The Dark Angel, a photo from London, England

Photographer's Note

In front of Buckingham Palace, the Changing Guards Ceremony attracts much more people than in Stockholm :o) It was so crowded that I gave up...

Later on, on our way back, less people and more clouds, perfect for a setting like this ! Completely against the sun, I just increased the shadows later on to darken a bit more the Victoria Memorial silhouette, no change to the colors (there are some ...). Added a frame.

The Victoria Memorial was build in 1911 by Sir Thomas Brock. It is made of gilded bronze, bronze, and granite.

If it was not that dark, you would see the Queen in the middle, surrounded by Truth, Justice and Motherhood. On the top, it is Victory that plays the role of my Dark Angel. Next to her are Constancy and Courage.

(As a WS I posted a picture of that huge crowd, and you can see the Memorial)

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Fixfocus (9385) 2005-05-02 12:50

Great atmosphere and mood that you captured here,Youssef!Excellent compo with the silhouette of the Victoria Memorial against the dramatic sky!
Well done!

Cormac (26565) 2005-05-02 13:02

Really great treatment of this subject - something I've never seen before, and it really works. The silhouette with the sun directly behind the figure is dramatic and interesting. Interesting note also.

joebatista (133) 2005-05-02 13:14

Amazing shot perfect background and settings
I love it

gervaso (28177) 2005-05-02 14:00

Beautiful silhouette you got in this photograph, with strong shapes. And you got it in a perfect moment, with a hole in the clouds just behind the statue.

hijeng (48) 2005-05-02 14:42

The silhouette so sharp and more mythrious atmosphere.....woooooooooooo

Salocin51 (0) 2005-05-03 9:38

C'est bien de tenter des sujets pris délibéremment en contre-jour, car quand c'est bien réussi, on arrive au niveau d'ombres chinoises du plus bel effet, et là on est à ce niveau: l'exposition du second plan est bien maîtrisée, et le sujet est bien focalisé, très précis.

Et c'est pas parce qu'on voit rien qu'il ne faut pas le faire avec précision :-)

Bon boulot en tout cas, je repasserai un peu plus tard pour les points, et pour d'autres images que j'ai repéré... :-o)

hampshiregirl (493) 2005-05-03 12:39 [Comment]

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zenitlady (221) 2005-05-03 13:12

Hello Youssef! I really like what you have here, good thought to use the sun like that in your composition. Completely changes it from a bright white statue to something much more ominous and sombre. Great capture, well done!

P-S-I-G (25536) 2005-05-03 14:29

Bonsoir Youssef,
Il fallait y penser, assombrir le sujet pour le transformer en ange noir. Belle créativité, tout à fait dans l'esprit du site. Bravo, belle photo.

MvS (4163) 2005-05-04 15:35

Mycket dramatiskt!
Du har fått till ljuset i bakgrunden på precis rätt ställe, och jag gillar den fundersamma statyn till vänster i mitten bäst.
Snyggt!
//Magnus

albiback (8751) 2005-05-05 7:50

Un contrejour réussi, la couleur est discrète mais donne tout le charme de cette photo, bravo.

anakin (2775) 2005-05-05 17:10

Very good compositon, great effect with nice lights and colours, good your perspective aswell.
well done

kensimage (8563) 2005-05-06 17:03

You used the light really well, Youssef! It's framed nicely, too. Great shot.

Timmok (802) 2005-05-07 13:33

Great backlight which makes this shot very powerfull. Felicitations

merpb (2001) 2005-05-13 5:22

Stunning contra jour shot, the light adds life and verve to the statue.
Nice symetry
Well seen and executed

mlopes (494) 2005-07-15 19:35

this is it!!!! i was seeing your first photos and i found this jewel. WOW what a counter light photo! you really managed it well, it's almost perfect.

All the light comes from behind the angel, i'm creeped... that must have been a exciting moment

Mario

sofiii (20) 2005-07-19 11:16

Hello, on dirait presque une image de cinéma, j'aime bcp le cadrage et le contre jour donne vraiment bien sur cette photo
tbarkallah aalik
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bishansamaddar (868) 2006-02-23 9:28