On 19/09/2017 01:37, Ive wrote:
> Am 9/18/2017 um 10:51 schrieb Stephen:
>>
>> I've refrained from commenting on this great image because I don't want
>> to nitpick.
> 
> I have absolutely nothing against nitpicking! On the contrary, as I see 
> major and minor flaws *everywhere* it is quite helpful to know what 
> catches the eyes of others.
> 

The height warning sign on the rail bridge. In the UK metric units are 
only optional. Seeing a metric only one looks strange.
The signpost. For one that old looking I would expect to see the 
distance in miles on the fingers. It is a great signpost btw.
The young lady. If you dressed her in Poser's cloth room. The I would 
have let her dress settle for a few more frames. The hip bag is a nice 
touch. I still have mine. :)

But they are all minor criticisms.

>> And, this is not a criticism, blue police boxes look wrong to me. It is
>> personal because police boxes in Glasgow were painted the same red as
>> post boxes. When Dr Who started it was broadcast in B&W. So it did not
>> look wrong.
>>
> You already explained this 4 years ago ;) 

And 4 years before that as well. That bee is certainly in my bonnet. ;)

> but BTW: in the late 70ies I 
> visited Glasgow multiple times but do not remember having seen any 
> police box - so I assume they where already dismantled back then?
> 

Not all of them. There are still a few left. But I see on the internet 
that they have mostly been painted blue now. In the early 70s There was 
one next to the bus stop outside of my wife's parents house. So for old 
times sake* they are forever red.

*
"Auld lang syne" would have been an appropriate phrase here.

-- 

Regards
     Stephen

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