Autumn leaves (in the centre of the City)

Canon EOS 500D with 18-200mm lens at 140mm; 1/60 at f/5.6, ISO 200.

Canon EOS 500D with 18-200mm lens at 187mm; 1/100 at f/5.6, ISO 200.

Canon EOS 500D with 18-200mm lens at 110mm; 1/80 at f/5.6, ISO 200.

Canon EOS 500D with 10-20mm lens at 10mm; 1/15 at f/5.6, ISO 200.

Canon EOS 500D with 10-20mm lens at 10mm; 1/125 at f/5.6, ISO 200.

Autumn leaf

When I left the house this morning I thought hard about whether to bring my camera. The sky was dull and grey, with the forecast for the day showing no improvement. I decided to pack my camera anyway. When I sat down on the tube I saw this leaf on the floor and - no doubt to the bemusement of those sitting nearby - began taking pictures. I wasn't sure if any would come out because the train was rattling round and I needed to use a slow shutter speed in the low light. As it happens a few worked out, although this is the last shot I took just after the train had stopped, and about a second or two before someone came and sat down with their feet on the leaf.

Canon EOS 500D with 18-200mm lens at 90mm; 1/20 at f/5.6, ISO 1600.

Stock Ghyll Force, Ambleside.

Canon EOS 500D with 10-20mm lens at 18mm; 1/13 at f/8.0, ISO 800.

Skateboarder on London's South Bank

Richmond, 25th September 2010

The river path after the tidal flooding has receded.
Canon EOS 500D with a 10-20mm lens at 10mm; 1/250 at f/8.0, ISO 400.

The tidal flooding at Friars Lane.
Canon EOS 500D with 10-20mm lens at 16mm; 1/60 at f/8.0, ISO 200.

Outside The White Cross, close to sunset.
Canon EOS 500D with 10-20mm lens at 18mm; 1/60 at f/5.6, ISO 100.

The SouthWest side of Tower Bridge

Work and Play
7.04pm, 24th September 2010.
Canon EOS 500D with 10-20mm lens at 10mm; 1/20 at f/4.5, ISO 400.

Egg in the evening
7.18pm, 24th September 2010.
Canon EOS 500D with 10-20mm lens at 12mm; 1/8 at f/4.5, ISO 800.

Bridge Opening
7.14pm, 24th September 2010.
Canon EOS 500D with 10-20mm lens at 20mm; 1/8 at f/5.6, ISO 800.

The Tower of London and Tower Bridge

The Tower of London
Picture taken at 8.28pm on 23rd September 2010.
Equipment and settings: Canon EOS 500D plus tripod; 10-18mm lens at 10mm; 6 secs at f/11.0, ISO 800.

The Tower of London
Photo taken at 8.10pm on 23rd September 2010.
Equipment and settings: Canon EOS 500D plus tripod; 10-18mm lens at 10mm; 2 secs at f/11.0, ISO 800.

Tower Bridge
Picture taken at 8.04pm on 23rd September.
Equipment and settings: Canon EOS 500D plus tripod; 10-18mm lens at 15mm; 2 secs at f/11.0, ISO 800.

Girl with a dolphin

David Wynne's (1973) sculpture is on the North East side of Tower Bridge.
Picture taken at 7.30pm, 23rd September 2010.
Canon EOS 500D with 10-18mm lens at 14mm; 1/8 at f/5.0, ISO 800.

The London Eye Illusion

This is one of my oldest pictures and one of my favourites.
Canon EOS 500D with Canon 18-55mm lens at 55mm. 1/4 at f/5.6, ISO 3200.

When I took this picture earlier this year I sent it to Richard Gregory, the British psychologist famous for his work on visual perception, especially illusions. He thought it was delightful. Sadly, Prof. Gregory died in May this year.

The moon, shot along London Wall.

7pm on 21st September 2010. This is a day-and-a-half away from the full moon.
Shot with a handheld Canon EOS 500D with Canon 18-200mm lens at 185mm. 1/200 at f/5.6, ISO 400. I had a polarizer attached which I'd forgotten about.

A police car speeding across Westminster Bridge

20th September 2010.  I was trying to take pictures of the Palace of Westminster with the sunset in the background. Over the period of a couple of minutes several police motorcycles and cars sped over the bridge, sirens blaring. I took this picture on the spur of the moment without really thinking about it.

Canon EOS 500D; 10-18mm Sigma lens at 16mm; 1/200 at f/5.6, ISO 200.

Autumn's arrival

Richmond Park, 18th September 2010.

A dead tree in Richmond Park

Richmond Park, 18th September 2010.