Royal Docks is located in the London Docklands in East London. The area is named after three docks – the Royal Albert Dock, the Royal Victoria Dock and the King George V Dock. The Royal Victoria Dock Bridge is a high-level footbridge crossing the Royal Victoria Dock. The bridge provides a direct link from Eastern Quay and Britannia Village, a residential development to the south of the dock, to the ExCeL Exhibition Centre and Custom House station, both situated to the north of the dock.

The shape of the bridge is designed to reflect the masts of the sailing boats which use the dock. The bridge crosses the dock with a clearance of some 15 m (50 ft) above the water, a height which was necessary to allow yachts to pass below the bridge deck. The bridge is accessed at each end by lift and stair towers except that at least when I was there the lifts were out of order which makes for a long climb up the stairs. This shot is taken from the northen side where on exiting the stairs there is a good viewpoint along the length of the bridge..

The picture was taken on a tripod with a Sony A700 with a Sigma 10-20 mm lens at 11mm. One raw image processed first in Lightroom and then in Photoshop using Nik Define for Noise Reduction and Topaz Clarity. Then brightness adjustment in an adjustment layer.