It’s a long time since I was in London at Sundown, but last week we were walking along the Southbank with our son on a perfect summer’s evening as the sun was going down behind the Palace of Westminster, or the Houses of Parliament as they are better known.
I got left behind as my wife and son walked on ahead, while I stopped every minute or two for another shot. Images like this are hackneyed and taken by the million, but there’s nothing quite like having a version of one’s own.
LensScaper 
Beautiful sunsets are a requirement for every photographer, like baskets of kittens.
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I have the Sunsets but I am deficient as far as kittens are concerned!
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Beautiful silhouette, Andy…and I’ve never seen the image here, so it’s all new to me!
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It sounds strange to say that approaching 70 this is the first time I can recall seeing sunset over the Houses of Parliament!
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So it wasn’t hackneyed and overdone for you then, Andy…it was a “once in a lifetime” (thus far) event. 🙂
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No, not hackneyed for me, Scott. There is a well-established, and documented, love/hate relationship with images of sunset among many photographers (in the UK at least) that has given rise to the letters NABSS – standing for ‘Not another b***** sunset’! I understand the attitude but don’t subscribe to it personally. If I see a sunset I capture it, but generally hide it from public view!
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Well, at least you capture them for yourself, ultimately, that’s probably why we make most of the photos that we do, for ourselves. At any rate, I’m glad you shared this one with us. 🙂
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I’m glad you enjoyed it Scott – thank you
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Thanks for that last, forgiving, sentence, Andy. (And I did enjoy your photo.)
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I’m a sucker for sentimentality so I will keep on taking sunsets when I see a good one, but I won’t bore the public with them!
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Superb shot Andy 🙂
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Well, I’ve never seen such a shot. I think it’s beautiful, and you have quite a sky to go with the silhouettes. I’m not too fond of technicolor sunsets, anyway. This one suits me just fine.
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Subtle can be strong.
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Such a dramatic sky you have captured and of course set against a well know skyline. A very nice photo.
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Thanks very much Otto. We must have spent fifteen minutes walking along the embankment watching the sun sink lower in the sky and I took a series of images. This was the one that had the most pleasing silhouette.
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A smashing silhouette Andy. The sky is superb and as you say, nothing like having your own version of a scene that is often photographed. We all bring something new.
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Thanks Adrian. You have to deal with what the occasion presents – and this was a special evening.
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You ‘ve said it Andy *one’s own version … Lovely photo I’m not agin at all to sunset pictures … and I’d not heard of NABBS ..
just as I’m looking through some pics I’ve taken this week down In Sussex … 😀
Have a super weekend Andy , temperatures a little less tropical thank heavens .
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Glad to hear you enjoy sunsets too, Poppy. The F1 Grand Prix comes our way this weekend – and the Red Arrows will fly straight over our house repeatedly on Sunday, so it won’t be quiet. We will be down in Sussex in the next week or two – househunting has shifted a bit south of the Surrey Hills.
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It is hard to not recognize this famous landmark, even in silhouette. Lovely light.
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Yes, anyone who knows London will recognize this even in silhouette
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