The London Eye

An eye on London

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Eye on the city

The London Eye is a prominent landmark on the city skyline. But take a ride on the ferris wheel and you’ll be treated with various views of London and see so many famous buildings like The Shard and the Palace of Westminster. It’s a simple yet very effective and popular concept.

Before you board your capsule, take time on the ground to peer up at this beautiful circular structure, crisscrossed by lines and fringed with neat passenger pods.

Photography from the heights of the Eye comes with a few drawbacks – many people can fit into a capsule and they may well hinder your view or simply get in the way.

The thick glass of the pod often leads to unwanted reflections and distortion. And it was so dirty and watermarked that crystal clear shots were in some cases impossible. I decided to make them a feature of the photograph – I’ve become quite fond of them…

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See different views of London photographed from the city cable car by visiting this post

Wheel in silhouette

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Wheel in silhouette

This is a major London landmark that I’ve failed to capture until now. The London Eye has been there little more than a decade, but brings tourists flocking to the South Bank of the Thames, keen to take a ride on this huge wheel and take in aerial views of the city.

It’s a rich and compelling object to photograph, and I’ll share further images of the Eye plus how London looks from its heights in the coming days.