Framedlight

After our late dinner, or early breakfast we drove to a quiet residential area on the north bank of the Thames, overlooking Canary Wharf. It was still dark but by the time we left the sky was starting to brighten. Our next and last stop was More London, just downstream from Tower Bridge. There was a bit of a sunrise which promised a lot but delivered little, and then the sky brightened very quickly. By 5.30 we I was back at Kings Cross and waiting for a train to take me home. Many thanks to Doug and Terry for excellent scouting, driving and organisation. All the pictures were taken with the Nikon D800e and the 24-70mm f/2.8 zoom lens, apart from the last two where I used the 24mm f/3.5 tilt shift.  

I was looking for a good place to shlep my new 24mm Nikon tilt shift lens. Looking on Canary Wharf's website they state that they allow photography, with tripods as long as they cause no nuisance, if you are doing it as an amateur. Duly I turned up and set up in front of one of the buildings. Before the shutter clicked a burly security man was telling me to move along. I pointed out the website but he was adamant that one could not photograph any reception areas, doorways or cameras. I thought I would cut my losses and moved to another location and stood well away from any entrances. Again security came up to me, this one had more of a sense of humour. I protested that if I was a terrorist I might be taking pictures with my phone rather than doing it so conspicuously. He agreed and more or less said that I was just an easy target. He offered to tell other security people that I was operating in the area and to let me get on with it. This obviously did not work as at the third lo...