The Olympic Spirit

The Olympics are less than one month away and last night the Olympic Rings were unveiled on Tower Bridge... And as they cost an amazing £300,000 I thought I'd get myself down there this evening to get a shot.

Yep that's right... £300,000 for five 20 foot steel coloured circles.!!

Well ok, £250,000 for the rings... £50,000 to install them...

Rip off anyone...????

And on other news.. Italy beat Germany 2-1 this evening in the Euro semi-finals. That's both sides of my family beaten by the flippin Azzurri within a week.!

Shade Papa? http://365project.org/andycoleborn/oldies-and-othe/2012-06-28
Up Close & Personal http://365project.org/andycoleborn/odds-sods-and-e/2012-06-28

[Boxplayer]

Errm - that's a heck of a lot of money - nice shot though. I left the match when it was still 2-0 at 80-odd minutes, Germany whipped one in then at the last minute looks like.

[Judith Greenwood]

Ooooh you got them! That cost is probably more than the bridge!

[ShadowDancer]

Great shot! I walked this bridge more than 20 years ago, :-)
I'm glad that there are now the Olympic Games to look forward to, 'cause the EURO 2012 has just ended for Germany; I'm very sad!

[Richard Tyson]

nice one mate! Germany and Nadal beaten in the same night...
Hope to get a close up of these rings over the weekend

[andy c]

@boxplayer yeah, injury time pen. too little / too late...
@my mum won't be either... never beat the Italians eh???

[andy c]

@rich57 Cheers mate... I bet it'll rain on and you get a flippin PP reflection shot (eh @azza_l..?)... :-)

[Richard Tyson]

@andycoleborn bringing plenty of bottled water mate!

[BirdNerd (Sandra M)]

It's a great shot. tad expensive for such a temporary decoration.

[FunnyFace]

I was waiting for someone to take this!! Iconic image over the games they reckon - I suppose it should bloody be for that amount of dosh! Cracking photo of it, like the muted tones.

[bernadette mcelligott]

that is a bit rich, they should sell them to the next country and try get some of it back. It looks impressive though. nice shot.

[John]

Snap

[Sharon Addison]

snap ! Oh how funny - we were on opposite sides of the river ! Think it's so funny. Great minds think alike eh ?

[andy c]

@johnnyfrs @sharonaddison yep :-)

[Sharon Addison]

@andycoleborn @johnnyfrs I actually stood around looking at all the photographers wondering if anyone was a fellow 356'er

[andy c]

@sharonaddison @johnnyfrs haha... I saw a couple sneaky about taking quick candids of folk and wondered the same too

[John]

@sharonaddison I just knew Andy was going to get this shot though :D

[andy c]

@johnnyfrs I hoped to beat you mate as I thought the same haha... @sharonaddison

[Mrs. Smith]

Wow! This is fantastic!

[Brian Baptie]

The new item for the PP!!!

[Betsie's Pinto Pony]

Can you believe the cost of this?? It's astounding and shocking! I could imagine there are people (or organizations) that would benefit from half of the funds spent on the Olympic Rings! Don't get me wrong, thank you good people for hosting the games... but the pricetag that goes with this honor is amazing! Great shot. Clear and beautiful. You have a lovely city.

[Mickey Anderson]

We have been watching the Qualifying over here ,best of luck to your country !!

[☠northy]

bootiful bridge 'n ring shot... prolly someone should start an olympic thread 'cos everyone in london seems to have pics of something olympic related these days :)

[📸 Bulldog 📷]

SNAP! http://365project.org/johnnyfrs/365/2012-06-28

[Martin Cronje]

Gorgeous shot Andy. I was waiting for this photo. Can't wait for the games to begin :)

[Mags ッ]

Wayhay - I have a photo of this the day before - great shot!

[Paul]

great capture andy, and yes agree a rip off !"!

[Chris Wang]

It's a good year for that Olympic steel ring manufacturer.

[Phil]

Oh my gosh.... we are so close to London yet so out of touch with all of it.... better fix that asap. Love the shot!

[Bev]

I love this shot. The angle and lighting is perfect... but then your pictures are always perfect.

[Constance Brinkley]

Nice lighting this time of day for this shot. Great capture. I always think cities spend way too much during the Olympics with advertising. You got a great shot out of though!!!

[Rosie White-Hlouveraki]

Well we didn't do well in the Euro, so lets hope that we do better in the Olympics, and make those expensive rings worth their while!!!!!

[Kim D]

Fav! Love this shot!

[Jeff Walker]

very well captured! the light is just right

[Sharon Addison]

well done for getting on the PP !!

[Kathy A]

Those rings look great but what a lot of money!

[Arnold Garza]

Beautiful shot...

[The Blue Gnu]

That's way more than R3 000 000 in our money!!! - makes for a great photo though. Looking forward to watching some of it.

[Nicole Campbell]

Great capture and enjoy the festivities that begin very soon, can't wait to see the many other photos I am sure you will capture during this time.

[9gpie]

lookin' good andy....

[Gords]

I would've done that for half the price. They've only got to last 6 weeks!

[MaryBeth Dailey]

That is TOO much $$$$. I am from Atlanta GA and I certainly recall all the Olympic fervor! Crazy and over the top, but also something that brings the city together.