Here’s another cool spot in London that I found by accident on my walkin’ around day. I try to set aside a few days where I have no responsibilities and I can just get lost. I now live in a little town in the south of New Zealand, so it’s always exciting for me to get to big cities like this. I don’t think I could live there with all that energy all the time, but it is nice to visit.

Arcade in London

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• Date Taken2015-02-11 04:09:28
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/4
• Aperture6.3
• ISO160
• Focal Length31.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias+0.3

Here’s a little pre-Covid view of street life in London. I guess I could photoshop little masks on everyone and say I took it yesterday. Actually, I don’t even know if there’s a lot of people out on the streets there, but I suppose there are. I know Stu to runs all the tech and stuff for me is in full lockdown in Scotland… so there’s really none of this going on there, I suspect.

Street Life in London

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• Date Taken2015-02-16 04:57:25
• CameraILCE-7M2
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time1/8000
• Aperture
• ISO400
• Focal Length
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramManual
• Exposure Bias-0.3

I don’t shop very much at all, being quite the minimalist, but I do love taking photos of cool shopping areas. A lot of the newer ones have great architecture and cool lights at night. I hate to promote an over-consumerist society, but I guess if you’re a consumerist that you may as well shop in a sweet area!

London Shopping

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• Date Taken2015-02-16 04:36:29
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time0.8
• Aperture6.3
• ISO200
• Focal Length16.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias

Unfortunately, I was so into taking photos that I missed the first act of The Book of Mormon in London. I feel bad because I was going with my friend Simon and he was patiently waiting while I was futzing around taking photos… but, at least I ended up with a photo that I liked, even if we did have to sit out the first act. By the way, I can’t recommend The Book of Mormon more!

Late for The Book of Mormon in London

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• Date Taken2015-02-15 06:22:12
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time0.8
• Aperture4
• ISO125
• Focal Length16.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias+0.7

If you ever go to London to take photos, I recommend setting aside a few hours at night to cross back and forth across the Thames on every bridge you can find. They all have cool perspectives, and this one on the way to St. Pauls is one of the most contemporary ones…

The Bridge to St. Paul’s Cathedral

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• Date Taken2015-02-16 04:48:57
• CameraILCE-7R
• Camera MakeSony
• Exposure Time2.5
• Aperture4
• ISO200
• Focal Length35.0 mm
• FlashOff, Did not fire
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias

I happened to be in London on a non-dreary day. With the sunset going crazy I decided that I should get out there and shoot as much as possible. I tend to go to the busier areas because there’s a lot more activity and options, as you can see in today’s photo! If you’re a passport member, then you can see a behind-the-scenes edit of the photo below!

Cycling in London

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• Date Taken2010-09-12 18:13:54
• CameraNIKON D3X
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time1/125
• Aperture4.8
• ISO400
• Focal Length19.0 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias

This iconic building along the Thames turns out to be a little trickier to photograph than one might think. One of the most important things is to try to find a unique angle or something that’s just a little different than every other photo you’ve ever seen.

The London Eye

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• Date Taken2010-09-08 18:03:53
• CameraNIKON D3X
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time1/350
• Aperture6.7
• ISO200
• Focal Length21.0 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias

It seems like it rains almost every day in London, so why not head out and take photos? This area between the mayor’s office and the Shard has some incredible lines. It’s really tough to take a bad photo around here because of the shapes and colors. I personally like it even better in the rain since the reflections add another element.

Rainy Day in Central London

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• Date Taken2010-09-14 16:58:35
• CameraNIKON D3X
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time0.7
• Aperture22
• ISO100
• Focal Length15.0 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias-1

Here’s a new photo I recently finished processing. I took it many years ago, and I’m glad I waited so long. Now that I am using the new Aurora HDR, it has become a heck of a lot easier for me to process these tricky sorts of photos.

London just before Dusk

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• Date Taken2010-09-08 19:04:01
• CameraNIKON D3X
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time0.7
• Aperture5.6
• ISO160
• Focal Length22.0 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias

I think this was one of the last years that they let people use tripods in here. I remember coming back the next year with some friends and the guards had totally changed their tunes. It’s still such a weird regulation to me. I think most of the reason is that they don’t want people to trip on tripods and fall over, but that almost never happens. And it definitely doesn’t happen in these wide-open spaces like this. I think people are much more likely to trip on a stroller or a myriad of other devices people carry about.

The Tate in London

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• Date Taken2010-09-14 14:26:13
• CameraNIKON D3X
• Camera MakeNikon
• Exposure Time1/10
• Aperture6.7
• ISO200
• Focal Length14.0 mm
• FlashNo Flash
• Exposure ProgramAperture-priority AE
• Exposure Bias