Olympic legacy
Two years ago the eyes of the world were on London for the Olympic Games. A neglected area of the city was redeveloped to host the event, which was deemed a huge success.
After the action has finished, it’s easy for facilities to fall into disuse. There’s little sign of that in London. The area has been turned into a playground for the city, with beautifully sculpted walkways where everyone is free to roam.
It has great architectural interest with the amazing curves of the Aquatic Centre, designed by Britain’s high priestess of building design, Zaha Hadid. It sits near Orbit, a thrusting artistic twist of metal created by Anish Kapoor. And the athletes’ village has been turned over to private residential use.
This is a place that visitors want to explore, long after the buzz of Olympic competition left the arena. Here’s a portrait of the park captured one afternoon in both its might, detail and as a people’s place.
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A great set of warm images, Mike. London does seem to have paid out on her Legacy theme! Does this mean I was right about the Velodrome?! :)
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Cheers Richard. Well not quite – it’s the Aquatic Centre!
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Fair enough, lol… I didn’t get close enough to the AC to see what it looked like under the Olympic roof! :)
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Great gallery, Mike!
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Thanks Harrie, glad you enjoyed it. A great place with plenty of material to gather. I attempted people for a change and some different editing techniques for various reasons.
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Great series, particularly the abstracts and love the Olympic rings shot, Mike. That’s just so human to want to climb the damn thing :)
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Thanks so much, Lee. There was a lot of material there. Glad to say I resisted the urge to vault the rings – I might have dropped my camera bag!
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:)
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