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HMS Westminster, HMS Belfast and Tower Bridge - Nikon D800 - 105mm f2.8G AF-S micro - 20s @ f11 - ISO100 Tower Bridge is one of the most famous landmarks in London and also one of the most photographed.  HISTORY OF TOWER BRIDGE For many centuries London Bridge was the only bridge across the Thames but as the population of London grew more were added, but always to the west of London Bridge so as to not disrupt the river traffic that was so vital to the commerce of England's capital.  However the population of East London grew as well and in the late 1870s the decision was taken to build a bridge to the east of London Bridge.  A huge challenge faced the City of London Corporation - how to build a bridge downstream from London Bridge without disrupting river traffic activities. To generate ideas, the "Special Bridge or Subway Committee" was formed in 1876, and opened the design for the new crossing to public competition. Over 50 designs were sub...

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 pe...

A series of business meetings in London gave me the opportunity to grab a few images of one of London's most iconic bridges, Tower Bridge.  Unfortunately the weather was not playing fair and the cloud levels were low and there was plenty of fine rain to make things a little bit miserable - not the idea conditions for photography. This shot of the North Tower was taken on the Fuji X100 with the standard 23mm f2 lens and converted to black and white in Photoshop Elements 10. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALL IMAGES ARE THE PROPERTY OF MACLEAN PHOTOGRAPHIC AND CANNOT BE USED FOR ANY PURPOSE WITHOUT PRIOR PERMISSION If you like what you see on this blog please visit our Facebook page and click 'like' MORE IMAGES CAN BE VIEWED ON FLICKR AND ON OUR WEBSITE