London

[Niall]

On saturday I was in London for the day just on a general wander visit, no specific agenda other than to take some photos and enjoy the city. So this time I had a different setup to my last visit in terms of lenses with last time being entirely shot on a 135mm F2L, and this time being a mix of my Sigma 15mm F2.8 Fisheye, Sigma 50mm F1.4 and Canon 70-200mm F2.8L. So this meant I could be more versatile and get some shots that I couldn’t get last time. This time, I did some night shots too, something that wasn’t possible on my last visit with it going dark so late and having to travel back to Birmingham at a reasonable hour. However, as I went to go and do my night time shots I turned my camera on to see that I only had 9% battery, and as it turned out, in the process of changing bags to fit my tripod I had forgotten my second battery So the amount of night photos I could get was limited. I am making a return in a few weeks to do some more night time stuff there as it’s something that I’d wanted to do for a long time, and it certainly didn’t disappoint when I did do some even as briefly as I did.

So the photos-

Westminster by Niall97, on Flickr

Westminster Station Escalator by Niall97, on Flickr

Oxford Circus by Niall97, on Flickr

Ferarri F40 by Niall97, on Flickr

C63 AMG Black Series by Niall97, on Flickr

Audi R8 V10 by Niall97, on Flickr

Departing Train by Niall97, on Flickr

Escalating by Niall97, on Flickr

Baker Street Station by Niall97, on Flickr

City passageway by Niall97, on Flickr

Baker Street Abstract by Niall97, on Flickr

Primrose Hill by Niall97, on Flickr

London Skyline by Niall97, on Flickr

Abbey Road Messages by Niall97, on Flickr

City In The Moonlight by Niall97, on Flickr

St Pauls At Night by Niall97, on Flickr

Tower Bridge At Night by Niall97, on Flickr

Thames at Night by Niall97, on Flickr

Thames At Night by Niall97, on Flickr

 

[Scrooge]

Brilliant shots as always mate!

 

[Knuckles]

awesome shots!

i love your pictures :approve:

q: do you get giddy when you see cars of that calibre lol?

 

[Niall]

awesome shots!

i love your pictures :approve:

q: do you get giddy when you see cars of that calibre lol?

Cheers!

Oh the F40 was a dream come true, what a stunning car. I’ve never seen one in the metal before either, that was a special occasion. I heard something round the corner and I couldn’t believe my eyes when I saw it lol.

 

[Riad]

Nice set Niall.

 

[AK]

Those night photos are amazing! Good work mate.

 

[Coby.]

Incredible photos Fella.

My day time pics are bad and my night ones even worse

 

[Brazo]

Car pictures are great as are the Baker Street station shots. Night photos aren't so great IMO, lacking in colour and appear a little dark and very overdone viewpoints without bringing anything new if that makes sense unlike the Baker Street shots which are more original.

 

[adamlstr]

Where was the F40? Looks close to where I work.

Lovely shots, Westminster always looks better through a lens. :dead:

 

[H4RRY]

awesome shots! Never seen London look so cool

 

[littlemissnaughty]

Fantastic

 

[cat171]

Great shots! I do love the F40 :approve:

 

[Niall]

Car pictures are great as are the Baker Street station shots. Night photos aren't so great IMO, lacking in colour and appear a little dark and very overdone viewpoints without bringing anything new if that makes sense unlike the Baker Street shots which are more original.

Cheers.

Well the night shots are unashamedly cliche, but I don’t care, I wanted to get the cliche shots of my own that I’ve seen other people get before I go looking for something different.

I wouldn’t say that they are dark, just more representative of the actual scene without lurid colours distracting the eye. Perhaps I’ve done these in different lighting conditions to the photos that you usually take, after all to make this scene brighter the highlights would be incredibly blown out. I appreciate the input though, I’ve taken what you’ve said on board and I’ll see what I can do next time.

 

[couzens]

Amazing set. I didn't realise Baker Street was such an awesome looking station. There are some proper gems hidden below London.

Always wanted to do a tour of the closed station, almost as if time has stood still in them.

 

[ChrisP_182]

Wow!

 

[Ricardinho]

Looks great! Did you take anymore in westminster escalators area, i love that section with all the concrete pillars, its not something you see often underground that far.

 

[Dan...]

I always admire your photos Niall they're fantastic!

 

[JD]

I think the London ones are great. I don't think the cars are quite as up to scratch, but that's a personal thing

 

[v15ben]

Really nice stuff there Niall.
I really like the Primrose Hill shot and also some of the wide angle or fish eye (can't quite tell) underground stuff.
The angles are different to what you normally see.
I like the night cliche shots and will certainly try and get down to take my own at some point!

 

[Niall]

Thanks guys. Next time I go I’m going to do some more night time stuff, I’m going to try and get some different scenes/angles but this is always going to be difficult in one of the most heavily photographed areas in the world lol.

 

[Brazo]

Just to be clear there's nothing wrong per say with cliche viewpoints, they just either need to be technically brilliant or offer something a little new

 

[Llewellyn]

Where was the F40? Looks close to where I work.

Lovely shots, Westminster always looks better through a lens. :dead:

I often pass that F40 and it's usually on Park street in W1 and that Merc is also parked along there to.

 

[JJ!]

Not keen on the Fisheye shots.

Love that F40 shot, very nice composition too. A shot you may never get again, one to be treasured.

 

[Tigger]

Seen some on TP forum - awesome job!

Even if you went to the darkside :evil:

 

[Tim.]

Some lovely shots there, I particularly like the juxtaposition in the Primrose Hill one, fantastic!

 

[JamieG95]

Photos look great!! Did this myself a week or so, forgot my tripod though!

London by Night! by JamieGraham95, on Flickr

 

[Niall]

^I like that viewpoint, I might steal that viewpoint when I next visit.

 

[JamieG95]

^I like that viewpoint, I might steal that viewpoint when I next visit.

The footbridge has a great view, the other side also! Really wanted to get to the top of the O2 for a picture of Canary Wharf at dusk but they won't let you take dslrs up

 

[Niall]

Ahh right. I’m going to have a look around Canary Warf next time too for night stuff.

 

[aucky]

Awesome mate

 

[Niall]

Cheers

 

[Brazo]

Ahh right. I’m going to have a look around Canary Warf next time too for night stuff.

Beware of security, because its a private area you 'can't take photos

Unless you have an iphone.....

 

[Niall]

Ah right yeah, I’ve had that before in business districts, but usually they just send you on your way. I’ll probably avoid it anyway and just get some of the buildings there from another location, like a bit further down the river from Tower Bridge.

 

[CircularOnline]

Canary Warf