Photos of magical night buses could be proof of a parallel wizarding universe
LONDON -- To many Londoners, the night bus is an experience. One that sometimes features unexpected chats with fellow night bus riders, couples locked in passionate embraces, and the odd inebriated passenger on their way back from a night out.
If you see the world through a Harry Potter-tinted glasses, however, the night bus is a mythical creature. A bus that contorts and squeezes to evade muggle traffic and ensure witches and wizards get from A to B in a jiffy.
London-based photographer Nige Levanterman has captured what could be considered proof that a parallel wizarding universe could exist in London.
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Just to clarify, though: we do know that Harry Potter isn't real. This is all just wishful thinking.
Levanterman told Mashable that lots of people have told him the photographs remind them of Harry Potter.
Levanterman explained that he was trying out a different style of photography when he took the photos of the London double decker buses.
"There is a certain technique -- it’s called long exposure photography. I don’t use any special equipment, just a digital camera and a tripod. But the technique is important to achieve the transparent but recognisable double deck bus but with internal ghostly trails," Levanterman said.
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