Photographer's Note
Hello Everyone,
I have had this photograph on my desktop for a while and have, at last, got round to posting it!
Posting is a good verb to use, for one of the features on my photograph is a postbox.
Red postboxes and red telephone kiosks were familiar features around the U.K. but are slowly becoming less familiar. The mobile phone has begun the demise of letters and of phone calls from public pay phones; hence, these once familiar red features are slowly disappearing!
I could not resist photographing these, as they became a trio of reds with the parked car!
My warm regards, Bev :-)
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ikeharel
(105807) 2020-08-26 9:07
Hello Beverley,
I am not sure if the SUV is an English Rang-Rover, but it would be perfect for the photo if it was...
Icons like the red Telephone booth are being preserved in England, but with no use, I can assume. The Red post-box still in use - but the E-mails had replaced acual enveloped mail's.
Soon I will be asked by the young generation why there is an envelope icon on incoming E-mails...
Fine picture, well observed situation and a beautiful country around.
Good evening,
Ike
jhm
(202831) 2020-08-26 9:25
Hello Bev,
This is nice nostalgia, you took this picture 2018
In Belgium are the telephone boxes disappear since 15 Year, of course everyone has an cellphone or smartphone.
But I like this nice picture with the red boxes, the car is a nice addition
Excellent depth and perspective too.
Sharp and clear presentation.
Nice done, TFS.
Kindest regards,
John
Silvio1953
(205519) 2020-08-26 9:25
Ciao cara Bev, lovely composition withoriginal trio in red, excellent clarity, fine details and wonderful colors, very well done, my friend, ciao Silvio
holmertz
(92736) 2020-08-26 9:35
Hello Bev,
I guess this should qualify as a "nothing special", but those are often my favourite photos, and this was an opportunity that just shouldn't have been missed. But where's the properly dressed lady? ;-) The green areas are good complements, and the grey ground and building seem to enhance the brightness of the Trio in Red.
I replied to your comments.
Kind regards,
Gert
Fis2
(155455) 2020-08-26 10:23
Witaj Bev!
Interesting view, trio in red makes impression.
Good POV, colors and sharpnes.
Nice presentation.
Well done.
Good evening.
Krzysztof
pierrefonds
(103402) 2020-08-26 11:15
Hi Bev,
The red colour is an eye-catcher. the point of view is showing the details of the mail box, of the telephone booth and of Utility car. The is giving good colours rendering. Have a nice day.
Pierre
foxy
(2059) 2020-08-26 11:26
Hello Bev,
Good posting as you got round to posting it for keeping us posted without using the postbox sending by post with no extra postage. I'm been beaten at the post by Ike the first one to post this critique. Do I post that right? :-)
The only I would like to have is the red telephone kiosk - very British. The letter-box which Boris said last time was not very nice. The red car .....well I prefer Lady in Red ( is Gert referring to ).
I think I would prefer to call the trio, 'Three Musketeers'.
Thanks for posting it.
Loong
GyurMaster
(21275) 2020-08-26 11:47
Dear Beverley,
If I'm right, the car is a Land Rover, so they are a really iconic British trio. I like your observation and the resulting photograph.
Best Wishes,
Gy.
pajaran
(102482) 2020-08-26 12:18
Greeting.
nice place and red threesome, well shown with nice colors, contrast and good text.
Nice traditional mailbox and phone booth.
I wish you all the best.
Paja.
Energysavingelk
(6601) 2020-08-26 12:21
Hello Beverley!
Another title might have been "How to be British", at least from a humble alien's view. Well done!
Warm regards from Rhineland
Sven
Miguel82
(47106) 2020-08-26 12:32
Beverley, excellent observation, the red color goes well with the green pastures in the bg. The red phone kiosk and the postbox are two symbols of the Uk. It is the smartphone era and the use of telephone boxes has decreased a lot for about twenty years. Fine colors, good sharpness, regards.
jmdias
(102744) 2020-08-26 12:34
bev
I used these red cabins twice while in UK to talk with my mother, but even here in my town the public phone cabins are being abandoned and there are few ones working. many things are being extinct in these last decades, my generation is between an analogical world and this new one.
nice combination of the three red objects in the grey environment.
take care
jorge
Tue
(82114) 2020-08-26 12:39
Hello Beverley,
An excellent photo of these three red items next to each other in front of the building and the green fields. Especially the bright red colour of the postbox and telephone booth are great and the cloudy day helped to make them stand out even better. I guess the fact that the telephone booths in the UK are so iconic helps them survive a little longer, all the Dutch ones (which where bright green) were removed years ago.
