This is the same scene as the earlier shot taken 20 minutes later.
I wasn't really going to put it online but I haven't taken pictures for a week now because my sensor is very dirty and I am too scared to clean it myself so I have to dig into my "archives" till I can find the courage to clean my sensor.
I prefer not to do any post-processing on my images (no photoshop skills) but in this case, I had to use the healing brush to remove the sensor specks and I had to crop out part of the image which couldn't be healed with the sensor brush.
(The specks are very visible at F/22 which is my preferred aperture for landscape shots but they are also visible at other apertures though F/4, F/2.8, F/1.4 is still "usable"
17/04/2007: I no longer shoot at F/22 because of lens diffraction issues; F/11 generally gets the job done)
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From WikiPedia:
The City of London is a small area in Greater London. The modern conurbation of London developed from the City of London and the nearby City of Westminster, which was the centre of the royal government. The City of London is now London's main financial district. It is often referred to as just the City or as the Square Mile, as it is approximately one square mile (2.6 square kilometres) in area; note that these terms are also often used as synonyms for the UK financial services industry, which is principally based there.
In the medieval period the City was the full extent of London (as distinct from the nearby but then-separate City of Westminster), but the term London now refers to a much larger conurbation containing both 'cities'. The City of London is still part of London's city centre, but apart from financial services, most of London's metropolitan functions are centred on the West End. The City of London has a resident population of under 9,000 but a daily working population of around 300,000.
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The size of the City was originally constrained by a defensive perimeter wall, known as 'London Wall', which was built by the Romans to protect their strategic port city. However, the boundaries of the City of London are no longer the old City Wall as the city expanded its jurisdiction to the so-called City Bars such as Temple Bar. The boundary froze in the medieval period, thus the City did not and does not control the whole of London.
The walls have long since disappeared although several sections remain visible above ground. A section near the Museum of London was revealed after the devastation of an air-raid on 29 December 1940 at the height of the Blitz. Other visible sections are at St Alphage, London Wall, and there are two sections near the Tower of London.
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31 Январь 2010, 11:52 xim-crow All your London photographies are amazing !
31 Январь 2010, 18:51 kayodeok ~well done, the exposure is spot on...I shot quite a few nighttime long exposure cityscapes and find myself cleaning up those pixels affected by 10-30 sec exposures @ f/16-f/22 regularily...usually the only PShop editing I end up doing...I appreciate the additional information as well~
01 Февраль 2010, 01:04 payl Many thanks to both of you :-)
01 Февраль 2010, 03:48 Red sparrow Immense. The colours somewhy remind me a bit of turkey, even though i've never been there.
01 Февраль 2010, 17:18 Temeculamom
Beautiful Shot! Looks like a lot of work and
planning went into it.Tag
David
02 Февраль 2010, 09:50 Tomsch This is an amazing night shot. The colors, the clarity, the light are all wonderful.Tag 1
02 Февраль 2010, 15:33 kelpenhagen
wonderful nightshot! I like the colors, how
you captured the smooth surface of the Thames
and the reflection.
tag2 and a fav!
02 Февраль 2010, 18:32 avaloncm you take such beautiful shots of your city! This one is so beautiful - tag3
03 Февраль 2010, 13:19 silyld (3:1 Group)Great colors - absolutely beautiful shot!!
04 Февраль 2010, 01:07 KP! great pic :-) 3-2-1
04 Февраль 2010, 07:58 Paul J Whaley Lovely! 1-2-3
04 Февраль 2010, 22:01 UaEMaX Absolutely gorgeous! Amazing colors and reflections.
05 Февраль 2010, 02:21 Zulpha wow amazing
05 Февраль 2010, 18:22 >Sandy< That's beautiful3-2-1
06 Февраль 2010, 18:15 Sergio Lubezky What a fabulous image!! The lights are amazing. Spectacular shot!!! 3-2-1
06 Февраль 2010, 23:28 Life of David Absolutely fantastic! (3:1)
07 Февраль 2010, 01:52 Lothann
Wonderful photo!(3-2-1)
(3:1)
07 Февраль 2010, 18:18 Supriya O
Great shot!
3-2-1
08 Февраль 2010, 05:21 Joana S. Excellent shot!!
08 Февраль 2010, 11:03 arnitr well done! great lighting and interesting subject!
08 Февраль 2010, 20:16 itsamish Good. I loke the colors and the texture on the river.(3:1 Group)
09 Февраль 2010, 08:35 Bling$Bling
You've done an amazing job with London!
I've always thought our city looks amazing at
night. Much more so than during the day.
You've also given me inspiration to execute
some of my ideas... nice one :-)
09 Февраль 2010, 15:11 cuellar
What a magnificent shot!*!*!
(3:1 Group)
09 Февраль 2010, 23:58 Stevez32 Excellent nightshot.
10 Февраль 2010, 09:02 Koshyk Very nice capture
10 Февраль 2010, 23:55 petebeck Very good cityscape! Thanks for putting it up on flickr.
11 Февраль 2010, 12:42 Snorri Gunnarsson spectacular!
12 Февраль 2010, 08:23 destinatio
Very nice exposure-
3:1
13 Февраль 2010, 06:33 spilltojill Fabulous twilight shot!
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