+1 . Cracking set.

Really impressive. The first and fourth particularly float my boat

As promised, some snaps from the family visit to the Olympic Park last Friday (we got tickets for the basketball). Just an amazing place and an amazing atmosphere - I'm so glad my wife's enthusiasm trumped my jaded cynicism and we went. We walked in to the park just as the roar from the stadium went up when Jess Ennis nailed the hurdles at the beginning of the Heptathlon, and I've never heard anything like it.

As you'd expect the park has huge potential photography wise, and I'd love to see what some of the folk here with 'the eye' (DrOrloff, Opethian, AxelLuther etc etc) would come up with. And people watchers (Smeggy!) would be in their element

Anyways...


Stadium - stitch of a set taken with the 15mm.. but (unintentionally) came out fishy-ish

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Aquatics Centre - Looks ugly at the moment because of temporary stands, but when they take these down and the main curves of the underlying design show properly it will be fantastic

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The Orbit

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The velodrome is stunning - most impressive building on the park

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The Basketball Arena is going to be dismantled and shipped off to Rio for 2016

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Some very nice architectural touches around the park generally. These mirror panels were under a bridge - and great fun. And no, it's not me with the camera.. but my family are here

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Village balconies

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Rings

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Great stuff. Off down there Friday so this has really whetted my appetite! If I can do as well as that second handball shot I'll be a happy man

Do my best gents

Off down to that London Village tomorrow - got tickets for the Basketball on friday for the family . Very excited! Really looking forward to seeing the Park and taking in the atmosphere.

After much deliberation I've decided to travel really light, and just take the DA15 for shots of the architecture and park, the DA 55-300 for the basketball and other telephoto, and the DA40 (just too tiny and wonderful to leave at home!). Leaves a gap and I'm sure I'll regret not taking more, but that'll keep it simple and I want no nonsense from the security folk. Roll on Friday

Really enjoy seeing your work - great imagination to spot these images, and always interesting processing. Looking forward to the next lot already

Looks a cracking lens.

As the others say, the door knocker is a bit special, but I love #6 (the second hill shot) as well.

These are great!

Thanks for the comments, folks. Much appreciated