The Traitors Gate, Tower of London
The Tower of London is one of the most iconic London landmarks, and the Traitors Gate (seen here bathed in red light) is particularly associated with its cruel and bloody past.
This picture is another from the "Switched Off" London series. Can anyone tell me if they've found some money for the meter since the weekend?
posted by Ham at 00:09 --
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post a commentWow this is a bit special isn't it Ham. fantastic colouring. I love the Tower.
Ham,
Nice shot! Dave (alexandriadp) and I toured the Tower of London last March when we visited. Our tour guide was a third generation guard. It was one of my favorite stops on our visit!
Ann
We toured the Tower in December. The Beefeater pointed out that it was a curious thing to build a strong wall around a strong tower, then punch a hole in it. I guess King Edward I was feeling pretty confident.
I second Ann's comment - wonderful tour and the Beefeater guide is the one who makes it so good.
-andy
Nice.... did you manage to use a tripod or just brace against something for this 1/2 second exposure? I will get down there before it ends!
In a previous existence I ran an IT business and the Royal Regiment of Fusilliers was one of my clients, whose HQ is the Tower. That meant I became known by the guards who would wave me in to park inside - handy for the City! I even managed to arrange a private viewing of the Crown Jewels, once.
Nic - it was with the little tripod (the one I almost lost), sitting on a low wall. Yesterday's was 1/10s/160mm handheld braced on the bag, of which I am justifiably pleased, but half a second ?? far too much beefeater and tonic over the years to be able to do that ;-)
I think I may take my little tripod along then....
Ham? How did you achieve that brown colour in the sky, please? Nice. Tks, 'roony.
Chuckeroon, I shoot in RAW and "develop" which enables me to fine tune the exposure. It allows me to properly expose for the darker areas, and the colour you see is London's light pollution.
Fantastic image. I've only visited the Tower once, it's a great place.
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Oh I love it Ham!
The Tower is another place that my shoes are unsuitable... But its still one of my favourite historical places in London (its just too bloody expensive!)
Fantastic shot, really!
Amazing photo!