Sunrise Photography Event, Peckham, London. Monday 1 August 2016

I think we were up at 4am, and waiting for the Uber driver to find us in the pre-dawn light at Ganley Court by York Park. We saw him at the other end of the road by the Park. On the way, he seemed to be unfamiliar with the area we were heading, using more than one GPS device, including his smart phone.

We were delivered to a commercial area and we could see other people arriving and followed where they were heading between buildings. This was a photo I took at 5:45 which shows where we were cautiously moving across in the dark. Part way along we had come across a guide who gave further directions, which led to a door and a set of stairs. There was a utility lift that the catering people and organisers were using, obviously not for us. At the top of the stairs we came out to what appeared to be a roof top entertainment / event area.

The was quite a gathering of photo buffs and it was announced there were professional photographers in attendance who would move around and offer any assistance and engage in general photo 'shop talk'.

London was starting to wake up and zooming in we could see the Shard and the Walkie Talkie. There's also a Wikipedia page listing London's tallest buildings and structures.

. I took two shots of this scene and this one caught the flashing bulbs in 'on mode'

Composition converstions

People taking photos, I don't think I got Jeantine in any of my photos

Snacks and drinks were available by a cluster of cell phone antennas. I guess cell phone coverage would've been excellent.

There was a constant stream of aircraft on approach to Heathrow I guess.

Two women were employed to provide some graceful movement and colour as the morning got brighter And looking over to one side of the rooftop, we could see railway lines and the central city to the east and on 'tother side apartment buildings ...

Before leaving the venue, Both Jeantine and I lined up for converting one of our jpegs into a Polaroid print. The colours really didn't do much for me with the image I chose, and I think I threw it away

Heading back down to ground level we were looking for a suitable bus that would take us back to Ganley Court. The only restaurant or cafe we found open was a McDonalds and we both got a coffee but, it was so hot I burnt my mouth. Oops, not the morning pick-me-up I was looking forward to but, the organisers must've been happy with the sunrise we all got to experience.

Jeantine went off to work for the day so Barb and I went for a looping walk to Battersea Park and back. This sign, at 48 Battersea High Street, about 'Summer is nearly here' caught my eye, with that blackboard in the sun and signs of rain on the ground. This walk was also used to scope the best route to cycle from Ganley Court to Battersea Park to meet JB, Steve & Annette for our next planned ride.
I tried a ride on my own, going across to the Thames Pathway from York Gardens / Ganley Court and then along past the Helicopter Port and joined Battersea Church Road and down to Park Road, finding the motorists were quite tolerant of cyclists but you had to be reasonably assertive if coming

to a pinch point that you would take the lead and the cars would sit behind you. If you hesitated though, they would power past. I got to the Parkgate Rd and Albert Bridge Rd intersection and in the right lane but the sign across the road said no through traffic into Carriage Drive North in Battersea Park. While I was pondering my best options, another cyclist joined me and on the green light, I followed his lead in going straight through across the road, just where I wanted to go. Thank you to the local rider in giving the lead. On the way back on the bike to our airbnb I noticed a busy cafe on this corner bend and made a mental to go back and check out their delicious looking food.