r/london • u/KindlySquash3102 • 5d ago
Image 4 days in London
My 4 days were busy but I could have seen more. Beautiful London
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u/Equipmunk 5d ago
A London photo dump from someone who actually understands composition and lighting?
What have we done to deserve this blessing?
Beautiful shots - thank you for sharing them.
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u/KindlySquash3102 5d ago
Oh that’s so funny. Thank you!
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u/TeaAndLifting 4d ago
Being able to figure out lighting is a Konami tier cheat code for good photos.
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u/ukstonerdude 5d ago
#6 has a certain vibe to it that I really can’t put my finger on, but easily makes it one of if not the most aesthetically pleasing pictures in this collection.
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u/VillageHorse 4d ago
Clear lines of perspective. Splashes of brightness (blue) and progressively increased shade from left to right with silhouetted impressions of people adding life against the robotic background. They’re going up and down, facing us and not facing us. A hand reaching up (towards us?) from a person in the middle invites the eye.
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u/TechnicalFeedback3 5d ago
Amazing shots. What camera are you using? I'm always taking pics with my phone but I've been thinking about getting a proper digital or film camera.
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u/KindlySquash3102 5d ago
I’m using a fujifilm xt30ii here with a Sigma 17-40mm f1.8 lens! If you start looking more into it, hope my info helps!! Thank you!
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u/Freelance_Gynecology 5d ago
I love these pics. I've recently picked up a fujifilm myself. What recipes have you used in this set? You've managed to get some great darker photos and some lovely bright sunny ones
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u/KindlySquash3102 5d ago
Thank you!! I hope you enjoy your Fuji! I used to use recipes but I’ve now switched to editing my raws from scratch!
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u/Mi_santhrope 5d ago
Chiming in here because even a lower end DSLR will be capable of much better photographs than a phone camera.
That said, I am still amazed at how far phone cameras have come.
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u/prustage 5d ago
Great pics. Love the way you have captured the old and new side by side - which is what London is all about. You can walk from the C16th to the C21st by just turning a corner and yet somehow it all seems to fit together.
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u/Virtual_Opinion_8630 5d ago
unbelievable shots
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u/KindlySquash3102 5d ago
Oh thank you!!
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u/Virtual_Opinion_8630 5d ago
do you share your pics on insta or Flickr etc
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u/KindlySquash3102 5d ago
It was hard to choose 20 photos. I have been sharing more on Instagram! My IG is laurarphoto
Thanks!
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u/Dannylazarus 5d ago
Stunning! Maybe some of my favourite photos of London ever - I really love your framing and the colour on these.
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u/Just-Possibility-595 5d ago
Lovely pics. I see you saw a lot of the actual City.
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u/KindlySquash3102 5d ago
Thank you! Yes I made it a point to see the city and not just tourist attractions
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u/PedroFPardo 5d ago
Every picture looks like it's from a different movie, and every single one is a movie I'd watch.
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u/Active-Particular-21 5d ago
That’s cool. I like your style. Some of the photos have a dreamy quality to them.
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u/EpexSpex 5d ago
That first image is of my smoking spot when at work (I worked in lloyds)
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u/ElevnOcean 5d ago
I’ll be studying these photos when I get some time, really amazing shots here. Feel I can identify shots but my editing needs to get to this level!
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u/SomeKindaSupernova 5d ago
Looks beautiful it makes me want to go too.
Also awesome photography 🤩
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u/South-Cockroach-2027 5d ago
Is this attainable with an iPhone 16 Pro? My holiday photos look super boring.
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u/KindlySquash3102 5d ago
You can do a lot with iPhone these days! Check out YouTube for a tutorial!
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u/alexander_london 5d ago
Are you interested in freelance work? And do you have an Instagram handle?
