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The paddle steamer Waverley has been paying London a visit for about a fortnight at the beginning of autumn for several years and docks at Tower Millennium Pier.
My digital SLR, a Pentax *ist DS, was used to capture these images.
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Unlike Waverley's visit on 23rd September, during which Tower Bridge failed to lift, this visit went to plan and Waverley steamed triumphantly in through Tower Bridge... |
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...and on into the Upper Pool. |
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Waverley berthed at Tower Millennium Pier - a berth she shared with the pleasure craft Millennium City. |
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Here are two more pictures of Waverley, taken from a vantage point on Tower Bridge. |
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Then I moved around to the south bank of the Thames for some more pictures. Conditions were getting pretty dark and I didn't have my tripod with me, so had to rely on a high ISO setting and my beanbag to get shake-free pictures. The price I paid appears to be extreme graininess! |
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I persevered for a little longer, and on the right you can see Tower 42, the Swiss Re Building (also known as The Gherkin) and Trinity House against an improbably purple skyline. |
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Last Revised: 2nd October, 2006.
