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Canary Wharf is built on the site of the old West India Docks on the Isle of Dogs.
From 1802 to 1980, the area was one of the busiest docks in the world, with at one point 50,000 employed. Canary Wharf itself takes its name from the sea trade with the Canary Islands, whose name comes from the dogs (Latin canis) which the Spaniards found there, producing the linguistic coincidence of trade between the Dog Islands and the Isle of Dogs.
During WWII, the docks area was bombed heavily and nearly all the original warehouses were destroyed or badly damaged. After a brief recovery in the 1950's, the port industry began to decline. Containerisation and a lack of flexibility made the central London docks less viable than out-of-town sites like Felixstowe and Harwich, and by 1980 the docks were closed.
Thousands were out of work and a huge area of the Docklands lay in ruins - a testament to the changing world economy.
The project to revitalise the 21 km² (eight square miles) of derelict London docks began in 1981 with the establishment of the London Docklands Development Corporation by the government of Margaret Thatcher.
Initially redevelopment was focussed on small-scale, light industrial schemes and Canary Wharf's largest occupier was Limehouse Studios, a TV production company.
In 1984 the restaurateurs, the Roux Brothers, were looking for several thousand square feet of space to prepare pre-cooked meals. The late Michael von Clemm, chairman of Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) and also chairman of Roux Restaurants, was invited for lunch by the London Docklands Development Corporation (LDDC) on the boat Res Nova moored alongside Shed 31 at Canary Wharf, to promote the idea of this food packaging factory being based on the Isle of Dogs.
Von Clemm came from Boston and when he looked through the porthole at Shed 31, a simple brick-concrete infill, he commented that it reminded him of the warehouses in Boston harbour which had been converted into back up offices and small business premises. Reg Ward, at the time LDDC Chief Executive, remembers him suddenly leaning back and saying: "I do not know why we do not go for a shed like 31 as a 200,000 sq ft back up office."
This led on to discussions at CSFB's offices, during which their American property adviser G Ware Travelstead, raised his hand and said: "We're asking ourselves the wrong question. Of course we can take Shed 31 and convert it into a back up office, but we have spent the last five years courting at the Court of the City of London for a new site for a new configuration of building without success. The question is: 'Can we move our front office to the Isle of Dogs?"
This idea came from a basic need. The Big Bang deregulation of financial services in London had radically changed the way merchant banks operated. Instead of the small, corridor and office based buildings occupied in the traditional square mile, the demand was now for large floor-plate, open plan space which could be used as a trading floor. The Corporation of the City of London had been resisting such development, preferring instead to conserve its historical architecture and views. So banks like CSFB had spent years trying without success to locate suitable space close to the financial heart of London.
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I loved this shot because I was wondering which picture from the set will be my "cover picture" for the set... then I saw this one. A lot of people so far don't like the poster... but the whole point of this shot was to find that one pic that looks cool while also showing something from comic con... so the poster is perfect where it is... i love how it is framed by the circles.
Currently the most interesting photo on Flickr tagged with "San Diego Convention Center" and "Comic Con 2006"
Black and white of the frame of one of the front windows at Middlesex College at the University of Western Ontario.
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A different point of view to yesterday's picture
I used the 50mm F/1.8 here instead of the trusty 17-40L because I wanted more reach.
From en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterloo_Bridge:
The name of the bridge is in memory of the British victory at the Battle of Waterloo in 1815. The views of London (Westminster, the South Bank and London Eye to the west, the City of London and Canary Wharf to the east) from the bridge are widely held to the finest from any spot at ground level.
The first bridge on the site was designed by John Rennie and opened in 1817 as a toll bridge. The granite bridge had nine arches, each of 120' span, and was 2,456' long, including approaches. Before its opening it was known as 'Strand Bridge'. It was nationalised in 1878 and given to the Metropolitan Board of Works, who removed the toll from it. Serious problems were found in its construction and the new owners reinforced it.
By the 1920s the problems had increased. London County Council decided to demolish it and replace it with a new structure designed by Sir Giles Gilbert Scott. The new span was partially opened in 1942 and completed in 1945. The new bridge was the only Thames bridge to have been damaged by German bombers during World War II. The building contractor was Peter Lind & Company Limited. The work force was largely female and is fondly known as the "ladies bridge". It is constructed in Portland stone from the South West of England; the stone cleans itself whenever it rains in London.
'Coma Black ~ Marilyn Manson' On Black
Burne all the good things in The Eden Eye
we were too dumb to run, too dead to die
Siedziba Wrocławskiej Rady Federacji Stowarzyszeń Naukowo-Technicznych NOT (Naczelna Organizacja Techniczna)
This photo was take from the Waterloo Bridge.
