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i didn't something weird to the colours on the shot above.  i thought it was interesting so there you go.

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probably quite an easy one for londoners, but can anyone guess the building ?

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i don't know if you've noticed but i now do a bit more post-processing on my photo in Lightroom.  hopefully i don't usually completely fry them, although i did do a bit more fiddling on this one.


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I like both the effects, but can't decide which one i like best.  possible the top one.  dunno.  wadyafink ?


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there aren't many places in london you can get a decent distant view of the gherkin and appreciate its slender curves

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this photo is quite dense so is worth clicking for the big version. it's a shame about the hazy day, but you can make out St Paul's Cathedral, Natwest Tower, the Gherkin and the Docklands in the distance

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The Monument is one of those funny places which people just forget about. i had a meeitng a few minutes walk from it and i was a bit early so i paid my £2 and went in
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there's 311 steps on the cantilevered stone staircase which seemed to go on forever
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right at the top of the Monument is a drum and a copper urn from which flames emerged, symbolising the Great Fire. The whole thing is 202 feet high - the exact distance between it and the site in Pudding Lane where the Great fire of London began on 2 Sept 1666. The Monument was built to commemorate the Great Fire of London and to celebrate the rebuilding of the city.
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thanks to 300+ years of public access the viewing platform is covered in graffiti
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of course the thing that once stood high above the city is now lost amongst the taller building around it, like the new gherkin building
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but there's still a fine view of Tower Bridge and the river
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here is the view from the 5th floor on our brick lane office. i was based there for a year a while back but didn't have a window seat. i don't miss the commute either.

still, this view greeted me yesterday morning. you can clearly see the gherkin and natwest tower (as transversed earlier this week)



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another picture of the london gherkin for your delight.

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here is london's newest landmark - the gherkin. i took this photo as it looked nice, but it also shows a little man in a box dangling off a very thin stick, cleaning the windows.

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