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London - pool of light

London - pool of light by Today is a good day.
There was the *most amazing* light over London as we flew in from Baku this afternoon.

Brilliant, spring like pools of light. And just at the right time one opened up as we banked onto our approach to Heathrow. I was waiting and hoping - but didn't expect it to happen (the last photo in my stream shows what it was like a few seconds before)

Delight!

Well worth looking at (imho) BIG

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elfinity  Pro User  says:

GAH! -dies of sheer beauty of it all-
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TreeTube says:

That is really cool, I really like the contrast between whats in shadow and whats not.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

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Skinnyde  Pro User  says:

A wonderful shot - nice work.
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Dave W Clarke  Pro User  says:

Good detail, nice and clear. (Via 1-2-3)
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daffodil  Pro User  says:

Stunning and definitely worth viewing large. The light and the detail are amazing.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

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Funny Fish  Pro User  says:

Yes, the light really is amazing!
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Rosina  Pro User  says:

Yes, the lighting is wonderful, especially with the background disappearing into the dark.
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janerc says:

Stunning! Absolutely stunning. (Run out of words...)
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

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Lida Rose  Pro User  says:

A big WOW!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

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petebeck  Pro User  says:

sometimes the best shots just unfold before you and all we have to do is to be ready for them and to press the shutter. excellent capture here -- i hope to see this myself when i'm there in a few months.
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

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Wolfy  Pro User  says:

Incredible.

(Viewed from 1-2-3)
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Tosawyer says:

love it!

:)
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

... has left the building [deleted] says:

Cool! We had a terrific view over Miami Beach - but I always have an isle seat on long distance flights ...
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

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est0al  Pro User  says:

At first I thought, this was a night shot. Really funky lighting!
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HannyB  Pro User  says:

great, stunning, wonderful!!
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joeytomatoes says:

Perfect
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Muir Aingeal  Pro User  says:

Stunning! I have flown into London and have never seen such a awesome contrast of light and dark.
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R-E-M  Pro User  says:

That is excellent. You sure get some great shots while in flight.
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Today is a good day  Pro User  says:

Thanks all

@Metz - it seems those are the only shots I have time for these days!
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

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lucky e  Pro User  says:

beautiful
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Dave Horne  Pro User  says:

Wonderful capture!
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IHP  Pro User  says:

Nice shot, indeed!
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robonline  Pro User  says:

Fantastic. I have some similar shots but none as detailed as this.
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Today is a good day  Pro User  says:

Thanks everyone

@IHP - I really like your shots too - especially the Buncefield explosion one (I'll add notes to this one later)
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

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scratch my lalalala says:

oh...darkness over London? .e) *wink
Posted 46 months ago. ( permalink )

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art ascii(paul)  Pro User  says:

did you drop bombs?
Pls hit No 10/11 downing st and then whoever is in next needs to bring the boys home from Iraq...

We are a friendly country to America if they think Al Qeida here will they bomb us like they bombed Pakistan and kill our chldren?
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lightthatbends  Pro User  says:

wow, and it was even better big.
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DBCondit [deleted] says:

This doesn't look real. What an incredible shot!
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PhillipC  Pro User  says:

This is great. Thanks for sending it to 'Earth From the Air'.
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taurus655  Pro User  says:

Amazing view! Very special, to be able to see London this way!
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MrPixel [deleted] says:

Talk about being at the right place at the right time ...
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Snow Goose [deleted] says:

Great pic - especially because I can actually see the window of the office in the building where I worked for 5 years. Thanks!
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cormack13  Pro User  says:

That's just amazing.
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knwr Free Spirit  Pro User  says:

Captured perfectly
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innusa  Pro User  says:

I would love to be in that window seat!! Very nice shot.
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Imapix  Pro User  says:

Delight indeed!

One of the best picture of London in Flickr!

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Posted 38 months ago. ( permalink )

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Kol Tregaskes  Pro User  says:

Hi there, I'm the admin for a group called British Isles & Ireland, and I'd love to have your photos added to the group.
Posted 27 months ago. ( permalink )

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norvegia2005sara  Pro User  says:

I INVITE you to join this group !!!!!
"We travel the world"

Please add this photo to the group
www.flickr.com/groups/pancry;
It would be great to have you with us!
Excellent Photographer ;-)
Posted 23 months ago. ( permalink )

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Bobcatnorth  Pro User  says:

Amazing capture - fabulous photo. Wonderfully captures Westminster, the Thames and the Eye.
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Khun Shaun (ชอร์น)  Pro User  says:

Hello. I am an administrator of the group Travel on 5 Photos a Day
and would like to invite you to add this great picture.

Please tag photos with "5PhotosaDay".


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© Lucie's Photography / www.luciedebelkova.com  Pro User  says:

It was indeed absolutely stunning light. You were lucky to hold camera in your hands at that moment. Lucie
Posted 22 months ago. ( permalink )

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kelly.francis29 says:

what a great picture, can we get hold of a high res. version??
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breefriendly  Pro User  says:

Quite unique!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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sylvia@intrigue  Pro User  says:

*grumble* I was quite proud of my flight/photo over the Thames until I saw this. It's gorgeous!
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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purplediamond  Pro User  says:

mighty mighty london!
i take it that you do this for your living,
lovely shots.
Posted 21 months ago. ( permalink )

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brom_man says:

Thanks for the pointer to this one, window seats can sometimes give you a totally different view of the world with unusual lighting as an added bonus.

I've had a cople of shots from this particular vantage point, none as good as yours!!
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sosij  Pro User  says:

Wow it is terrific, yes thanks also for the pointer. Fabulous fabulous shot, someone somewhere would kill for this to be used in an editorial way.

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Posted 20 months ago. ( permalink )

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algo  Pro User  says:

Yes! Extraordinary light. You got a great seat there. Almost like it was lit up by your headlights.

Thanks for your visit (I think), and setting me off on a time wasting vanity trip finding mine, and straining my eyes in the process. Basically I'm still astonished at finding mine there, although I know it has more to do with finding time in retirement to comment and fave, than with quality. But a bit of me is also disappointed that it is "only" No. 10 -- I'm used to better ....
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TheRiverDark  Pro User  says:

I love London, and this photo is terrific!
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LeszekZadlo  Pro User  says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called 100 + Viewed Best Architecture Photos (add 1, award 1), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 19 months ago. ( permalink )

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↕↓↑ ŅõẇἇḸ - ⱪṧἇ ↑↓↕ says:

woooooooooooow
big finyyyyyyyyyyyy
Posted 18 months ago. ( permalink )

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Antakistas - Flickr! I want my life back! says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Beyond Our Time, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
Posted 10 months ago. ( permalink )

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Marion Stanton  Pro User  says:

This is such a lovely photograph. The light and the detail are great!
Posted 8 months ago. ( permalink )

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Gekkohq says:

This is a really breathtaking photo, good job! It's such a unique angle, I'm looking forward to being able to visit the real thing when I stay in London, the hotel is booked (via Gekko- gekko.com) and my bags are packed. Keep up the great work.
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Jay Rajamanickam  Pro User  says:

Photographers by Jay Rajamanickam

I never seen such an amazing lighting like this. This is an excellent photo. I would love to have this great photo added to my group called This is Photo, This group is dedicated exclusively for only the best photos.

Thank you very much, Jay!
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