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St Paul’s Cathedral at Night

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With an idea to take some shots of St Paul’s in daylight, I set off without my tripod. By the time I got there, the sun has already sank behind the horizon and darkness has already overtaken. Street lights are struggling to shine the pathways for the pedestrians.

Situation was challenging because of the lack of tripod due to the nature of night photos which require long exposure time. I was determined to make the most out of what I’ve got. Exploration was begun as I kept walking up and down the “Millennium bridge“.

While making this shot, I placed the camera onto the floor of the bridge so that the camera stays as still as possible for this 15 seconds exposure shot.

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St Paul’s Cathedral Panorama

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This is a panoramic view of St Paul’s cathedral taken from the Millennium bridge. The Millennium Bridge, officially known as the London Millennium Footbridge, is referred as “Wobbly Bridge”. It is also nicknamed as Wobbly Bridge by the Londoners. Construction of the bridge began in 1998 and was opened in June 2000.

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Eros: The Angel of Christian Charity

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It was 8:00pm on the 5th of February 2012 when I headed to Piccadilly Circuis with my gears and a great hope to capture something interesting. I looked around and saw the long awaited first snow flakes of winter 2012. It was just too early to see the streets of London covered in white.

At about 11:00pm, everything around Piccadilly Circuis was covered in thick snow I was waiting for. The statue of a cupid boy with spreading wings in the photo is known as The Angel of Christian Charity. It is popularly known as Eros, named after the mythical Greek god of love.

The neon signs from across the street casted a good lighting on Eros. Also, it’s great to see the snow-fall in action. I used the thick snow on the switchboard as a foreground to block the other elements around Piccadilly Circuis and to demonstrate the thickness of the snow.

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Human Statue/ Living Statue

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“The term living statue/ human statue refers to a mime artist who poses like a statue or mannequin, usually with realistic statue-like makeup, sometimes for hours at a time.”, according to Wikipedia. Continue reading →

Star Trek Firework

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“Hundreds of thousands gathered in London to watch the 11-minute fireworks display under the London Eye, triggered by Big Ben’s chimes. There was a 2012 Games theme to the spectacle, with many fireworks in the shape and colours of the Olympic rings.” according to BBC.

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