This is a collection of a few images I captured in London, UK.

Bustling

This is an image of St. Pauls Cathedral in London with a light trail in the foreground of many vehicles

When visiting the famous St. Paul’s Cathedral, I spotted a really good opportunity for a long-exposure image. I set up my tripod in a street leading up to the cathedral, with the road included in the frame. I tried to get many light trails in the foreground, which the cars created. It took me many attempts to nail this shot. I took this image during the sunset, so I got the golden light on the cathedral.

Nikon D750 + Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 VR lens + K&F Concept ND2-400 Variable ND Filter + Manfrotto Tripod

Peace

After getting off a tube in the Mansion House station, we spotted this lonely man wearing headphones on a bench. I tried to take a long exposure image when people were getting off a tube. The image turned out well with a moving train in the background.

Nikon D750 + Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 VR lens

Patterns in the city

This is an image of the Shard building in London with another artistic building in the foreground When walking around London city, I spotted many buildings with artistic patterns on them. While taking an image of one of these buildings, I realized that I could include the famous “Shard” (a sky-scaper) in the frame. I took this image trying to include the designs on the building and the Shard. The clouds also added to the image, forming a gradient behind the Shard.

Nikon D750 + Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 VR lens

Speed

This is a panning of image of a person riding a scooter on the iconic London bridge, in London

While walking on the iconic London Bridge, I spotted this man wearing dark clothes and riding an e-scooter. Since I had my ND filter on, I tried getting a panning shot of him. After many attempts, I got this shot with many interesting buildings in the background. I like how his clothes contrast the background.

Nikon D750 + Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 VR lens + K&F Concept ND2-400 Variable ND Filter

THE UNderground

This is a long-exposure image image taken in London, with the iconic underground sign in the image

When walking in a very busy street, I spotted this “Underground” sign that was in a rather interesting place. I wanted to try to take a long-exposure image including the iconic sign. I tried to include the light trails of moving vehicles in the foreground to give it a unique effect.

Nikon D750 + Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 VR lens + K&F Concept ND2-400 Variable ND Filter + Manfrotto Tripod

Patterns in the city

This is a black & white image of a few designs on a building in London

When walking in a crowded street, I spotted these interesting designs on the side of a building. I thought that they would look interesting In a photo. I took the image while including only the designs. I later converted it to black & white to give it a more dramatic effect.

Nikon D750 + Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 VR lens

Motion

This is a panning of image of a person riding a cycle in London

In a busy street, I was experimenting with different types of panning shots. I chose this part of the street because of the vibrant lights in the background. This cyclist came at the perfect speed for me to get a lot of motion blur in the background.

Nikon D750 + Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 VR lens + K&F Concept ND2-400 Variable ND Filter

Bustling borough market

This a long exposure image of people walking in the prominent Borough Market in London

When visiting the busy Borough Market, I got the idea of taking a long exposure shot with moving people in the foreground and a sign of the market in the background. I really like how the image turned out with many warm tones.

Nikon D750 + Nikkor 24-120mm f/4 VR lens + K&F Concept ND2-400 Variable ND Filter