Magnum opus
The magnificent St Paul's cathedral, in London, is widely hailed as the greatest work of its designer, Sir Christopher Wren (1632-1723). Wren was himself the first among many illustrious people to be buried inside the cathedral over the centuries. The inscription above his tomb reads "Lector, si monumentum requiris, circumspice" (Reader, if you seek his monument, look around you).
Taken by buckshot with a Nikon F50 loaded with Fuji Neopan Acros 100 (35mm) film in London, United Kingdom. These tags describe this photo: st paul's, cathedral, church, architecture, cloud, dramatic sky, b&w, black and white, city, urban, landmark, tourism, capital, contrast, tone, neopan, and wren. Date: 2012-07-30. Time: Afternoon. This photo can also be found in the albums Best of buckshot 2012On the Seventh Day, God created Neopan.
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32 comments
buckshot
P.S. I think this is the best photo I've ever taken, so I will very happily accept hundreds of likes, a weekend slot in the 'Selected' section, POTD, a contract with Magnum Photos, the front cover of Time magazine... hell, I'll take whatever I can get for it! ;-) ;-) ;-) Mind you, most of the credit actually goes to Fuji for their fanfreakin'tastic Neopan Acros film, which I shot this album with. This was the first time I'd used it and the results just blew me away - especially when viewed on a big computer screen. Have already ordered another 10 rolls, so I hope to capture many more images like this one...
ehmahh
nice album!
davidpowell
The contrast is incredible! Great work (to you AND Fuji!)
buckshot
@davidpowell: Thank you! Using a red filter on the lens helped a lot too.
aanum
wow this is great :)
jandra
great shot!! you deserve a contract with of Playboy magazine!! like me!!!!=)
buckshot
@jandra: Uh... yeah, but I don't think many Playboy readers buy it because they admire architecture... :-)
sweetyyydreams
Great pictures as always!
jandra
another kind of architecture.......
amytam
This photo is AMAZING! Great job!
gauthierdumonde
great !
buckshot
Selected 9 August 2012. YES...!!! Thank you so much, @LSI, and everyone else who likes it too! Next up, that Time cover...! ;-)
emkei
this is great photo!
emkei
and great album too! :)
ediblestrange
Ha! really amazing and yeah it would look smart in magnum :) I always think of the little lady feeding the birds for tuppence at saint pauls (find my lovely reference) great job and yes I am looking forward to that Time cover!
grazie
hey hey really love this one! great photo! love neopan 400 and 1600 but haven't really tried pan acros 100. I guess I have to now. Awesome!
clownshoes
Really great shots. The film of course really is great; but these series of Nikons are defiantly under appreciated. Dirt cheat to buy off ebay even with a lens and lots of program-ability. Keep shooting!
gendis
wooow
bloomchen
great shot indeed.
ricoinbrooklyn
Wonderful shot!
simonesavo
Great!!!!
druid
memorable :)
lazybuddha
Awesome!! Acros is my favourite B/W film too.
bsmart
Ace. Red filter you say.
buckshot
@bsmart: Yes, this one here: http://www.7dayshop.(…)4&cl=28 Thanks for your likes!
blueskyandhardrock
awesome!
saidseni
I love this film too! And the name of your album! ;)
vici
Stunning Photograph! but you know that...
bsmart
This one!!!
http://www.lomograph(…)u-best-shot
onkel-m
Perfect shot....that´s how B+W´s should be !!!
c5gebj2
Just great! I have to use the red filter more often. :)
raylemon
great shot! very nice clouds