locations in west/central london please

[tricky360]

i want to take some photos of my car in good locations in and around central/west london, can i get some google maps details to help me,
i will start with
1.harrods
2.london eye
3.tower bridge
4.lloyds building at night
5.trocodero
6.local to me -marble hill house
7. ham house

[Gizmo!]

All of those sound like they'll be very busy 24 hrs a day - certainly I wouldn't stop outside some of them for fear of causing an accident. Most of them are on clearways also.

What car is it, and what sort of pics are you after? I quite like the old Hoover building on the A40, and there's always the Ace. Or tunnels (Tooley St).

[xrrr]

Gizmo! said:

All of those sound like they'll be very busy 24 hrs a day - certainly I wouldn't stop outside some of them for fear of causing an accident. Most of them are on clearways also.

What car is it, and what sort of pics are you after? I quite like the old Hoover building on the A40, and there's always the Ace. Or tunnels (Tooley St).

I keep driving past the Hoover building and keep thinking it would be a great backdrop (esp at night) but I don't think there is easy vehicular access without barriers etc. Might be wrong as I have never stopped to check

[sleep envy]

tricky360 said:

1.harrods
2.london eye
5.trocodero

forget harrods at the moment - hans crescent is choc-a-block, brompton road is a red route and hans road is hoarded off

you can't get near the london eye with a car as it's pedestrianised

the troc is on a red route too

sorry to be the bearer of bad news

[0a]

xrrr said:

Gizmo! said:

All of those sound like they'll be very busy 24 hrs a day - certainly I wouldn't stop outside some of them for fear of causing an accident. Most of them are on clearways also.

What car is it, and what sort of pics are you after? I quite like the old Hoover building on the A40, and there's always the Ace. Or tunnels (Tooley St).

I keep driving past the Hoover building and keep thinking it would be a great backdrop (esp at night) but I don't think there is easy vehicular access without barriers etc. Might be wrong as I have never stopped to check

Isn't it now a tesco? (yep: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Building)

[Beardy10]

0a said:

xrrr said:

Gizmo! said:

All of those sound like they'll be very busy 24 hrs a day - certainly I wouldn't stop outside some of them for fear of causing an accident. Most of them are on clearways also.

What car is it, and what sort of pics are you after? I quite like the old Hoover building on the A40, and there's always the Ace. Or tunnels (Tooley St).

I keep driving past the Hoover building and keep thinking it would be a great backdrop (esp at night) but I don't think there is easy vehicular access without barriers etc. Might be wrong as I have never stopped to check

Isn't it now a tesco? (yep: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Building)

Yes but I don't think you can get near the front of it ?

The Lloyds building would be no problem...you can also park infront of St Paul's or pretty close enough I think.

[xrrr]

Beardy10 said:

0a said:

xrrr said:

Gizmo! said:

All of those sound like they'll be very busy 24 hrs a day - certainly I wouldn't stop outside some of them for fear of causing an accident. Most of them are on clearways also.

What car is it, and what sort of pics are you after? I quite like the old Hoover building on the A40, and there's always the Ace. Or tunnels (Tooley St).

I keep driving past the Hoover building and keep thinking it would be a great backdrop (esp at night) but I don't think there is easy vehicular access without barriers etc. Might be wrong as I have never stopped to check

Isn't it now a tesco? (yep: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hoover_Building)

Yes but I don't think you can get near the front of it ?

The Lloyds building would be no problem...you can also park infront of St Paul's or pretty close enough I think.

I saw the Tesco sign but always assumed it was offices rather than an actual shop. Lol. In which case people are less likely to wonder why I am snooping around in the dark with my camera if I ever do decide to stop

[mattdaniels]

tricky360 said:

i want to take some photos of my car in good locations in and around central/west london, can i get some google maps details to help me

Yes, maps.google.com.

Type in each location in your list and hit search.

When the map appears, you can use the zoom buttons to zoom in and out.

HTH [+]

[londonagent]

Round the back of Battersea Power Station? You could probably position the car better than I did.


Light Painted 911 by iainsr, on Flickr

Chelsea Bridge is a possibility at night as well.

In front of Tate Britain on Millbank?

Thought that this was a cool location too, I have been trying to find it, anyone any ideas? Looking at the view it must be around the vicinity of the O2.


Porsche Boxster - Canary Wharf (Remember to clean your car! Haha) by Dan Mumford, on Flickr

[mattdaniels]

I hope you got permission for that Canary Wharf one ;-)

[tricky360]

i like the location of the docklands one at night, also the power station one, these are what iam looking for chaps

i would not be alone to take the photos, so outside harrods i would do a drive by photo
any urban locations?

[Dogsey]

londonagent said:

... anyone any ideas? ...

[cough]Marsh Wall[/cough]

[londonagent]

Dogsey said:

londonagent said:

... anyone any ideas? ...

[cough]Marsh Wall[/cough]

Cheers, Hmm might head over there soon.

[xrrr]

Remember this thread? I finally got round to going to this Docklands location last week. Here is the outcome....


2010 Honda Civic Type R Championship White by Simon Greig (xrrr), on Flickr

[andrwb]

Nice. Lightpainted or strobist?

[londonagent]

Very Nice, still need to get round to going there.

[xrrr]

andrwb said:

Nice. Lightpainted or strobist?

Strobist and layer blending. I am working on a walkthrough at the moment. Will post a link when I am done.