I wanted to be a "Boris Bike".

Posted by Curly (South Shields, United Kingdom) on 14 May 2012 in Transportation and Portfolio.

Looking up and into Palace Green at Durham Cathedral from a sloping path rising up from the River Wear.

Nike Silver Efex and Photoshop used to create this aged feel.

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ursulakatariina from Leixlip, Ireland

Wow, beautiful picture!

14 May 2012 5:07am

PATRICK from miramas, France

excellent 5***

14 May 2012 5:12am

PascalXLD from Rennes, France

J'aime beaucoup

Bonne journée

14 May 2012 5:15am

Luke from Spokane Washington, United States

Cool rock walls and street lamp!

14 May 2012 5:22am

gezz from Leeds, United Kingdom

yea good photo curly, i bet the light at the top caused problems

14 May 2012 5:44am

Lokesh from Hyderabad, India

wow... this is an interesting image... love the composition....

14 May 2012 5:47am

Roman from Thiersee, Austria

nice textures on the wall and great mood in this monochrome

14 May 2012 5:51am

Gabriela from Bucharest, Romania

Lovely compo!

14 May 2012 6:06am

Pied Crow from Abuja, Nigeria

I really like this...have been contemplating whether Silver Efex would be a good investment, I can see it has given you terrific control over the b&w.

14 May 2012 6:14am

Veronique from France, Switzerland

wow !! very well done !

14 May 2012 6:32am

Nigel from Avening, United Kingdom

Lovely frame

14 May 2012 6:36am

Maria from California, United States

nice, fine detail of that lovely background, Curly..

14 May 2012 6:59am

Tede from Aubenas 07, France

Great framing, a B & W smooth superbly managed. Good day *****.

14 May 2012 7:19am

jpla from St Barthélémy d, France

Un côté vieillot qui me plaît ! Je te souhaite une agréable journée
JP

14 May 2012 8:06am

PRASHANT from Mumbai, India

Amazing...5* (3 cheers to Nik )

14 May 2012 8:26am

Ralph from Overijssel, Netherlands

Nice streetview!

14 May 2012 9:13am

Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom

Beautiful timeless feel to this shot..

14 May 2012 9:36am

Julie L. Brown from Indianapolis, Indiana, United States

I like the processing and POV.

14 May 2012 9:59am

Gemma Wiseman from Melbourne, Australia

The image suggests a moment laden with loneliness and maybe a sense of being lost, even left! A beautiful perspective laden with feeling!

14 May 2012 10:20am

Rafael from North Miami, United States

Nice shot, excellent color choice that enhances the mood in the picture. Like it !

14 May 2012 10:23am

CElliottUK from Reading, United Kingdom

Lovely intimate, timeless feel here

14 May 2012 10:28am

Wendy from Canterbury, New Zealand

Wonderful image.

14 May 2012 10:39am

Elsabe from Johannesburg - Fourways, South Africa

I love the aged feel that you gave to this photo.
Great POV and perspective.

14 May 2012 10:49am

Richard from Ellemford, United Kingdom

Be careful what you wish for. Superb photo, Curly

14 May 2012 11:01am

Jules from Drayton, United Kingdom

ha - like the title - good frame too

14 May 2012 12:04pm

J.R. from Urasoe City, Japan

Nice Curly I like that look you acheived

14 May 2012 12:16pm

Othersideblue from Kerman, Iran

Great effect to revive a scene from the past

14 May 2012 12:23pm

digitalCG from Manchester, United Kingdom

Nice dollop of timeless atmosphere here, Curly.

14 May 2012 12:26pm

Mirjam from Kyiv, Ukraine

Such a beautiful picture

14 May 2012 12:30pm

gerard1948 from Spain

very nice effect and great shot.

14 May 2012 12:53pm

hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong

Oh love the light, tone and the feel they help re-create! Like reading an old novel! Beautiful work Curly!

14 May 2012 12:56pm

Phil from Sausset les Pins, France

Your processing is really right with the scene , well done , Phil

14 May 2012 12:59pm

Carol from Leamington ON, Canada

It definitely is an aged feeling and I love it! I really like the capture of that bike and that lamp.... they bring even more interest in the photo. Really well done, I love your processing with this one too, perfect!

14 May 2012 1:09pm

grouser from Ludlow, United Kingdom

works well, though to be pedantic, the bike should be a 'sit up and beg'

14 May 2012 1:29pm

Visualaccent from somewhere in the, United States

Great, very natural B&W picture, expressing this small street mood.

14 May 2012 3:15pm

Bettina from Los Angeles, United States

Love your processing here. The subtle vignette really focuses on the bike.

14 May 2012 3:22pm

Williams from East LaHave, Nova Scotia, Canada

Fine perspective & processing.

