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Hidden London Euston Lost Tunnels Tour
May 28, 2016 - On Friday 27 th May I went on on one of the London Transport Museum Hidden London Tours. This one was of the secret tunn...
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Monolith in the Metropolis
August 26, 2015 - This is a shot of One Canada Square in Canary Wharf, London taken on a London day trip on the 10 th August. The building...
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3.2.1 Elevator Lift Off
April 12, 2015 - This is a shot of the Lloyds Building in the City of London. The inside out nature of the building extends to the elevat...
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DLR Warp Speed
March 09, 2015 - This view was taken on the Docklands Light Railway as the train was in the tunnel which takes it out from Bank Station u...
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Metropolis at Lloyds
March 06, 2015 - This is a shot of the Lloyds Building in the City of London taken on a London day trip last Monday 2 nd March. On the le...
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Vertigo at the Atrium
March 03, 2015 - This is another shot taken at the Peter Jones Department Store in Sloane Square. I had not been there before and I was s...
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CitizenM Wooden Spiral Staircase
January 24, 2015 - Sorry, yet another Spiral Staircase! This one is at the CitizenM hotel at Lavington Street, Southwark, London. CitizenM...
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Smile Underground Exit
January 21, 2015 - This is the exit/entrance from Kings Cross Underground Station leading from the Victoria Line to Pentonville Road. The w...
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Traffic Trails to Westminster
January 12, 2015 - This viewpoint is on Broad Sanctuary Road next to Westminster Abbey approaching Parliament Square.
The picture is made...
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Tower Bridge Exhibition View
December 31, 2014 - This is a different viewpoint of the Thames taken from one of the walkways linking the 2 towers of Tower Bridge high abo...
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London Underground Like the Hair
December 04, 2014 - This shot was taken at Oxford Circus Station on the Victoria line.
The picture was taken with a Sony A700 with a Sigma...
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Channel 4 The Eyes Have It
November 26, 2014 - This is another shot taken at the Open House London weekend in September. This is the Channel 4 Television headquarters...
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High Key Effect Using Topaz Simplyfy
October 31, 2014 - I came across this Underground Tunnel by chance on my last trip to London this month. It is one of the tunnels off the s...
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Adding Extra Space to an Edge in Photoshop
April 02, 2014 - This shot was taken on my latest day trip to London which included some London underground shots. This one was the Jubil...
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Stop Forbidden Picture
March 27, 2014 - I was out photographing round Canary Wharf on Saturday. I spotted this good composition with reflections in the skyscrap...
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Spiral Up Heals
March 20, 2014 - This is another shot of the famous staircase at Heals Department Store on Tottenham Court Road with the changes made las...
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Spiral Down Heals
March 17, 2014 - I have photographed the famous staircase at Heals Department Store on Tottenham Court Road before but not since the chan...
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Thames Boat Light Stream
January 30, 2014 - This shot was taken on my last day trip to London in December. The image is taken from Hungerford Bridge, a pedestrian b...
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London Underground Station Seat
December 15, 2013 - This shot was taken on my latest day trip to London which included some London underground shots. This one was the Jubil...
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Descent to Warmth Tate Britain
December 11, 2013 - I took another day trip to London on Monday 9 December. This was an opportunity to visit an all new Spiral Staircase, re...
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New Change Evening Reflections
December 02, 2013 - I took a similar shot from this location earlier this yearwhen it was just before sunset. This was taken a few months ag...
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City Hall Curves and Spirals
November 22, 2013 - At Open House London in September I took numerous photos of City Hall so I thought it worth processing another one. This...
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Nelson Stairs Somerset House London
October 24, 2013 - This shot was taken during a visit to London on 21 October which included a visit to Somerset House. The Nelson Stairs a...
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Waterloo Infinity Tunnel
October 17, 2013 - This is one of my favourite tunnels on the London Underground and is the travelator to the Jubilee Line at Waterloo. Thi...
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Leadenhall Market Empty View
October 13, 2013 - When I stayed the weekend in London last month I was able to make an early Sunday morning start and get shots of an empt...
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Mark Cavendish Sprint Lineup
October 09, 2013 - This is a picture from the final stage of the Tour of Britain held in London Sunday afternoon 22 September 2013.
The ra...
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Lights of the City St Pauls
October 06, 2013 - When I stayed overnight in London for Open House last month I was able to get time and the dark for some light trail sho...
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Lloyds of London Atrium View
October 03, 2013 - This is another picture from London Open House on 21 st and 22 September 2013. This one was taken on the Saturday mornin...
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City Hall Descending Spirals
September 30, 2013 - The idea of this shot was to show the domed shape of the building which confines the spiral staircase and determines its...
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Angel Building Pointing Skyward
September 27, 2013 - This is another picture from London Open House on 21 st and 22 September. After City Hall my next stop was the Angel Bui...
