These days camera lenses tend to be “computers”. I have a Tamron 150-600mm lens and in order for it to be compatible with my Nikon Z6 the firmware needed to be upgraded. Fixation near Vauxhall is the Tamron agent so after collecting the lens I tried it out taking some images of the river from near to Vauxhall Bridge.
In order to get the best out of it the shutter speed should be close to the focal length of the lens in order to minimise “camera shake”. The majority of these images were taken at 1/1000 second at a rating of 640ISO. I’m glad to say the lens passed its test with flying colours.
Above are some of the photos I took on my visit to London last week.
The King’s Troop Royal Horse Artillery is the Army’s saluting battery and can be seen on numerous occasions during the year in the Royal Parks in London. The first salute of year was on 6th February – Accession Day, the day Queen Elizabeth II acceded to the throne following the death of her father on that day in 1952. Princess Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Philip were staying at Treetops in Kenya when the sad news was received.
The King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery fired a 41 gun salute at noon in Green Park. 21 shots mark the royal occasion plus a further 20 shots as it takes place in a Royal Park making 41 in all. At 1pm the Honourable Artillery Company fires a 62 gun salute at the Tower of London. This is made up of 21 shots for the royal occasion, a further 20 shots as the Tower is a Royal Palace and a further 21 shots will be fired for the City of London.
It is a spectacular sight as the horses canter or gallop depending on whether it is Hyde Park or Green Park to the area where the guns will be fired. Some of their 13 pounder guns saw action during the Great War.
The King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery in Green Park, London firing a 41 gun salute to celebrate Accession Day on 6th February 2020 on the occasion of the anniversary of the death of King George VI on 6th February 1952. This was the day Queen Elizabeth II acceeeded to the throne.The King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery in Green Park, London firing a 41 gun salute to celebrate Accession Day on 6th February 2020 on the occasion of the anniversary of the death of King George VI on 6th February 1952. This was the day Queen Elizabeth II acceeeded to the throne.The King’s Troop, Royal Horse Artillery in Green Park, London firing a 41 gun salute to celebrate Accession Day on 6th February 2020 on the occasion of the anniversary of the death of King George VI on 6th February 1952. This was the day Queen Elizabeth II acceeeded to the throne.
Commemorative statue to William Huskisson, the first person to killed by a train in 1830, which stands in Pimlico Gardens on the north bank of the River Thames in London. I was reading Bill Bryson’s book The Road to Little Dribbling whilst having my lunch on a recent trip to London when I came across the reference to Huskisson. As I was close to Pimlico Gardens I thought I would seek it out and take a photo
