Memories of the past | Tower 42 Reflected

            I got up at 5.30am this morning in order to head into town with my camera before it got busy with the seemingly random crowds of people that like to wander around the city aimlessly on the weekend. 

I had a couple of locations I wanted to go to, including a return visit to 1 Poultry with a view to capturing a few images with my tilt shift lens and nicer light than my last grey-skied visit.

On the way between the Bank area and my next location at Broadgate Circle, I looked up from Threadneedle Street and noticed this golden shimmering reflection of the NatWest Tower, mirrored in the back side of the relatively new tower of 22 Bishopsgate, aka TwentyTwo.

This is not an image I have seen anywhere else on Flickr or Instagram, so it felt quite special to capture this novel sight, especially with the beautiful golden sunlight which gave the NatWest Tower such a warm glow at 8.00 in the morning.

This was a quick fire handheld shot from my trusty little Sony RX100 mkIII, as I know the light can change very quickly and I didn't want to waste time rummaging around in my rucksack to retrieve the Canon 6D in case I missed my moment! 

If I'm between locations I'll usually put the 6D away (especially if it has that huge 17mm tilt shift lens attached) but will always try to carry the Sony compact just in case something interesting crops up.

(I know it's called Tower 42 these days, but it will always be the NatWest Tower to me! A bit like I will always think of the Sears Tower in Chicago despite it being called the Willis Tower for the past 12 years ...)

Taken on: April 17, 2021

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Camera: Sony DSC-RX100M3, f/6.3, 1/200 sec, 14.3mm, ISO 125 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	Sony DSC-RX100M3
Lens:	24-70mm F1.8-2.8
Aperture:	f/6.3
Exposure Time:	0.005 sec (1/200)
Focal Length:	14.3mm
ISO:	125
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Manual
Exposure Mode:	Manual
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Manual
Light Source:	Daylight
Saturation:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	sRGB
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom Classic 10.2 (Macintosh)
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