The monument was designed in 1671 by Sir Christoper Wren, to commemorate the Great Fire of London. It is202 feet tall - the exact distance it stands from the bakers in Pudding Lane, where the Great Fire of 1666 started.
There are 311 steps to the viewing platform.
This is a view from the bottom.
The staircase is very narrow, not ideal if you have a large camera bag!
I have some infrared pictures taken from the top of the monument in my infrared set.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Fire_of_London
www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/Corporation/leisure_heritage/arch...
10 Май 2010, 22:56 sea_okie Very cool! love the colors and the shiny-ness.
11 Май 2010, 18:04 Paul Grand Really sucks you in!
11 Май 2010, 20:32 DB-UK Great shot. I like it.Spooky. I was actually taking pictures at the same place yesterday - small world eh ? I only had my take everywhere compact camera with me though and it really wasn't up to getting this particular shot. Can I ask what settings you used ? ISO/shutter/apature ? I converted some of my shots from the top to HDRs which you can see a couple of on my Flickr page.
12 Май 2010, 00:52 nick.garrod
Thanks for the comments Andrea and Paul,Hi Darren, yes small world indeed. That
wasn't you up the top talking on a cellphone
was it? I went up at about 13:30 with a
large group of Germans. I had to rush as I
had to get back home to pick the children up
from school.
I like your HDR shot. I have tried a couple
of HDR pictures, but have not been happy with
the results.On checking the settings, they were 0.7
seconds F5.6 at 400ASA. I put the camera
flat on it's back on the perspex shield at
the bottom of the tower. I had it set to
aperture priority with a two second self
timer. The camera is a Minolta 7D with a
17-35 at the wide end, the image is a crop
from full frame
12 Май 2010, 13:00 cazphoto.co.uk Hmmm, very nice. I haven been up the Monument, but it was ages ago. Maybe I should make the trip again :-)
13 Май 2010, 03:44 LucaPicciau Vertiginosa!
13 Май 2010, 19:06 sea_okie
Looking at it again, it reminds me of an
Escher-like concept. Is it going up? Or is
it going down? Kewl nautilus.
If you you used it like a pinwheel you could
hypnotize someone with it.
Ok, I'm getting too abstract for a Wednesday
morning.
13 Май 2010, 20:58 GROGG WOW!
14 Май 2010, 06:03 Graeme Smith Very nice! Has a kind of abstract feel to it… I like it.
14 Май 2010, 18:34 DB-UK I love the pictures of stairs, this one is great!
14 Май 2010, 22:59 gracias! Nick - yes, could well have been me as I was there at about that time and did take a call while I was there. Good idea to put you camera on the flat surface at the bottom - I must try that. An HDR of that angle might work well. My compact doesn't seem to want to auto bracket at speeds less than 1/30th though so will take the 20D next time. Thanks for the tips.
15 Май 2010, 13:43 StewieD found in flickr’s explore interestingness, a favourite...well done!flickr.com/explore/interesting/7days/
16 Май 2010, 10:29 nick.garrod Great spiral!-Seen in Explore 7days
16 Май 2010, 22:16 WomanChild Fantastic photo!
17 Май 2010, 06:06 _Neverletmego_ Thank you all for the positive feedback, it is fantastic to know that an image I took is being viewed across the globe. It is a great incentive to go out and take better pictures. thanks Nick
17 Май 2010, 18:16 David James Williams Photography Bravo! Opulent and majestic. A beautiful sight.
18 Май 2010, 01:46 ka_tie76 see in explore/interestingess in the last 7days page, leads the eye so well, i just love images like this.
19 Май 2010, 01:29 Rija 2.0
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19 Май 2010, 05:24 zwstr so beautiful... :)
20 Май 2010, 04:51 *The Boy From Cerrado Very detailed and luminous image. Beautiful.
20 Май 2010, 18:20 Ran_d Thanks, I like yours too, very interesting monument!
21 Май 2010, 17:57 GooseGoddessS
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22 Май 2010, 00:50 jordicerda52
What an excellent shot !! Faved !!Historical Landmarks from Around the World
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22 Май 2010, 18:37 Liberty Place
What and amazing View! very much like an
Optical illusion! :)
Thank You for sharing this in
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23 Май 2010, 17:36 Bev and Steve (in France) Beatiful geometry! It is not first spiral I see, but this one is amazing for the depth and clarity.The World Through My Eyes
24 Май 2010, 16:20 cienne45
great spiral, good work!
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25 Май 2010, 11:19 Claudia1967
Like a geologic fossil! Great shot.--
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25 Май 2010, 11:47 Gab
Very interesting!
Brilliant composition.1-2-3 History
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