Tuesday 13 December 2011


 Managed to get my hands on a Wista finally, so I could go back up to London and shoot some decent film negatives. I ended up shooting photos of Canary Wharf from three angles around the city.

The first was from the latest location I found, looking east from Rotherhithe over the river. This was probably my favourite location as it was the closest to the buildings so the shot I got was much clearer and detailed.

The second location was in the same area as the first, except it was further west and away from the buildings. I chose this location because of the pond's location due to the buildings emerging through the gap in the trees. The lights around the edge of the pond also give great reflections in the water, creating a very unusual effect when combined with the exposure time.

The third location was the original place that I found and visited on numerous occasions to get the right shot, it is located on the other side of the buildings, and looks the other way - just behind The O2 Arena. This shot is also great because of the proximity to Canary Wharf, but gives another angle on the buildings.

I also shot a fourth location from the Isle Of Dogs itself, but further south and looking north. The body of water that I used for the reflections is one of the docks, but I didn't print the shot because the shot was full of camera shake. I suffered from this problem in all of my shots because I didn't have a sturdy enough tripod, and had to manually hold the Wista's shutter open for over a minute. The ice cold winds didn't help either, but considering the conditions, I think I did a fairly decent job with my 'ol digits.

In order to get a decent exposure over a minute, I had to use a much smaller aperture than normal, I ended up using the camera all the way down on f/64. I felt like one of the group :D