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London Photography Travel

Travel Tuesday: Autumn in London

posted on September 3, 2013
Green Park

Green Park. Possibly my favorite shot from that trip.

Since I decided to participate in Travel Tuesday, I’ve come up with about a dozen ideas for posts I could make. I’ve only been outside my country twice, three weeks in September 2007 in London and three weeks in July 2008 in Oxford (with one-day stops in Brighton and London). I didn’t buy my DSLR until May 2008, so my first time in London isn’t as thoroughly (ridiculously) documented in pictures as my time in Oxford and it only makes up one of those ideas… but I’ve chosen it as the one to start with. My reasoning for it is pretty simple: it’s September, I love London, and the fact that these photos were taken with a cheap point-and-shoot and aren’t as numerous as the 14 GB (no kidding) of fantastic-quality photos I have from July 2008 made it much simpler and a better option for easing into Travel Tuesday.

So this is how I got started in traveling and travel photography: alone in London on a scholarship with a cheap point-and-shoot. I fell in love, and I’ve wanted to live in England ever since.

Kensington Gardens

In Kensington Gardens.

Knightsbridge

Knightsbridge.

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St James's Park

A corner of St James’s Park with the London Eye peeking over the trees.

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The sun setting over the Knightsbridge side of Hyde Park.

Kensington Gardens

A lake and bridge in Kensington Gardens.

St James's Park

St James’s Park.

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Tate Britain

The back of the Tate Britain — the museum was evacuated for a little while for reasons I can’t recall just before the Millais exhibition — the reason I chose late September for my trip — opened.

Green Park

Green Park again.

Hyde Park sunset

Cloud curtain during sunset in Hyde Park.

Regent's Park

Regent’s Park, if I recall.

St James's Park

A path in St James’s Park.

Regent's Park

Regent’s Park — my other favorite shot from the batch.

What do you think? Should I put any of these up on my shop? I’m terribly indecisive about that, but if anyone wants a print of a specific shot that’s not up, that would be a good reason to list it!

Alternately, have you ever traveled alone? Was it a good experience? Are there any places you’ve gone on vacation to that you’d consider going back to live in?

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6 Comments

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  • Stephanie

    I love these photos. They are beautiful! For using a point and shoot, they turned out fantastic.

    • Lix Hewett

      Thank you! I wish I could spend some proper time in London with my DSLR. Man, that would be so much fun.

  • Chic-a-Dee

    I found you through travel tuesday and am now perusing your pics, they are lovely! I moved to England after never even caring to visit after falling in love with and English boy. The world is funny sometimes, so you never know what could happen in your future!

    • Lix Hewett

      Hi! Thank you and welcome here! :D

  • la petite lulu

    I really like the first shot – the light at the end of the path is just lovely. Because my hubby & I married while we were at uni, I’ve never actually traveled alone! Unless you count his work trips, where he works and I sightsee on my own during the day. England is a pretty little country, one of my friends lives just outside London so we have always had a good excuse to visit!

    • Lix Hewett

      Thank you! I’m super jealous of that – I wish I could just jet off to places on a whim. :D

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