Foreshore View Millennium Bridge
IN EXPLORE 6 October 2020
This is a one from the archives not processed before . My main objective was the City at night especially from the Thames Foreshore which gives such a different viewpoint. This view is from the foreshore just west of the Millennium Bridge looking towards Southwark Bridge and The Shard beyond that on the left and on the right towards the Tate Modern a Modern Art Museum repurposed from an old power station. Remains of posts from an old jetty made for a good lead in. The view is from the North Bank with St Paul’s out of shot behind. I took another picture from near here in 2018 in daylight from the foreshore but this was my first visit to this part of the foreshore at night. All navigable rivers in the UK belong to the Crown and were transferred to various public bodies over the years. For many centuries Londoners have gained public access to the foreshore with a number of access points all along the river with stairs some of better quality than others. There are public access stairs just east of the Millennium Bridge on both the north and south banks. Access is allowed but not digging without a permit.
The banks of the Thanes have been an archaeological treasure trove. In the days before organised rubbish tips Londoners for many centuries dumped stuff in the Thames and a lot of it stayed put. Everything from pottery to stone and bricks from the remnants of properties destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. Old timbers can be seen in the picture most of which would be the remnants of old jetties. I had checked the tides in advance as the foreshore can only be safely accessed for 2 hours either side of low tide. This was at 5.20 about 1 ½ hours before low tide. I used a lot of care both getting down the steep stairs and picking my way over the rocky ground with a lot of the bricks from the Great Fire. This part was solid ground though other parts of the foreshore have more mud and would need wellies.
The picture was taken with a Sony A68 with a Sigma 10-20 zoom at 13mm. 3 raw images 2EV spacing for HDR. The picture was enhanced with HDR processing using tonephotographic setting in Photomatix for a natural look; In photoshop a Levels adjustment layer to brighten shadows. Topaz clarity was used for more detail. In Photoshop some adjustments were made to hue saturation to bring up saturation overall in the reflections using a layer mask.
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Foreshore View Millennium Bridge
IN EXPLORE 6 October 2020
This is a one from the archives not processed before . My main objective was the City at night especially from the Thames Foreshore which gives such a different viewpoint. This view is from the foreshore just west of the Millennium Bridge looking towards Southwark Bridge and The Shard beyond that on the left and on the right towards the Tate Modern a Modern Art Museum repurposed from an old power station. Remains of posts from an old jetty made for a good lead in. The view is from the North Bank with St Paul’s out of shot behind. I took another picture from near here in 2018 in daylight from the foreshore but this was my first visit to this part of the foreshore at night. All navigable rivers in the UK belong to the Crown and were transferred to various public bodies over the years. For many centuries Londoners have gained public access to the foreshore with a number of access points all along the river with stairs some of better quality than others. There are public access stairs just east of the Millennium Bridge on both the north and south banks. Access is allowed but not digging without a permit.
The banks of the Thanes have been an archaeological treasure trove. In the days before organised rubbish tips Londoners for many centuries dumped stuff in the Thames and a lot of it stayed put. Everything from pottery to stone and bricks from the remnants of properties destroyed in the Great Fire of London in 1666. Old timbers can be seen in the picture most of which would be the remnants of old jetties. I had checked the tides in advance as the foreshore can only be safely accessed for 2 hours either side of low tide. This was at 5.20 about 1 ½ hours before low tide. I used a lot of care both getting down the steep stairs and picking my way over the rocky ground with a lot of the bricks from the Great Fire. This part was solid ground though other parts of the foreshore have more mud and would need wellies.
The picture was taken with a Sony A68 with a Sigma 10-20 zoom at 13mm. 3 raw images 2EV spacing for HDR. The picture was enhanced with HDR processing using tonephotographic setting in Photomatix for a natural look; In photoshop a Levels adjustment layer to brighten shadows. Topaz clarity was used for more detail. In Photoshop some adjustments were made to hue saturation to bring up saturation overall in the reflections using a layer mask.
For my Photography books see My Author Page USA or My Author Page UK
Please visit my │ Facebook Page
For Galleries, Prints and Licences see Edwin Jones Photography