The British Airways London Eye, also known as the Millennium Wheel, opened in 1999 (Coordinates: 51°30′12″N, 00°07′11″W). It is the largest observation wheel in the world (a type of Ferris wheel). It stands 135 metres (443 feet) high on the western end of Jubilee Gardens, on the South Bank of the River Thames in Lambeth, London, England, between Westminster and Hungerford Bridges. It is adjacent to London's County Hall, and stands opposite the offices of the Ministry of Defence. (from Wikipedia)
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In the Ueno park in Tokyo on can see a lot of the homeless people from Tokyo living there in self-made tents off blue plastic foil. In some sense they are a part of the park, like the cherry trees, the lotus plants or the tourists. They're always calm, never aggressively begging. Most of them try to live a life as normal as possible, so they keep their places clean, and very often one can see, that they even put off their shoes if they're entering their tents, like all Japanese do if they enter their homes.
A night shot of a grasshopper on a beach towel draped over a chair on our patio...
Taken with a Nikon D70 coupled with a Sigma 105mm macro lens.
I personally think this is much better when viewed at the larger sizes....
I originally posted this in colour but recently had a B&W printed for the wall. This is my little girl meeting her Great Grand Mother for the first time 84yrs difference in age
Taken on recent visit to the beautiful Olbrich Botanical Gardens in Madison, Wisconsin on a wonderful spring day:)
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For those interested....the park is off of I-40 in Northern Arizona, east of Holbrook.
The print is just incredible.
The gallardia flowers in our garden - commonly called "blanket flower" in the southwest - are always fun to photograph because of their color and natural beauty.
And they also seem to be a proverbial "magnet" for nymph katydids....which always is a pleasant surprise when one has a camera in one's hands.
I personally think this image is better when viewed at the larger sizes.....
Someone once said i need to work on compostion before i learn thigns like HDR. SO with this i tried to make a good compostion. I wanted to make the tractor the main focus but keep the run down barn as seconday focus. Let me know what you think!
If you like this check out my latest
check these out. Wendy is new to HDR and flickr. She would love to hear what you think!
It was really hot is San Jose this last week.....Guess my shadow was thirsty too! :)
This shot is of my shadow reaching for the drink. I took the shot at an angle, to keep my head and camera shadows out of the picture. Then I used selective color on the bottle.
Windows framed in the window frame. Reflection in National Art Gallery window in Dublin.
On Flickr Explore Interesting Page: Aug 1, 2006 #159
The inside of a canna flower as seen through a Sigma 105mm macro lens attached to a Nikon D70 camera.
Nature's beauty continues to amaze me....
Given my limited experience with bird shots, I consider this one of my best - ok, best or not, this is a sure favorite with me personally...
The magic of a Sigma 105mm macro lens coupled with nature's beauty can sometimes produce a nice image...
The frog prince of our garden against the dark leaf of a canna plant.
Taken with a Sigma 105mm macro lens coupled with a Nikon D70.
I don't believe I'll ever get tired of pointing a lens at this photogenic fellow...
By the way - I've had several unauthorized usages of my images and I've now had to resort to the following script on the bottom of each of my images:
© All Rights Reserved - No usage allowed in any form without the written consent of
Jeff R. Clow
We all have questions. Isn't it nice that a fortune cookie can tell us where to find the answers?
This beautiful Blythe doll is Unicorn Maiden. She's wearing a dress we recently received from the Blythe Pay It Forward group on Facebook; thank you Kimberly Cook for organizing the giveaway, and La Rose Ray for donating the dress. We love it! Fortune Cookie series photo #4.
I took a shot of my son on his skateboard and then applied two filters from Photoshop Elements 3.0 - a gradient filter and a posterize filter.
I thought the end result was a cross between a photo and a piece of artwork.....
Please take a look at this at the larger sizes and then please tell me what you think of the effect? After all, imaging is just another form of communication.
Listening to "Can You Stand The Rain" by Johnny Gill
Click here to listen to "Can you Stand The Rain" ...
Somehow for me, this song can relate to the image here..
On a perfect day
I know that I can count on you
When that's not possible
Tell me can you weather a storm
'Cause I need somebody who will stand by me
Through the good times and bad times
He would always- always be right there
Sunny days everybody loves them- tell me baby
Can you stand the rain
Storms will come- this we know for sure
Can you stand the rain
Love unconditional
I'm not asking just of you
Boy to make it last
I'll do whatever needs to be done
But I need somebody who will stand by me
When it's tough he won't run
He would always be there for me
Sunny days everybody loves them- tell me baby
Can you stand the rain
Storms will come- this we know for sure
Can you stand the rain
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No PS, only a lil picasa
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wasn't until afterwards, I noticed the reflection...
Just finished reading "The Husband" by Dean Koontz.
Got me thinking about love and life and commitment and all those things us girls think about....
Continuation of a Rügen series, Reddevitzer Höft, Balticsea, Island Rügen, Germany
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FeVela... Huhuhuhuhuh... Como eu to boba hoje, isso q da acordar taum cedo, huahuahuahu !!!! =D
Minha irmãzinha linda num bar a luz de velas !!! =^^=
Ain, ainnn..... =/
To precisando bater mais fotos ao ar livre...
Com sol, céu azul, paisagens, flores, bichinhos, natureza !!!
Mas por enquanto vaum essas fotos de "estudio", noturnas, de luz fraquinha... hehehehe !!!
Bjoks e um Bom Dia a todos.
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My beautiful sister, Fernanda !!! =D
I love her !!! =^^=
Kisses for all.