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Big Ben

Postby zafra52 on Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:37 pm

This view of Big Ben is taken from the London Wheel.

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Re: Big Ben

Postby sirhc55 on Sun Jan 15, 2012 7:49 pm

A nice picture to remind me of home.

A small bit of info: the building is actually the Westminster Clock Tower and the bell inside is named Big Ben :wink:
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Re: Big Ben

Postby zafra52 on Sun Jan 15, 2012 8:18 pm

Thanks. I have always known this landmark as the
Big Ben. It didn't occur to me the name referred to
the clock itself - not the tower holding it. If you
check this, you can understand the confusion.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big_Ben
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Re: Big Ben

Postby colin_12 on Mon Jan 16, 2012 10:51 am

That is a different perspective of this landmark piece of architecture. :up:
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Re: Big Ben

Postby surenj on Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:01 pm

Hey Zafra, did you post a very similar picture in the past?
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Re: Big Ben

Postby biggerry on Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:22 pm

sirhc55 wrote:A nice picture to remind me of home.


you lived in a clock :shock: :wink:

Its a nice shot, good angle on the tower, nice light, but it does look very very sharp - that could be web resizing?
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Re: Big Ben

Postby surenj on Mon Jan 16, 2012 1:40 pm

biggerry wrote:very very sharp

I reckon it's a P&S shot (JPEG) which has been sharpened again for web.
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Re: Big Ben

Postby sirhc55 on Mon Jan 16, 2012 2:12 pm

biggerry wrote:
sirhc55 wrote:A nice picture to remind me of home.


you lived in a clock :shock: :wink:

Its a nice shot, good angle on the tower, nice light, but it does look very very sharp - that could be web resizing?


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Re: Big Ben

Postby zafra52 on Mon Jan 16, 2012 7:10 pm

Thanks for the comments. What I posted is the British
Parliament, also from a similar angle (London Wheel).

The sharpness is a combination a reduction of picture
dimensions, a little sharpness and contrast in PhotoShop.
I had to enhance the contrast to eliminate the milky
effect produced by the the light reflection on the window
glass.

It also has a 3D effect, which is also in the original picture.
I think is due to the sun angle and the natural shadows.
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