evaluation -> ***

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  • paura Gold Star Critiquer/Gold Note Writer [C: 3817 W: 8 N: 2528] (20295)
  • [2006-10-16 16:48]

George,
Very nice shot showing us this "old style" shot. The red buses are very nice!

Regards

Paulo

Very nice perspective showing the London traffic.
Achim

Hi George
interesting daily life shot here, great pov

regards
manuel

hello George!

I know Oxford Street a lot!
I often been there to buy cd and records not available in my country(before Internet!)
Your photo(a bit sharpless!) shows something that'll disappear soon!
The Doubledeckers!
Interresting comment!

Bernard

Hi George.
A not easy frontlite exposure. I like the vivid colours of the buses matching the semaphore's redlights.
B. Regards

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