This new light tunnel at Kings Cross Station has been on my 'list' for a while so I was glad to get there during this years #Photo24London event. Despite being mid-afternoon it was mostly deserted but there were just enough people around to add interest to the space.
I've less than 12 hours to upload shots to the Competition groups so I'm going to uploading quite a few between now and 6pm.
From a Kings Cross Press Release : "A new tunnel, with integrated light wall, opened yesterday at King’s Cross. The 90m long tunnel, which has a LED integrated light-wall running its entire length, was designed by Speirs + Major and delivered by The Light Lab. The tunnel itself has been designed by architects Allies & Morrison and links St Pancras International and King’s Cross St Pancras Underground stations to the new public spaces, restaurants, offices and homes at King’s Cross.
Commuters were treated to something a little different on Monday morning, as the tunnel was open to the public, with commuters able to enjoy the debut light installation called Pipette. The dedicated art work on display was created by Miriam Sleeman (The Cross Kings) and Tom Sloan (Tom Sloan Design) and is designed to evoke the colourful tapestry of King’s Cross through a tranquil yet animated design."
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You can tell I've too much time on my hands...... I mentioned when I upload the original shot (below) that I thought the shot was a frame missing a subject........ Thanks to Photoshop now it isn't.......
I toyed with breaking the symmetry but at the end of the day I think it's too strong to try and do anything different.
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Photographing eye-catching window displays such as this Apple Store Apple watch display feels a little bit like cheating as a lot of time and money has gone into producing a visually arresting image and all I'm going is pressing the shutter. At least for this shot I used a 10.5mm fisheye which has given a curvature to an otherwise flat display thereby introducing an element of my own creativity.
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The famous spiral stair in Heals Department Store, London.
I'm continuing to upload bits and pieces, this one is a variant on a Photo24 shot previously uploaded. The previous version was cropped to a square format but on reflection this 'full frame' version captures more of the wild fisheye effect.
This was taken with a 10.5mm Nikon fisheye I'd hired for the weekend. I enjoyed using it so much I then ended up buying an 8mm Samyang fisheye lense.
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From Wikipedia : "Heal’s has operated since 1818 in Tottenham Court Road, and from the present site since 1840. Its first purpose-built store, completed in 1854, was then one of the largest in London: the architect was James Morant Lockyer who presented the RIBA with a photographic elevation in May 1855. This is one of the earliest known professional applications of architectural photography in Britain.
The central part of the present building was commissioned by Ambrose Heal and designed by his cousin, and best friend, Cecil Brewer of the architectural practice Smith and Brewer. It was completed in 1917 and is a distinctive modern building, immediately hailed as a landmark in shop architecture, subsequently extended in a number of phases. An extension on the southern side of the building was added in 1938, designed by Sir Edward Maufe."
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Sticking with contemporary architecture, here's the best shot of the Shard I took during the #Photo24London event.
Taken at about 4.30am whilst waiting for a sunrise that never came.....
This year the mostly overcast weather conspired against me taking too many Architectural shots other than some interior shots.
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