London from above, at night

mimo2005 · 08-29-2008, 07:11 PM

The city of London, at night

More pictures:
http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/200..._at_night.html

**WereBo** · 08-29-2008, 09:23 PM

I wish I had a view like that from my window, although I can see my flat from there!

(At the top centre of the pic, is a small bright white triangle, the top of 'Canary Wharf''. I see that, straight in front of my kitchen window across the Thames)

**Rhort** · 08-30-2008, 03:10 AM

*SIGH* I miss London at times. But even that festering cesspit that is London Bridge station looks all cutesy from this angle.

**WereBo** · 08-30-2008, 05:16 AM

It's a pity the photographer didn't turn 180 degrees though. That pic is looking away from London towards the 'East End' and down-river. I'd guess it's taken from the top of the 'London Eye'.

**grumpygit** · 08-30-2008, 06:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by WereBo

It's a pity the photographer didn't turn 180 degrees though. That pic is looking away from London towards the 'East End' and down-river. I'd guess it's taken from the top of the 'London Eye'.

The pictures were taken from a helicopter.

Quote:

London photographer Jason Hawkes, who had some wonderful images of London, seen from above at night (from a helicopter, to be exact)

http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/200..._at_night.html

**sobeit** · 08-30-2008, 07:31 AM

a great photo using tower bridge as the focus point. I guess its the tower bridge, its been almost 30 years since I been to London.

DonaldG · 08-30-2008, 07:51 AM

I love to see London....Deminishing in the rear view mirror of the car...

**carsey** · 08-30-2008, 05:34 PM

Pretty impressive. Ive always wanted to fly at night to see all the street lights way down on the ground.

**WereBo** · 08-30-2008, 08:22 PM

Now those pics are spectacular indeed!!!

**EnglishPaul** · 08-31-2008, 06:41 AM

I didn't think in this day and age you could fly over cities any more.

I've often wondered if HMS Belfast (the big ship in the picture) could still sail out of London if it wanted to.

**WereBo** · 08-31-2008, 07:12 AM

I seem to remember reading/hearing somewhere, that small planes etc. that fly over London MUST be twin-engined types, for safety.

Apart from a few radio-station's 'eye-in-the-sky' traffic reporters, most of the stuff in the air is either commercial airlines (directly overheard as my flat is at the beginning of Heathrow's 'Final Approach' run) or helicopters (both private and military) - oh, and the very occasional flying plastic-bag

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WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,411 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: London from above, at night I wish I had a view like that from my window, although I can see my flat from there! (At the top centre of the pic, is a small bright white triangle, the top of 'Canary Wharf''. I see that, straight in front of my kitchen window across the Thames) __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.

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Rhort Waster Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Edinburgh, Scotland Posts: 3,199 OS: XP SP1	Re: London from above, at night SIGH I miss London at times. But even that festering cesspit that is London Bridge station looks all cutesy from this angle.

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WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,411 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: London from above, at night It's a pity the photographer didn't turn 180 degrees though. That pic is looking away from London towards the 'East End' and down-river. I'd guess it's taken from the top of the 'London Eye'. __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.

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sobeit TSF Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: NEAR Posts: 7,433 OS: windows/linux	Re: London from above, at night a great photo using tower bridge as the focus point. I guess its the tower bridge, its been almost 30 years since I been to London. __________________ there's been global warming since the ice age

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DonaldG Manager Home Support, Assistant Manager Articles Team Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Somerset, UK Posts: 10,164 OS: XPsp2 Laptop & Vista Ultimate Desktop My System Blog Entries: 1	Re: London from above, at night I love to see London....Deminishing in the rear view mirror of the car... __________________ . Lest we forget... "They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old; Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn. At the going down of the sun and in the morning We will remember them." Submit New Articles Here TSF's Photographer's Corner .

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carsey Moderator, TSF Articles Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Hunwick, Co. Durham England Posts: 10,678 OS: XP Pro SP3 My System	Re: London from above, at night Pretty impressive. Ive always wanted to fly at night to see all the street lights way down on the ground. __________________ Submit New Articles Here

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WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,411 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: London from above, at night Now those pics are spectacular indeed!!! __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.

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EnglishPaul Still no avatar Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Sheffield Posts: 1,314 OS: XP SP2 Blog Entries: 9	Re: London from above, at night I didn't think in this day and age you could fly over cities any more. I've often wondered if HMS Belfast (the big ship in the picture) could still sail out of London if it wanted to.

08-31-2008, 07:12 AM	#11 (permalink)
WereBo Resident Village Idiot Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: SE London, UK Posts: 14,411 OS: Win-7, XP-Pro SP3 My System	Re: London from above, at night I seem to remember reading/hearing somewhere, that small planes etc. that fly over London MUST be twin-engined types, for safety. Apart from a few radio-station's 'eye-in-the-sky' traffic reporters, most of the stuff in the air is either commercial airlines (directly overheard as my flat is at the beginning of Heathrow's 'Final Approach' run) or helicopters (both private and military) - oh, and the very occasional flying plastic-bag __________________ I shall meet all of my deadlines directly in proportion to the amount of bodily injury I could expect to receive from missing them.