London People

After we left China Town we set off for Trafalgar Square. Lots of people was an understatement. I decided I would do a bit of Street Photography and take photo's of the people enjoying the faestivities.

When I purchased my new camera in December the deal was a free Canon 40mm f/2.8 Pancake lens. Its called a pancake as it is very flat. I decided that as this lens is less obtrusive than my zooms I had with me that I would try a few shots using it.

The photos taken around Trafalgar Square where taken with this Pancake lens and with my camera held down at arms length - hence the 'jaunty angle'. I intending to straighten them up in Photoshop but I quite liked the effect. All in all I am very pleased with the lens.

 

Four of the Cambridge Camera Club I went with.

 

We left Trafalgar Square, had some lunch and then travelled over to Covent Garden. How ever many times I go here I never get bored of this area. For these pictures I had switched back to my normal zoom lenses.

Chinese New Year in London

On Sunday 2nd February in London the Chinese New Year (Year of the Horse) was celibrated with a procession, A group of photographers from the Cambridge Camera Club set of early to see this event. As it turned out the procession was quite small, however there was lots to see and do in London anyway. This post covers the procession, which started in Trafalgar Square and finished in Shaftesbury Avenue. Sue and I stood in Charing Cross Road near Leicester Square Underground. After the procession we walked into China Town.