Purely British, a photo from Northamptonshire, England

Photographer's Note

There has already been so much said how these wonderful " British Institutions" are being phased out. Technology, Governments or the economy may all have their input.. but they sure are a photographers dream.

This image is for all those out there that love everything Purely British. Especially for Romanaa, Marie Louise and Feathers , who both have expressed their love for these wonderful little institutions with images on their galleries.

I have worked on the image a bit, but the main lighting came from the cars headlights.

The Church in the back ground is St Pauls and St Peters Church which I posted earlier in the week..

This is a beautiful Church to photograph and I have a few more to post
St Paults Earlier Posting.

tyro, maloutim, patdeph, riclopes, gildasjan, CLODO, skippy007 has marked this note useful

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ciakgiak (30) 2010-03-23 10:10

Hello Richard,
super POV, great colors, a simple object that in this way become a superb eye-catcher element...
I like a lot this very impressive shot.
Congratulations, TFS.
Best regards.
Giorgio

pauloog (11751) 2010-03-23 10:11

Hello Richard,
Not the first time this British emblem is photographed, but your photo stands out because of the fantastic light playing around the cabin, proudly standing and shining in almost fluorescent red.
Regards,
Paul

ikeharel (105977) 2010-03-23 10:29

Right-on with the title.
Good luminance, and colors.
Ike

gilou530 (34) 2010-03-23 10:54

salutrichard
une cbine téléphonique qui flashe un mx avec son rouge dans la nuit, beau travail
amitiés
gilbert

dta (98560) 2010-03-23 11:26

Hello Richard ,
Purely british , for sure ! But very attractive , too . Superb contrast of the red cabine with the deep blue sky and the golden church in the BG . May be that you should have cropped the piece of car in the right .
regards

tusharkmandal (3173) 2010-03-23 11:41

Hi Richard,

I like the way you present simple things in a great manner. Nice use of colors and good exposure in low light.

Regards
Tushar

tyro (30513) 2010-03-23 12:01

Hello Richard,

This is a fine and striking wide-angle shot, using your lens at its widest (10mm) setting. Good saturated colours too. I presume you must have used a tripod for this one, though i don't see any details of shutter speed in your exif data.

For those interested in the history of this, this is the "K6" or "Jubilee" telephone box which was introduced in 1935, the year of the Silver Jubilee of King George V. Designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott (who was also the architect who designed the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool) it has become iconic, only having been superseded by the more modern "K8" box with plain glass sides in the late 1960's.

Interestingly, Sir Giles Gilbert Scott was a Roman Catholic and designed the Anglican Cathedral in Liverpool: Sir Frederick Gibberd, who designed Liverpool's Roman Catholic Cathedral, was a protestant!

By the way, if you would like a "K6" telephone box to grace your garden or even to use as a feature in your living room, you can buy one here. But you won't be able to take it home on the roof of your car because they weigh 750Kg - three-quarters of a ton!

Best Wishes,

John.

Morac (27725) 2010-03-23 13:18

Hi Richard ,
Purely british , for sure !
Regards
Marc

romanaa (8310) 2010-03-23 13:31

Hello Richard,

you have scored a point :-). I have´t expected the phone box, I thought it would be something from Hawes.
But you are right I love the things that are purely British (or those that I consider to be purely British :-) )

The strong light makes the box shining, thank you very much for this special image.

Romana

maloutim (13617) 2010-03-23 14:12

Whaouh!
Thanks for the dedication!
You may have noticed I created a theme "GB Telephone kiosks", but I could find them mainly in London! So I am really pleased to find your two pictures to add to the theme!
One of these days, I shall also post a telephone booth that was given to Plougastel, Brittany (Where we live), by its twin-town Saltash, Cornwall!
Quite a few twin towns got such presents.
I love your illuminated picture! These remnants of the past have got to be highlighted, and never forgotten!
Thanks a lot!
Marie Louise.

cram (267) 2010-03-23 14:20

Une bien belle composition colorée et lumineuse à souhait
Amicalement
marc

jurek1951 (42198) 2010-03-23 22:35

Hi Richard,
Very beautiful point of view and nice lighting and perspective.Great sharpness, perfect POV and nice color,
Georg

Budapestman (82620) 2010-03-24 2:57

Hi Richard,
a splendid blue hour photo with spectacular composition, the lights and colours are beautiful, the title is superb, a very attractive impression, Tfs! Have a nice day! Kellemes napot kívánok!
George (György)

snunney (130967) 2010-03-24 3:12

Hello Richard,
I seem to recognise this telephone box. I like how you have framed the composition and the way you have so successfully managed the difficult lighting conditions. It would be a pity to see all these boxes disappearing forever. Trust you are keeping well and enjoying the spring weather.

jplebrun (21208) 2010-03-24 5:20

Bonjour Richard
j'aime cette image qui est comme tu le dis si bien " Purement Britannique" avec cette cabine téléphonique rouge bien entourée de ce beau décor naturel
Amitiés
Jean-Pierre

jlynx (12647) 2010-03-24 6:21

Good morning, Richard.
In this photo you presented a very interesting point of view. Is an amazing view of the red telephone box on the background of an old church on the left side and right side of the street. Interesting atmosphere cause the light of the lanterns here. Climate recalls a bit, which can be found in books, Agatha Cristie.
Interesting light, color and mood.
Have a nice day,
Jurek

diomed (13926) 2010-03-24 7:36

Hi Richard,
excellent POV, fantastic nocturne capture, good light management, beautifull colours, great contrast. TFS
Nice Day
Antonio

rodgerg (55767) 2010-03-24 11:04

Hello Richard,

A very british sheot. Very coloured and very nice too. Excellent "blue hour" with a perfect managment of light. The red colors arise very well in the image. Good photowork.
Have a nice evening,
Roger

patdeph (35750) 2010-03-24 12:53

hello nRichard
the red of the cabin is a nice eye catcher,and I like very much the light and the colors of this blue hour!Very beautiful!
Regards
Pascale

