The Saxophonist and St Paul's by andycoleborn

The Saxophonist and St Paul's

I'd planned to meet up with fellow 365er, Aaron (@azza_l) , this evening near to Monument, but I picked up Aaron's text a little late and by the time I got back, he'd high-tailed up the West End for a different photo op.

Still, it left me with some spare time so I took a walk over London Bridge and along the embankment to the wobbly bridge back to St Paul's.

I spotted this guy belting out some great blues on his sax. I dropped him a pound and asked if I could take his photo.. He was happy for me to do so, but instead of standing still like he was when I approached, he started bopping around making it a little tricky to get the focus right. But I think his position here is better than if he was stood straight..

Quite happy with the few shots I took this evening.. I've tried half a dozen times to add more to my shutterfly account but it keeps crashing.. Will try again later..
This is great; the B&W is looks fab and love the focus. Another brilliant shot Andy :)
April 5th, 2011  
Fabulous shot, perfect in B&W, great focus on him, the passersby and St. Pauls. Fav!
April 5th, 2011  
Andy, this is stunning. Congrats on another awesome shot!
April 5th, 2011  
Ved
nice shot
April 5th, 2011  
Fab shot, love his pose, love the DOF. fav.
April 5th, 2011  
Great composition!
April 5th, 2011  
brilliant composition
April 5th, 2011  
well this looks very professional to me - excellent work and well worth a quid!
April 5th, 2011  
This is a fantastic shot! I love your candid street shots :)
April 5th, 2011  
This is great. He does look as if he is pouring his haert and soul into his music. Having St Paul's as a back drop does not hurt either!
April 5th, 2011  
JP
awesome shot! I really have to try taking some street photos!
April 5th, 2011  
this is an awesome shot - love your focus and composition. another fav for me!!
April 5th, 2011  
This is great
April 5th, 2011  
Excellent - I like the body position. Real Blues man!!
April 5th, 2011  
Dam fantastic Andy. Reminds me of that French guy, Deausnieu (sp?) - very masterful - fav.
April 5th, 2011  
Awesome angle.
April 5th, 2011  
oh yeah...he has got it going on
April 5th, 2011  
Excellent shot.
April 5th, 2011  
this is some awesome street photography andy
April 5th, 2011  
Great street show. Love the background too.
April 6th, 2011  
everybodys a star.....this is excellent!
April 6th, 2011  
Wonderful black and white photo. Nice composition.
April 6th, 2011  
Love the processing, contrast and subject!
April 6th, 2011  
PHA NOM UH NULL!!!
April 6th, 2011  
FAV! I love this shot! You captured it perfectly. He had to be playing....! This has so much personality.
April 6th, 2011  
Nicely done. It would have been boring if he had just been standing still, I like the action vibe way better
April 6th, 2011  
Nice - I like it.
April 6th, 2011  
what a fantastic capture!
April 6th, 2011  
nice I love this
April 6th, 2011  
freakin awesome shot...not just the saxist but you got the background spot on too.
April 6th, 2011  
Great image Andy, love the urban street view
April 6th, 2011  
coolness-!!i have to fave it-whether u like or not-haha:)
April 6th, 2011  
Really nice. Love the expression and composition.
April 6th, 2011  
You caputured the essence of the sax player. A new FAV!
April 6th, 2011  
Great shot and definitely faving
April 6th, 2011  
Very cool street shot - love this!
April 6th, 2011  
That's really lovely. And the black and white adds because it removes distractions.
April 6th, 2011  
This is wonderful Andy, I think the focus is perfect! Great shot!
April 6th, 2011  
Gorgeous shot...love the saxophonist along with the passersby...
April 6th, 2011  
I knew this would make PP. Well done.
April 6th, 2011  
Fabulous shot, love the BW
April 6th, 2011  
WOW!! Thank you guys for your great comments and favs.. Have to say, I think this is one of my fav pics taken during this project...
April 6th, 2011  
wow this is amazing! congrats on pp!!!! fav!
April 7th, 2011  
Fantastic! A fav
April 7th, 2011  
bit out of focus around the hat and rather average if you ask me.

however i will fav it ;-)


(cant fault it on large, its fine - one for a canvas mate i reckon and sell it make some £££)


April 7th, 2011  
Really awesome street shot and b&w!
April 7th, 2011  
perfection. I love the subject as well as the composition.
April 7th, 2011  
FAB shot Andy - I really like it!
April 7th, 2011  
Love it! Fave.
April 7th, 2011  
This is stunning! That's one of my favorite spots in the world so I love the background as well as the interesting subject.
April 7th, 2011  
Really nice street shot - looks kind of iconic.
April 7th, 2011  
cheers guys... :-)
@azza_l yeah, yeah, yeah..haha... think this one might actually make it into print... haven't actually yet framed any snaps I've taken but this one and a couple of others I'm really pleased with...
April 7th, 2011  
this is really fabulous
April 8th, 2011  
Deserved top 20 spot Andy - congrats mate!
April 8th, 2011  
Well done on Top 20. Congrats.
April 8th, 2011  
congrats ANdy
April 8th, 2011  
Gorgeous photo, congratulation on the top 20!
April 9th, 2011  
Way to go Andy...
April 9th, 2011  
Super shot (as I commented earlier Haha!) well done on TT.
April 9th, 2011  
brilliant!!
April 9th, 2011  
Just a great shot and it works perfectly in b/w. Congrats on getting into the top 20 :)
April 12th, 2011  
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