Tuesday, 3rd February 2009
Snow Castle
by Will Burrard-Lucas
On 2nd Feb 2009, London had the worst snow in 18 years. I popped out during my lunch break to take some photos along the river. This is a snow sculpture of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament!
Equipment: Canon EOS 1D Mk II
Will Burrard-Lucas
I am a keen travel photographer... I particularly enjoy wildlife photography.
Snow Castle by Will Burrard-Lucas was photo of the day on Tuesday, 3rd February 2009. It is tagged City, London, Snow. You can leave a comment below.
31 Comments
kaybee
love it!
Gayle Bower
That you can pop out at lunch and see this scene, biggest snow fall or not. . . I am so envious.
Great shot made me smile !
James and Kelly Stone
Very unique and interesting. Looks as though you had fun composing this shot. I’ve heard of snowmen and snow angels, but this is the first I have seen a snow architecture sculpture.
Great job. Congratulations.
Anurag
Will and Mathew, You guys are getting better and better and better. What a great rhythm between the real and the replica. Perfect juxtaposition. The snow fall is the icing on the cake. …..Hey! who made the sculpture!!
Su
very clever and topical! Are you going to do the millenium wheel next? Congrats on making us smile.
Mandy Kilpatrick
There is such a magical quality to the whole scene, especially with the snow falling. It should be the beginning of a “Tim Burton like” movie, where we are taken to another world. It feels like a glimpse into another world! Congratulations on your POTD !!
Mandy Kilpatrick
A photo that could inspire a soundtrack full of magical, musical compositions ….. hmmmmm … sorry to post twice but this photo is going to stay with me.
Malta Photography
Nice shot. it does transmit a sensation of cold and winter and the feeling of London is really there. But there is something pushing me off this shot maybe its because its dark. Having a better look is looks as if it were an old photo from the past.
Chiranjib
So far “The best composition” I have seen here.
Congrats !!
Pauline Jones
Cool picture, good idea. We even have snow here in Ireland, the first time in out area that it has actually lain on the ground in 18 years. If it lasts I will be out with my camera soon.
KeithT
10/10 for imagination. What a great fun shot. A real reminder that I must brave the cold and the slippery slopes of rural England to get some images of this rare substance we call snow. Especially rare here on the Isle of Wight.
Marie Dunphy Harding
Snow can really change the entire look of a scene.
Good thinking!
Kirk Jordan
I don’t usually turn to Earthshots for a laugh, but this one has me grinning deep inside. It looks like your imagination carries way beyond the framing.
Miriam
This shot is so great – very creative!
planet lover
I love this picture!
Renee
Cute photo!
istvan
nice to see snow in London, great image!
Miles
Awesome idea. Can you send me the full resolution, I’d love it for a desktop!
Hanna
Wonder who made that wonderful snow castle! It really looks like the Big Ben. Graet choice going for b&w as well and congratulations on your POTD, Will!
kml
Way too cute and most original!
Mohamed
I think that Will is extremely creative and how he created the houses of parliment are very cool.
Katherine Lee Strassburg
Don’t you feel powerful to know that you’ve set the whole world to smiling? Snow can really be beautiful when you don’t have to shovel it or scrape it off your car! Very nice shot……..very nice sculpture.
yasmin
awwwwwwww! I love this! Very creative and good job with the snow sculpture. Perfect positioning!
Laurie
Cool!!!
Derek
Cool image and well thought out.
Bart van den Bos
BIZONDER:
Dat het zo kan vriezen !
Sue Gagnon
This is SUCH a wonderful photograph in SO MANY ways. First of all, it is a B&W, and I love those anyway. You couple that with the fact that London just does NOT regularly get this weather life, like me for instance, in New England, who is buried in s now even as I type, coupled also with the incomparable vista of the London skyline, and you are left with this perfect B&W. Wonderful.
mike
It looks as good as the buildings in the background.
Rajib Singha
It’s definitely cold out there. Good shot!
su
Need to see this every year to make me smile.
Abigail
AMAZING!