London cityscape photography
Scooping the tickets from the machine then leaping onto the train at Kemble with one, maybe two seconds to spare, I had a feeling the day might not go entirely to plan. The main reason for my trip to London was to meet up with a good friend (and fellow photographer) who I’d not seen for a while. While there I thought I’d also try a spot of London cityscape photography, see how I got on in the minus temperatures we’re being treated to at the moment.
In Trafalgar Square, my phone reported -2 degrees. Undeterred and warmed by a cappuccino in a nearby cafe, I started shooting. For those of you who haven’t seen the Olympic clock here it is, along with one or two other shots taken before my fingers stopped working and I lost the power of speech… Yep, I lasted about half an hour, not very hardcore I admit, but at least I can still brag a complete set of fingers and toes. My favourite is a shot taken in Piccadilly Circus using a slow shutter speed to blur the movement of the red buses. I wanted to capture the buzz and energy that makes London such an awesome city. Let me know what you think!
Afterwards we visited the Taylor Wessing Portrait Photographic Prize exhibition at The National Portrait Gallery, my favourite entry being Gianni, ‘Hermit for Love’ by Italian photographer Carlos Bevilacqua (last picture of the post).
-2 degrees in Piccadilly Circus
Check out the guy sat in front of Eros...wot no chair??
Olympic countdown clock
St Martin in the Fields
