Paliament

[Lava Lamp]

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?

[Frog]

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..

[draymorton]

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

[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?

[Lava Lamp]

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?

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.)

[llewpics]

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