Monoliths, a photo from London, England

Photographer's Note

A side view of the monolithic and glowing end of the Aloft London Excel Hotel in the Royal Victoria Dock in Silvertown, London, England. Late afternoon sunshine reflected as well as the clouds on the contrasting surfaces.

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Critiques | Translate

unclehotshot (4004) 2015-02-05 0:52

Hi Brian
Getting close to 50.000!!
Better contribute a bit then.
Super shot. Great compo.
Cheers Frank

macjake (96157) 2015-02-05 1:27

Hi Brian
Oh yeah!
this is a sweet shot.
are you sure you didn't secretively travel to Las Vegas! haha

wicked lighting and cloud reflections.
and the contrasting colors are superb, they couldn't be any more opposite - but opposites attract!
cool post
cheers
craig

lousat (129945) 2015-02-05 1:44

Hi Brian,great idea and the choice of the moment makes the difference,with this special light,perfect to warm up the colors and to create the best reflections,very well done as usual.Have a nice day and thanks,Luciano

snunney (130967) 2015-02-05 2:33

Hello Brian,
A fascinating abstract composition. Without your explanation it would be difficult to determine what the subject is, but that is not a criticism by any means. Perfectly framed with superb lights and colours. Top class photography.

jhm (202989) 2015-02-05 3:47

Hello Brian,

You show us the side view of the monolithic and glowing end of the Aloft London Excel Hotel in the Royal Victoria Dock in Silvertown on a very nice way.
A wonderful architectural picture with the facades.
Excellent composition nice presentation too.
Very well done, TFS.

Best regards,
John.

Nicou (193806) 2015-02-05 4:20

Hello

superbe vue de ces monolithes fantastique vue et captage quel contraste de forme et couleur superbe effet et image.
Bravo et amitié
Nicou

jjcordier (79299) 2015-02-05 8:39

Brian
J'aime les effets de lumière et les reflets sur les immeubles aux couleurs très différentes.
Amicalement
JJ

rychem (72179) 2015-02-05 8:53

Two different surfaces, two different color combinations, excellent set, perfectly well done
regards Ryszard

SherryDrinker (460) 2015-02-05 9:54

Hello Brian

An extraordinary architecture as your shot. Impressive colors and the clouds reflection .... perfect. Congratulation.

Best wishes

Jose Luis

kasianowak (15818) 2015-02-05 9:59

Hi Brian
Amazing image, brilliant technique. I love the dark sky - great background for the shiny facades. Wonderful colours!
Best wishes
Kasia

dekanski (7671) 2015-02-05 10:54

Incredibly!
Only when you look at it carefully it may be understood that these are not two-dimensional objects!

A great moment, the perfect angle, impeccable technique

Saša

williewhistler (16606) 2015-02-05 11:02

Hello Brian,
an immaculate crop of the Hotel`s reflections has resulted in an unusual and appealing image,very well spotted.
All the best, Les.

janjan1897 (2301) 2015-02-05 13:23

Hello Brian,
Magnificent composition and contrast between the dark blue and the warm pinky tones. This really shows the distinct differences in size and architecture in modern London. I like the marriage of different designs, lines and materials in this particular photo. The gorgeous inky sky is a beautiful backdrop to this shot. An awesome graphic art view of some beautiful standing artworks. Very well done.
Regards,
Jean

emka (152182) 2015-02-05 13:37

Hello Brian,
Excellent presentation of this strange facade. Nice view.
WArm regrads from somewhere in South America. Malgo

npecanhuk (79329) 2015-02-05 15:35

Hi Brian!
Wonderful details!
Very beautiful and attractive picture!
Sharpness, exposure, (magnificent) colors, vertical format and composition are all excellent!
TFS - congrats,
Cheers,
Neyvan

berek (50518) 2015-02-05 22:42

Dear Brian,
I like the effects of light and reflections on buildings with very different colors.
Best Regards.
Burak

CLODO (45094) 2015-02-06 0:12

Hi Brian

thank you for making us discover the new London, with the architecture playing with the weather!
Cheers
CLODO

Matyas (0) 2015-02-06 0:39

Hello Brian! Fantastic modern architecture. Excellent composition. Perfect cut. Fine effect. Marvelous brightness and colours. Ideal contrast and sharp. Well done!

No_One (4) 2015-02-06 10:38

Hi Brian,
You really do create some of the coolest and most unique images on this site, anothe fantastic exams here. It's a class architectural view that really pops with the combination of the dark Borg like left half, and the circus of color on the right. Not hard to see which piece the sunlight prefers as the light here has created two very unique and different feels in the one picture. Brilliant photo.
Cheers
Noel

Cricri (176) 2015-02-06 11:31

Hi Brian
Bon choix du moment, c'est original avec la différence des couleurs, une très belle réalisation
Belle soirée
cricri

HimalAnda (10671) 2015-02-07 1:31

Hello Brian,

What an amazing picture! It looks like a painting and I like the contrast of tones between the left part of the picture and the right one.
Beautiful!

Stéphane

carlo62 (81265) 2015-02-07 7:17

Ciao Brian
bellissima idea e splendida realizzazione.
Un contrasto molto forte tra i due palazzi, messo in risalto dal cielo scuro.
Gran bella prova.
Buona domenica
Carlo

ChrisJ (160008) 2015-02-08 8:18

Hello Brian,

I like the reflection of the white cloud in the building at left as well as the superb repetition of the horizontal striped patterns and the apparent lack of any old style square windows that used to characterise such high rise office blocks. The colourful building at right juxtaposes nicely against the grey cyan hues of the one at left and has wonderful repetition of pink, blue and purple rectangles aligned on a vertical axis. Tfs!

delpeoples (60326) 2015-02-09 23:52

Ciao dear Brian

a wonderful shot of modern architecture. It is almost abstract and I love the unusual colours, that I do not usually associate with skyscrapers, especially the pink tones. The graphism and luminance are superb. Thanks for sharing, have a lovely day.

Kindest regards
Lisa

siudzi (34141) 2015-02-12 12:47

Hello Brian,
Wow! What a superb presentation of this fantastic subject! These two facades look so wonderfully together and their patterns were presented perfectly due to the great sharpness and exposure. Very well done! An eye-catching shot!
Best,
Gosia