Mittwoch, 15. Dezember 2010

corner view: traditions

Ja..............gerade rechtzeitig zum Thema zurückgekehrt von einer Exkursion nach London, einer Stadt, in der man auch im Jahr 2010 ohne langes Suchen sehr traditionelle urbritische Motive vor die Linse bekommt. Selbst das Wetter zeigte sich am letzten Morgen meines Aufenthaltes ganz traditionell dunstig-neblig.
Nein...........keine Ahnung, wie die Guards des Household Cavalry Mounted Regiments es schaffen, dauerhaft keine Miene zu verziehen, selbst wenn sich Pulks von Touristen ungehemmt in absurden Posen mit ihnen fotografieren lassen.
Vielleicht....hätte ich den Herrn mit dem Hut und dem Stock für eine bloße Erscheinung meiner Phantasie gehalten, wenn ich ihn nicht mit der Kamera festgehalten hätte, so unwirklich erschien er zwischen all den durchschnittlich gekleideten Passanten!

Yes............returned just in time for this theme from my study trip to London, a city, in which also in 2010 you can get very british traditional motives in front of your camera without extensive search. Actually the weather came out quite traditional hazy-misty on the last morning of my stay.
No.............idea how the guards of the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiments manage to keep a straight face, even when bunches of tourists uninhibited get their pictures taken with them in absurd positions.
Maybe........I would have taken the man with hat and stick for a pure phenomenon of my mind if I wouldn't have catched him with my camera, so unreal he did appear between all these ordinary dressed passers-by!

this corner view comes from Cherry B.

13 Kommentare:

  1. oooooooooh.. london tradition. i just watched THE YOUNG VICTORIA; was totally in the mood for your pictures!

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  2. I like the particularly the last image with the suit and hat man, soooooooo british

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  3. I wish everybody was the same clad as that man..I like it so much. We watching at the moment a huge series of Sherlock Holmes ..lovely!
    Thanks!

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  4. I love how Britain keeps these traditions even if they seem kind of crazy in the year 2010! Lucky you to be able to go to London!

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  5. Perfect illustrations! And funny ;) Thanks for this nice trip!

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  6. Great shots ... and that is really an elegant man you captured in that last shot :)

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  7. Tania, if you ever want to make a gingerbread house from scratch I would use Martha Stewart as a ref. She makes the most amazing gingerbread house. You can find her on-line.

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  8. there is something fun about the last photo with the gent and his cane. xo

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  9. Nothing more characteristic than the Brits!

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  10. yes. london makes room for both the very old and very new. it's a delightful tradition of traditions! ja, nein, vielleicht!

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  11. you captured some great moments!

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