Minster Court

Had a wedding to go to in a City hotel, so took the opportunity to wander around.

I am not a great fan of modern architecture, especially if it has Richard Rodgers' name on it, but the City of London has been transformed in recent years by some quite splendid new buildings. Well worth a visit - perhaps for a London group.

This one, in Mincing Lane, looks a bit like a set for a modern-day Dracula film, but I like it. As with Jennifer Lopez, the rear aspect is perhaps the most appealing.




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ETA: Have followed RR's advice shown below. Many thanks.

That is a fabulous building, and a great perspective to enjoy those angles. Modern architecture can indeed be inspiring.

Thanks for sharing George.

lovely shot george what lens did you use for this?

I used the 12-24 recently acquired from Aminstar. It really shines with architectural photography.

Being "rectilinear" it keeps straight lines straight even at the widest angle. Well worth getting if you can find one at a sensible price.

I'll post a couple more in a day or two. Can't today because of the one-day-limit in the gallery.

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id love to get that lens

A splended photo and interesting building.
I wish I could visit London some day again.
It seemes to me that I havnt seen almost anything of it.
True it is, of course.

I still must say, that the upper dark edge is somehow "on my way".
I do not see a reason for it to be there.

Well spotted.

The lens hood for the 12-24 is similar to that for the 16-50. I unfortunately put the wrong hood on the lens, and in vignettes slightly wide-open. I should have cropped the picture.

By the way, the term "City of London" refers only to the old Roman part of London which has now become the financial centre. It's small enough to walk round in a day.

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Nice shot George. Your framing really brings out the pointy "turrets".

I work not far from that building and have never seen it from this angle.....maybe I need to change my 'specs to wide-angle ones !

Thanks, Peter and others, for your comments. I used to work in the City, until 1971, and it has changed out of all recognition.

Not all the changes are for the good (I miss the old Mappin and Webb building, for instance), but if you want to see good modern architecture there is no better place to go. Good architecture requires a deep pocket, and what better place to find loadsa money than the City?

Unlike PaulyRichard, I think the Lloyds Building is the very antithesis of good architecture, but there are many more new (and old) buildings that deserve attention.

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A propos the City; while there I visited the City Art Gallery, next to the Guildhall, which currently has an exhibition by photographer John Gay.

He was a chronicler of British life, and some of his best stuff is reminiscent of HCB. Worth a visit if you are nearby. For oldies, it's only a pound to get in.

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