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1st May 2012
Four phone boxes by wrighty

Four phone boxes

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What is the collective noun for phone boxes? This is Smithfield Market. I walk past here a lot but it's rare to find these without a van parked in front. It's the same place as this was taken http://365project.org/wrighty/my-26th-year/2012-03-19

So, three great things have happened today.

1. I have FOUND the man I am going to marry. YES. A new boy started at work this week and I just found out his surname is Truelove. Screw Martha McArthur, I am going to be Martha Truelove. I told him I was going to marry him and he didn't seem too fazed, so let's see how that goes. [update: @islawight has done me some research. It bodes well http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/Truelove]

2. I showed my boss my panoramic picture from yesterday and he was so impressed that he said he might actually use it in his work!!

3. I have been asked to go to the TOP of the Gherkin tomorrow! To take pictures!! For work! How cool is that!! So this time tomorrow I will be where very few people get to go: on the 40th floor of this bad boy http://365project.org/tags/gherkin (ignore the pickled vegetable pictures).
Comments
THis is so beautiful!! Love the colours, Martha~ Congrats on finding Mr. Truelove. ;)
posted May 1st, 2012  
fabulous ! they look like toy telephone boxes ! fabulous colours
posted May 1st, 2012  
woheeee, sounds all great! And a beautiful happy shot along with it :)
posted May 1st, 2012  
This is very London, I love it.
posted May 1st, 2012  
I'm willing to bet you are not the first to tell him that, but maybe you will be the first to follow through! Is it phoni ?
posted May 1st, 2012  
Martha Truelove sounds delightful to me. Like a character from a Dickens novel....or something:) I love how all your shots look like miniature fantasy playlands that, if only I could shrink myself down, I could go in and get lost:)
posted May 1st, 2012  
Fascinating.
posted May 1st, 2012  
FAV! This is very awesome! I think you should act fast and marry him next week!
posted May 1st, 2012  
Wasn't there 6 there who stole 2?
Crikey didn't realise how many shots of the Gherkin I had done :D
Oh great shot and editing, good luck and lucky you going to the top
posted May 1st, 2012  
wow what a day for you!! awesome! lol. Great shot too! love your processing and all the details!
posted May 1st, 2012  
Fantastic!! What a brilliant day. Love this piccy and love your processing and really looking forward to seeing your shots from the Gherkin, I'd love to go xx
posted May 1st, 2012  
Your story sounds fab. Martha Truelove? Hmm has a nice ring to it. I am soooo very jealous about the gherkin. Be lovely to see the photos.
posted May 1st, 2012  
Haha Truelove is a pretty cool name! cool shot, they look minature! =)
posted May 1st, 2012  
Congrats on your outing tomororw. This image is fabulous. Love it!
posted May 1st, 2012  
Jealous.....


Of the visit to the gherkin I mean, not not being stable to marry him. Me and Andy c got this same scene last year
Too of the phone boxes :)
posted May 1st, 2012  
Lovely and colourful... how odd is one a lady phone and the other a gent phone ... quaint.
posted May 1st, 2012  
very cool....
posted May 1st, 2012  
Nice shot, lovely colours, why are they different sizes???
posted May 1st, 2012  
Wow, wow, wowzers!! That is a pretty darn cool photo to go alongside your pretty darn cool day...whoop!! :)
posted May 1st, 2012  
Super
posted May 1st, 2012  
I like the way they are different heights. A phone booth for tall people and a phone booth for those who are shorter
posted May 1st, 2012  
What a cool shot, it almost looks like a mirror image. And how exciting about all your news. Wouldn't Martha Truelove be a wonderful name to have!!
posted May 1st, 2012  
Great picture Mrs Truelove!!
posted May 1st, 2012  
Woooow martha you've done it again! This is so cool, i thought it was miniature until I saw Spitalfields :P and well done haha, truelove sure is a beautiful name :) x
posted May 1st, 2012  
Such a colorful shot!
posted May 1st, 2012  
Well Mrs Truelove gherkin girl this is another Fav. I don't know how you do processing like this but it's Truly Scrumptious.
posted May 1st, 2012  
I am so glad the van had a day off and you could take this photo! Love the cheerful colours and the symmetry! And there is something about the phone boxes I really like - perhaps the fact that they are still there?

