After attending a small photography exhibition at the Tate Modern yesterday, my friend Jena and I decided to go shooting around St Paul's Cathedral and The Millennium Bridge. These areas have been photographed many times so it really challenged me to come up with something creative and yet still in my postcard style. It was a bright sunny day, so the blue skies were nice to polarise, but the lighting could also be harsh.These are all my shots. I will add Jena's in due course.I used 3 lenses: The Nikkor 35mm F/2 AF-D, the Nikkor 50mm F/1.8G AF-S, and the Tokina 11-16mm F/2.8.
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Taken with the 35mm AF-D, which I have found to be a very versatile lens.
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Taken with the 50mm F/1.8G AF-S.
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Due to the harsh lighting, I relented and opted for an HDR shot made from 3 exposures. Lazy.
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A B+W rendition removed the distraction of colour to allow one to focus on the directional lines on the Millennium Bridge.
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Me taking a shot of Jena taking a shot of St Paul's!
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The Shard skyscraper, still under construction.
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Nice to still see these red telephone boxes.
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A shopping plaza opposite St Paul's.
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Jena shooting!
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And the obligatory bee on a flower outside the cathedral. Taken with the 50mm F/1.8G AF-S.
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SabrinaAug 22, 2011 04:11 PM
Great series! Makes me want to go back to London.
GretchenAug 25, 2011 12:22 AM
Beautiful
ParrishAug 25, 2011 03:57 PM
Love this thread Alpha, some good images there and a few in particular.
HDR is not all bad and can get you out of a hole sometimes - such as...remember this http://www.flickr.com/photos/parrishcolmanphotography/5205355500/in/set-72157625944505479
So i see you added the F1.8G... nice addition to the kit.
AlexAug 29, 2011 11:26 AM
All of these shots are great. The different angles made for some really interesting pictures. The vibrancy of the colours is just astounding, I really like all of them.
TrevorAug 31, 2011 06:46 PM
I have the 35mm f/1.8G with my D90, been using them together for 18 month solid. Bought the 50mm f/1.8G & the Tokina 11-16mm f/2.8 a month ago. Can't believe you used these three lenses in London. I really dig this thread its right up my street. Keep up the fantastic blog.
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