Photographing London in the Fog
A few weeks ago, I managed to get a morning shoot in London just before the latest restrictions came into place across the UK telling us to stay indoors and just as the weather apps predicted, I was greeted with some fantastic foggy conditions when arrived, so, with my Fujifilm XT2 in tow, off I went to take some photos.
Just a note on the format I chose for this post. Although it works just fine on a smaller mobile screen, if you can, do try to view the post on a larger screen as the pairs of photos in square format works best to tell a cohesive story.
After leaving London Bridge train station, I headed over to More London and took a few pics of the view towards City Hall and Tower Bridge before crossing London Bridge to capture some cool, atmospheric shots of HMS Belfast and Tower bridge along a misty River Thames.
Fujifilm XT2 | XF10-24mm | 11mm | 7 Seconds | f/11 | ISO200
Fujifilm XT2 | XF10-24mm | 13mm | 1.9 Second | f/11 | ISO200
Fujifilm XT2 | XF10-24mm | 24mm | 1/5th Second | f/10 | ISO200
Fujifilm XT2 | XF10-24mm | 13mm | 1 Second | f/11 | ISO200
Fujifilm XT2 | XF10-24mm | 10mm | 1/25th Second | f/5 | ISO500
Fujifilm XT2 | XF10-24mm | 17mm | 1/7th Second | f/10 | ISO200
Some of you may remember a few months ago I posted a lookup shot taken in the City of London shortly after the fog had lifted and although I was happy with the final image, I was still disappointed not to get the photo I originally wanted. So, not to risk missing it again, I quickly walked into the city to have another attempt at taking a lookup photo with the taller buildings disappearing into the mist and thankfully I made it in time. I took a few different compositions and below are two of my favourites from the morning.
Fujifilm XT2 | XF10-24mm | 10mm | 1/35th Second | f/10 | ISO200
Fujifilm XT2 | XF10-24mm | 10mm | 1/6th Second | f/10 | ISO200
Last but not least on this foggy photo walk in London, I ventured west to take a few pics around St Paul’s Cathedral and the Millennium Bridge. With these places photographed so much, I played around with the lines and frames on offer to present a few different views of these popular London subjects. I finished the morning across the river in front of the Tate Modern Museum to capture the popular view of the Millennium Bridge leading towards St Paul’s Cathedral with the famous dome disappearing into the fog.
Fujifilm XT2 | XF10-24mm | 10mm | 1/25th Second | f/11 | ISO200
Fujifilm XT2 | XF10-24mm | 24mm | 1/120th Second | f/6.4 | ISO200
Fujifilm XT2 | XF10-24mm | 13mm | 1/80th Second | f/6.4 | ISO200
Fujifilm XT2 | XF10-24mm | 10mm | 1/150th Second | f/6.4 | ISO200
Fujifilm XT2 | XF10-24mm | 13mm | 1/75th Second | f/6.4 | ISO200
Fujifilm XT2 | XF10-24mm | 21mm | 1/25th Second | f/10 | ISO200
Bonus Pics! London Eye Night Photography
Truth be told, I wasn’t sure if I should share these photos on this blog post as they are visually very different to those above but I decided to go with it as I really like the set but with only four photos, there’s not enough to justify their own dedicated blog post.
After my morning shoot in the fog, I headed into the office for my day job but instead of heading home at the end of the day, I decided to walk along the River Thames to take a few pictures near Westminster. So much great work has gone into upgrading the lights along the river and with the relatively calm water providing some cracking reflections, I decided to take this set of photos featuring different views of the London Eye and the South Bank.
In case you were wondering, that bright light to the left of the London Eye in the first image below is the moon passing behind. I tried a bracketed exposure to blend in later during post but it wasn’t to be.
Fujifilm XT2 | XF10-24mm | 10mm | 14 Seconds | f/14 | ISO200
Fujifilm XT2 | XF18-55mm | 28mm | 1/80th Second | f/3.2 | ISO800
Fujifilm XT2 | XF10-24mm | 11mm | 18 Seconds | f/16 | ISO200
Fujifilm XT2 | XF10-24mm | 11mm | 13 Seconds | f/16 | ISO200
I love it when a few hours of photography results in a good crop of photos to share and this platform is my own online gallery enabling me to showcase the photos in a format that I think works best. Hopefully, you agree and as ever, if you have any thoughts, feel free to leave a comment below.
Until next time.
Trevor