I love living in this wonderful city, and there's so much to see every time I head out whether it's a weekend exploration or, as on Tuesday night, a lovely trip to the ballet. I spent some Christmas money on a ticket to see Matthew Bourne's production of Swan Lake at Sadler's Wells and it was a magical evening. There's nothing like the excitement of slipping out of work early and hopping a tube into town to go to the theatre... Plus it's a really incredible show. In fact last night was my second viewing. I went a few years ago and fell in love with it. It's unique: elegant, violent, funny and heart-rending.
I go to the theatre quite a bit because I cannot resist the allure and the glamour; the escapism and the sheer thrall of it. But I don't often write about it here or scrap about it because you aren't allowed to take pictures in the theatre (and fair enough, really). So I set out on Tuesday with the deliberate intention of getting some photos from the evening's outing on the principle that if you look about you enough, there's always a photo that can be...graphed?
Kisses xxx
P.S. I don't usually take many photos in the portrait orientation and a lot of that is because they don't display on the blog very well. So I made a point of only snapping portrait shots on Tuesday night and I love pairing them to show detail and wider shots together in a way that still gives me a landscape composition overall.
P.P.S. I love photography!
Your pairings work really nicely. I love the brightly lit trees ...
ReplyDeleteIt was a pleasure to look at your photos and I love how you've paired them (note to self: try what miss Smith did on her blog ;) A bit envious of your London nightlife as well!
ReplyDeleteBrilliant photos, so vibrant and alive. Sounds like you had the best time!
ReplyDeleteYou tricked me - I thought that couple of this photos very one photo, not two - like you made them from behind a corner or something like that)
ReplyDeleteps. what font do you use for blog post titles? this lovely grey.
ReplyDeleteI love taking shots at night but my camera isn't so gr8 at getting the best ones. I love the telephone boxes and trees. I too am hoping to go to the ballet in May to see Swan Lake,
ReplyDeleteJo xxx
Super photos Kirsty! Really lovely colours and you've captured London at night perfectly :D
ReplyDeleteoh goodness, thanks for sharing! we have a bit of a crush on London here going on and we totally enjoyed your photos!
ReplyDeleteI love how you have paired your photos. London is looking super cool! (Maybe Visit England should give you a job?!)
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