Chinese New Year, a photo from London, England

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Walking down Lisle Street towards Wardour Street. Chinese lanterns everywhere.

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Cortez236 (1275) 2007-02-23 17:54

Hello Mr.Broglia!
I have seen all of your Chinese new year photos, and this (for me) is by far the best.
The vertical lines caused by the lovely red lanterns & the horizontals made by the buildings build a great overall view. Great DOF.
The border also echoes well the reds in your shot.
Impressive!
Regards & respects, David (year of the rat!)

molla (7129) 2007-02-23 18:38

Hejsan ROB
I allmost start hearing the fireworks, and the noice from bells and weird flutes. David has probably right about the border even if it takes a bit from the lanterns. most of all i like the zig-zag movement in the image.
//Anders Mohlin

atlantida (2323) 2007-02-23 19:38

Hi there Roberto,
That's a great photo, all red, very beautiful what else can I say, full with aesthetics and the framing is perfect. I've seen lots of photos with this subject, and I still don;t know what is this Chinese New Year, when is it, nothing, can u please tell me something about it?
Regards,
Gordana.

atus (15878) 2007-02-23 19:46

Hello Roberto,
very well framed, clear shot here, with well managed light conditions, perfect overall sharpness and well visible details. Obviously the lanterns make the shot and you captured them greatly. Very nice work!
Tfs and best regards.
Attila

hoorge (1434) 2007-02-23 21:42

Roberto,

You have managed to keep everything in focus including what's behind the lanterns. That can be hard to do as the camera tends to focus on the closest objects and blurs out the b/g. I like how you kept the lanterns closer and to the f/g. Good clear shot.

jjcordier (79299) 2007-02-24 2:10

A good photo, Roberto! I like the red lanterns and the red house in background. Red, the colour of goood luck for chinese.
Best regards
JJ

Vato_Law (12732) 2007-02-24 4:45

Hello Roberto,
Very nice framing with the succession of chinese decorations creating a nice pattern and contrasting well with the building around.
A sharp and clear composition with a very nice natural light.
Cheers.
Paulo

KevRyan (22956) 2007-02-24 8:20

Great composition roberto - every ounce of it filled with those lanterns ...very nice framing...I especially like the large Z written across the whole frame - very naturally appealing to the eye.

bw Kev

cobbydale (1958) 2007-02-26 15:36

A lovely shot Roberto! Excellent composition and great DOF to get all parts sharp. I love the lively colours too. Adding to my faves. Well done.
TFS. Leon.

coco (30439) 2009-01-19 9:16

Hola Roberto.

Excellent use of the composition (I love the long lens for these situations) and the DOF.

Well done.