I spent some time living and working in the USA a few years ago - and one thing I remember amongst the many strange comments that Americans made about London was something called “London Fog”. Yes - it is a bit bizarre really - but I am guessing that there are quite a few Americans think that the weather in London is perpetually foggy? Maybe it’s a perception obtained from films/TV-shows that are shot on location in London - e.g. documentaries about Jack the Ripper perhaps?
In any case - it actually was foggy today in London. And has been pretty much all day.
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(Picture taken from the top deck of Route 297 bus in Perivale - crossing the A40.)
It was those old Basil Rathbone movies that etched those foggy images into the collective imagination of the US. There was also a line of raincoats called London Fog, good ones at that. I think you call them macs across the pond. I finally bought a Cybershot Dsv-1. Thanks for the recommendation. It is alot of camera for the money, now I just have absorb all the information on using the thing
Posted by: Fritz on December 3, 2004 06:10 PMHi Fritz - thanks for the explanation re Basil Rathbone movies. And yes - we call them “Macs”!
Glad you think that the Sony DSC-V1 is good value - it most certainly is at today’s prices! Hope you have as much fun as I have had with that wonderful camera! (And be sure to avoid using the flash as much as possible - with a steady hand it will take very sumptuous shots without flash - even in low-light conditions!)
Posted by: Jag on December 3, 2004 10:07 PMDo you keep it set in no flash? I saw there was a symbol with flash with a line drawn through it. Have you had any luck with using the movie feature?
Posted by: Fritz on December 4, 2004 12:51 AMFritz: Yes - I keep it set on “no flash”. I haven’t used the movie feature at all - I use a completely different camera for movies - so the movie feature on the DSC-V1 is just a feature-gimmick to me. (Apologies: I think I’ve become a “camera snob” ! )
Posted by: Jag on December 4, 2004 12:14 PMJag: I have also heard that it is costlier to shoot in London, so many producers prefer cheaper, and London-looking parts of places like Bristol. A fog helps in hiding the obvious cheat.
Posted by: Anand on December 4, 2004 03:47 PMJag: Thanks again for the help . I will let you know when I have enough substance to start a basic blog to show you some photos from this neck of the woods.
Posted by: Fritz on December 4, 2004 06:14 PMAnand: interesting explanation. So - London is seen as being perpetually foggy because of filmmakers doing it on the cheap!
Fritz: Looking forward to it!
Posted by: Jag on December 4, 2004 06:41 PMNot so much fog as smog: everyone had a coal fire back in the old days.
Posted by: David on December 6, 2004 08:28 AMDavid: yes - now you mention it - I seem to remember from history lessons at school that it was “smog” that characterised London in the “old days”. Although - today’s generation of kids probably associate the term “smog” with Los Angeles - or Athens - or such as like.
Posted by: Jag on December 6, 2004 10:13 PM