Above is an image of a red double decker bus in front of Big Ben. The location which the image was taken in is clear as Big Ben and red buses are iconic symbols of London. The photographer has used selective colour manipulation to only have the bus in colour. This makes it pop and brings your focus immediately towards it.
I like how the background is quite ordinary and so does not bring attention away from the buses, unlike the first image. I kept the background light in this image as I felt it would make the colour seem brighter and it would also make it pop more as I thought that a darker background would not create as much contrast.
There are a couple of similarities between the two pictures. The first and most obvious similarity is the use of selective colour manipulation as both the first image and my image use colour manipulation to keep the main object - in this case, the bus - in colour but the background in black and white. The second similarity is that both images use red double decker buses as the main object, therefore both image have connotations of London stereotypes as red double decker buses are a symbol of London.
There are also differences in the images. For example, the first image features a landmark - the Big Ben - in the background. In my image, the buses are sat and in an urban setting. It can be assumed that it is a bus stop as there are multiple buses. Also, whilst in the first image you see that there is one bus moving down the road towards the camera, in the second you see the back of two stationary buses.
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