Paliament

I've shot Big Ben before and the like the Washington Monument, its familiarity and monolithic structure led to some pretty ordinary photos from me. For this one, I was actually in an archway in the House of Parliament.

Is the shadow and composition enough to rescue the photo from mediocrity? What other comments do you have?

It definitely isn't the standard tourist shot and the composition does rescue it from mediocrity.
My only nit is that I think the tower is too close to the arch and would rather see a bit more distance between them.
Just noticed the tower is close to straight but that building on the left looks like it is about to fall over. I don't think its necessarily a negative..adds a bit of whimsy or something and with the wide angle lens probably not avoidable..

Tend to agree with frog about the arc, but it isn't a dealbreaker.

I think the arch is OK, but the tower is rather central.
Yes, with wide angle from there Portcullis House would be tilting inward - particularly with the upward shooting angle.
A place to use the TS-E I bought a few years ago.

How did you get inside the Houses of Parliament?

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Originally Posted by SmartWombat

I think the arch is OK, but the tower is rather central.
Yes, with wide angle from there Portcullis House would be tilting inward - particularly with the upward shooting angle.
A place to use the TS-E I bought a few years ago.

How did you get inside the Houses of Parliament?

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I'm impressed that you know the name of the other building!

On my last visit to London, I was surprised to learn that one can queue up to sit in the balcony galleries in either of the Houses and observe (even if you are not a citizen of the UK). The wait is typically longer for the House of Commons, so we attended the House of Lords. (No cameras were allowed inside.)

Interesting idea, but I would have tried something like HDR or dual exposure to give the area under the bridge some definition...