Walking to the light

In a subway under Westminster Bridge on the South Bank, London


http://philpage.zenfolio.com/img/s7/...53437700-6.jpg

Nicely spotted, composed, and presented.

Lovely image Phil, +1 to John's comments!

Very nice composition, light and texture :)

Well seen Phil and a nice image.

Thanks guys - I was waiting for some different shadows to appear but was starting to get funny looks hanging around under the bridge!

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Originally Posted by dubaiphil

but was starting to get funny looks hanging around under the bridge!

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That may have been the trench coat you were wearing ? :)
Pretty good image Phil, you've made something "out of nothing".

Dave

PS : Should we now call you LondonPhil ?

This reminds me of a few photos made by Josef Sudek.

Another brilliant shot Phil. You hit Cartier-Bresson's decisive moment" bang on.

I like the way that you use the lights along the tunnel to lead our eyes into the frame; really well thought out and composed; and from there the light and shadows take us to the silhoutte of the man walking; again our eyes are being guided by the light flaring out from left to right.

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Originally Posted by Mike Buckley

This reminds me of a few photos made by Josef Sudek.

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Now you're just trying to blind me with your photo art historian knowledge, Mike!

I've just looked him up and thanks, I think!

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Originally Posted by GrumpyDiver

Another brilliant shot Phil. You hit Cartier-Bresson's decisive moment" bang on.

I like the way that you use the lights along the tunnel to lead our eyes into the frame; really well thought out and composed; and from there the light and shadows take us to the silhoutte of the man walking; again our eyes are being guided by the light flaring out from left to right.

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Thanks Manfred. I'm at a bit of a turning point photographically as my usual 'bread and butter' subject material is lacking in the UK! So trying a change of tack and trying to make scenes work more for me, looking for a human element to anchor the image and add context. It's a good challenge, as I'm completely having to change my mindset while trying to:

a) not share too much in social media, forums etc - trying not to post every image
b) build a catalogue in the UK as fast as possible

After a long walk and many clicks I'm generally happy if I come away with 2-6 solid keepers