[Leica] Re: Millennium Bridge, London

[bruce at ralgo.nl (bruce)]

The second and third images of the bridge are also exciting, Colin.

There is but one of the Tate Modern.

B.

On 9-mrt-2006, at 16:18, Colin J wrote:

> A big thank you to all who replied with comments,
> both on and off the list.
>
> The picture I posted is one of a set of three
> that I shot to a specific brief, which was to
> portray an engineering structure in use by
> people.  I chose the Millennium Bridge as a
> subject despite never having visited it before -
> I live away from London and rarely get time to
> visit.
>
> The bridge was in the news a lot because it was
> an unusual design and had major problems with
> wobbling when it first opened.  But it was
> modified and the wobble was completely cured.  It
> seems very stable.
>
> I had only half a day to visit London and shot
> about twenty photos in an hour.  I used the rest
> of the film on the Tate Modern gallery and
> visited an exhibition there.
>
> I have added two more bridge photos to the
> gallery, so the first three shown are the three I
> submitted against the brief.  I have also added
> some from the Tate Modern, taken with the C/V
> 15mm lens.
>
> As before, I welcome all critique, good and bad,
> as I need to learn.
>
> Colin
>
>
>> Message: 17
>> Date: Tue, 7 Mar 2006 22:26:04 -0500
>> From: "Richard S. Taylor"
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>> Subject: Re: [Leica] Millennium Bridge, London
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>> Colin - Welcome and thanks for posting.  It's
>> always good to see new
>> photos.  I like the way you've arranged the
>> very modern bridge to
>> lead the eye into the venerable old dome of the
>> cathedral.  The
>> people on the bridge are a plus, too.  But, as
>> Philippe commented,
>> the buildings on the far side of the river are
>> a bit distracting.  A
>> lower position might help separate the bridge
>> from buildings more,
>> though I expect you'd have to darken them some
>> even then to minimize
>> their effect.  A  walk around the area might
>> give you a another
>> position that helps, too, or an entirely
>> different, even more
>> interesting, combination of bridge and
>> cathedral.
>
>
>
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