April 30th 2012 - Battle of Britian Monument

30th April 2012

The Battle of Britain Monument in London is a sculpture on the Victoria Embankment overlooking the River Thames, unveiled in September 2005, 65 years after the battle.

The monument utilises a panelled granite structure 25 metres long which was originally designed as a smoke outlet for underground trains when they were powered by steam engines. A walkway was cut obliquely through the middle of the structure, and is lined with panels of high relief sculpture in bronze depicting scenes from the Battle of Britain. The centrepiece is an approximately life sized sculpture of airmen scrambling for their aircraft during the battle. The outside of the monument is lined with bronze plaques listing all the airmen who took part in the Battle on the Allied side.


Camera: Canon EOS 7DLens: Canon EF-s 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
Exposures: 11 (-5 to + 5)

April 29th 2012 - Garage D

29th April 2012

To be featured in one episode of CrewsVs UK, the Engine, gear box and subframe is swapped between two cars in 12 hours.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM

Exposures: 3 (-2, 0, + 2)

April 28th 2012 - Roller Derby

28th April 2012

Kamikaze Kitten of London Rollergirls London Brawling, pushes her way through the pack in a LRG Vs/ the rest of Europe game.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II USM

Exposures: 3 (-2, 0, + 2)

April 27th 2012 - After Work Drinks

27th April 2012

Best way to unwind after a long week at work.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF-s 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

Exposures: 3 (-2, 0, + 2)

April 26th 2012 - April Showers

26th April 2012

One of the wettest Aprils since records began means it's not much fun to be out taking photos right now!

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM

Exposures: 11 (-5 to + 5)

April 25th 2012 - Swiss Clock Tower

25th April 2012

Formerly part of the Swiss building in Leicester Square (now M&M's world), the Swiss glockenspiel clock is one of London's famous iconic oddities.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF-s 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

Exposures: 11 (-5 to + 5)

April 24th 2012 - Working Late

24th April 2012

Bit of a nightmareish day at work today!, so excuse the lazy, rubbish shot.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF-s 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

Exposures: 3 (-1, +1, + 3)

April 23rd 2012 - St. George's Day Pub

23rd April 2012

Lots of flags outside the local pub for St. George's day today.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF-s 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

Exposures: 11 (-5 to + 5)

April 22th 2012 - Censorship

22nd April 2012

My entry for POTN SEUK 52 week 17, with a theme of "censorship"

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 I

Exposures: 11 (-5 to + 5)

April 21st 2012 - The Human Body

21st April 2012

As part of the Damien Hirst exhibition currently going on at the Tate modern art gallery, there is a giant anatomical model of the human body situated outside.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF-s 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

Exposures: 11 (-5 to + 5)

April 20th 2012 - Commuting

20th April 2012

A wet commute home!

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF-s 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

Exposures: 3 (-2, 0,+ 2)

April 19th 2012 - Cleopatra's Needle

19th April 2012

Cleopatra's needle is an ancient Egyptian Obelisk, located on the Victoria Embankment. It was presented to the United Kingdom in 1819 by the ruler of Egypt and Sudan Muhammad Ali, in commemoration of the victories of Lord Nelson at the Battle of the Nile and Sir Ralph Abercromby at the Battle of Alexandria in 1801. Although the British government welcomed the gesture, it declined to fund the expense of transporting it to London.

Cleopatra's Needle is flanked by two faux-Egyptian sphinxes cast from bronze that bear hieroglyphic inscriptions that say netjer nefer men-kheper-re di ankh (the good god, Thuthmosis III given life). These Sphinxes appear to be looking at the Needle rather than guarding it. This is due to the Sphinxes' improper or backwards installation.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF-s 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

Exposures: 10 (-5 to + 4)

April 18th 2012 - 100 Days To Go

18th April 2012

100 left to go till the start of the Olympics.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF-s 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

Exposures: 11 (-5 to + 5)

April 17th 2012 - The Horses Of Helios

17th April 2012

The statue is situated in Piccadilly Circus. Helios was the Greek god of the sun. Each day he drove his golden chariot across the sky, east to west. At night, he would rest before crossing the sky the next day. His chariot was made of gold and pulled by 4 golden horses: Pyrois, Eos, Aethon, and Phleyo.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF-s 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

Exposures: 11 (-5 to + 5)

April 16th 2012 - Lines

16th April 2012

My entry for POTN SEUK 52 week 16, with a theme of "lines"

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 I

Exposures: 11 (-5 to + 5)

April 15th 2012 - HTC One X

15th April 2012

Was finally time for an upgrade on my phone.