Oh, and fingers crossed Mrs Truelove to be :D + Good luck for tomorrow!
posted May 1st, 2012  
@judithg thanks Judith :) I don't really remember how I processed this one but there was quite a bit of cloning - the original shot was pretty cluttered! And of course the signature wrighty background blur for some nice fake dof hehe :)
posted May 1st, 2012  
Loving those colours. What a great day - hope mr truelove lives up to his name ;-)
posted May 1st, 2012  
Martha Truelove has a lovely ring to it......now let's hope he lives up to his surname ;-) Awesome picture, and a fav! :-)
posted May 1st, 2012  
WOW they almost look miniture up against that fence... The fence and the area behind must be expansive?????
posted May 1st, 2012  
@shirljess it's got soooo much history this area. It's actually a meat market! And it has been a meat market since like the beginning of time. Literally, for over a thousand years (hasn't always been this building, but always on this site). Pretty awesome huh? :)
posted May 1st, 2012  
This is lovely! It looks like something out of a fantasy film. I love the light and the colors. A very attractive and pleasing shot to view!
posted May 1st, 2012  
@sjodell I have no idea actually. I tried to do some googling but it hasn't really helped! I think they're just two different classes of phoneboxes and we never normally notice the difference because there's only usually one on its own!
posted May 1st, 2012  
brill! knew this was yours from the thumbnail before I saw your (new) name!
posted May 1st, 2012  
Gorgeous composition and colours
posted May 1st, 2012  
such great colors, love the processing!
posted May 2nd, 2012  
I would feel blessed to get a picture of one red phone box, but four is like winning the lottery! great composition.
posted May 2nd, 2012  
Great shot! I love the red phone boxes.
posted May 2nd, 2012  
fav! I love the composition and the telephone boxes!! great colors!
posted May 2nd, 2012  
Love it! Fav
posted May 2nd, 2012  
Nice - like the red and pink contrast. Becky and I were just discussing the other day how there's hardly any phone boxes around anymore. Here's the Cambridge version by @lauralatham http://365project.org/lauralatham/365/2012-04-23
posted May 2nd, 2012  
Great pic and great stories!
posted May 2nd, 2012  
I love this!! fav.
posted May 2nd, 2012  
I totally love the editing on this! It looks like it's a toy, somehow. And your caption is so funny! you have a new follower!
posted May 2nd, 2012  
aha - at last I worked out where the name change came from! LOL
this is a fab shot - love it
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Fav, fav, fav - I LOVE checking in on your site Martha, there is always something great going on here :)
posted May 3rd, 2012  
So very pretty!!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
congrats on the PP
posted May 3rd, 2012  
@lily thank you lady! That is very nice of you to say :) The feeling's mutual hehe. Hope all is well x
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Congrats on pp!!! :)
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Fantastic colours!
posted May 3rd, 2012  
Love the offbeatness and symmetry of this :)
posted May 4th, 2012  
I knew this was your pic before clicking on it!
Love your style and wit. Keep up the good work Martha!
Absolute Fav!
posted May 4th, 2012  
awesome!!!! I saw this on PP, then saw it on here, and was like "hey seems like I've seen that before...." :) love the red!
posted May 4th, 2012  
Very envious of your trip up the gherkin! And why are these boxes different sizes? Are they providing politically correct ones for dwarves?
posted May 4th, 2012  
wow! great shot! and really a strange effect!
posted May 5th, 2012  
nice,
although like Roville says it is a strange effect, I wonder if thats because you're still using a phone to take photos...and a toaster to watch videos on, and a pair of glasses to blow your nose, and a sony-walkman to make calls???

where is the results of the Fujica camera you now have??

@roville
posted May 6th, 2012  
Love the symmetry here. The red booths shine out.
posted May 7th, 2012  
Hey, this is great - but they look toy-like...How come, is there a tiny sneaky bit of tiltshift here??
posted May 9th, 2012  
Excellent photo! Fave!
posted May 15th, 2012  
Why are these phone boxes different sizes Mrs Truelove?
posted May 17th, 2012  
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