[Photos] London from the 31st floor

[dancefloorlandmine]

On Tuesday last week, Centrepoint finally held an event at Centrepoint - in the Paramount Club, up on the 31st floor (the club actually takes up three floors, but that's the one that we were on). The event was a pub quiz, with some celebrity guests (including Sara Cox, Annie Mac, Scott Mills, Hugh Grant, David Tennant and Jonathan Ross) - the event photos are why I was there with my camera, and are covered by my contract of employment, but you can see some of them on the Centrepoint website. These, however, were photos of opportunity - a 31st floor view, you say? Over London? At night? And I've got a camera with me? Don't mind if I do, thanks ...

Unfortunately, what I didn't have with me were a tripod (hand-holding night-time landscape shots is not ideal) or an open window/balcony/darkened room, as a result of which the photos are a) a little blurred and b) there are quite a few reflections from the room, which are less than ideal. (The night wasn't entirely clear, either, which didn't help, although it does add to the Bladerunner-like vista of some of them.)

So, if anyone gets a chance to get me back up there in better photographic conditions ...













Main gallery is here.

Comments

[ephemera]

ohh - shiny! Very shiny indeed!

The lighting around St Paul's is particularly nifty - and the top-down views of the Crossrail works. I wonder if there's anyway to sub them to Londonist without having them on Flickr.

[arachne.livejournal.com]

Way to make me miss London...

[adamw]

Blimey. I especially love the one of the City, and of The Shard.

Oh for a better view from my office...

[mindygoth.livejournal.com]

Wow! They are cool! Definitely one of the best things about working at Centrepoint was the view :)

[hairyears.livejournal.com]

Shiny!

[faithinfire.livejournal.com]

Ohh, love! That top one in particular is gorgeous - I love the reflection of the TV screen with the stag in the blue light, it looks strangely gorgeous in situ. Very Bladerunner, as you say!

[brotherelf.livejournal.com]

Nice pics!

Is it just me or does the crane on the construction site look like it's got the TARDIS stuck in it one third of the way up?

[failing-angel.livejournal.com]

Very nice, especially the shot of St Pauls, and the Shard looks quite alien there.

The Paramount eh?
Now, how can I wrangle a way in there...?

[zoo-music-girl.livejournal.com]

I love that one with St Paul's at the centre. Gorgeous.

[girfan.livejournal.com]

*sigh* beautiful London!

I love the construction shot-it's interesting to see what it looks like when usually one can only see the hoardings.

[rich-r.livejournal.com]

Really like the construction one - almost looks HDR with the contrast of the floodlights and the bright colours of the struts.

[silenttex.livejournal.com]

Have you got a polarising filter? Would probably have helped with the reflections. I leave mine on permanently.
I'd also have cropped the bottom of the 3rd image to remove what looks like a reflected table with a menu and a candle on it.

[karohemd.livejournal.com]

I like the third one best which makes the reflection look like a Bladerunner style advert near St. Paul's. :)
Either I'm daft or I can't find your event photos on the centrepoint website, only some by "Harriet Armstrong".

[stilettowhore.livejournal.com]

Don't be so self-deprecating, these are damn spiffy!