Through the eyes of a travelling photographer
Longleat House is regarded as one of the finest examples of Elizabethan architecture in England. Set amongst 900 acres of parkland, a safari park and a maze – Longleat offers a fun-filled family day out.
Unfortunately, photography isn’t permitted inside, to display the fantastic designs within.
The streets of Notting Hill, North London fill with a million revellers every year, marking the second largest street carnival in the world. The carnival route covers three miles of Notting Hill streets, show casing wonderful costumes from mostly the Caribbean.
Christine, fellow Kiwi
Massive police presence
Eve
Time for reliving the past, with a visit to Chessington, the first time since 1989. Some of the original rides are still here, such as the Runaway train and log flume, but no sign of the gorilla that terrorised me as a boy! đŸ˜›
Smelly breath?
Three legged monkey
Met up with a couple of friends from New Zealand, one of whom had just arrived here a week ago – and decided to show her around some of my favourite places.
Street Performer in Covent Garden
Trafalgar Square
Bubbles at Camden Town
Looking up to Houses of Parliament (Big Ben)
Leanne, enjoying the sights of London
Temporary fun water feature at South Bank
Brick Lane is often referred to as Banglatown, being the heart of the Bangladeshi community. Featuring markets, street sellers, and plenty of good food, it was a great location for another facebook group photography meetup.
Christian
Yulia
Darren’s a fellow photographer and friend, and drove himself and wife, Beatrix, along from London to the East coast of Kent – Broadstairs, followed by white cliffs of Dover. The weather was rather gloomy, so rather than shooting the intended landscapes, focused more on them as a married couple.
Surprise surprise, some photos I posted last year weren’t actually the wall, but something else. Deciding to put things right, ventured back there after leaving Ullswater.
View of Hadrian’s Wall, along a ridge – if you look closely, can see some people camping overnight
Cute cow
View from further along the ridge
With my friend Adam Gray, peak of summer, but very cold
Finally the early morning sun creeps through
After camping out from a late night, and being the peak of summer, sunrise was just after 4:30am! Lack of sleep didn’t help the concentration, but a few photos later, was interrupted by rain again, so decided to drive back to Newcastle, following the route of Hadrian’s Wall.
A break in the clouds, before five in the morning
Last shot before the heavy rain swept through
An easy 90min drive West of Newcastle, opens up to the amazing views of the Lake District. With only one evening and morning to explore, decided to stay around Ullswater area, which is one of the more picturesque lakes.
Entrance to Ullswater from the North-East – a contrast to 9 months ago in Autumn:
Meanwhile as I set this shot up, 3 low flying RAF jets through low through the valley and across the lake. A shame I had the wide angle lens setup!
The scene where the jets had just flown by
Another trip to Tynemouth, just a short drive East of Newcastle on a beautiful hot summers day.
The Thames Barrier located East of London is a flood prevention barrier, used for exceptionally high tides and storm surges. Near to the O2 dome and Canary Wharf, the scene is rather impressive.
Different filters, and editing
O2 Dome and Canary Wharf dominate the skyline
The Prime Meridian is based on the Royal Observatory of Greenwich, where the longitudes of East and West are seperated.
Standing by familiar territory
Greenwich Panorama
Greenwich Observatory
St Paul’s Cathedral rises over 100metres above the skyline of London, and is visible throughout the city. The Millennium Bridge connects St Paul’s to the Tate Museum and the walkway along South Bank.
Looking East, towards London Bridge
Friend Andy, composing a shot
The final stop of the day, after a busy day was walking along South Bank, and deciding it was a perfect time to head up the London Eye. Timing the thirty minute ride, to capture the unusually great light in London before sunset at the peak of the 135metre wheel.
Looking North-East over London -St Pauls and the “Gherkin” visible
Golden Jubilee Bridge below
Westminster
North-West over Charing Cross station
Walking on from Canary Wharf, we took the stroll under Thames linking Canary Wharf to Greenwich
Emerging on the Southern side of the Thames, the view up to Greenwich Park and the historic architecture quickly captures the eye. We took a much needed pub lunch rest at the Trafalgar Tavern, and took the opportunity to borrow a friends impressive lens – the “holy grail” Canon 85L (f1.2)
Canary Wharf in the background
Click for full res file, f1.2, untouched
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