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City Hall So Next Century
September 26, 2013 - This is my first shot to be processed from this year’s London Open House on 21 st and 22 September. City Hall is on the...
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London Open House Preview
September 23, 2013 - I spent the weekend of the 21 st and 22 nd September viewing buildings open to the public just the one weekend of the ye...
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British Museum Overlook
September 15, 2013 - This is another shot from my latest day trip to London and the British Museum. This is one of those viewpoints which has...
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Starship Corridor Southwark
September 08, 2013 - This is another shot from my last London Day Trip. This was taken at Southwark on the Jubilee Line. Each station on the...
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Lines towards St Pauls
August 29, 2013 - This shot was taken on my latest day trip to London. This one was at One New Change near St Pauls.
One New Change is a...
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Waiting Passenger London Underground
August 26, 2013 - This shot was taken on my latest day trip to London which included some London underground shots. This one was the Centr...
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British Museum Roof Fisheyed
August 23, 2013 - This is another shot from my latest day trip to London this time from the British Museum. There must be millions of pict...
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Courtauld Gallery Stairs Somerset House
August 20, 2013 - I took another day trip to London yesterday, Monday 19 August which included a visit to Somerset House. I have been a li...
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Leadenhall Market Roof City of London
August 07, 2013 - This is a shot of the Leadenhall Market Building in the City of London taken on a London day trip in June. The site was...
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Sky Train London Surrey Classic
August 05, 2013 - This shot was taken on the Inaugural Prudential London Surrey Classic Pro Cycle Race on Sunday 4 th August. This was and...
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Bank Station Tomorrow Today
July 21, 2013 - This is one of the shots I took on my last day trip to London in June.
This is the Travelator at Bank Underground Stati...
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Metropolis Reaching Skyward
June 30, 2013 - This is a shot of the Lloyds Building in the City of London taken on a London day trip last Monday. On the left is the W...
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Heals Golden Spiral
June 26, 2013 - This image was taken on my latest day trip to London last Monday. It is the beautiful spiral staircase at Heals Departme...
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Train Arriving Angel Station
June 22, 2013 - This is a shot from a day trip to London last year. The shot is taken on the Angle Station of a branch of the Northern L...
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Train Arriving Shepherds Bush
June 14, 2013 - This is one of the shots I took here last November. I posted a shot then with 2 trains arriving at once. I thought it wo...
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Tube Mice to Infinity
June 10, 2013 - <b>The Shot</b>
This is the DLR, Docklands Light Railway, platform at Bank Underground Station, London. The station is...
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Tunnel to the Future Kings Cross
June 01, 2013 - This is a shot from a day trip to London last year. This is part of the Kings Cross St Pancras Underground Station renov...
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Bank Station Departure Speed
May 23, 2013 - This is a shot I took on the Docklands Light Railway as the train was leaving Bank Underground Station, London and looki...
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Greenwich College Symmetry
April 25, 2013 - This is another shot from my recent visit to Greenwich in London, UK. This is the Old Royal Naval College. This and the...
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Bank Underground Station HDR London
April 18, 2013 - This is the DLR, Docklands Light Railway, platform at Bank Underground Station, London. The station is named after the B...
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London Underworld by Foot
April 15, 2013 - As you may have guessed by now I am quite keen on tunnels so when I visited Greenwich I needed to collect this one. This...
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Staircase Spiral to the Sky
April 11, 2013 - My visit to London last Saturday included a visit to the National Maritime Museum, Greenwich for the Ansel Adams Exhibit...
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Embankment Underground Linear Accelerator
April 07, 2013 - I went for another London Day Trip on Saturday. This included a little Tunnel Hunting. I had spotted this tunnel in Emba...
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Piccadilly Line Empty Carriage
April 04, 2013 - This shot was taken on my last London visit in February, As anybody who travels on the underground will know getting a t...
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Shard View Fisheyed
March 25, 2013 - This was a shot taken on a day trip to London early in November last year. This was just after I got my Samyang 8mm Fish...
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Eurostar High Speed to London
March 20, 2013 - This image was taken last July on my return from Paris on the Eurostar. The buffet car was perfect for HDR
The picture...
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Ascent to the Light Southgate Underground
March 10, 2013 - Another shot taken on the northern part of the Piccadilly Line, London. This one is of Southgate Station. Like many othe...
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Heading Downward Tube
March 01, 2013 - Back in the very cold UK now. Photography has been limited to a trip to London staying on the warmer underground and exp...
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Christmas Bus to Canary Wharf
December 22, 2012 - This is a view taken from West India Avenue the main route from the west leading into London’s Canary Wharf financial di...
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Cabot Square Christmas London
December 19, 2012 - This is a view taken in Cabot Square, Canary Wharf, London looking across a large fountain pool. The building in the mid...
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South Quay Footbridge Canary Wharf Night View
December 16, 2012 - This is a view taken from the footbridge across South Quay looking towards the main Canary Wharf financial district in L...
