Re: PHOTOFORUM digest 6360/Watching - Shard

[Jan Faul <jan@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

The Shard is nice, but I am much more in favor of Winnie’s cigar or gherkin. Getting into one of the offices on the top floor isn’t really easy, so the views are. Last time I was there, I couldn’t shoot out the windows for (security) reasons. I can just imagine what they’ll say at The Shard when I show up with a Gitzo and a Noblex and change film. 

On Oct 14, 2013, at 1:49 PM, Howard LEIGH wrote:

Hi Dan

You're probably right about the Shard's future! My underlying concern is that London's wonderful historical and Architectural inheritance will be swallowed under a tidal wave of ever higher building in steel and glass...And obscured from a our sight and thus our cameras. At least the Shard won't be guilty of that.

But I do like your photo! People are often too busy admiring amd photographing the obvious and not looking at everything else.

Howard

On 14 October 2013 09:26, Dan Mitchell <danmdan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

Re: Comments below on my latest picture --

I'm a lover of the "Shard" building - (and the super view from the top) - OK it's very very modern, but the so was St.Paul's in its day.  In a 100 years it will be an ancient monument and a protected building.

As to the photo - at these touristy attractions I often look as much at the other visitors as at the skyline view - visitors often do such interesting things, as in the shot (one of many) shown this week.  The visitor on the left was a happy chance contrast to the other two persons, but the composition was foreseen and was waited for - one shot only got the right arrangement.




Dan Mitchell
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On 14 Oct 2013, at 04:01, List for Photo/Imaging Educators - Professionals - Students <photoforum@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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>                           PHOTOFORUM Digest 6360
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> Friday 11th October
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> Watching, by Dan Mitchell
> I like it, though the Shard itself is for me an abomination on the skyline of London!
> This poses an obvious but unanswerable question, like so much in photography.
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> Dan Mitchell
> Watching:  What makes this interesting to me is the first lady who is looking in the opposite direction of the other two.  She seems to be contemplating something  totally different than the others, which makes me wonder what is going on.
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