Mmmmmmm quad core goodness

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 I

Exposures: 11 (-5 to + 5)

April 14th 2012 - Tripod Police

14th April 2012

Unfortunatley this shot was compromised by the security guard you can see approaching in the bottom of the shot, hopefully it will be the worst shot this year, but a sorry state of the over the top paranoid police state Britian has become.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM

Exposures: 7 (-3 to + 3)

April 13th 2012 - Friday The 13th

13th April 2012

Today was Friday the 13th and this weeks POTN SEUKs theme was reflections, I thought the two went together quite nicely!

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF-s 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

Exposures: 3 (-2, 0, +2)

April 12th 2012 - Big Brother

12th April 2012

I <3 my 70-200's.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM

Exposures: 11 (-5 to + 5)

April 11th 2012 - Nelson

11th April 2012

Nelson's Column is a monument in Trafalgar Square in central London built to commemorate Admiral Horatio Nelson, who died at the Battle of Trafalgar in 1805, and is 51.59 meters tall.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon  EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS II USM

Exposures: 11 (-5 to + 5)

April 10th 2012 - The South Bank

10th April 2012

The South Bank mainly comprises of the Southbank Centre which in itself is a complex of artistic venues featuring brutalist architecture.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM

Exposures: 11 (-5 to + 5)

April 9rd 2012 - Drift HD

9rd April 2012

One of the tools we have for shooting on CrewsVs are Drift HD cameras. These fantastic cameras made by drift innovation are splash proof, have a great wide angle, a rotating lens and a preview screen allowing you to preview the shot before you actually film the scene.

All this means they are fantastic for mounting on cars for onboard shots!

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM

Exposures: 11 (-5 to + 5)

April 8th 2012 - NOM NOM NOM Easter Eggs

8th April 2012

Did I mention Nom?

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM

Exposures: 3 (-2, 0, +2)

April 7th 2012 - F.E.A.R

7th April 2012

My submission for week 14 of the POTN SEUK 52 project, with the topic of Fear. So I dug out my British Army S-10 Respirator.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 I

Exposures: 3 (-2, 0, +2)

April 6th 2012 - The Big Easter Egg Hunt

6th April 2012

The Big Egg Hunt was a charity event organised by Elephant Family and Action for Children for a record-breaking egg hunt across Central London. Over 200 uniquely crafted eggs, created by leading artists, designers, architects and jewellers were hidden across London.

Over the Easter weekend when the hunt was over they were all brought together in Covent Garden.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF-s 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

Exposures: 11 (-5 to + 5)

April 5th 2012 - New Plates

5th April 2012

My new numberplates and bolts came today, time to bolt them on :)

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM

Exposures: 3 (-2, 0, +2)

April 4th 2012 - The Cake Is A Lie

4th April 2012

I'm a massive portal fan, and my mega talented friend Kayleigh crocheted me my very own weighted companion cube!

View her details of the project here.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM

Exposures: 11 (-5 to + 5)

April 3rd 2012 - The Lloyds Building

3rd April 2012

The Lloyd's building (also sometimes known as the Inside-Out Building) is the home of the insurance institution Lloyd's of London, It was designed by architect Richard Rogers and built between 1978 and 1986. and is uniquie in that all the service items such as air conditioning, stairwells and lifts are stuck to the outside of the building, maximising the space inside.

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM

Exposures: 11 (-5 to + 5)

April 2nd 2012 - Self Portrait

2nd April 2012

Had to snap a self portrait for the email system at work..... I hate being that side of the camera!

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF-s 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM

Exposures: 3 (-2, 0, +2)

April 1st 2012 - Shiny!

1st April 2012

Time to give the Mugen a bit of tlc and cleaning before a hosepipe ban comes in on Thursday :(

Camera: Canon EOS 7D

Lens: Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM

Exposures: 11 (-5 to + 5)