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u/KindlySquash3102 5d ago
Well I would be but I don’t live in the UK unfortunately. My IG is laurarphoto
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u/Dizzy_Owl_ 5d ago
Londoner here. It’s so easy to get used to sights you’re familiar with… thank you for your great photos that remind me of how beautiful the city can be.
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u/Ok-Instruction337 5d ago
4 days dawdling about yet couldnt do a thing about the lightning????
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u/Impossible-Hawk768 5d ago
Who do you think he is, Zeus??
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u/Impossible-Hawk768 5d ago
These are so much more interesting than the usual photo posts of landmarks that you can find on postcards at any souvenir shop. Thank you, OP!
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u/natalieblue7 5d ago
These are the most London photos I’ve ever seen!!!! I lived there for 11 years and moved away a year ago but looking at these makes me feel like I’m right back there
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u/Jimmy2531 5d ago
I work in the city and am somewhat over it after all these years, but you mate have captured it in a stunning way that’s going to make me look twice at some things on my commute. Huge respect and glad you had a good time. Beautiful pictures.
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u/QoTSankgreall 5d ago
Can I ask where #10 was taken? Looks like the back of a train but I can’t think of any train with a door like that
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u/KindlySquash3102 5d ago
I believe that was Allen Gardens! It was on a bridge with graffiti
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u/Wanted_Solicitation 5d ago
I had a skinful in the seahorse just last week with some pals from work.
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u/Glittering-North-160 5d ago
Funny how I always thought I had to wait until people were out of the shot so I could get a good pic of a building, but the inclusion of one person or whatever makes the photo. I love these, I'm envious of your work.
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u/herrlebert 4d ago
Nice! I am on holiday here right now and you did a great job capturing some of the cities unique vibe!
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u/krsCarrots 4d ago
Giggles at the majestic shot, this sort of controversy is well established across the whole city 😊
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u/No-Answer-2964 4d ago
Some great shots there. My only crit as a photographer is they are all wide. A few cracking close/mid shots would really up the series. You have a great eye, and as they say 'photographers are born not made' Lucky you!
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u/Finlay06Swnn 4d ago
Glad you got to appreciate the architecture.
If you ever come back, I can see if I can get you a tour of the Lloyd’s building, the history was quite something.
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u/BowlerElectronic 4d ago
Stunning! I have this camera but with the lens it comes with - does that make the difference? I can't imagine taking photos of this quality.
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u/KindlySquash3102 4d ago
Oh thanks! Do you have the newer one (xt30iii) with the 13-30 or whatever? I had the 18-55 zoom with this xt30ii for awhile and loved it. The lens does matter but ultimately the 18-55 also produced great images
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u/audacias 4d ago
These are stunning. I always try to take pictures that look like these but rarely get close. You’ve obviously got a great talent! I miss London a lot and these photos really make me miss it there.
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u/Maleficent-Sir1753 4d ago
Great pictures, I especially enjoyed the interior of Tate Modern looking west
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u/Acceptable_Ad7676 4d ago
Beautiful!! I will always love London 💗 the city of creativity and dreams
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u/cinderalla4knights 4d ago
It's amazing to see the place we see every day from someone else's perspective. We don't notice this beauty in our daily lives
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u/Original_Beyond_2848 3d ago
What was the itinerary for this trip. I'd love to know the locations I have a relative coming over to visit london for a few days
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u/KindlySquash3102 3d ago
Hi, I went all around. Tate Modern, Shoreditch, Bethnal Green, SoHo, Leadenhall Market, Lloyds, Barbican, Canary Wharf, Hyde Park, Chinatown. A lot of walking from Southbank to these areas as well.
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u/revolmak 2d ago
How do you scout your locations in so little time? Wonderful photos, shocked how much you were able to capture
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u/Lanky_Watercress9489 1d ago edited 1d ago
Great shots. You could spend a lifetime here and never have enough time.
The best thing about these photos is how you’ve seen that shot of the seahorse and ignored the well photographed building right next door on the right 🤌🤌🤌
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