Marble Arch, London
During a weekend trip to London, for me it was important to make a visit to Marble Arch, one of many, to view again this edifice built in 1828 to a design by John Nash to form an entrance to Buckingham Palace. It was moved in 1851 to its present location, nearby the location of the then removed Tyburn Gallows.
The stone, Portland Limestone, is clearly much more durable and impressive than the stone used on the Triumphal Arch at Parlington. But it is significant that this arch which was like Parlington, modelled on the Constantine Arch adjacent to the Coliseum or Colosseum in Rome. One advantage that the arch in Parlington has, is the opportunity to photograph it without any people!
Photo Editing
Just continuing the photo theme, the Marble Arch picture above shows the problem of taking a photograph when you are constrained by the factors relating to the object. The shot was quickly taken because briefly there were no pedestrians interfering with the view. Therefore the angle and the lens settings are a compromise. The net effect is an image which is seriously affected by lens distortion. However with the aid of Photoshop, which I have to admit using since version 2, in the last century. It is possible to address this issue to some extent, although in the real world you just need different equipment to get the desired result! Below is a version which has been adjusted using the distort filter.
The image is only a low resolution version, so is not as crisp as the original, but with time and care working on the original image from an Olympus E300 [with a 14-42mm lens @ f8 1/320 shutter speed ISO 200] the results are excellent.