Some more London photos for the homesick ex-pats (DU warning

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Here's the best of the rest of my photos from London.
Most of these were taken from the top of a double decker bus with a driver who had no particular regard for photographers (i.e. he had a nasty habit of accelerating or braking just as I had my composition / focus right)...

Nothing of any particular technical merit, but I do like the light in a few of them...
Mainly posted to cure (or fuel) Chris' homesickness...
Please scroll down to the beginning of the photos (there seems to be a bug in phpBB when I use HTML)
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<tr><td width=50%></td><td width=50%>One for the Pink Floyd fans - Battersea Power Station</td></tr>
<tr><td width=50%>Harvey Nichols - where the true snobs shop </td><td width=50%></td></tr>
<tr><td width=50%></td><td width=50%>Hyde Park Corner (or somewhere near there anyway...</td></tr>
<tr><td width=50%>Tourist Trap</td><td width=50%></td></tr>
<tr><td width=50%></td><td width=50%>Sidestreet off Piccadilly - near Piccadilly Circus. I liked the look of the archways in this one...</td></tr>
<tr><td width=50%>Piccadilly Circus - spot the British brands being advertised</td><td width=50%></td></tr>
<tr><td width=50%></td><td width=50%>The National Gallery - Trafalgar Square</td></tr>
<tr><td width=50%>Nelson's Column / Trafalgar Square</td><td width=50%></td></tr>
<tr><td width=50%></td><td width=50%>Big-Ben in the distance</td></tr>
<tr><td width=50%>Admiralty Arch</td><td width=50%></td></tr>
<tr><td width=50%></td><td width=50%>The Ritz Hotel</td></tr>
<tr><td width=50%>Art Market at Green Park</td><td width=50%></td></tr>
<tr><td width=50%></td><td width=50%>Speakers' Corner at Hyde Park</td></tr>
<tr><td width=50%>Westminster Abbey</td><td width=50%></td></tr>
<tr><td width=50%></td><td width=50%>The Houses of Parliament</td></tr>
<tr><td width=50%>Horseguard on guard duty</td><td width=50%></td></tr>
<tr><td width=50%></td><td width=50%>Tube train approaching to take us back to our hotel</td></tr>
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[Glen]

Nice selection there John, looks like you are showing your wife all the icons

[sirhc55]

Excellent John - I did spot one British advertising sign ”Boots” I lived for a few years in Shaftesbury Avenue opposite the Shaftesbury Theatre where I went to see the musical Hair in 1973 - just prior to the roof collapsing.

My haunt was around the Circus, Oxford Street and Soho during my teens years and my university time at King’s College.

Thanks for the memories

[Matt. K]

John
Number 4...the guy going for his gun.
By the way...were you hasseled by security at all taking pics of the tube?

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John
Number 4...the guy going for his gun.
By the way...were you hasseled by security at all taking pics of the tube?

You're very observant Matt... I hadn't noticed that

No problems on the tube at all... Security wasn't very obvious in any place other than Windsor Castle where the police were all over the place because the Queen was home...

[Killakoala]

Nice images John. You seem to be not having that much trouble with the lighting. You are finding some nice subjects for photographing. I look forward to your future posts.

[Alpha_7]

Nice Series John, I had to ask did you met any resistance taking photos down in the trainstation, or for that matter anywhere else ? After the bomb blasts I was wondering if security and paranoia are big, or if it goes against the British grain ?

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Nice Series John, I had to ask did you met any resistance taking photos down in the trainstation, or for that matter anywhere else ? After the bomb blasts I was wondering if security and paranoia are big, or if it goes against the British grain ?

No - no problems of that sort Craig... In fact, I didn't give a second thought about sitting on a tube train or a bus - It didn't feel any different than the last time I did it... We were there on a Sunday, so it was pretty quiet, but I didn't notice any extra security anywhere... Londoners seem to have put it all behind them...

I took lots of pictures in Harrods with a backpack on my back and was expecting to be approached, but wasn't. I suppose having a six-year old girl in tow probably helps to reduce suspicion...