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A cloudy day over the Thames.
Sugar has been produced by Tate and Lyle's in North Woolwich for as long as I can remember and as far back as my Dad can remember.
As a regular visitor to some of the University of Oxford Colleges Dining Halls I'm quite accustomed to seeing a bit of grandeur but the Painted Hall of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich was in a different league.
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In the foreground is a bit of an Olympic Artwork, an enormous golden Shot Put, in the background is The Discover Greenwich Visitor Centre, part of the Old Royal Naval College complex of buildings.
A detail of the fabulous interior at the Chapel of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London.
See in Explore, #459, 08/08/12
The Tulip Stairs in the Queen's House is said to be the first geometric self-supporting 'spiral' stair in Britain. (Technically helical rather than spiral, see: thestaircaseexperts.wordpress.com/2013/10/31/the-differen... .)
The house is of architectural importance as England’s first classical building, finished in 1638, designed by Inigo Jones in a pure classical style.
www.rmg.co.uk/queens-house/great-hall
As used: londondesigncollective.com/architecture/greenwich-queens-...
Greenwich, meaning the "Green trading settlement or harbour", is situated on the River Thames east of Deptford Creek.
Greenwich World Heritage Site was established in 1997.
Obviously quite similar to my previous upload but an interesting exercise (to me at least....) in how changing your viewpoint by just a couple of metres can significantly alter a shot. Here the slightly higher viewpoint and subtle change in composition means the emphasis is now on the Cutty Sark ship and not the woman having her lunch. You can also see more of the new glass building by Grimshaw Architects which has been built to envelope her hull.
Last Friday I was in London hanging around Greenwich whilst my wife took my two daughters to the London 2012 Olympics Dressage in the magnificent setting of Greenwick Park. We had a couple of heavy showers but the upside of that is there were plenty of dramatic skies as seen here in this shot looking back towards the Old Royal Naval College.
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The beautiful interior of the Chapel at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich is surely one of London's (relatively) best kept secrets. It's also free to visit ;-)
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Taken with my 11mm lense to fit as much of the wonderful sky in as possible. Okay so there's a bit of distortion on the Greenwich Naval College buildings but that only adds to it in my opinion.
Clipper sailing ship visitor attraction.
Greenwich, meaning the "Green trading settlement or harbour", is situated on the River Thames east of Deptford Creek.
Greenwich World Heritage Site was established in 1997.
The small park next to the recently re-opened Cutty Sark makes for a great spot for lunch in Greenwich, in the background you can just see the new glass building that envelopes the hull .
I know a day or two ago I said I'd finished uploading shots from the Old Royal Naval College, trouble is I keep seeing potential in files and want to keep playing with them. It's definitely a place I want to revisit but I'll wait till all the London 2012 banners have gone.
The buildings of the Old Royal Naval College at Greenwich are pretty special but then to have them mirrored across an axis makes them particularly photogenic.
Clipper sailing ship visitor attraction.
Greenwich, meaning the "Green trading settlement or harbour", is situated on the River Thames east of Deptford Creek.
Greenwich World Heritage Site was established in 1997.
This is a dome in the Painted Hall in Greenwich. It’s a magnificent building and is part of the Old Royal Naval College right next to the river Thames. The Painted Hall is often described as the ‘finest dining hall in Europe’. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren and Nicholas Hawksmoor, it was originally intended as an eating space for the naval veterans who lived here at the Royal Hospital for Seamen.
The cloud see here hovering over the chapel of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich seems suitably 'Old Testament' making for a dramatic shot (too dramatic ?)
A slightly 'in your face' shot of the recently opened Grimshaw Architects designed Cutty Sark building in Greenwich, London. I've corrected the converging verticals from my 11mm lense a bit but any more and it starts to look very distorted.
It's been years since I visited Greenwich but I thoroughly enjoyed spending a few hours there whilst my wife and kids went to the London 2012 Dressage event. This is the view upstream from the Cutty Sark, I'm not sure if they usually have an aircraft carrier sat there or if that was part of the Olympic security operation.
A detail of a lamp hanging in the entrance to the chapel of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich. If ever you're in London I cannot recommend enough visiting these amazing buildings.
According to the website of the Old Royal Naval College the Painted Hall is often described as the ‘finest dining hall in Europe’. I don't think there are many that would disagree.
I know I've uploaded a similar shot of the Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich before but this one includes the whole of the ceiling painting so I thought I should upload it before moving on (that and having been away for 10 days I've not got any new shots to upload yet....)
Being one of the courtyards off to the side this is probably one of the least photographed parts of Christopher Wren's Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London.
Again I've gone for a square format to emphasize the formal nature of the architecture.
I've gone for quite a mean and moody post-production for this shot (rather than just underexpose it as some might think.....), it seemed to suit this photo of the HMS Ocean sat on the Thames. She's the largest warship in the Royal Navy and has been 'parked' in London as part of the Olympics security operation.
From Wikipedia : "HMS Ocean of the Royal Navy is an amphibious assault ship (or landing platform helicopter) and is the sole member of her class. She is designed to support amphibious landing operations and to support the staff of Commander UK Amphibious Force and Commander UK Landing Force.
She was constructed in the mid 1990s by Kvaerner Govan Ltd on the Clyde and fitted out by VSEL at Barrow-in-Furness prior to first of class trials and subsequent acceptance in service. She was commissioned in September 1998 at her home port HMNB Devonport, Plymouth."
In one of those 'dark cloud, silver lining' stories the fire which which badly damaged the Cutty Sark has created this wonderful opportunity to restore the ship to it's former glory and partially enclose the hull in this new glass building by Grimshaw Architects. Opened in April 2012 the building has been a great success, it also cleverly allows partial views of the ship to those not willing to pay the entrance fee.
In the tunnel under the Thames linking Island Gardens and Greenwich. On one of those rare days when the lifts were working.
A little known part of London, Oxleas Meadows off Shooters Hill in South East London.
Home of one of the best Cafe's in London. Decent coffee and magnificent Bacon butties.
Long exposure using an ND400 filter over 10 secs and processed in Perfect Effects 9 and Lightroom.
A sailing barge passing in front of Canary Wharf. Taken from the Thames Path by the Dome or O2 as it's currently called.
With the Chapel on the left and the Painted Hall on the right it makes for a very strong axis, creating an unmistakable silhouette for the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich, London.
The post-production is approaching HDR as I've made several different exposures from the RAW file and blended them together, even then the highlights have blown a bit.
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One of Londons best "Unknown" views from the top of Severndroog Castle on Shooters Hill, South East London. It offers a magnificent view of the city from above the treetops of the ancient Oxleas Woods. well worth a visit if its a beautiful day like it was today.
More uncorrected verticals which I find is always a good way of giving an impression of grandeur, something that is entirely appropriate for these shots of the Old Royal Naval College at Greenwich, London.
The Maritime Greenwich Campus of Greenwich University in the Old Royal Naval College on the banks of the River Thames, in Greenwich. Buildings by Sir Christopher Wren (c 1700). Docklands development just visible over the river.
Greenwich, meaning the "Green trading settlement or harbour", is situated on the River Thames east of Deptford Creek.
Greenwich World Heritage Site was established in 1997.