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On the Buses
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May 30 2004:
On the Buses

Guildford, Surrey

Today, Guildford held its ‘Running Day’, where a selection of old buses run on a selection of local routes. A sufficient number of local buses have been preserved and so that these routes can be faithfully recreated.

Reminding us of the days when we had conductors who stood on the rear open platform of those double deckers, this man is just about to signal to the driver that it’s now OK to depart. He was actually operating London Transport route 436, which I used so many times as a child; I remember how uncomfortable these old buses were as they had to be specially designed to go under lower than normal bridges, meaning that you were prone to bang your head on the ceiling!



Photoshop:
Cropped and resized
Duotoned with Pantone 487C
Contrast increased by +15
Framed in Pantone 4735C

Canon EOS 300D Digital Rebel
1/160s f/5.6 at 125.0mm iso200 hide exif
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Date/Time30-May-2004 17:26:31
MakeCanon
ModelCanon EOS 300D DIGITAL
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Focal Length125 mm
Exposure Time1/160 sec
Aperturef/5.6
ISO Equivalent200
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White Balance (-1)
Metering Modematrix (5)
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Guest 07-Jun-2004 09:16
Ah, this is great Ray, you capture these expressions so well, this is another favourite.
Chris Brooker04-Jun-2004 21:11
Yes this takes me back.
Pedro Libório02-Jun-2004 09:29
fantastic register!
Pall Gudjonsson02-Jun-2004 00:03
Excellent
Guest 01-Jun-2004 08:28
This is definitely one for your Candids gallery! Wonderful shot!
Jim Chiesa01-Jun-2004 05:29
I can nearly hear him saying "hold tight". Lovely portrait, Ray.

Jim.
Guest 31-May-2004 16:51
What an excellent excellent shot! The expression is amazing!
Guest 31-May-2004 15:00
A great one!
Guest 31-May-2004 09:15
this is a wonderful photo
Jude Marion31-May-2004 05:20
What a great image! It has such a retro quality about it - like we have time warped! The monochrome works really well here ... nice composition ... great catch!
DeMorcan31-May-2004 02:54
The monochrome lends itself perfectly to the subject.
Karen Leaf31-May-2004 02:49
WOW, this is just great.
jude31-May-2004 01:42
Wow.. this is a great image! Love the tones and the expression you've caught
Lou Giroud30-May-2004 20:54
He has more the "head" of a teacher. Nice shot. I like some of those old traditions. Brits are conservative as some people say, here is a good example :)
northstar3730-May-2004 20:12
He looks more like Clive Dunn than Reg Varney :-)
Guest 30-May-2004 20:04
Excellent historic portrait, he looks like he just spotted 'Blakey' coming his way :-)
Robin Reid30-May-2004 19:27
Excellent portrait. Tones are just right. And thanks for the history!
Herb 30-May-2004 19:18
That brings back a lot of memories, used to live in London in the late 60's.
Jill30-May-2004 19:18
Such clarity..sharp clean imagery. Love the tones you are using of late. And reading a bit of UK history:)