clapham common

while stopped at a light on my ride home from work yesterday, i noticed a distinct orange/pink glow reflecting off the side of a building in my periphery and looked over my shoulder to catch this breathtaking sunset - since i was right next to clapham common i decided to lean the bike and grab a few shots, the only thing that i had for some f/g interest was the tree and it sort of works although it would have been nice to be able to include some more of the trunk but the lighting conditions were just not the best and i was sadly without a tripod (not something that i am willing to carry back and forth to work each day)



not that i have ever done this before but i ran the IR filter on this image and was pleasantly surprised by the results - a bit of fianl tweaking yielded this result which a slightly errie feel to it ...



clapham itself has become a mecca for the young up-and-coming in the city and is mostly filled with 20 & 30 something aussie's, kiwi's, south african's and of course the odd limey ;) the cross-roads near CC underground station are littlered with bars/pubs & clubs that naturally spill out onto the sidewalk (or footpath if you prefer) on the busy nights - my partner and i have taken a liking to the common which is a huge open green space which is almost entirely flat, so its perfect for summer football, frisbee and bbq's

this other shot was taken a few months ago on the common on a really foggy morning just as the sun was rising highlighting the trees & cyclists - i must have shot close to 20 images on this occassion but this was the only one that really worked