A bit o' photography in London

[Throlkim]

I went along on a university trip to London today, and I tried to capture a lot of different parts. It's been a long time since I was last here, but here are some of my favourites of the trip.

London!
Quite pleased with this, as it shows a lot of what you associate London with.

http://solati.subtle-edge.com/files/IMG_6639.jpg

London Eye
It's a really wonderful bit of construction, and so much bigger than it looks in photos!

http://solati.subtle-edge.com/files/IMG_6610.jpg

Graffiti artist
Under this bridge is a huge amount of graffiti, and I managed to grab a shot with a guy actually painting something.

http://solati.subtle-edge.com/files/IMG_6602.jpg

A silhouette!
It was a boring apartment block, but the clouds in this shot made it much more attractive.

http://solati.subtle-edge.com/files/IMG_6583.jpg

Riverside Lamp-post
I irritated a huge amount of people by taking about 20 photos of this to make sure it came out right. ;)

http://solati.subtle-edge.com/files/IMG_6573.jpg

Big Ben
And his nearby neighbour, Eye.

http://solati.subtle-edge.com/files/IMG_6631.jpg

Horniman
Gotta love Horniman's! (taken at f/1.8, ISO 1600, without flash, inside a museum to try and get it well lit. Their lighting in there was awful!)

http://solati.subtle-edge.com/files/IMG_6532.jpg



All EXIF data is available on my Flickr. All outdoor shots taken with a circular polariser (it was a really overcast and dull day).
Any comments and critiscisms are welcome - but I hope you enjoy the photos.

[Throlkim]

Bah, it seems my first pic has some aberration problems, which is a shame. Ah well, didn't expect an out-of-this-world landscape shot from the kit lens. :D

[zacker]

very cool... whats the story with the Ferris wheel on the water? I dont see any other Amusement Park type rides nearby... is it like, just some Randon Ferris wheel?? lol

The big Ben shot's waaay cool.. and the sky's are amazing, you captured them well! good job!

[zacker]

you shoulda went and talked to the vandal..Ummm Graffitti Artist..lol J/K but you prolly could have done a really cool Photo Journalism piece on him... either that or he'd a killed you for your camera...

[Throlkim]

The large ferris wheel is the London Eye, it's an absolutely massive wheel where you can view pretty much the whole of London. :D

As much as I'd have loved to go up closer, I hadn't been to London in years and was a bit apprehensive. It turns out that that area was much safer than I thought, so next time I'm down there I may try talking to some of those guys. :)

[CookieMonster]

awesome shots; London is a great place to take pics, lots of interesting angles and viewpoints;

[rgmcleod]

Nice shots. The real challenge to to take shots w/o clouds!