London

London, originally uploaded by Moxette.

Does he look threatening? He probably isn't, but how do you know? It looks like he has menace in his eyes. People make all kinds of wrong assumptions don't they?

London.

, originally uploaded by p0cket-paul..

irresistible portraits. Simple, and direct. Beauty in all its shapes and sizes.

Element and Sky

Element and Sky, originally uploaded by Dee-cisions.

I wanted to add another one from Dee's fantastic project, it's so interesting and original, and I love seeing what she sees round London.

staring

staring, originally uploaded by Patrick.T.

I found it hard to choose one out of Patrick's fantastic set from Speakers' Corner in London.

They are all taken on a perfect crisp London day - the photos not only reflect the wonderful range of eccentric characters at Speakers' Corner but also the crisp January weather.

mark

mark, originally uploaded by Yuki.

Simple, and straightforward. Choose a decent background, get close to your subject, and get a great portrait.

rob on the tube

rob on the tube, originally uploaded by my left's : your right.

I don't know what it is but I just love portraits taken on the tube. Either ones like this, of a friend of the photographer, or random ones too.

I reckon not a single week will go by without at least one tube portrait.

it's the way all the colours are so complimentary, and the expert choice of depth of field here.

to the National Portrait Gallery

to the National Portrait Gallery, originally uploaded by Monkey Magic.

All dressed up and off to see the Hockney exhibition, I met these lovely ladies on the steps of the National Portrait Gallery.

Great outfits girls.

The Hockney exhibition was very inspiring, besides from the stunning paintings he experimented with photography for a few years. His interesting take on things was to do portrait-collages which are fabulous - portraits made up of several images all patched together. despite the fact that the pieces did not match perfectly you still get that sense of a person's character so obviously Hockney.

end of an era

end of an era, originally uploaded by monaxle.

well it's the end of an era (how many more football cliches can get in?)

Goodbye Highbury, hello Ashburton Grove.

Sad to see it go though, I love Art Deco London and not enough of it is left.

London'a Finest

London, originally uploaded by Tsingtao.

I'm really surprised he got the policemen to pose for a shot - in this day and age, you'd think they wouldn't have time to indulge a photographer any more.

Anyway it's great to see all side of London and the Met is no exception.

Jump into the black

Jump into the black, originally uploaded by Dee-cisions.

A great project, Dee is a photography student and in her project she is going round London's Lidos.

At this time of year, she must be really cold.

this particular shot is at Ruislip Lidom which had fallen into disrepair like many other london lidos.