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St Pauls Cathedral, London (2955) April 2006 | Another

Restoration
Beyond the trees and carefully organised beds of Daffodils a trompe l'oeil image of St Pauls shrouds the seemingly constant work of restoration. This work began 6 years ago and the plan is to complete it by 2008, just in time for the 300th anniversary of its opening.

Posted on 4/13/2006 10:14:00 AM | Comments

1. Posted by Funny on 4/13/2006 2:28:39 AM
beautiful shot. Have a great weekend

2. Posted by Melissa on 4/13/2006 3:22:11 AM
I really like the rich blue in this. Beautiful.
Have a wonderful holiday! :)

3. Posted by Robert K. on 4/13/2006 3:28:41 AM
Wow, very impressive night shot!!

4. Posted by stewart on 4/13/2006 5:05:04 AM
A grreat shot Tony,the maintenance of the Cathedral will be permament and I never realized the 300th anniversary is in 2008.I agree with Maliisa that the sky is a nice rich blue.

5. Posted by MIGUEL™ on 4/13/2006 6:00:12 AM
awesome shot!!

6. Posted by Odon on 4/16/2006 3:39:02 PM
Really a nice night shot! Hope that you're having a great weekend!

7. Posted by Neoslv on 4/16/2006 7:10:05 PM
Awesome night shot, Tony!. Have a great week!

8. Posted by DeafAngel on 4/17/2006 4:08:08 PM
cool shot! :)

9. Posted by tony on 4/19/2006 7:19:52 AM
Hi Funny, thank you. The 'weekend' lasted a little longer than expected .. so I'm typing these words into a computer at the local 'resource centre' in Maldon.

10. Posted by tony on 4/19/2006 7:25:59 AM
Melissa, this blue is influenced by the automatic white balance picking up on the street lights and shifting the sky into this deep blue .. enjoy the day.

11. Posted by tony on 4/19/2006 7:28:18 AM
Robert, thank you, this place is lit for making pictures like this .. all you need is a tripod, and to find a spot on the grass.

12. Posted by tony on 4/19/2006 7:37:45 AM
Hi Miguel, thank you.

13. Posted by Drewzer© on 4/19/2006 7:38:43 AM
wow, goregeous shot!!

14. Posted by Mojo ™ on 4/19/2006 7:41:35 AM
AWESOME!!

15. Posted by tony on 4/19/2006 7:46:38 AM
Hi Stewart .. I seem to have lost my reply to you .. I'll try again .. or maybe next time we meet ..

16. Posted by tony on 4/19/2006 7:48:07 AM
Drewzer©, thank you, good to have you stop by.

17. Posted by tony on 4/19/2006 7:49:37 AM
Hi Mojo ™, thank you, thanks for stopping by.

18. Posted by tony on 4/19/2006 7:55:18 AM
Hi Odon, thank you .. the weekend extended into a week in Maldon .. have a delightful day.

19. Posted by tony on 4/19/2006 7:58:23 AM
Hi Odon, thank you .. I seem to be losing my replies at this 'resource centre' in Maldon. Have a delightful day.

20. Posted by tony on 4/19/2006 7:59:52 AM
Hi Neoslv, thank you .. the week is going well.

21. Posted by tony on 4/19/2006 8:01:39 AM
DeafAngel, thank you.

22. Posted by swig on 4/20/2006 3:11:41 AM
Beautifully done Tony. Reminds me of that couple (Christo & Jean-Claude) who go around the world wrapping up buildings and structures as artwork.
http://christojeanneclaude.n

23. Posted by robertm on 4/21/2006 2:03:56 AM
tony, lovely photo -- everywhere you go, they seem to be doing restoration -- robert

24. Posted by twig on 4/21/2006 1:46:58 PM
robertm ~ You're beginning to see the pattern emerging...
do de do do!!

25. Posted by swig on 4/21/2006 2:35:52 PM
there's an et missing off the end of that url. Should be .net - Anyone know how you flag a URL so it's clickable?

26. Posted by (( izZZ )) on 4/21/2006 7:35:11 PM
If done the right way...okay. The old is new...the new is old.

27. Posted by twig on 4/22/2006 11:20:18 AM
TA truncates links from time to time ~ What's a clickable link? http://christojeanneclaude.net/

28. Posted by twig on 4/22/2006 11:24:07 AM
...Sorry Bro, couldna resist... Just put a space before the url and one space after! http://swig.textamerica.com/

29. Posted by angie on 4/23/2006 8:12:03 AM
I really love this shot Tony. It's excellent! I especially like the rays coming off of those lights and the blue darkness of the sky ;)

31. Posted by tony on 4/23/2006 9:56:51 AM
Swig, thank you - it looks just like a work of art.

32. Posted by tony on 4/23/2006 10:00:54 AM
Robert, hi, thanks - London is a great place for restoration.

33. Posted by tony on 4/23/2006 10:04:10 AM
Twig swig izZZ ..
magic

34. Posted by tony on 4/23/2006 10:10:41 AM
Angie, thanks very much. Strangely enough I usually find this 'starburst' effect from the lights slightly distracting, but here it seems to fit in with the environment.

35. Posted by tony on 4/23/2006 10:11:33 AM
Hi Pook, thank you, and thanks for popping by.

36. Posted by Odon on 4/23/2006 4:03:42 PM
Really a great shot! Despite all the other rich elements on this picture, my vote goes to that tree on the center. Beautiful!

37. Posted by tony on 4/24/2006 12:19:37 AM
Hi Odon, thanks .. those trees certainly add something to our lives. If I was going for a particular element in this picture I'd probably pick out the ghostly double-decker bus on the left of the frame.

38. Posted by Cindy on 4/24/2006 2:18:55 AM
Beautiful shot. Love night photography:-)

39. Posted by tony on 4/24/2006 3:36:12 AM
Thanks Cindy

40. Posted by Daddy S. on 4/26/2006 12:16:43 AM
A good restoration always takes a long time. Great post Tony

41. Posted by tony on 4/27/2006 11:49:25 AM
That's true Daddy S. Thanks for coming by.