It’s often a bit of a challenge to create an original image of an iconic landmark. Of course, the more unique they are the more often they have been photographed – especially buildings in the London financial square mile, which are often used by print and broadcast media to illustrate financial business stories and features.
So I had great fun yesterday, for an hour or so, prior to a photo assignment at Lloyds of London, looking for a new angle to capture these impressive objects. Once you start looking, you’ll be amazed at the number of new variations on a well-photographed theme you can come up with.
For this photo here I was able to include two well-known buildings – I like the way it looks as if the ‘Gherkin’ is being squeezed out by both the Lloyds building and its neighbour. I also like the angle of view provided by the ultra wide angle lens I used. It encourages the viewer to look skywards – something of course visitors to world cities often do when walking between these towering man-made forests.
