The picture of the Thames Barrier in London was taken from the north bank of the River Thames… and I managed to pick the coldest, wettest evening to do it…
I tried to get this shot about a year ago when I arrived too late, and the barrier park was closed. Landed up getting this shot of Canary Wharf and the Dome from the Royal Victoria Dock instead. This time I managed to check sunset times and head out on time. I was tempted to head back to <insert any warm room/building here> about 15 times on the trek out to the barrier park. The rain didn’t stop at all, and it was darker than I’d hoped but there was a railing where I could steady the wet camera for the exposure.
Protecting London from extremely high tides, the Thames Barrier is one of the largest movable flood barriers in the world. Opened in 1984 by the Queen, the barrier divides the river into a number of sections, with four 200 foot sections in the middle for ships to fit through. Semi-circular gates swing up from the river bed between the piers when the barrier is raised.
Things went pear-shaped in 1997 when a dredger collided with one of the piers and sank, leaving London prone to flood. Luckily things were sorted out before the barrier was needed to be raised.
Canon EOS-1D Mark III
1/13 sec at f/2.8
ISO 800
90mm (Tilt shift)
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