Jide Alakija

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photoblog image The East is here - the preparation
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The East is here - the preparation

So was it worth the wait? I stumbled upon this one by mistake.Trafalgar square has become the venue for all sorts of displays in London and this is making it such a great place to take photos. I've managed to build up quite a bit in terms of events happening at T Square. I have one more shot to post before I move on to something else.

comments (14)

Going Wide smile I love the colours and the subject matter but finding the slant hard to get a grip on.
  • Yẹni
  • Great Britain (UK)
  • 25 Sep 2007, 01:25
Like the richness and the slanted angle.... it definitely commands attention
  • àsìkò
  • United Kingdom
  • 25 Sep 2007, 06:51
freaking amazing colour work, ur very good at this
  • Stan
  • 25 Sep 2007, 06:58
Nope, this one isn't a swimmer. There is a good reason why tilting isn't popular with architectural shots. Waaayy too unbalanced. The colour rocks though smile
Wow.. stunning colors and very bold angle to shoot from! Nice work Jide!
I like this angle of view it gives a very funny picture !
Angled shots are very debatable, but I seem to prefer them and this one rocks.
Angled shots are very debatable, but I seem to prefer them and this one rocks.
Lovely lovely series, enjoying the view grin
  • AECI
  • 25 Sep 2007, 13:54
when I saw this I wasn't sure if I liked it. Then I remembered what you said in previous blog past "to view an image in the context it was taken"; for this I can see the clouds nicely shown, the buildings, the people, the image and who will forget Lord Nelson. After viewing this image in its entirety, I am impressed with the colour separation and now able to appreciate it for what it is.

Excellent work.
Jide Alakija: Finally someone gets what I'm doing, infact that's what most photographers do, they focus on one subject area and document around it!

Colour seperation? What's that?
on it's own, it's a nicely composed (down to the slant) pic...
but as part of a series, this is really amazing!
  • klickd
  • Milton Keynes
  • 25 Sep 2007, 22:22
Lovely ! Like the tilt !
  • sara
  • earth
  • 25 Sep 2007, 23:49
maybe the tilt on the subject matter is how you felt about the disply itself, or this was the best angle to describe the busy atmosphere there? i read your reply above to AECI, and undertood even more. maybe? ~S.
  • Yinka
  • Great Britain (UK)
  • 26 Sep 2007, 21:09
Nice one!
Are those guys real? The ones where you have the scribbling?
They must be, I think I see their shadows being cast! mmmh!
Even nicer now!

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