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Recently I have been taking more and more long exposure shots and really enjoying the process. I have been wanting to do a lot more of these types of shots in London however I never seem to get the time.

Wednesday night after I completed my work, I decided I would have a drive round to several spots on my way home, I should add I had been working nights so I was leaving the office at around 03:00 in the morning.

On previous walks from the office to various location I had noted a few areas where I might be able to get some good shots of Tower Bridge, so with the camera gear in the boot of the car I headed off to my first chosen spot.

Upon arriving at the location I realised that I would need to cross the safety fencing that prevents people from wandering to near the edge of the dock, no big deal normally however the weather was freezing and the granite sets were covered in ice and frost. “In for a penny – In for a pound ” I thought to my self and gingerly negotiated the obstacle and inch my way forward to the edge of the dock.

Here is the results ice encrusted ledge crawl….

Once I had safely packed the gear away and removed myself from my precarious location I pack the gear into the car and headed off toward the south side of the river in the vicinity of the O2 arena to find an unobstructed view of Canary Wharf.

By this time there was a little bit of colour in the sky and some clouds starting to form so I decided to head off to another location on the south of the River in the vicinity of the Thames Barrier to get a shot of the Tate and Lyle factor that sits on the water front.

By this time I was starting to feel the cold as I only had a shirt and fleece on, not the best of things to be wearing when the temperatures are in negative figures. So I packed up and head for home. About 3 miles from home I noticed that the morning frost had coated the trees and bushes and everything was white, so braving the elements one final time I parked up and set up my gear for the final shot of the night before heading home to the warm for a cup of tea and some sleep.

During the cold light of day some of the places in these images are just buildings and structures that blend into the hum drum of every day life and we do not take much notice of them as we plod along doing our daily tasks. However when they are wrapped in darkness they come to life with hundreds of lights dancing around.

Merry Christmas to one and all.