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Posted by drphoto (Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom) on 31 March 2008 in Cityscape & Urban.

One more from London. I was looking for a slightly-less-than-tourist photo of Big Ben and saw this 'my dad's bigger than your dad' type face off going on. Its not terribly original and I apologise for the horrible halo effects (result of a quick edit) but I still quite like it =D)

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Comments (13)

Helma from Tehran, Iran

interesting framed ! nice composed ... thanks.

31 Mar 2008 10:19am

@Helma: You're welcome, thank you for commenting =D)

Tracey from Baltimore, United States

I love it when photogs don't get the usual perspective. Well thought out and realized!

31 Mar 2008 1:56pm

@Tracey: Thanks, I was pleased I found my own perspective on the place - although I did shoot a lot of touristy shots too!

chakrapani from Hyderabad, India

Ahh yes !! Not so scientific 'theory of relativity ' !

31 Mar 2008 2:18pm

@chakrapani: Ha ha! thanks, nice comment.

Lorraine from Gatineau, Canada

Beautiful, love the structure and really enjoy the angle you took it at :)

31 Mar 2008 2:23pm

@Lorraine: Thanks Lorraine, I'm glad you like it. =D)

Shrig from NorthEast, United States

Nice POV.

31 Mar 2008 3:54pm

@Shrig: Cheers! =D)

MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany

Mostly interesting, Sir. I hope the tea 25 minutes later was fine...?
(Just kidding ;-)

31 Mar 2008 8:10pm

@MadScientist: Lol! I actually don't drink tea, so I'm not your typical british stereotype =D) Thanks for commenting.

Graham Russon from Cape Town, South Africa

Awesome shot, what I like about this, is the different take on a famous landmark. Good stuff.

31 Mar 2008 8:17pm

@Graham Russon: Thanks Graham, thats what I was going for, I'm glad you like it =D)

Ana Lúcia from Leiria, Portugal

Excellent.

31 Mar 2008 8:50pm

@Ana Lúcia: Thanks!

Ronnie 2¢ from London, United Kingdom

I would have thought it impossible to get a new take on this one but you managed it here! The angle and perspective work well.

1 Apr 2008 12:59am

@Ronnie 2¢: Thanks Ronnie. It is unlikely that this shot is truly original but until I see otherwise I am happy to accept claims of originality =D)

pLusOne from Cheonan, South Korea

Great!

1 Apr 2008 5:33am

@pLusOne: Thanks!

Vikram from Chandler, United States

Superb! This image is sharp and shows great details! Very well done!

1 Apr 2008 8:51am

@Vikram: Thanks! =D) I find the Sigma cameras are great for capturing detail.

amy from Rocky Mountain House, Canada

Turned out VERY well! The pov is inspired and personally I think the halo gives a very unique and appropriate effect. You do however need to do a cleaning on your sensor... damn spots (could go into the whole Macbeth thing but... LOL)

1 Apr 2008 2:13pm

@amy: Out damn spots! Thanks for pointing those out. Like I said, it was a quick edit - I would normally have removed them before posting. But then I would normally have made sure there was no haloing too but you seem to like that?! Weirdo =Dp lol

Twelvebit from Victoria, United States

Great image. Perhaps its the monitor I'm on right now, but I don't see "spots"; I see only one potential spot on the lamppost. Otherwise I don't see anything that should be removed.

14 Apr 2008 4:15pm

@Twelvebit: Thanks =D) There are two or three dust spots, which you can see in the sky around the lamppost if you look really hard, as well as the white mark on the lampost. All have been taken care of as far as the original goes - although I have yet to clean my sensor.

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