Friday, August 21, 2009

London icons

The legendary London icons are famous because they indeed show up on every London street (and in every souvenir shop!) Most of these photos didn't happen because I was seeking them out specifically for this reason, but as I was looking through my photos later I found several coincidentally included one or more of these icons.

^ The black taxi cab. Some trivia about the black taxi: Drivers must undergo rigorous testing that can take up to 4 years before they get their license. They must pass strict criminal background and character checks as well. Only black cabs like these can be used for hire, and they are known for their sharp turning radius. They can turn on a "sixpense".

^ The red double-decker bus

^ The Ford Model A . . . wait, that's an American icon. I'm confused.

^ Harrod's department store. Harrod's has over 1 million square feet of selling space in over 330 departments. It would probably take an entire day to explore the whole thing.

^ The red phone booth

^ The red mailbox. Londoners are very fond of red.

7 comments:

Benjamin Ranch said...

You'll have to make a photo book of your trip. Your photos are awesome...I especially like these on this post.

Kristi Figarelle-Lucero said...

FYI..pier 1 has a cool red phone booth graphic you might like.

HrdWrknmn said...

What a fun trip. Thanks for sharing!

Casey Hyer Photography said...

Love the tones Joellyn!

Koreen said...

Love the reds. Did you filter out the rest of the colors or are they normally muted like that? Great shots! Makes me wish I were there. Thanks for sharing. Dave

Joellyn said...

Thanks Dave! Yes, I applied effects to the photos which muted the other colors and made the red stand out. Seemed appropriate in this case :)

Mardus said...

Add "The Economist", as it uses red, too. The unfortunate part is that it's under copyright :S

Otherwise, great gallery (never thought of Harrods, for example).