14 May 2012 3:46pm

Universe from Tehran, Iran

Intriguing shot with a creative framing!!!
Well done.
Good luck.
.

14 May 2012 3:47pm

Calusarus from Drome des collines, France

Beautiful with the sepia tones

14 May 2012 4:02pm

Victoria from Sweden

WOW, very nice picture.

14 May 2012 4:12pm

Adela Fonts from Barcelona, Spain

A timeless picture perfect ... Beautiful bike that holds the lamp ...! An excellent POV!

14 May 2012 5:02pm

RBL from Oxford, United States

Timeless mood with great textures and view...beautiful photo!

14 May 2012 5:39pm

Steven from Chicagoland, United States

An eye-catching PoV up this narrow walkway. Great textures captured here with vignetting that adds a nice finishing touch!

14 May 2012 5:45pm

Ronnie 2¢ from Atlantic Shores, United Kingdom

Surprising how, with the right approach and treatment, a personality can be created ! Lovingly done.

14 May 2012 6:05pm

Michael Fresh from Chester, United Kingdom

The bike against the old gas lamp gives this shot a tremendous vintage look, nice work.

14 May 2012 6:18pm

Eric Cousineau from Sherwood Park, Canada

Beautifully framed and composed shot Curly! Like stepping back into the early 18th century! Bravo! ;-)

14 May 2012 6:55pm

AnneCphotography from somewhere over the rainbow, Switzerland

Like an old picture ... you transport us into an old time !!! BEAUTIFUL !!!

14 May 2012 6:57pm

Ted from South Wales, United Kingdom

lovely tone fella!

14 May 2012 7:11pm

The Mouse from Glasgow, United Kingdom

Lovely shot curly, but this looks a bit more used than the Boris bikes.

14 May 2012 7:13pm

Manuel Hompanera from La Robla, Spain

Una compo muy bien cuidada,me gusta el aire romántico de la escena.Buen trabajo.
Saludos.

14 May 2012 7:33pm

Lalena from Barcelona, Spain

Love composition and effect ligth!! :)

14 May 2012 7:37pm

Jean-Luc T. from Juignac, France

Une belle composition. J'aime ce vélo, posé là... Bonne soirée Curly

14 May 2012 7:50pm

Melocoton from Salamanca, Spain

fantastica curly

14 May 2012 7:51pm

Elaine Hancock from Rockville, United States

Beautiful composition! Beautiful detail and I love the processing. Could be in another time.

14 May 2012 8:12pm

Steve Rice from Olympia, United States

A wonderful composition.

14 May 2012 8:46pm

Baldwin VW from Bejuma, Venezuela

Amazing composition with great textures and nice details !!! Beautiful photo ...

14 May 2012 9:14pm

Jeff from Honolulu, United States

Really a fine photo. I think the vignette works well in this instance, giving a sense of depth in the corners of the foreground and implying a darker alley behind the camera/photographer. Well done.

14 May 2012 10:24pm

Alun from cheshire, United Kingdom

Great feel to the image, lovely

14 May 2012 10:30pm

Doug from Burnham-on-Sea, United Kingdom

Beautifully done, like slipping back in time

14 May 2012 10:59pm

AMH from Buenos Aires, Argentina

that pretty. I really like. is like a Succession of planes. first my eye saw the street, then cycling, then the house and finally the tree.
I was introducing me to the perspective of the photo, and watching every detail of it as if I were there. a kiss. Alejandra

14 May 2012 11:38pm

Arash from Brisbane, Australia

perfect framing, it reminds me old days.

15 May 2012 12:35am

Nelida De La Fuente from Tres Arroyos, Argentina

this take linear in sepia tones I really liked

15 May 2012 4:52am

Don Levesque from Saint John, Canada

This is superb! Love how the vignetting leads our eyes to the end of the alley.
Nice tones! 5*****stars! Well done Curly!

15 May 2012 12:00pm

Jason Kravitz from Brussels, Belgium

I like these type of narrow alley shots leading us out into the light - nicely spotted

15 May 2012 7:08pm

Céline from New York City, United States

Nice composition!

15 May 2012 11:56pm

Japanalia from Yokohama, Japan

Attractive composition, great tonality, wonderfully found angle! And also....the streetlamp looks so out of these times...

16 May 2012 6:21am

Christine from Ellemford, United Kingdom

Very nice framing

17 May 2012 6:42am

Florence from Paris, France

A very good looking composition !

17 May 2012 8:30am

Carolina from Milan, Italy

Jump into the color of the past...I love this photo.

25 May 2012 11:00am

Ernest from Sydney, Australia

You have bring out nice color in a black and white photo. Nice.

25 May 2012 11:44am

Pentax K100D
1/180 second
F/5.6
ISO 200
60 mm (35mm equiv.)

black-and-white
durham
cathedral

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