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Canary Wharf

Canary Wharf is a bustling business district located in the heart of London. It is home to some of the tallest and most iconic skyscrapers in the city, making it a popular destination for photographers looking to capture stunning cityscape shots. The area is also surrounded by water, with the River Thames and the South Dock providing picturesque backdrops for photography.

Canary Wharf Underground, England
Canary Wharf Station
by Adelheid Smitt

Something very different this time. I like modern architecture, especially when it comes to symmetry and geometric lines. This is one of the exits of the Canary Wharf underground station. Most people seem to prefer photographing the other one, but I liked this one as it has more escalators. It is one of London's busiest stations, but not so on Easter Sunday afternoon. Unfortunately tripods are not allowed here, so this needs to be done with a steady hand and higher ISO. But I personally like the result and posting something different to my usual images.

Canary Wharf a look to the future (London)
Canary Wharf footbridge
by Salvatore Petrantoni

Canary Wharf looking on a financial universe.

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Canary Wharf Station
by Walter Maurer

Canary Wharf Station.

Reflected
The Old Way...
by Clive Griffiths

The footbridge leading to Wren Landing, reflected in the waters of North Dock, Canary Wharf.

Subterranean .....
Canary Wharf Station

One of the Upper escalators in Canary wharf tube station ....

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Imperial Path...
Canary Wharf Station

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Here is Canary Wharf Station in Black And White I was lucky that I was able to time it...

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Blinded by the Light
Canary Wharf footbridge

Canada Square, Canary Wharf, London :-)

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The Old Way...
The Old Way...

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Sky High...
Sky High...

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This is shot looking straight up at the clouds in a building in Canary Wharf.
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Molothic...
Molothic...

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The building standing here is the HSBC building in Canary Wharf it is framed by the...

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Symmetricality
Canary Wharf footbridge
by Pete Rowbottom

Is there such a word?, if not, then there should be.... This place was built for the Crossrail project and resembling a scene from Star Wars or some Sci-Fi movie this new addition to Canary Wharf makes quite a striking feature and seemingly made for black and white photography.

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Canary Wharf Tube Station
Canary Wharf Station
by Clive Griffiths

It's not every day you see a set of escalators or a tube station entrance quite as eye-catching as Canary Wharf. When it is 2.30am on a Saturday morning, it becomes even more so, as there are no people about to distract you from the extraordinary architecture. Just as with New Street station, I couldn't resist B&W treatment with a dash of selective colour - as inspired by fellow Flickrite Mark Waidson.

You ain't seen me ....right?
Canary Wharf footbridge
by Clive Griffiths

Secret Togs in operation in Canary Wharf, in the West India Quay walkway.

Canary Wharf walking on (London)
Canary Wharf footbridge
by Salvatore Petrantoni

Canary Wharf looking on a financial universe.

In and out (London)
Canary Wharf
by Salvatore Petrantoni

Lucie e sagome tra i palazzi e i grattacieli del Canary Warf, quartiere finanziario e in giacca e cravatta.

Station to Station
Canary Wharf Station

Canary Wharf, London

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Under The Wolf...
Canary Wharf Station

This is the platform at Canary Wharf. I took it when most of the people were not around. I got lucky.

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Christmas At The Wharf...
Canary Wharf

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Taken in the Blue Hour, this was a very windy evening I had to get the exposures to be not too long as the trees were blowing...

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Metropolis
Metropolis

Canary Wharf, London

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Going up
Canary Wharf Station
by Pete Rowbottom

Canary Wharf, one of the largest business places in the world, banking, million pound / dollar transactions, high fliers, and all I'm interested in is images of the architechture.... I think I know what side of the fence I'd rather be on.. anyway, a second attempt at this location, after my wide angle failed last time with a loose mounting plate screw (how???) I didn't spot until later in the day causing autofocus failure and light leaks, once the issue was found it was sorted with a simple matter of an opticians screwdriver (which now stays in my camera bag permanently), So, a different day and a functioning lens...needed to return to get what I'd wanted in the first place, Canary Wharf is a funny old place, not somewhere I'd usually rate as a destination but I do like it for shooting and I've a bit of a London thing going on at the moment, amidst the seemingly never ending concrete constructions of London there is still beauty to be found, challenging lighting issues and the incessant passengers make it all the more fun to try and grab something here, handheld, no tripod, no HDR. Can concrete be beautiful...? Interspersed with a bit of shiny metal.... Maybe.

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You ain't seen me ....right?
Canary Wharf footbridge
by Clive Griffiths

Secret Togs in operation in Canary Wharf, in the West India Quay walkway. This is a B&W reworking of a shot from earlier this year.

Canary Wharf, Underground
Canary Wharf Station
by Walter Maurer

Most modern Underground station in the new financial district of London Canary Wharf. Feels like being in a science fiction film.

Big city lights
London, Canary Wharf, Docklands
by Clive Griffiths

Canary Wharf at 3am on a Saturday morning, hardly anyone about, and its ablaze with light.

Power Vortex
Canary Wharf footbridge

The footbridge to One Canada Square is a much photographed location, but it is more common to concentrate on its spaceship like interior, rather than...

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150!
Canary Wharf Station

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This is my first ever shot of the London Underground.

I wanted to mark the 150th birthday of the London Underground...

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The Tube...
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This is the new tunnel that links up canary wharf with the new crossrail...

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Empty City
Metropolis

I was lucky enough to be given a Fujinon 8-16mm f/2.8 pre-production lens to try recently, and although the brief was landscapes, I couldn't resist...

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Thanks to all Phoide contributors to Canary Wharf!
Most notably Salvatore Petrantoni, Pete Rowbottom, Clive Griffiths, Adelheid Smitt and Frank Voigtländer.