London Tower – 2015
Finishing of my London series with a short “Humans of London Tower” set.
June 27, 2016 | Categories: Photography, Portrait, Street Photography, Travel | Tags: England, London, London Tower, Nikon D90, photography, Street Photography, Travel and Tourism, World Heritage Site | Leave a comment
View Across the Thames
The Tower of London (“Her Majesty’s Royal Palace and Fortress of the Tower of London“), located on the banks of the river Thames in central London, was first built in 1066 as part of the Norman conquest of England, the 11th-century invasion and occupation of England by Norman, Breton, and French soldiers led by Duke William II (William the Conqueror) of Normandy.
The White Tower, which gives the entire castle its name, was built by William in 1078, and was a resented symbol of oppression by the new ruling elite. Throughout the centuries the castle had been besieged multiple times, as controlling it was critical to controlling the country.
This view from outside the White Tower shows the Tower Bridge, a combined draw bridge and suspension bridge across the Thames which was built in 1886–1894.
June 26, 2016 | Categories: Photography, Street Photography, Travel | Tags: England, HDR, London, Nikon D90, photography, Street Photography, Tower Bridge, Tower of London, Travel and Tourism, water, World Heritage Site | 1 Comment
London Underground
June 25, 2016 | Categories: Photography, Street Photography, Travel | Tags: Brexit, England, London, metro, Nikon D90, photography, Silver Efex Pro, Street, Street Photography, subway, Travel and Tourism, tube, underground, World Heritage Site | 2 Comments
Buckingham Palace
June 24, 2016 | Categories: Photography, Street Photography, Travel | Tags: Buckingham Palace, England, London, Nikon D90, photography, Queen Elizabeth, Street Photography, Travel and Tourism, World Heritage Site | 1 Comment
“The Tube”
Wide angle shot of the London Underground (aka the Tube), which was the world’s first underground railway, opened in 1863. The nickname “The Tube” comes from the small, roughly circular tunnels which were dug to lay the tracks.
June 23, 2016 | Categories: Photography, Street Photography, Travel | Tags: England, HDR, London, metro, Nikon D90, photography, Street, Street Photography, subway, Travel and Tourism, tube, World Heritage Site | 3 Comments
Palace of Westminster
The Palace of Westminster, meeting place Parliament of the United Kingdom. The palace was built in the eleventh century. Most of the original medieval structures were destroyed in fires. The current design was by architect Charles Barry, in the English Perpendicular Gothic style of the 14th-16th centuries. Can you see Big Ben? No You can’t! Big Ben is the BELL in the tower, not the tower…the tower is called ” Elizabeth Tower”, named in 2012 to celebrate the Diamond Jubilee of Elizabeth II (previously just called the Clock Tower).
June 23, 2016 | Categories: Photography, Street Photography, Travel | Tags: Big Ben, England, HDR, London, Nikon D90, photography, Street Photography, Travel and Tourism, water, Westminster, World Heritage Site | 1 Comment
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June 22, 2016 | Categories: Photography, Street Photography, Travel | Tags: England, Flowers, HDR, London, Nikon D90, photography, Street, Street Photography, Travel and Tourism | 1 Comment
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June 21, 2016 | Categories: Photography | 2 Comments
Der Phadiweg
Long exposure shot of one of the many falls on the Phadiweg trail that leads from the old mill behind my home into downtown Zürich.
June 15, 2016 | Categories: Photography, Travel | Tags: long exposure, Nikon D90, photography, Switzerland, Travel and Tourism, water, Zurich | 2 Comments
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