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Hello,
I've been toying with the idea of visiting London later this year for a little bit of street photography, if I do it would probably be a last minute decision if I can find a reasonable hotel for a night in a good location.
A train from Cardiff to London doesn't take too long (approx 2 hours) so I would hope to arrive between 09:30 and 11:00, this would allow a few hours to walk around and then head to the hotel, perhaps heading out in the evening and then having most of the following day to wander around as well.
To be honest I've never liked London but I've not visited for 12 years or so, admittedly every time I've visited it's been work related and it's just been stressful not knowing London and rushing to get from A to B... so I'm hoping to get some location ideas so that I can plan everything out.
I've actually got Brian's book in the post so this may give me some additional info and ideas;
https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/street-photography-book.641649/
I believe the train would drop me off at Paddington which makes me wonder if I could wander towards Soho taking in a few locations on the way, if so then I guess Soho might be a good central location to find a hotel(?) as I wouldn't really want to pay more than £150 for a room (I wouldn't want to opt for any deals with an evening meal or whatnot).
If I were to walk I guess it would be;
Paddington -> Marble Arch -> Oxford Street -> Oxford Circus -> Soho
That's just because I've looked on Google Maps, so there's probably a number of streets either side of Oxford Street to investigate (I noticed The Photographers Gallery pop up in one section).
Other locations that have popped up are Brick Lane (looks a little way over to the east of the current locations), Piccadilly Circus and perhaps The British Museum if passing (just to look in some of the camera shops to be honest).
If anyone has any suggestions of locations and hotels in a good rounded location, I don't want to spend too much time on travelling then I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank You,
Jason
I've been toying with the idea of visiting London later this year for a little bit of street photography, if I do it would probably be a last minute decision if I can find a reasonable hotel for a night in a good location.
A train from Cardiff to London doesn't take too long (approx 2 hours) so I would hope to arrive between 09:30 and 11:00, this would allow a few hours to walk around and then head to the hotel, perhaps heading out in the evening and then having most of the following day to wander around as well.
To be honest I've never liked London but I've not visited for 12 years or so, admittedly every time I've visited it's been work related and it's just been stressful not knowing London and rushing to get from A to B... so I'm hoping to get some location ideas so that I can plan everything out.
I've actually got Brian's book in the post so this may give me some additional info and ideas;
https://www.talkphotography.co.uk/threads/street-photography-book.641649/
I believe the train would drop me off at Paddington which makes me wonder if I could wander towards Soho taking in a few locations on the way, if so then I guess Soho might be a good central location to find a hotel(?) as I wouldn't really want to pay more than £150 for a room (I wouldn't want to opt for any deals with an evening meal or whatnot).
If I were to walk I guess it would be;
Paddington -> Marble Arch -> Oxford Street -> Oxford Circus -> Soho
That's just because I've looked on Google Maps, so there's probably a number of streets either side of Oxford Street to investigate (I noticed The Photographers Gallery pop up in one section).
Other locations that have popped up are Brick Lane (looks a little way over to the east of the current locations), Piccadilly Circus and perhaps The British Museum if passing (just to look in some of the camera shops to be honest).
If anyone has any suggestions of locations and hotels in a good rounded location, I don't want to spend too much time on travelling then I would greatly appreciate it.
Thank You,
Jason