Lloyds, Gherkins and Reflections

Ok, so there's only one gerkin!!

I mentioned yesterday that there had been a bit of a flower / sunset pattern to my pics over the last week or so... So determined to change that, I thought I'd go for a hard B&W image for today's photo.

After work I took a walk up to the Lloyd's building in the City of London and whilst wandering around looking for a photo, noticed the Gerkin framed between the Lloyds building and the new(ish) curved glass building on the right.

I converted this to B&W and messed about a little until I was 1) bored and 2) fairly happy with it...

Back to work today.. Noticed how tired my eyes are tonight having been stuck in front of a monitor for the best part of 8 hours today...

[Den]

Great shot

[Phil Howcroft]

Nice B/W conversion Andy, you did well , Good angle of view too

[Constance Brinkley]

I love the design of the Gherkin and this is a great shot of it. You know it looks a bit like a flower... Perfect processing for this B&W shot.

[becs viveash]

such a strong shot.

[Erlend Bergsagel]

That is great!. Love the reflection and lines!

[Jennie Louise]

nice crisp shot, great in B&W! i like dynamic building shots.

[bernadette mcelligott]

This is a great shot, the b/w is really nice.

[David Gilbert]

I love this photo, makes me miss London! A fav for me!

[Anita]

Nice one Andy! It's a great subject to get the B&W treatment.

[Mrs. Smith]

I like this in black and white. Great reflection.

[Aaron L]

will drop ya a txt tomorrow if you're still up for a beer dude. based near monument station.

[andy c]

@azza_l Sounds good... I'll be free any time after 5..

[Aaron L]

cool...we finished at half 4 today so...whenever

[andy c]

@azza_l I can prob get away 4:30ish if it's quite (today wasn't) but def at 5..

[Jessica Dowdy]

Great black and white!

[Charli]

Nicely composed!

[Sawyer]

Love this! Brilliant composition

[robinwarner]

lovely shot Andy. great composition. love the building between the buildings

[Aaron L]

yea no rush mate...reception is poor though as we're in basement so will txt when im out the building.

[Shannon Pitton]

I 1) like it and 2) think it's cool. But definately a back to work shot, not a vaca shot.

[Richard Tyson]

Wow, Andy, i love this. You got it just right!

[Graham Harcombe]

Love this shot Andy.

It's like a system i.e. greater than the sum of its parts :-)

[Vikdaddy]

Ooh I like this

[JP]

awesome Andy! great shot!

[Darrell Soper]

Nothing wrong with flower pics! Love the Gerkin. Was able to walk up touched it but only because we were hopelessly lost!

[Andrea Freeman]

reminds me very much of a photo chimom would take. very gool

[Steve Hollingsworth]

behind those windows ..someone is to blame ..lol... nice shot Andy

[Steve Hollingsworth]

A little bird just told me you might have gotten engaged matey.. (o;

congratulations Andy to you & your Lady

[Cherrill]

@farmboy9155 As darrell says, nothing wrong with flower pics but...........this is soooo much more you Andy! It's great, hard, sharp, love the b/w...... Wondering how you and @azza_l will know each other. Is it a case of one of you holding a red rose or a copy of the News Chronicle :-)

[andy c]

thank you guys :-)
@steveh cheers Steve.. was very nice of @Cherrill to mention me..
haha Cherrill, we met up at the 365 get together earlier this year so should be ok..

[Tanya]

yep and thanks to 365 it is a very recognisable building to me too....I have got some pictorial quiz questions right because of the gerkin :)

[Juliette Packham]

Lovely set of iconic buildings - I love all three of them - so photogenic - fantasically shot

[Darrell Soper]

Congrats on PP.

[andy c]

thanks guys... well surprised to see on the home page.. but thanks as always for your views, comments and favs :-)

[Teresa (pocketmouse)]

Amazing! Love the sharp lines and patterns and geometry.

[Trina P Holub]

Really beautiful

[Michelle Ferreira]

Very cool...the Gerkin is one of my favorite buildings. I teach Architecture and always use it as an example for unconventional structures. FAV!!!!

[Bethany]

Very nice. You have a very strong composition.

[Cheryl Tharp]

Visiting London a few years back, my sister and I were intrigued with the building that looked like a bullet... Gerkin. When I saw this on the PP, I just had to come check it out. Very nicely captured and love the black and white!

[David & Cathi]

Very nice shot Andy! Hope you don't mind if we fav it!

[Lois P]

How good is this :)

[faith swann]

love these building - watched a documentary on the LLoyds building - very interesting!!! loving the black and white too - deffo fave