The Shard - Evening and Night

Nikon D800 - 17-35mm f2.8 - 1/500 @ f8 - ISO400

One of the newest additions to the London skyline is The Shard - so named because it is shaped like a shard of glass - which at 309.6 metres (1,016 ft) high, it is the tallest building in the European Union, and the second-tallest in Europe, after the Mercury City Tower in Moscow. 

Construction began on The Shard in March 2009, was inaugurated three years later on 5 July 2012 and was opened to the public on 1 February 2013.  Work continues on the interior with a hotel opening on the 34th to 52nd floors later this year.

The Shard will also contain offices on its first 28 floors, restuarants above that, apartments with stunning views on the 53rd to 65th floors and the viewing platforms will be at the very top from floors 68 to 72.

The Shard dominates the south bank of the Thames from the Millennium Bridge to Tower Bridge so we set about trying to capture images of this massive structure, trying to give perspective by photographing it with some of the other buildings that surround it, both new and old, and using the last hour of the day and the first hour of darkness.

For more information on The Shard CLICK HERE

Fuji X100 - 19mm f2 (WCL-X100 fitted) - 1/1600 @ f4 - ISO400

Nikon D800 - 17-35mm f2.8 - 1/500 @ f9 - ISO400

Four Image stitched panoramic - Nikon D800 - 17-35mm f2.8 - 1/80 @ f5.6 - ISO400 - Tripod

Nikon D800 - 17-35mm f2.8 - 1/30 @ f16 - ISO100 - Tripod

Nikon D800 - 17-35mm f2.8 - 1/30 @ f11 - ISO100 - Tripod

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