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Photographer / Copyright: Thomas Young
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Date added to site:24/08/12
Details: Ah, the perils of night-time photography. On my recent trip I was generally using a 3.2 second exposure, with a 2 second shutter release delay added to avoid vibrations. When photographing across a road it was not always possible to predict whether any traffic would pass in front of your subject within those 5.2 seconds. This shot of Renault Kangoo Maxi van 7419R parked on Seymour Place (near Griffith House) was affected by a single car passing. I managed to re-do the shot, but I decided to use the first one as I thought it was more interesting. Note the black trim ahead of the rear wheel, and also the offside cargo door. Although it may not be a guaranteed recognition feature, all the Kangoo Maxi vans used as service vehicles seem to have cargo doors on both sides, while regular Kangoos have them on the nearside only. 22nd August 2012.
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