Absolutely stunning!
Posted by florence98 at December 13, 2006 03:15 AMStunning lighting on this one Sam, as always! I love your London shots.
Posted by shane j montgomery at December 13, 2006 03:15 AMDid you use 2 images and merge them together in photoshop for this? It's a beautiful shot (as usual), keep up the great work Sam. And Happy Holidays!
Posted by Kyle at December 13, 2006 03:17 AMNice to see you were greeted by a typical British sky last time you were over ;-)
Posted by Richard Hayter at December 13, 2006 03:31 AMAbsolutely amazing shot. Brilliant.
Posted by navin at December 13, 2006 03:49 AMLove the photo! Please upload a large desktop sized one!!!
Posted by Brian at December 13, 2006 04:00 AMWow, I got the reference straight away, without even looking at your caption. The colourless sky is just perfect here.
Posted by quis at December 13, 2006 05:11 AMYou seem to have caught our typical weather perfectly :-)
Posted by doug at December 13, 2006 05:17 AMWallpaper size, please! This is absolutely stunning, the contrast of gold and grey. And angels! It summons images of an apocalypse or some heavenly reckoning. I would LOVE to have this on my computer background. Please consider.
Posted by Kevin at December 13, 2006 05:18 AMwow. this is definately one of my favorites of yours lately. the color is great as well as the treatment to the photo. ps - i haven't mentioned yet, but congrats on pumping out a book. hopefully i will pick it up sometime.
Posted by stephen hubbard at December 13, 2006 05:26 AMAwesome as usual. Any chance for a larger wallpaper-sized version?
Posted by Dave at December 13, 2006 06:50 AMwow. this is very impressive. i love all of your works but this one is just breath-taking... *__*
wondering if you have a desktop size of this? im sorry to be asking something like that on my first comment... but it really is too beautiful.
Posted by janee at December 13, 2006 07:03 AMAmazing photo. How did you get such a sharp contrast between the good statue, the light clouds, and dark clouds?
Posted by Jing at December 13, 2006 07:07 AMA powerful image. Not sure if you desaturated the colours in the sky here but it works well and contributes to the mood. Perfect for the subject matter. Nicely done.
Posted by Brant at December 13, 2006 07:16 AMStunning!
Posted by Gina at December 13, 2006 07:38 AMThe picture reminds me more of Wender's films "Der Himmel über Berlin" and "In weiter Ferne, so nah!"
Posted by pebbe at December 13, 2006 07:46 AMVery dramatic!
Posted by Steve at December 13, 2006 08:03 AMA striking shot. The highlights on the angels wings ,and the statue in general,are perfect. What a glow!
Posted by Hugh Petrie at December 13, 2006 08:03 AMWicked background for this shot. Really sets the mood.
Posted by Graham at December 13, 2006 08:23 AMAmazing photo, it looks almost epic. The colour of the statue contrasts with the menacing looking dark clouds.
Posted by David L at December 13, 2006 08:45 AMawesome - as usual - and thanx so much for not defacing ur photos with large text letters proclaiming ur site url or name
Posted by sami at December 13, 2006 08:48 AMGreat. It makes want to watch the movie. Thanks for sharing!
Posted by Juan A. Saenz at December 13, 2006 09:07 AMand this one is very inspiring itself. i can't imagine how it could be any 'better'. well done.
Posted by arash at December 13, 2006 09:10 AMthat's awesome. I thought Wings of Desire straight away, even before I read the description!
Glad that our lovely summer sky is put to good use for something! :)
Beautiful! I like the off-centered composition and the gray clouds against the golden statues really creates an interesting mood. Great job!
Posted by Alice at December 13, 2006 09:15 AMoh it's beautiful! then those clouds come in handy don't they ;) i just got my canon 350D and i'm going to Londen in the winterholidays.. you keep surprising me with your photos. it's amazing!
Posted by stephanie at December 13, 2006 09:23 AMclouds r looking good against the bronze.
Posted by luke at December 13, 2006 10:02 AMfantastic shot! the wind looks like it's really tossing the statue's cape. any chance of a wallpaper on this one?
Posted by dave at December 13, 2006 10:06 AMSimply Magnificent! So very powerful.
Posted by sophieandersen at December 13, 2006 10:26 AMSuch a very powerful photograph.
Posted by Richie Savage at December 13, 2006 10:39 AMsuperbe, tout ce que j'aime .... encore des comme celles ci
Posted by véronique at December 13, 2006 10:41 AMAwesome. I read the caption in Bloglines before opening the picture, and the picture was just about what I thought it would be - except better. Well done.
Posted by Kent Blumberg at December 13, 2006 11:00 AMThis picture is unreal! It's absolutely stunning.
Posted by Larry at December 13, 2006 11:05 AMBeautiful!
