Sunday 21 September 2008

The Equinox: when night is as long as day - # 08/224

The great tower at Canary Wharf..... No. 1 Canada Square......an icon of the City of London; at the heart of the world market for financial derivatives, share issues and currency trading.

The sun sets, and casts a powerful light upon an institution that faces "interesting times".

The tower is about 13 miles from Richmond Park. Sometimes it is obscure and indistinct. Sometimes it stands in a glaring light.

Camera: Olympus E3. Telephoto at equivalent of 400mm. Sunset

8 comments:

  1. It looks like anywhere in this country. Skyscrapers. I wonder who dreamed this "going up" architecture thing? They have an awful lot of faith in "bedrock" they can't even see.

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  2. An impressive sight those gleaming towers. Seems they're not as solid as we thought..

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  3. Maybe, for the "towers", night is longer than day - even at the equinox. Tough times for those of us about to retire who are looking to support ourselves rather than look to government for handouts.

    You can see a long way from that hill of yourn ...

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  4. Wow, perfect timing on this one.

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  5. That's remarkably clear from such a distance! Great photo.

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  6. "at the heart of the world market for financial derivatives, share issues and currency trading." I'm sure that was written with your tongue in your cheek

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  7. @Richard....always obscure and indistinct, hmm?

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  8. What a splendid idea, this light to celelbrate the equinox!!

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