30 St Mary Axe (The Gherkin)

Sorry Vicar! God bless you for the comment!

Graham x

Yes Peter, it has changed quite a bit around that area. I have a couple of shots of St Helen’s somewhere that I’ll get around to uploading one of these days. A beautiful old church now lost in the midst of towering giants. Tony.

Thak you for the “WOW” Erhan! :) Tony.

Thanks Ann!

Thank you S! Not sure about the building toppling over, but I almost did! O30OT

Thanks Alf! Glad you liked it. :) Tony.

Thanks Lois!
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thanks sticky! glad it caught your eye!
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Thanks Phil! Glad you liked it!
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Thank you!
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Thank you for the comment, but could you tell me which challenge it won?
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Thank you so much! It gets so confusing. I entered it quite a while back.
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Thanks Sandra! I was surprised myself!
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Thanks Nick! This was very early in the a.m. with no one about and I goy up close. A week later I had the London City police banging at my door at 7am on a Sunday wondering If I was a terrorist! Unbelievable!
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Thanks Jason!
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Thanks Catherine!
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Thanks Shirley!
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Hi Tainia!

The building is nothing more than an office block mostly occupied by the Swiss Re company. I can’t wait for The Shard to be built – that is going to be a much photographed building.
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Thanks Marilyn!
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Thank you Hena!
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I’m jealous! You must have some fantastic views and photo ops from up there! Some wonderful buildings and scenes to shoot everyday just a stone’s throw from you.

I headed up town early one Sunday morning almost a year ago. It was a red sky the night before and, relying the shepherd’s adage, I figured a good sunrise was on the cards.
Tower Bridge Sunrise was the result. While up there I took some shots of the tower before driving round the empty streets to the Gherkin. I set up the tripod and snapped away, taking a couple at distance of the Lloyds’ Building. (I had never heard of it at the time, but liked the look.) I also went around the block and took some shots of St Helen’s Church.

A week or so later I had the London City police knocking at my door in the pre-dawn, wanting to know what I was doing photograping buildings in London. I couldn’t believe it!

Thanks for the kind comment!
                                        :) Tony.

Thanks Wendi! I drove through London (the city with the most CCTV cameras in the world) in my own car with absolutely nothing to hide. How stupid do they think people with a sinister motive are? I said that if I had wanted to take shots surreptitiously I would have worn something other than my usual hat & coat, taken public transport and used a hidden camera. Still, I suppose they have to check it all out to justify the wage bill.
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Thanks again Wendi!
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Oh wow! Thanks Rachael – I’ll keep my fingers crossed and I might be lucky.
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Thanks Steve!
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Thanks Christine, added!
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Thanks Tim!
:) Tony.