Posted by seawitch at December 13, 2006 11:25 AMWow, very nice. Great composition and contrast.
Posted by Jamie at December 13, 2006 11:39 AMThis is a beauty!
Posted by Laurie at December 13, 2006 11:50 AMNice cloud cover in this Sam, its exactly like that today!
Posted by Craig at December 13, 2006 12:06 PMAwesome photograph. Himmel uber Berlin (to quote the German title) is one of my all-time favourite films.
Posted by mcavictor at December 13, 2006 12:08 PMThis is just awesome. Can we have a wallpaper version please? Thank you very much for this daily dose of art.
Posted by leadfoot at December 13, 2006 12:56 PMVery nice shot..amazing sky.
Posted by Naimi at December 13, 2006 01:09 PMabsouletly beautiful picture. it does actually remind me of the wings of desire movie. awesome job!
Posted by no name at December 13, 2006 01:46 PMA superb take on the usual tourist shot for the Palace - the figures are preternaturally sharp; exquisite against the (aforementioned ;) typically London sky. One to show my contemporaries!
Posted by Rich at December 13, 2006 02:21 PMIndeed well done, great composition - love the sky
Posted by Tyson Williams at December 13, 2006 02:30 PMAbsolutely amazing photograph. I'd love to see a higher resolution version.
Posted by Edward at December 13, 2006 02:34 PMI've been lurking here for a while, but this one pulled me out. Amazing. Somebody above said 'epic' and there is no doubt about it.
Posted by stefan hartwig at December 13, 2006 02:39 PMAbsolutely awesome!
Posted by erre at December 13, 2006 03:26 PMNeed we beg for a wallpaper size?
Posted by Richie Savage at December 13, 2006 03:30 PMBeautiful picture...
Posted by slabak at December 13, 2006 04:12 PMAwesome! Reminds me of work of the Dutch painter Carel Willink.
Posted by Jan at December 13, 2006 04:41 PMi always love a little drama. this shot is absolutely perfect.
the threatening sky fits the statue perfectly in this composition and the other way around!
any chance of a wallpaper-sized version?
Posted by huw at December 13, 2006 05:40 PMI've just saw you on TV, city tv news.
hello hello,
i saw you on CITY TV just now.. they had a short news report about your book. i'm really happy for you. congratulations :)
Posted by sikander at December 13, 2006 06:58 PMwow, beautiful pic!
By the way, I saw your segment on CP24 regarding your book...way to go! :D
Posted by mel at December 13, 2006 07:59 PMGreat photo. love the contrast.
Posted by Andrew at December 13, 2006 08:05 PMsuperbe cliché !
Posted by courtin at December 13, 2006 09:11 PMso surreal, yet, its eye catching. Fantastic Photoshop skills.
Posted by athencrete at December 13, 2006 09:13 PMA very powerful photograph, almost humbling!
Posted by Duke at December 13, 2006 10:18 PMI wanted to say stunning, but it's been used far too much in these comments already. Ah, what the hell.... stunning image!
Posted by Ash at December 13, 2006 10:26 PMWOW this is incredible. I'd love a desktop wallpaper version of this.
Posted by Steve at December 13, 2006 10:49 PMfantastic contrast
Posted by brecht at December 14, 2006 06:06 AMAmazing colouring. I'd love to see this as a wallpaper as well.
Posted by Blaine at December 14, 2006 09:38 AMThe Helatrobans are back...
Posted by Boreo at December 14, 2006 10:00 AMwow.
Posted by shula at December 14, 2006 02:29 PMStunning contrast!!
what does P@+1 mean?
this is by far the most amazing picture i've seen in a while :) any chance of there being a wallpaper size on your flickr site?
Posted by zahir at December 15, 2006 12:25 AMI was just showing this pic to a couple of my friends and it really is stunning. Can't wait for the wallpaper version (if there is on).
Posted by Giuseppe at December 15, 2006 03:14 PMthat's absolutely spectacular
Posted by Emi at December 16, 2006 11:10 AMSam, you know what this means, don't you? Now you're going to have to print a second book ... and put this one on your cover. A serene yet majestic photo. It's as though the angel turned around to look directly at your camera at just the right time.
Posted by Fiona at December 16, 2006 11:26 AMWay overcooked, almost looks like a collage. I'm glad most of your pix are far-more natural looking. I love your work, but not this one, sorry.
Posted by Marcin at December 16, 2006 06:03 PMUnbelievably amazing contrast of colour, it's hard to believe it's not a painting with the metallic golden statue standing out of the gray/dull background. I LOVE IT...I hope there is a wallpaper size one on flickr
Posted by Vinh at December 17, 2006 06:31 PMwow
Posted by amun at December 19, 2006 09:44 PMWow.
Posted by Erik at January 14, 2007 03:33 AM