A view from Tower Bridge

I've taken a few photographs from Tower Bridge, the iconic structure that crosses the River Thames in London near the Tower of London. None of them have been anything special. Today's isn't either though it does have two qualities that I like. Firstly, it's one of those contre jour shots that features very little in the way of colour. In fact, it is almost monochrome.That is only partly due to the materials that feature in the Shard, the London Assembly building and the ridiculously named "More London" office blocks. Secondly it wouldn't be much of a composition without that handily placed large, dark cloud filling the empty sky to the left of the Shard.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Sony DSC-RX100

A visual conundrum

I like to compose visual puzzles, photographs where the main focus of interest or the details of it, are not immediately obvious. Reflections are very helpful in constructing such conundrums. The subject of today's photograph is the London Assembly building reflected in the curved glass facade of nearby offices. Over the years I've found this location, one about which I have some reservations, to be fertile ground for this kind of photograph.

photo © T. Boughen     Camera: Olympus OMD E-M10