Couple of pics

Malcolm's skyline

Malcolm's Princes St after rain

A couple of photographs from Malcolm showing the effect of taking light readings from the bright part of the scene - the sky. The top one is a classic Edinburgh skyline silhouette, but the aeroplane trail lifts it out of the ordinary.  The Princes Street scene after the rain is interesting, because instead of a straightforward silhouette, Malcolm has also included some bright detail of the sky colours reflected in the puddle, breaking up the shadow with a splash of light. A travel photojournalist would perhaps have waited for a figure to cross that patch of light, ideally jumping, with a brolly.
And Alberto's been blurring people with long exposures against golden lit archways. Makes me think of early Josef Koudelka. Lovely.
These pictures do what photography can often do, which is to make the ordinary magical again. (I'm quoting someone, but can't remember who.)

Alberto's ghostly people

Early Josef Koudelka -http://www.magnumphotos.com

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