Aerial views

The newest addition to London’s complex transport web is a cable car, which crosses a waterway between North Greenwich and Royal Dock. The Emirates Air Line, as it’s officially called, provides a short joy ride and an impressive viewing – and photographic – platform across parts of the city.

In these shots, captured on a bright afternoon, the protruding yellow struts of the O2 Arena dominate the frame. It was used for gymnastics during the London Olympic Games and temporarily renamed the North Greenwich Arena. The soaring, shimmering skyscrapers of Docklands line up across the Thames. The new vantage points of the cable car are pretty impressive.

From another point on the ride, this cluster of riverside buildings dominates the vista. The slender form of the BT Tower, some way off in London’s West End, can be seen to the right of the tallest tower. This is a London ride well worth taking.

Tags: architecture, cable car, Docklands, Emirates Air Line, London, North Greenwich, O2 Arena, photography, skyscrapers, transport

11 thoughts on “Aerial views”

ehpem on November 10, 2012 at 15:32 said:

I like that last view a lot – the toning is just right. Nothing remotely like this when I lived in London a couple of decades ago, but still a great place for photographers, if only I had taken advantage.

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- mikeosbornphoto on November 10, 2012 at 16:31 said:
  
  Thank you very much. The cable car is a very recent addition, and a good one too. I wish there were more of them at certain points around the city.
  
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happysnapper71 on November 8, 2012 at 18:42 said:

The black n white image is so clean and crisp! Great shot, where were you when you took it??

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- mikeosbornphoto on November 8, 2012 at 19:26 said:
  
  Thanks Lucy :-) I was riding the cable car. They should have more of them across London for the views!
  
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ckponderings on November 7, 2012 at 23:18 said:

Stunning views! I’m actually walking over the O2 this weekend – my only disappointment is that I cannot take my camera with me… I’ll have to get that cable car! :)

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- mikeosbornphoto on November 8, 2012 at 00:27 said:
  
  I’d stick to the cable car! You can take your camera, though there is a dirty great wall of glass between that and the views. I also got some shots of people talking the O2 roof walk which I’ll post soon. I wonder if you have to take a sobriety test like at the Sydney Harbour Bridge?
  
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  - ckponderings on November 8, 2012 at 00:35 said:
    
    I will do the cablecar at some point… It’s not that often I get to that side of London, and I’ve only got a limited amount of time up there this weekend… And sobriety test? I hope not!! :)
    
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    - mikeosbornphoto on November 8, 2012 at 18:12 said:
      
      You’ll have enough on your plate with the roof walk! It also entails wearing a fetching blue outfit.
      
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      - ckponderings on November 8, 2012 at 23:44 said:
        
        I had heard about the boiler suit and harness, haha! :)
        
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        mikeosbornphoto on November 8, 2012 at 23:50 said:
        
        Some people would pay good money for that ;-)
        
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        ckponderings on November 8, 2012 at 23:52 said:
        
        Hehehe… :)
        
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