Exercise 20: Busy traffic

For this exercise I had to look at busy places where there is a constant flow of people.  It was noted in my course notes that railway stations and airports are obvious examples but with today's security it is not usually possible to shoot in these places.

I looked at several locations for this shot, both inside and out.

The first image I took was at the Millennium Bridge near the Tate Modern in London.  Every time I visit this area the bridge is always busy.  There is a constant flow of traffic on the bridge.

Here we can see the people coming over the bridge towards the camera.   I chose to stand to one side of the bridge as the earlier shots I took in the middle gave too much focus on the people.  They also looked out of proportion with the background buildings.

For an interior shot I looked at Leadenhall in London.  This was taken at lunchtime on a Friday and we can see that it is very busy with people buying food and drink.  It was difficult to get this shot as the people were moving so quickly into the frame they were interfering with the initial composition.  However, i feel that this shot capture the busyness of the place.