Lars
jemaflor
(135270) 2020-08-26 22:55
Hi Bev,
Well seen this photo composition with this red dominant, good idea very photogenic, good frame and sharpness, tfs.
abmdsudi
(88443) 2020-08-26 22:58
Hi Beverley
There is the best of British! it works well, the fact that the red car puts the icing on the cake to complete the show. Nice grab and subjects.
Best regards
papagolf21
(152599) 2020-08-26 23:38
Bonjour, chθre Bev,
Un trio gagnant avec ces trois ιlιments tout de rouge vκtus.
La boξte aux lettres gιante ΰ la couleur vive, la cabine tιlιphonique qui sera bientτt classιe monument historique et la voiture rouge qui vient complιter habilement le dιcor.
Quant ΰ l'environnement, je l'aime avec cette maison ancienne et son dιcor champκtre.
Amitiιs.
Philippe
emka
(152072) 2020-08-27 0:00
Hello Bev, Nice view of these two British icons in red here also with the red car. Excellent observation. Excellent composition with the diagonal.
But well, who still use them? I do not write any ordinary letters and also when everybody has own mobile, the telephone boots are no needed. But I hope they will remain still. I have see e.g. minilibraries in them.
Best regards Malgo
ifege
(32015) 2020-08-27 0:01
Hi Bev
All you needed extra was a Dr Who dressed in red. A good red themed photo.
cheers
Ian
adramad
(66912) 2020-08-29 10:33
Hi Bev.
An unusual photo that I think is very difficult to find, as it is in the same frame a post office box, a telephone booth and a car also red parked near them, as a background a soft and pleasant country landscape.
Colorful, sharpness and luminosity are captured effectively.
Very good composition, magnificent presentation.
Have a good weekend.
Warm greetings.
Luis.
CLODO
(45094) 2020-08-30 2:19
Hi Bex again
Iconic red box letter and telephone booth well complemented by the car.
3 is a magic figure for photography!
Have a nice suunday
CLODO
kasianowak
(15760) 2020-08-30 7:21
Brilliant! Well spotted and used photo opportunity. Red elements are great in photos but 3 evenly spaced ones are such a treat. Especially with the green grass in the distance.
With email and now the pandemic-forced paperless working it is possible that the lovely red post boxes will start disappearing too. :-( I of course hate the thought it might happen but let's take photos of them while we can...
This goes in my favs collection.
Have a lovely Sunday evening
Kasia
alvaraalto
(42234) 2020-08-31 5:25
Hello Bev,
Although the red car doesn’t really belong to the scene, it is good that it is on the scene because it is said that all good things consist of three things.
Public telephone boxes have already disappeared in the Netherlands and the number of (orange) letterboxes is also rapidly decreasing. Instead of walking for one minute, we now have to cycle for 5 minutes.
Excellent picture
Have a nice day, groet Rob
PaulVDV
(54737) 2020-09-01 0:14
Hello Beverley,
The telephone booth and the postbox next to each other already provide a beautiful typical British view.
The owner of the car may want to consider whether he would not choose a full matching red :)
In Belgium telephone booths have disappeared for years and you have to search a long time before finding a postbox after which your letter will also be on the way for a long time. ...
Best regards, Paul
fotka
(7507) 2020-09-01 5:24
Hello Bev,
If you asked the question which country it comes from, this photo would not be a problem with the answer. Typical English mail box and telephone booth in red colors. Today they are used less and less and in the future they will be just a tourist attraction. The curb makes interesting diagonal compositions with main object on the left side and English country side on the right.
Well done with perfect quality.
Best regards,
Zbigniew
mkamionka
(61046) 2020-09-04 12:22
Hi Bev,
You are right: especially the phone booths are disappearing. So sad because they have a very decorative aspect. The strong red color is so eye catching, car unfortunately is in a different shade. I wonder whether one could change its color in photoshop to match the other red, but I guess it would be cheating.
Very well spotted!!
M
mcmtanyel
(58830) 2020-09-14 20:26
Hello Beverly,
I cannot pass by a photo that features a car. I like the red trio against the green fields.
Regards,
MT
PS. On campus, we can take off our masks outside if we are not within 6 feet of another person. People were wearing masks because of their close proximity to each other.
Photo Information
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Copyright: Beverley Robinson (Royaldevon)
(75244)
- Genre: Τοποθεσίες
- Medium: Έγχρωμο
- Date Taken: 2018-04-26
- Camera: Canon PowerShot G12
- Έκθεση: f/0.1, 1/21 δευτερόλεπτα
- Έκδοση φωτογραφίας: Πρωτότυπη έκδοση
- Date Submitted: 2020-08-26 8:58
- Αγαπημένα: 1 [view]