Day 062, Year 2 - Lady In Red, In Trafalgar by stevecameras

Day 062, Year 2 - Lady In Red, In Trafalgar

I had an idea that was based around the weather and the very grey, dark and looming sky over the capital. But it wasn't quite happening.

In the end this shot of the brollies in Trafalgar Square appeared in front of me, and I originally thought of the umbrella against the Big Ben clock, so I quickly threw my f-stop to f2.8 and hit the shutter button. I thought I might be able to crop it, but when I was tweaking in CameraRaw I decided the red colour pop against black and white might work. It really was this colourful too...and she was pretty. :)

Looks OK viewed large, against black if you have time :)
And she would love it if she knew....did she know? Very iconic.
March 4th, 2014  
Fav! Love the pop of color!
March 4th, 2014  
Great selective color. Perfect shot. fav!
March 4th, 2014  
I envy your talent of finding the beauty and composition in a crowd. It seems that where I'd see chaos, you find a great photo.
March 4th, 2014  
@helenmichelled She didn't ;)
March 4th, 2014  
March 4th, 2014  
Jo
Well captured, works well in B&W with the SC.
March 4th, 2014  
This was a great idea! it's certainly a fav for me! :)
March 4th, 2014  
I either love or hate SC, but I LOVE this. Fav.
March 4th, 2014  
What a striking use of SC, love it!
March 4th, 2014  
Nice one, works well.
March 4th, 2014  
Really like this composition 😊
March 4th, 2014  
March 4th, 2014  
great clarity, the red really pops out !
March 4th, 2014  
Steve, you've absolutely rocked this shot, I love it! Fav!
March 4th, 2014  
Love it, a fav for me.
March 4th, 2014  
Great shot Steve, the colour spot really makes it.
March 4th, 2014  
Great DoF, and the selective color is a perfect choice for this image.
March 4th, 2014  
Good use of Colour selective :D
March 4th, 2014  
The red coat use all ways reminds me of the film The Schindler's List
March 4th, 2014  
Oh, love the selective color, great shot and great edit
March 4th, 2014  
Great selective color! Love the whole scene.
March 5th, 2014  
Fav, great shot.
March 5th, 2014  
@neatz Thank you Anita! :)
March 5th, 2014  
Large on black - perfection!!! The pop of red works wonderful with the grey weather and imposing buildings!
March 5th, 2014  
Thank you Slava!
March 5th, 2014  
Love the use of SC here. I really works. Great dof!
March 5th, 2014  
@soozieqt Thank you Susan :))
March 5th, 2014  
Great capture, very eye catching. The red really pops, it almost looks 3D.
March 5th, 2014  
@lisatargowska Thank you. It means my choice of f2.8 works. :)
March 5th, 2014  
Lovely compositiion
March 6th, 2014  
@flyrobin Thank you Robyn :)
March 6th, 2014  
Great colour pop!
March 6th, 2014  
@jackie8 Thank you Jackie :)
March 7th, 2014  
She definitely stands out now. :)
March 10th, 2014  
@sabresun Thanks Matt!
March 10th, 2014  
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