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On a warm late spring day, some people sit on benches along the Thames side in Greenwich. In the background the landscape of the other side of the river, view of Island Gardens and the entrance to the Greenwich Foot Tunnel North, part of the Isle of Dogs and the skyline of Canary Wharf.
In una tiepida giornata di tarda primavera, alcune persone sedute su delle panchine lungo il versante del Tamigi a Greenwich. Sullo sfondo il paesaggio dell'altra sponda del fiume, vista su Island Gardens e l'ingresso al Greenwich Foot Tunnel North, parte di Isle of Dogs e lo skyline di Canary Wharf.
Another one from the archives, this one just processed and taken in December 2018. I had wanted to take some shots from this location on the Thames foreshore for a while. There have been a few other pictures by others but not many. For a start it requires low tide in the evening and a reasonable day. I had checked tide times and low tide came 40 minutes after sunset and also showers were due to clear to blue skies by the evening which they did just in time. The scene now is very different to earlier pictures with 3 tall new skyscrapers nearing completion on the western side of the Canary Wharf financial district for this view from Rotherhithe. These are the 3 on the right of this image. This shot was taken at 4.30 pretty much at low tide.
I did some advance research using Street View which includes some parts of the riverside Thames Path to find the stairs down to the foreshore. The area is close to Doubletree Hilton Hotel and going west from there the first alley after the Blacksmiths Arms leads to the steps. These are very slippery with a railing for only part of them so a lot of care was needed. It is not exactly easy to get to. The nearest Underground is Canada Water and then the C10 bus which goes right past.
The picture was taken with a Sony A68 with a Sigma 10-20 zoom at 17mm. 3 raw images 2EV spacing for HDR. The picture was enhanced with HDR processing using contrast optimiser setting in Photomatix for a natural look; Topaz clarity was used for more detail. In Photoshop some adjustments were made using Transform and distort to straighten 2 of the skyscrapers using a selection to avoid affecting the rest of the image. Heal and Clone tools were used to remove cranes from the 3 new skyscrapers
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On the one free day in London during a business trip in 2004, I spent the day photographing some of the highlights of the city.
In the back you can see London's highest building, The Shard, 310 m high!
The photo also represents old meeting modern architecture, even though the old buildings have been totally renovated. The area has become a great amusement area with lots of bars, cafes and restaurants. I simply loved being back having this little walk...
A scene which, a few months ago, I captured with an iPhone. Now on film it looks like it could have been a 100 years ago.
This is a London sunset over the Thames from last night, with the Shard building to the left and the Walkie Talkie Building to the right. I thought that the sun had retired early for the evening behind a large bank of clouds but at the last minute it managed to pierce through the clouds and resemble the eye of Sauron :)