The Phantom by rich57

The Phantom

Her Majesty's Theatre, Haymarket, London. Home of the Phantom of the Opera in the West End. Never fancied it, but having seen Oliver 9/10, Chicago 8/10, Matilda 10/10 & Annie (last night, @West Yorkshire Playhouse, 8/10) in the last year or so maybe I'll give it a go sometime..
Anyway, it's a great street for taking pics. You wait for the lights and get either bus and taxi action when green or passer-by and bike action when red (actually the bike was fast out of the traps as the lights went green, not bad for an old guy!). Really liked the guy pushing the food trolley along and wanted a clean, traffic-less shot of him as he passed the theatre, but the boris bike was a totally appreciated bonus!

Good large view!!
Love it. Great street shot!
January 20th, 2012  
as you'd guess... I like this sort of thing... good one mate
January 20th, 2012  
@andycoleborn haha yeah. missed you this week mate, in a photog sense obviously!
January 20th, 2012  
@rich57 hahaha... my mate who I've known since a kid and still go to footie with texted me tonight and said "thinking of you mate, not in a gay way you understand"...LOL
January 20th, 2012  
We're not getting in the way of this bromance are we?? Hope you're doing well Andy and great shot Richard.
January 20th, 2012  
@bdb3471 hey, we're not exclusive mate. Anytime you wanna fly over to London we'll show you a good time, in a photog sense obviously! @andycoleborn
January 20th, 2012  
Looks just like Her majesty's in Melbourne ubelievably. Like the guy moving on bike
January 20th, 2012  
Love it!
January 20th, 2012  
Love the dude on the bike :) You're very lucky having access to live theatre where you are....we are off to Singapore this weekend to see Wicked.
January 20th, 2012  
@palusami ooh nice, hope it's great!
January 20th, 2012  
Another shot of yours that I really like. I've been to London a few times but I find that your photos give the city a very interesting (different) feel.
January 20th, 2012  
@meisen325 thanks, I try to make them representative but interesting in their own right...
January 20th, 2012  
Nice shot. Saw the Boris bike before. Is it kinda rent-a-bike or more mature city transportation?
January 20th, 2012  
@mastermek it's rent-a-bike, initiated by the Mayor, Boris Johnson http://365project.org/rich57/365/2010-08-18
January 20th, 2012  
fun shot - I preferred Phantom to Chicago (as did my daughter)
January 21st, 2012  
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