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I'm often asked about London's Fogs by people who live outside the British Isles. 'Peasoupers' or 'London Particulars", thick fogs described by Charles Dickens and Conan Doyle, used to occur frequently, and were due to pollution. These fhick fogs were also the origin of the colours exploited by Turner, Whistler, and Monet, in the paintings they made of London in the nineteenth Century. In December 1952 'The Great Smog of London' occurred, this was an exceptionally thick, polluted atmospheric fog that caused an estimated 4000 deaths. Following this a series of Clean Air acts were passed, these banned the use of coal in London and other cities. The result has been that fogs are now rare in London, we have only a few days of fog in a year, and it's very exceptional for it to last all day. We had some thick mist in Hyde Park at the beginning of October (it cleared soon after sunrise), however, I took some photos of the fog over the Serpentine.
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16 Июнь 2010, 14:07 Nick Haigh
nice shot--
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16 Июнь 2010, 15:31 MyMacroLens OOH!Would my crop suggestion make it look overly symmetrical? On the other hand, there's something about symmetry in nature that always gets you. :) It would turn it into a kind of misty panorama, what do you think?
17 Июнь 2010, 09:09 Martin-James Thanks for your suggestion Maikki.P, I hadn't thought about that! I'll leave it for a while and see what others think; I posted this one as I wondered how people would react to these shots. I have some more if there's any enthusiasm for them. - Jim
17 Июнь 2010, 23:53 Kirsten M Lentoft
Absolutly wonderful capture and thank you for
the little story of London fog. Very
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18 Июнь 2010, 09:00 Nigel Burkitt
Super shot, well captured ! (I think I
prefer the crop but it's still still really
nice either way)
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18 Июнь 2010, 17:21 micha_raupi( on & off ) Nice shot, the crop works better.
19 Июнь 2010, 07:38 dinis_ponteira wunderbar
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20 Июнь 2010, 03:37 cc49 Excellent work Jim. It shows you don't have to have good weather for a masterpiece.
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20 Июнь 2010, 07:48 christophe.fr
Nice foggy shot, and very interesting
explanation.
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20 Июнь 2010, 23:47 Tigger0625
Beautiful Capture!
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21 Июнь 2010, 14:40 til213 Congratulation !! Herzlichen Gl
22 Июнь 2010, 05:49 Toni Duarte
beautiful
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22 Июнь 2010, 09:52 LotteHjorth
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22 Июнь 2010, 12:59 Flemming Gade
Preciosa.
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22 Июнь 2010, 13:48 jacoreflex
Definitely a winner!!!
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23 Июнь 2010, 23:44 e-sun1
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24 Июнь 2010, 07:16 Hor Beautiful image. I like the Maikki crop too.
24 Июнь 2010, 11:25 Coolgirlsar Great atmospheric shot, and thanks for the explanation re: the fog!
25 Июнь 2010, 03:07 Una mirada casual
I thought fog/ thick mist is harmless, it is
just "clouds in contact with
ground", as explained in link, while the polluted air should be called
haze. And I think the above should be fog as
it would cleared after sunrise.
Anyway, this pic is the nice one. ;-)
25 Июнь 2010, 22:09 surfwax
I think it needn't any crop, it is perfect.
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