It had been ages since I had been to London, one of my favorite European cities. You can imagine how excited I got, when I got invited by Thomas Cook to go on a trip with them. I immediately started to plan the whole thing. First here, then there. But then I arrived and realized... Time to relax, and get lost. Because after all, that's still the best way to experience and discover a city.
I thought I did know London a fair bit, but the more I go there, the bigger it's getting. This time I spend so much time in East London, I almost forgot about the rest of the city. East London, it's a party for your eyes. There's colorful murals and street art everywhere, extremely good looking people with great fashion styles and the coolest shops with the most amazing and original stuff. I just kept walking, taking pictures, trying the best street food, doing some people watching and mostly buying cool things I absolutely did not need. I got so inspired and energized by this all. So you can imagine I had a very hard time not to say - what the hell, I'm staying! (and also not to spend all my savings in one weekend)
Now I can almost hear you think you'd love to go too. So go check out Thomas Cook's website for some great deals!
In love with your pictures!
ReplyDeleteYay, love to hear that! :)
DeleteREALLY (really!) lovely pictures here! You have such a great eye. Out of curiosity, do you use any presets in Lightroom to get these moody but vibrant shots? I have to admit, sometimes I'm asked this very question and it kind of makes me feel as though someone is insinuating that I'm just taking pics willy-nilly and Lightroom is doing all the work. In contrast, I just want you to know that you are an incredibly skilled photographer! :D
ReplyDeleteWow thanks!! this already made my day :)
DeleteWell, I do have to say, using a 50mm lens (f1/4) does the biggest part. It makes all the photos super colorful and bright. Some of them are edited with Radlab, it kind of depends on how much light I had to work with... the less light I had, the more radlab I used :)
I wrote a post about the program in this post: http://www.elsewhere-blog.com/2014/03/tips-for-photo-editing-part-1.html ).
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Wow, gorgeous!
ReplyDeletesuch a lovely place, isn't it! :) :)
DeleteWOW what a beautiful pictures! Really love it and London is a great city! Thanks for sharing, I'll definitely keep this in mind for my trip to London next month.
ReplyDeleteThanks Rebecca!! Enjoy your trip!
DeleteA great visual overview of some of the most interesting places in East London.
ReplyDeleteThanks Alice! :)
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