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This image was taken from London Blackfriars Station when I was returning from a meeting with a rather significant politician the other day. The trains were running a bit late and as I waited IÂ spotted this view and thought it was too good a sight not to snap.
For those that aren’t too familiar with London, that’s the Shard on the right and 20 Fenchurch Street, known as the Walkie Talkie on the left. Just to the right of centre you can make out Tower Bridge and to the left of that are the office buildings of Canary Wharf. I would go on, but this will get very boring!
I like the way the River Thames leads the eye. It was a very overcast day and this was shot through a glass window, hence why it looks quite grey. I used a dusk filter and this actually added a bit of colour to the picture, which was not the effect I was expecting. I know you love it when I give you the detail and I’m not going to disappoint. The ISO was set at 800, aperture was set a f22 and focal length 28mm.
I’ve spent a large part of my adult life living in and around London. For all its many faults, an image like this where you an pick out so many great buildings is a reminder that it is a fantastic city. I occasionally need reminding of this!
As per usual I am linking this up to the #MySundayPhoto linky hosted by the OneDad3Girls blog. Please click on the badge and pay it a visit.
17 thoughts on “London; My Sunday Photo 23/11/2014”
Definitely the perfect image of a modern day London 🙂
I love the Walkie Talkie – such a distinctive building! We’ve just been up on the Eye yesterday (Saturday), so our kids have just had their first view of London’s iconic buildings from up high.
(Enjoyed your Clegg post, by the way!)
Love this shot looking over the river with the Shard on one side and the Walkie Talkie on the other 🙂
So many iconic London buildings here. Lovely photo
Very cool photo. I love all these London buildings. We were very excited to see the Walkie Talkie for the first time when we went to London a few weeks ago.
Lovely pic. I miss London so much after commuting there for 8 years. Must arrange a visit!
Such a lovely shot. London’s skyline has changed so much in the time that i have been away from it…
Funny! I just put up a similar shot of the Stockholm waterfront 🙂
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Have a wonderful weekend.
Photos of buildings are my fave! This is a nice one. I wish that I can take photos of them someday too! Not a lot of chance to visit London for me =) #mysundayphoto
I love how you captured both river banks. This shot has a real sense of depth to it. Well done.
Fantastic photo! So many iconic buildings!
Great shot! Makes me want to walk around central London
You can’t beat a good London photo! Great shot
Lovely photo, of a typical London cityline. I do love London, although only to visit. I’m not sure I could work there more than the occasional meeting/conference
I love this view, when I stay in London this is near a hotel we stay in.
Thank you for linking up
I do love shots of the London skyline, I lived in London for ten years and photos like this bring back memories, although the actual skyline is ever changing!
You got a great vantage point; perfect view down river. What I love about this photo is the moodiness of the sky and the river Thames, which reflect and mirror each other, and the symmetry from both sides of the river. Good shot
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