16 Photographs of London Lights at Night

With the skies turning black so early these days, most of us walk home in the under the glow of street lights and neon signs. Here’s a handful of Winter night shots from the Flickr pool. They make me want to sit next to the fire place in a cosy pub with good company and a tasty December drink!

Photo: Foggy nights by Paki Nuttah

Photo: Brick Lane Bar by Justin Sneddon

Photo: Canon Street Station by kenjonbro

Photo: Surrey Canal Road by Andy Worthington

Photo: Docklands by Martin Turner

Photo: Lewisham Station by Andy Worthington

Photo: London Street Portrait by 67Jewels

Photo: The sports cage on the route of the Surrey Canal by Andy Worthington

Photo: Finchley Road by Tributory

Photo: Superstar window in Deptford by Andy Worthington

Photo: Covent Garden by Paki Nuttah

Photo: Granard House in E9 by Tributory

Photo: Wall of skips on Canal Approach in Deptford by Andy Worthington

Photo: Red by Steve Reed

Photo: Warehouse doors in Greenwich by Andy Worthington

Photo: The bright side by Paki Nuttah

28 Photographs of Londoners

What a busy week! I’m squeezing this post in because as usual there have been some great contributions to the Flickr pool over the last few days. Then I’m cutting the blog short this week since tomorrow is our office Christmas party and I’m going to another one on Saturday. LLO will be back on Monday so I hope you all have a fantastic weekend ahead!

Photo: Alex by Dave McGowan

Photo: Composure by Gary Kinsman

Photo: Edita by ming-_-

Photo by Fish & Chic

Photo: I’m not mad really by John Kortland

Photo: Fashion by Steve Reed

Photo by Fish & Chic

Photo: Tate un Zun by Sven Loach

Photo: Untitled by aka Jon Spence

Photo: No cold comfort by John Kortland

Photo by Fish & Chic

Photo: The making of a giant paella by John Barber

Photo: Arts Therapy Student Helen in Hollen Street, Soho by Pete Zelewski

Photo: One smoothie lady by Paki Nuttah

Photo by Fish & Chic

Photo: Sideways glance by John Kortland

Photo: Stranger at the Dalston Boot Fair by Nigel Rumsey

Photo: Hot plate by John Kortland

Photo by Fish & Chic

Photo: PG Tips tea break on Trafalgar Square by kenjonbro

Photo: Smoking on Brick Lane by Justin Sneddon

Photo: English student and future property mogul Sarah in Meard Street, Soho by Pete Zelewski

Photo by Fish & Chic

Photo: Student photographers by kenjonbro

Photo: Souped up in red and pink by Patrick Rosalba

Photo: Tonisha is a film-maker and has a company called U Media films by Stretch1000

Photo: Leopard legs by John Kortland

Photo: Jasper in Barking and Dagenham by Sheradon Dublin Photographer

See you Monday!

See you Monday!

5 London HDR Photographs from Fred255

Fred255 is a talented London-based HDR photography artist whose work I very much enjoy sharing with you. He’s recently contributed five new pieces to the Flickr pool.

 Near the Royal Victoria Dock

Old part of London docks

O2

Tate Modern

London curves

Happy Friday everyone.
Enjoy your weekend and cheers for continuously coming back to read the blog.
I’ve been enjoying all of your comments lately!

Rugged London: Part 3

Fred255 is becoming a regular contributor to the Flickr pool lately which is great news because I love to share his work. It’s London with a twist, which is always refreshing. So, following on form first Rugged London entry and the second Rugged London entry, here is the third display of Fred’s photography. Text beneath the photos is from Fred.

Built on the site of the Old George Inn in the year of Victoria’s ascension in 1837

The Trafalgar Tavern situated on Park Row in Greenwich London really is a little Gem, not just a Public House a place full of history.

It is one of London’s most essential public houses, Charles Dickens and William Gladstone could be seen dining together here, it stands in the Greenwich Maritime World Heritage Site.

The building is late Regency with stunning bay windows and elegant balconies and columns.

Victoria Dock

Sunset under Chelsea Bridge

This luxury apartment block was on the River Thames about a 1/4 mile away for where I was standing.
I used a Canon EOS-1D Mark III with EF200mm f/2.8L USM +2.0x. It’s a very subtle HDR.

Looking west toward Tower Bridge, trying out an 85mm prime lens.

I did a 14 mile stroll though the old docks. This is the roof of a converted warehouse.

I was lucky, invited up on to a roof garden on an apartment block on the side of the River Thames in Rotherhithe. The really nice lady that invited me up, left me with a grumpy old man who really was not happy with me being up there. I was not up there for as long as I would have liked but I did manage to get this shot.

Rugged Bits of London: Part 2

Since you seemed to enjoy the Rugged Bits of London entry back in April featuring some stunning photography from the talented Fred255, I’ve decided to give you a round two. Fred has been kind enough to contribute a few more unique photos of the rusty, abandoned or derelict areas he captures so well and I’m very pleased to be able to share them with you on LLO. The words below each photo are his as well.

Commerce is a division of trade or production which deals with the exchange of goods and services from producer to final consume.

Here we see an old Thames barge, used for moving and selling goods up and down the Thames. Behind is Canary Wharf.

Canary Wharf is a major business district in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets, England. Rivalling London’s traditional financial centre, the City of London, Canary Wharf contains many of the United Kingdom’s premier office spaces and tallest buildings.

One of the tunnels on the Regents Canal.

The foot path, the canal and the railway above.

It’s such a shame about the graffiti, but it seems to be everywhere these days.

The modern appartments with the old cranes outside in Royal Victoria Dock, London.

Probably the most famous derelict building the the UK, if not the world!

Stothert & Pitt cranes at Battersea Power Station. These beautiful examples of urban decay cranes at the pier of Battersea Power Station were made by Stothert & Pitt Ltd, of Newark Works in Bath. They are listed for preservation and have to be included in any redevelopment plans for the site. So although the sun is going down on them, it will not be for the last time. We hope!

I used a Canon EOS-1D Mark III with EF200mm f/2.8L USM +2.0x , Exposure 1/4000 sec
Aperture f/7.1 Focal Length 400 mm ISO Speed 100

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Thanks Fred, for allowing me to show off your fantastic photography.

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