January Photo Comp :- Landmarks : VOTE OFF - SV650.org

Sir Trev · 02-01-13, 05:39 PM

Landmarks

Landmarks have an instant connection with a place, but they're not always easy to snap. Composition and luck with the light can make all the difference.

Don't limit yourself to nationally known icons either - if you have something interesting local to you then let's see it. Just remember to tell us where it is! Ancient, industrial, modern, natural, the choice is yours.

A few from me to get you thinking.

Beside the Temple Church in London (as featured in The Davinci Code) is the Knights Templar monument - quite a focal point in an area dominated by lawyer's offices.

The Palm House at Kew Gardens.

If you want to go for an instantly recognisable "biggie", such as Nelson's Column here, go for it!

Banbury Cross, as in:
Ride a c0ck-horse to Banbury Cross,
To see a fine lady upon a white horse;
With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes,
She shall have music wherever she goes.[

Good Luck!

mister c · 02-01-13, 06:22 PM

Antony Gormleys iron sculpture in Crosby.

DJ123 · 02-01-13, 06:52 PM

Caerphilly castle

03-01-13, 01:40 AM

In Sevilla

Unedited I believe

Richie · 05-01-13, 02:34 PM

Port Stanley War Mamourial, Falkland Islands

strightened & Border added

Brettus · 06-01-13, 07:19 PM

St Nicholas' Church in Ghent, Belgium

06-01-13, 08:41 PM

The Basilique du Sacré-Coeur (Basilica of the Sacred Heart) Paris France.

08-01-13, 01:31 PM

Cathedral in the center of Berlin - Only editing was turning it into a HDR.

dizzyblonde · 08-01-13, 05:29 PM

This may not be the most fantastic photo, it was taken on maximum zoom on a little Sony Cybershot a few years ago. Nor is it the most crystal clear.
It looks like a bunch of houses and a hillside, on a hazy day.

I took this from the top floor of Debenhams in Nicosia, Cyprus. Its the viewing point over the Green Line, or the forbidden/buffer zone, which divides the city.

That on the hillside is the Turkish flag and also the flag for the Internationally unrecognised Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus(occupied territory) Burnt into the hillside as a (possible) two finger salute to the Greeks. A reminder they can't cross the border, without a lot of faff*, and a reminder of a terrible time in the history of the island, which is still lingering on today. You can see it from rather a distance as its rather huge.

*A bizarre, and most akward of experiences. Maybe one day people will be free to roam around the Island without UN intervention, and a great big fence running through the middle of a beautiful place, dividing its people.

keith_d · 20-01-13, 07:14 PM

Lakshmi Mittal's helter skelter is probably an ex-landmark by now. But hopefully it still counts.

02-01-13, 05:39 PM	#1
Sir Trev Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: High Wycombe, where the chair factories used to be Posts: 1,440	January Photo Comp :- Landmarks : VOTE OFF Landmarks Landmarks have an instant connection with a place, but they're not always easy to snap. Composition and luck with the light can make all the difference. Don't limit yourself to nationally known icons either - if you have something interesting local to you then let's see it. Just remember to tell us where it is! Ancient, industrial, modern, natural, the choice is yours. A few from me to get you thinking. Beside the Temple Church in London (as featured in The Davinci Code) is the Knights Templar monument - quite a focal point in an area dominated by lawyer's offices. The Palm House at Kew Gardens. If you want to go for an instantly recognisable "biggie", such as Nelson's Column here, go for it! Banbury Cross, as in: Ride a c0ck-horse to Banbury Cross, To see a fine lady upon a white horse; With rings on her fingers and bells on her toes, She shall have music wherever she goes.[ Good Luck! __________________ We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town, BEEP BEEP!

02-01-13, 06:22 PM	#2
mister c Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Crewe, Cheshire Posts: 2,317	Re: January Photo Competition :- Landmarks Antony Gormleys iron sculpture in Crosby.

02-01-13, 06:52 PM	#3
DJ123 Member Mega Poster Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Somewhere over there Posts: 3,245	Re: January Photo Competition :- Landmarks Caerphilly castle __________________ BMW F800ST

03-01-13, 01:40 AM	#4
allantheboss Guest Posts: n/a	Re: January Photo Competition :- Landmarks In Sevilla Unedited I believe

05-01-13, 02:34 PM	#5
Richie fantabulas Mega Poster Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Nr Durham Posts: 4,940	Re: January Photo Competition :- Landmarks Port Stanley War Mamourial, Falkland Islands strightened & Border added __________________ My Flickr photos Last edited by Richie; 07-01-13 at 05:14 PM.

06-01-13, 08:41 PM	#7
Bluefish Guest Posts: n/a	Re: January Photo Competition :- Landmarks The Basilique du Sacré-Coeur (Basilica of the Sacred Heart) Paris France.

08-01-13, 01:31 PM	#8
Mikey10 Guest Posts: n/a	Re: January Photo Competition :- Landmarks Cathedral in the center of Berlin - Only editing was turning it into a HDR.

08-01-13, 05:29 PM	#9
dizzyblonde Da Cake Boss Mega Poster Join Date: May 2007 Location: On a flying Horse Posts: 9,992	Re: January Photo Competition :- Landmarks This may not be the most fantastic photo, it was taken on maximum zoom on a little Sony Cybershot a few years ago. Nor is it the most crystal clear. It looks like a bunch of houses and a hillside, on a hazy day. I took this from the top floor of Debenhams in Nicosia, Cyprus. Its the viewing point over the Green Line, or the forbidden/buffer zone, which divides the city. That on the hillside is the Turkish flag and also the flag for the Internationally unrecognised Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus(occupied territory) Burnt into the hillside as a (possible) two finger salute to the Greeks. A reminder they can't cross the border, without a lot of faff, and a reminder of a terrible time in the history of the island, which is still lingering on today. You can see it from rather a distance as its rather huge. A bizarre, and most akward of experiences. Maybe one day people will be free to roam around the Island without UN intervention, and a great big fence running through the middle of a beautiful place, dividing its people. __________________ Suzy, yellow 2001 SVS. Kitty, V-Raptor 1000, ZZR1400<<its my bike now Pegasus! Hovis 13.8.75-3.10.09 Reeder 20.7.88-21.3.12 Last edited by dizzyblonde; 08-01-13 at 05:44 PM.

20-01-13, 07:14 PM	#10
keith_d Member Mega Poster Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ruislip Posts: 1,131	Re: January Photo Competition :- Landmarks Lakshmi Mittal's helter skelter is probably an ex-landmark by now. But hopefully it still counts. Last edited by keith_d; 20-01-13 at 07:16 PM.

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