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Three hundred years ago today the top of St Pauls Cathedral was put in place. These days, as well as being a major part of London’s tourist industry, it plays a corner stone in London’s planning law as view of it are protected across the city – even if it’s recently dwarfed by city neighbours. (and no it’s not HDR just playing with processing – it is however a vertical panorama!)
See this on Flickr, Zooomr, SmugMug, Ipernity.
It takes a lot to bring out the shots from the icey frosty misty murky weekend; but I’m pleased with the aged look; the almost painted on red on the bridge and green copper oxide roof to the right.
If you’re ever in London, I suggest you take the Thames Clipper, not only is it as cheap as the Tube, its quicker and more sane. This group are travelling just East of Waterloo on the way to Tower Bridge.
After all these years St Paul’s still looks absolutely gorgeous :)
When I remember - I GeoTag my images - which you can read about in my workflow. It looks like you're in luck!
At the moment this is a static map; and it only show this photo; I'm working on including nearby photos and making the map draggable :)
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Is that 135mm f/2L glued to your camera? :D
Nice shot, I like the purple in the sky. I never thought of doing a vertical panorama. Wow! It’s the simple things that get you every time. I’ll have to try a vertical panorama sometime.
well it's that or the 18-55 so normally yes :) although this is 4 horizontal shots high.
Funnily enough, the top of St Pauls is one of the fèw London landmarks that is not visible from our newly bought apartment.
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Seen on a rss aggregator. (?)
You know Wren wanted it to have a spire about another 400 feet higher, sprouting from the top of the Dome, yes?
Not quite true, Simon. Wren wanted something Italianate, which meant a dome rather than a spire. His first two designs for the cathedral were rejected, the second because it was too ‘catholic’; this was the first cathedral to be built for the Church of England. So Wren’s compromise design included a smaller dome and a spire to please his critics, which he probably had no intention of building. The design was approved by the king, and Wren was given permission to make ‘ornamental changes’. His ornamental changes included dropping the spire and adding a dome similar to that in his second (rejected) plan. Wren got his own way in the end.
You can verify this by taking a supertour of the cathedral and having a look at the Great Model in the Triforium Level. It was built as an aid to winning approval for Wren’s second set of plans for the cathedral.
@Ayres….
Thanks for the clarification. Would that i were still able to go see; I’m exiled in the Colonies for the foreseeable future. I miss seeing bits of Wren, Hawksmoor and co in my daily commute.
@Simon
You got me started on a subject that interests me…
Sorry to hear about the exile. Still, with good behaviour and a ticket of leave, you could make it home in 7 years.
@Ayres
I"m torn. Love London, lived most of my adult life there. But return to live there with an American wife? Takes some serious thinking about. It seems to be getting sillier by the second. When the ghost of Mary sodding Whitehouse can destroy internet access for the whole country unchallenged, it gives one pause.
// goes off to play Purcell Z.30