AiresSantos (56155) 2010-03-25 0:26

Hi Richard
Nice focus in the red telephone booth
Lovely vivid colours in the night picture in the blue hour
TFS and have a nice day
Aires

Cricri (176) 2010-03-25 2:48

Bonjour Richard
Voila qui est Typiquement britannique, contraste des couleurs super beau et le bon POV
Bonne journée
cricri

npecanhuk (79329) 2010-03-25 2:53

Hi Richard!
A wonderful painting-like night photograph!
In 2000, I went with my mother to London, Paris and Rome! For London, I had 5 days and thought it'd be too much! I was wrong! I fell in love with the city and one of the reasons was those purely british icons!
TFS - congratulations!
Best regards,
Neyvan

riclopes (35577) 2010-03-25 4:21

Olá Ricx, nice original capture of the famous british icon. It sure stands out from this angle, bright and polished, almost looks like brand new :) Good contrast with the golden surroundings and blue of the sky in the background.
Have a nice day,
ric

dip (23892) 2010-03-26 0:37

Hello Richard,
I like the composition,the light management and the colors,
very well done!
greetings,
Dimitris.

sevy (58) 2010-03-26 1:06

Hello Richard,

Nice composition with a particular lightning which provides a strong originality to this shot.
It makes me think about the TV serie The Avengers. We are in the mood with this so typical red phone box.

Yves.

pajaran (102782) 2010-03-26 4:57

Dobar dan.
Govornica, simbol poste i tradicije ...
Lepo mesto osvetljeno lampama, dobar trenutak i prikaz lepim bojama i fotografijom.
Izgleda lepo, mir i tisina.
Lep dan i vreme, zeli vam Paja.

Google.

Good day.
Platform, a symbol of fasting and tradition ...
Nice place illuminated lamps, a good time and view the beautiful colors and photo.
It looks nice, peace and quiet.
Nice day and time you want Paja.

Bluejeans (64251) 2010-03-26 9:54

Ola Richard,
Sem duvida é Inglês :) , belo destaque dado a cabine de telefone , o seu vermelho se destaca bem na paisagem , achei linda a árvore de fundo , parabéns!!
Um abraço Gonçalo

Bom fim de semana

pablominto (53746) 2010-03-26 23:22

Hello Richard,

Outstanding recording of this icon..!
And there is even a phone inside, probably working too - can't remember last time I saw an operative phone boot...
A fine dynamic composition, colourful..!

Greetings,
Pablo -

giorgimer (35017) 2010-03-29 1:04

Hi Richard,

great icon, good tribute to it, it's well placed in the frame, good POV.

TFS

G

gildasjan (43826) 2010-03-29 1:09

Bonjour Richard
Typiquement anglais.Bien vue et bien cadrée cette cabine téléphonique rouge.
Have a nice day
gildas

CLODO (45094) 2010-03-29 4:14

100% in accordance with this icon, Richard.
Let's hope they don't removed them as far everybody has now a mobile phone. Nice bold hues! I would have remove t=he back of the car at right.
Cheers
CLODO

carper (96) 2010-03-29 4:18

very nice one Richard
a fantastic light in the shot, good composition, fine depth in it, marvelous atmosphere, very good photo job here, I like it a lot, have a good day.
regard jaap

Graal (103040) 2010-03-29 23:03

Hi Richard,
fine contrast of colours. Good presentation. Well composed image. I like it.
Have a nice day.
Aleksander

skippy007 (12510) 2010-03-30 0:16

Hi Rich, when I looked at this thumbnail I thought it was from Australia, we had many of these type of phone booths around but slowly one by one they seem to have disappeared, I know that some were sold off & people bought them to place them in their own homes, restaurants etc, what a shame but I guess the vandals would have taken care of them anyway. Good to see this one is still standing & looking as good as the day it was placed there. Nice colourful shot with excellent light.
Cheers
Santo

Gigsn (858) 2010-03-31 23:23

Hi Richard!
Super idea, fine photo, bright colours!
The telephonbox is shining for all the ideas around your phototitle..
Well done!
greetings from Austria: GIGI

jmdias (103052) 2010-04-14 17:24

richard

nice view of this symbol of England.marvelous the framing, lower pov, these colors and lights, these nude branches in gold added lots of beauty to the compo. nice job

hugs

jorge

Tukan-T5 (4317) 2010-04-30 23:18

Hi Rich,
Indeed, the English Classics.
What a strong color.
Telephone box and the old church together.
Symbol of Englishness?
Have a great weekend Tomas

leo61 (0) 2010-05-16 12:14

Hi Richard!
A pitty for the little unsharp background,but it`s a great shot with good bright colors and perfect position of the red symbol of GB.
Regards,leo

coco (30439) 2010-05-26 13:50

And hi Richard.

Good work with the long exposure and also nice composition and subject.

Well done.