
I've had a shortage of time to deovte to taking pictures in the last few days, so this is another shot of Somerset House from the archives, taken last October in London, UK. BTW: I really hope your monitor is calibrated, because on my screen it is perfectly balanced: just enough light on the building, and slight vignette all around; to get this much detail I had to work on more than 10 layers (the .psd file a little over 250mb), so I 'd love to hear your thoughts on the exposure!
Fun factoid: Somerset house was built over five centuries ago. When the Thames river was clean enough for salmon to be netted on the bank between London and Westminster, a pimply boy-king Edward the VI tore down other houses, and built himself a truly imposing residence. But in the process, he made enemies in the council, who swiftly overthrew him and gave the residence, with the new title of "Somerset Place," to Elizabeth I...
Noor Hazmee @ Aug-14-2006
Digital Photo Ted @ Aug-14-2006
Katrina @ Aug-14-2006
Brett Admire @ Aug-14-2006
This lens is on my camera 90% of the time, despite having six other lenses. I'd highly recommend it.
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Salar @ Aug-15-2006
Ashish Sidapara @ Aug-15-2006
Philipe @ Aug-16-2006
FYI: Somerset House was built by Edward VI's uncle, Edward Seymour, Lord Protector and Duke of Somerset. Edward VI died on the throne in 1553, and was succeeded by his older sister Mary. Elizabeth succeeded Mary in 1558.
http://www.somerset-house.org.uk/history/tudorpalace/index.html
Bryan @ Aug-16-2006
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Salar @ Aug-16-2006