Antonsays:Thisistheviewfrom
oneofthebestobservationdecks
ofLondonatTheShard.Mymain
goalforthisphotowastofinda
balancebetweenTowerBridgeand
CanaryWharf’sskyscrapers.I was
abletofindit bylettingTheThames
“flow”fromthelowerleftsideofthe
frametowardsthebridgeanddistant
skyscrapers.Thisway,I gotthe
balanceanda perfectleadingline.I
dreamedofa dramaticyetcolourful
imagewithdeepbluetonesinthe
cloudsthatwouldnotbetoopale.I
wantedtocommunicatetheideaof
distantthundertogetthedesiredcosy
feel,whichiswhyI shotit during‘blue
hour’.Toovercomewindowreflections
I putthecameraonthefloor,laid
downcompletelyandwrappedthe
lenswitha sparet-shirt.TheShardview
Serge says: I came 16 times to
get this shot, because it has the
perfect leading lines with the
stairs, the perfect frame with the
wall and the bushes, with a great
house as the middleground, and
these are the only stairs that go
towards the west for the sunset.
The first time it was spontaneous,
but there were too many people
to get the shot, so I had to come
back several times during the
week when there was a good
sunset. I even had to stop people
walking into my shot. This photo
was taken nine years ago, and
at that time I used a 5D Mark
II with a 24-70mm f/2.8 canon
lens. This shot was taken at
24mm, 1.3sec f/8, ISO 100. I love
this lens for landscape, you can’t
go wrong unless you really need
to zoom in. If I had to shoot this
again I would try to move around
and find another angle, maybe a
wider angle, or use another lens.Montmartre
view Paris
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