Views from up top: the Shard with the 14mm

So yesterday I took my family to the Shard, London’s tallest building, to visit the new viewing platform that has opened (called “the view from the Shard”): http://wp.me/p2wMAg-nK

The views are spectacular but it is a difficult location for photography. I could have cried when I saw that the “open air platform” on floor 72 has no roof, but still has glass sides. Ultimately, that means that photos are ruined by reflections. It’s all very well to say “use a polariser” but that doesn’t always work depending on the angle of reflection and that was very much the case here.

So, by all means visit, it is fun, the views (to the naked eye) are wonderful, the staff were really friendly. But don’t expect any decent photos!

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