Ghost Bus, a photo from London, England

Photographer's Note

The Clock Tower is now officially known as the Elizabeth Tower, after the celebration of the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II.

Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of the clock and the most likely explanation is it was named after Sir Benjamin Hall, First Commissioner for Works, whose name is inscribed on the bell.

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jemaflor (147204) 2014-08-20 23:12

Salut André,
Fantastique résultat avec cette originale vue de Big Ben, grand effet avec ces lignes colorées lumineuses dans ce crépuscule, une technique parfaitement maîtrisée, bravo pour cet exemple très réussi.

zanzi (13690) 2014-08-20 23:34

Salut André
Un classique parfaitement réalisé que tu nous propose aujourd'hui.
Toutes ces lignes sont un régal avec l'emblème en toile de fond.
Bavo
Chris

seres76 (1078) 2014-08-20 23:40

Merhabalar...
Müthiş bir uzun zamanlı pozlama. Renkler net ve dağılmamış. perspektif güzel. Paylaşım için teşekkürler...

emka (158204) 2014-08-20 23:57

Hallo Andre,

Well, Clock Tower is well used name for a tower with clock, so Elizabeth Tower will be more unique. For me it will be Big Ben tower anyway. But how you made this photo?? Amazing all these thin lines in the colours of rainbow. Fantastic effect.

WArm regrad s MAlgo

jjcordier (79299) 2014-08-21 0:08

André
Ton génie de la composition et ta maîtrise technique parfaite s'expriment parfaitement dans cette fantastique photo. Superbe effet!
Amitiés
JJ

rbassin (27472) 2014-08-21 0:28

bonjour Andre
une superbe photo, le temps d'exposition permet des effets originaux et d'un bon graphisme.
C'est bien fait, très intéressant.
Bonne jornée
Roland

Royaldevon (85932) 2014-08-21 3:54

Hello Andre,

I know all our shots are still photographs but this one has an amazing sense of movement!
I like how the converging lines seriously affect the colours of the features that they cross.
A very original photograph of a very familiar place.

Have a good day,
Bev :-)

timecapturer (49288) 2014-08-21 4:36

Hi Andre
a clever and original shot from this tourist Mecca. It works so beautifully and more so when you exclude the people who crowd onto this bridge in summer. I was there a few weeks ago and it drove me insane, everyone is a photographer nowadays with their smart phones. Stunning image.

Brian.

sevy (58) 2014-08-21 4:54

Le type de photo que je tenterais surement si je passe dans le coin.
L'ensemble est bien équilibré (à la fois pour l'exposition que pour le remplissage des volumes), avec un bon placement en prime des trainées lumineuses qui sont parfois délicates à anticiper.

Yves.

cagla (4342) 2014-08-21 5:07

Wonderful exposure at the blue hour, and four seconds added much to this photo with the lines of the bus. Congratulations.

miumiu (6117) 2014-08-21 7:33

Hi Andre,
This is a wonderful capture!
l have never seen so beautiful capture from this POV of the Big Ben. Really superb!
Agnes

kasianowak (17676) 2014-08-21 8:12

Hi Andrew
Marvellous shot! I admire your creativity and timing. The colours are amazing.
Best wishes
Kasia

smash2707 (3320) 2014-08-21 9:24

Amazing shot. Nice perspective, great sharpness. Excellent light management.

mesutilgim (0) 2014-08-21 12:40

Hello Andre,
Wonderfull capture from London with great graphical effect.
Very good light management.
TFS and best regards
MESUT ILGIM

williewhistler (16606) 2014-08-21 14:04

Hello Andre,
now this is an impressive and original presentation of a well known location,the light trails add lots of interest and drama to an imaginative upright composition.
Fine photography.
Best regards Les.

lousat (139308) 2014-08-21 15:23

Salut Andre',une image qui montre encore une fois ta classe dans l'utilisation de la camera! Quelle perspective au dessous du Big Ben et quel effect magnifique cree' par le bus dans le 4 secondes d'exposition! Simplement parfaicte!!! Belle journee' et merci,Luciano

Bartleby (13552) 2014-08-22 0:34

Salut André,
une expo aux petits oignons. De très belles couleurs et des trainées superbes, effectivement pas toujours faciles à capter correctement comme le fait remarquer Yves. Tu es un vrai 'Ghost Bus'-ter!

Philippe

SnapRJW (31631) 2014-08-22 8:45

Hello Andre - I am off to England on Sunday and I had thought to leave my tripod here in Windhoek. Seeing this shot has made me think again.

What a marvelous collection of light trails, it's eight in the evening and people dash home after a busy day in a busy city.

Nicely managed, I like you way of getting a clean shot of Parliament and adding a feel for the mad pace of London.

Warm regards

Rosemary

siudzi (34141) 2014-08-24 1:54

Hi Andre,
An impressive and colorful image from London! The Big Ben looks so elegant under the blue hour moment with all the lights around. Excellent work as well as great composition.

Have a nice day!
Gosia

dkmurphys (79209) 2014-08-27 3:21

Hi Andre,
Spectacular capture with the iconic symbol of London. I love the high quality lights management and the fresh colors. Well taken.

Daniel

adores (46979) 2014-08-27 16:37

Hi Andre!
This is just great! The exposure and the lines in diagonal are just perfect - I like a lot the sense of movement. Really well thought and done!

CLODO (45116) 2014-08-31 0:42

Bonjour André.

Superbement pensé et construit!
Les lignes du passage d'un bus sont ce qui fait que ce n'est pas une photo banale de l'architecture à l'heure bleue, elles donnent une dynamique à l'image statique par définition.
bon dimanche
CLODO

Herbie (170) 2015-02-01 8:48

This could be just another boring photo of the Big Ben (though a perfect one from the technical point of view, with nice, saturated colors and proper composition). But using the idea of taking the photo with the ghost bus passing in the foreground really does the trick and adds a lot to this picture. It's clearly the best picture of Big Ben I've ever seen. 10/10 for me.