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Night Train to Canary Wharf
December 13, 2012 - This is a view looking across South Quay towards the main Canary Wharf financial district in London. The Docklands light...
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Waterloo Underground Travelator
December 09, 2012 - This is the Travelator between the Northern and Bakaloo Lines at Waterloo Underground Station and the modernistic Jubile...
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Lloyds of London Fisheyed
December 06, 2012 - This was taken with a Fisheye lens looking up the side of Lloyds of London on the left. On the right is the Willis Build...
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Blue Stairwell London Underground
November 29, 2012 - This is a shot from my last day trip to London early in November. This is a shot looking down a stairwell at the Embankm...
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London City Hall Monolith
November 25, 2012 - Another shot from my last day trip to London early in November. There are 5 of these black schulptures in the plaza roun...
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London Light Trails to Tower Bridge
November 18, 2012 - Another shot from my last day trip to London early in November. The trail was formed from a London Bus passing. There we...
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London Dolphin Tower Bridge
November 15, 2012 - Another shot from my last day trip to London early in November. This is an often photographed scene. I had it to myself...
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City of London Canyon Walls
November 13, 2012 - Another shot from my last day trip to London early in November. This was taken with a Fisheye lens looking up the side o...
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Ascent From London Underground
November 11, 2012 - This is a shot from my last day trip to London early in November. This is a view of stairs with escalators either side g...
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Twin Tracks Arriving and Departing
November 05, 2012 - The Shot
This is Shepherds Bush, one of the few underground stations in London where trains travelling in opposite dire...
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Orbit Tower Earth Approach
October 18, 2012 - This one is down to one of my contacts, Andrew. In a comment on the original version he said “Great work, that sky looks...
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Orbit Tower Fisheyed
October 14, 2012 - Another shot from the Olympics using my Fisheye Lens. This is of the ArcelorMittal Orbit Tower in front of the Olympic S...
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Natural History Museum Staircase to Hogwarts
October 11, 2012 - The Shot
This is a shot from my last day trip to London in September and a visit to the Natural History Museum. The mai...
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Natural History Museum Entrance Columns
October 09, 2012 - This is a shot of the entrance to the Natural History Museum in London taken on a visit last month.
The picture was tak...
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Fisheye Olympic Flame Stadium
September 16, 2012 - My final visit to the Olympic Park was on Saturday 8 th September to the Olympic Stadium. This was the last day of compe...
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London 2012 Basketball Eyrie View
September 13, 2012 - This is another shot from Monday 3 rd September when I had a Day Pass to view various Events at the Olympic Park. This i...
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Olympic Park Plastic Landscape
September 11, 2012 - This is another shot from Monday 3 rd September when I had a Day Pass to view various Events at the Olympic Park.
It ma...
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London 2012 Velo Action
September 06, 2012 - I was at the Velodrome on the 1 st September for the morning session. This included a Gold Medal win for GB riders Neil...
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Kings Cross Station Flowering Roof
August 28, 2012 - This is the new roof over the concourse of Kings Cross mainline station in North London.
The picture was taken handheld...
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Blue Guide Rails Descent to the Underworld
August 26, 2012 - This was taken in one of the London Underground tunnels coming from the concourse of the adjoining Kings Cross and St Pa...
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London 2012 Orbit Tower to the Sky
August 14, 2012 - When I visited the Olympic Park for the BMX last Thursday 9 th August I also explored the Park. I stayed into the evenin...
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London 2012 Flowers at the Olympics
August 12, 2012 - On Thursday 9 August I got to visit the Olympic Park. The first and second rounds of tickets distributed in lotteries we...
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London 2012 Bradley Wiggins Golden Ride
August 03, 2012 - The Olympic Mens and Womens Individual Cycling Time Trial were held last Wednesday 1 August starting and finishing at Ha...
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Team GB Men’s Olympic Road Race Box Hill Loop
July 29, 2012 - Last Saturday was the Men’s Olympic Road race which included a 9 lap circuit including Box Hill in Surrey before returni...
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London Underground Bullet Train
July 15, 2012 - Full details about today’s image are below. First a tip about aspect ratios and cropping.
Tip of the Day
Coping with a...
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Walk to the Future Kings Cross
July 12, 2012 - Full details about today’s image are below. First a tip about a script to make commenting easier in flickr.
Tip of the...
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Kings Cross Soaring Roof
June 28, 2012 - The tip of the day is about the importance of using Aperture Priority Mode for taking HDR photos. See end of this post....
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Tunnel Walk to Infinity
June 24, 2012 - The tip of the day is about using a selection for accurate clone brushing. See end of this post.
This is another image...
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Westminster Light Show London Bus
June 21, 2012 - The tip of the day is about sampling with the Clone Brush. See end of this post.
This shot was taken on a day trip to L...
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