Tower Bridge at Sunset by andycoleborn

Tower Bridge at Sunset

Agghhh... Lightroom!!! It has slooooowed my laptop down so much it has taken me over 2 hours to just upload this image from my camera and save in a folder. Will give it a couple more day, but think I might have to end my month's free trial soon if this continues.

After work I took a walk down to Tower Bridge and across the river to look for something to take. I hadn't intended to take the bridge as I've done this before, but after taking some pics I turned to head back across the river to catch my train home (no strike for me as I use the overground fortunately) just as the setting sun had burst through some clouds behind me illuminating the top of the bridge.

Had to take some photos as the lighting was very dramatic. I messed about with various shutter speeds and got some interesting effects. This may not have been the image I would have used, but got fed up getting frustrated at my laptop so this'll have to do...

Not sure whether I will be able to upload tomorrow as I've got to go to the mayor's ball tomorrow evening...!!
Great great shot
October 4th, 2010  
great great shot
October 4th, 2010  
Nice Andy.. not seen this view since i was around 12yrs old, the last time i went to London was on a school trip back in the late 70s (apart from wembley stadium a few times with United & Wigan ) .. I really must try & pay her a visit again some day soon...

"Mayors ball".. I say how very Posh !! ..so we can expect to see old Boris at some point on 365 ..lol... have a good evening
October 4th, 2010  
Oh, but I DO love seeing Tower Bridge now and again. Thanks for taking the time to show it to us. You've make it look awfully pretty. :-)
October 4th, 2010  
Thanks Guys. @steveh It's not Boris, just the local borough mayor... Oh, and when did Leeds last get to Wembley lol
October 4th, 2010  
Great photo!
sorry to hear your having a crappy time with your computer. Fingers crossed you get it too full speed again soon.
Hope you have fun at the ball tomorrow :o)
October 4th, 2010  
The light and shadows in this are very dramatic!! I think it turned out great!
October 4th, 2010  
yup, lightroom will do that to your pc if it isn't fast enough... great pic though, love it
October 4th, 2010  
lightroom rocks! and awesome shot andy, I was on the other side of london as the sun was going down and wondering what other parts of london would look like... thanks for showing me!
October 4th, 2010  
Love it! The light obviously but I'm a sucker for London anyway. I'm down for three days work this week so I'll be out and about in my free time trying to emulate a bit of this!
October 4th, 2010  
Fascinating picture....just great colors!
October 4th, 2010  
Wonderful picture - wonderful lighting.
October 4th, 2010  
Wow, wonderful light, awesome!
October 4th, 2010  
incredible shot!
October 5th, 2010  
nice pic and nice lighting.
October 5th, 2010  
Beautiful shot and worth the 2!!! hours. A fav. Enjoy the ball.
October 5th, 2010  
What a singularly lovely view of this iconic image! So glad you were in the right place at that moment, but whoa! 2 hours to upload?! I'm afraid I wouldn't have the patience... I'm not sure what you're getting in exchange for a wait like that!
October 5th, 2010  
i knew the "pain"! i was there when i came back from my vacation, or even worse, i couldn't upload, period! this is a stunning shot.
October 5th, 2010  
this has to be one of the most beautiful shots of the tower bridge I have ever seen! Too bad about lighthouse. I don't have; hear it's great though.
October 5th, 2010  
Amazing lighting! So glad you did post it! I think I would have dumped lightroom 15 minutes into waiting for a picture to upload!
October 5th, 2010  
Great shot. Worth waiting for the upload! The lighting on the towers was worth it. Really beautiful photo.
October 5th, 2010  
Beautiful light vs grey clloud contrast.
October 5th, 2010  
I love London's architectural heritage, very cool capture
October 5th, 2010  
Great shot - brings back childhood memories of London.
October 5th, 2010  
@andycoleborn .. urrmmm Leeds . "how very dare you!! wash your mouth out Mr C .. LOL" .. ) Manchester my friend (o;
October 5th, 2010  
Sooooo beautiful pic... Fave for sure
October 5th, 2010  
Absolutely incredible! A favorite!
October 5th, 2010  
Beautiful x
October 5th, 2010  
saw this one on the PP and it caught my eyes... didn't even know it was yours Andy but i'm not surprised. a fav, super fav, mega fav!
October 5th, 2010  
Yea get a new laptop, light room kills it, well good! When not running slow. I got some keys for it too if you want to expand trial !

Nice spot with the sun hitting top of the towers.

October 5th, 2010  
What great lighting. Worth the slow upload?
October 5th, 2010  
Excellent shot!!!
October 6th, 2010  
Great shot! Gorgous colours
October 6th, 2010  
HC
Wow!
October 8th, 2010  
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