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ventaThis morning, the London Eye (née Millennium Wheel) was advertising free rides for people in the queue before 0930. We figured that a ride on the Eye in the (forecast) snow would be pretty, so bounded out of bed uncharacteristically early.
While queueing, we idly wondered whether a wooden structure - just visible over a small, marble-clad wall and some hedges - was Art or a climbing frame. Being of an enquiring nature, I hopped up onto the wall to look.
My knees are a bit shoddy at the best of times, and the usually-sound one is currently in a rather sorry state (see bicycle, falling off sideways), meaning I hopped up rather awkwardly. And the thing about marble covered in slush? It's quite slippery. Also, marble is quite hard on one's shins, elbows, face, etc.
Anyway, it had started to snow (bang on the forecast time of 9am), but not in an attractive way. Tiny, spiteful pinheads of ice settled round us. By the time it was our turn on the Eye, London had settled into a rather unappealing grey. I'd taken my new toy with me[*] but the photos really aren't much cop.
Visibility was poor, and I was quite shaky. Not only did my leg hurt quite a lot, but I was very shivery. If you're going to stand for over an hour in the cold, I highly recommend not soaking your gloves and trousers in icy slush first.
Anyone got any tips for taking pictures on miserable grey days? Through slightly grubby, rain-spattered glass? (I realise that one could have been framed better, but I'd missed the ideal time and the bottom right strut was moving rapidly up the clocktower...)
By the way, from the top-down perspective you get from the Eye, we decided it was probably a climbing frame.
[*] The camera. Not the piano. There are limits to what I'm prepared to do in the name of art.
While queueing, we idly wondered whether a wooden structure - just visible over a small, marble-clad wall and some hedges - was Art or a climbing frame. Being of an enquiring nature, I hopped up onto the wall to look.
My knees are a bit shoddy at the best of times, and the usually-sound one is currently in a rather sorry state (see bicycle, falling off sideways), meaning I hopped up rather awkwardly. And the thing about marble covered in slush? It's quite slippery. Also, marble is quite hard on one's shins, elbows, face, etc.
Anyway, it had started to snow (bang on the forecast time of 9am), but not in an attractive way. Tiny, spiteful pinheads of ice settled round us. By the time it was our turn on the Eye, London had settled into a rather unappealing grey. I'd taken my new toy with me[*] but the photos really aren't much cop.
Visibility was poor, and I was quite shaky. Not only did my leg hurt quite a lot, but I was very shivery. If you're going to stand for over an hour in the cold, I highly recommend not soaking your gloves and trousers in icy slush first.
Anyone got any tips for taking pictures on miserable grey days? Through slightly grubby, rain-spattered glass? (I realise that one could have been framed better, but I'd missed the ideal time and the bottom right strut was moving rapidly up the clocktower...)
By the way, from the top-down perspective you get from the Eye, we decided it was probably a climbing frame.
[*] The camera. Not the piano. There are limits to what I'm prepared to do in the name of art.
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Date: 2013-01-22 08:05 am (UTC)My new camera is the first one I've owned (of the non-compact variety) which has auto-focus, and actually it seems pretty smart at focussing on the right thing. Sometimes it doesn't, but I have a little MF switch and can oppress it.
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Date: 2013-02-13 06:42 am (UTC)