Paul Heester wrote:I agree on this point. I did think of removing bridge altogether by shooting in front of it but didnt want the Thames in lower half with no foreground interest. Alas, there wasnt a higher vantage to be had. FYI If you havent been to the new Blackfriars station yet you must go. I was very impressed with the view from there, not sure if they would be happy with tripods though
Mike Farley wrote:I like the idea of combining three images takn over such a long time span to create a composite and the tones here are very atmospheric. The bridge is a very dominant feature and I would have liked to have seen it separated from the background in some way.
I did suspect that from that viewpoint you had little option other than to frame the shot the way you did and I concur about it needing some foreground interest. Given the time span over which you made the exposures, a passing boat would not have been of much use.

Having to use a tripod probably did not help, either, due to the need to set it up where people are not going to fall over it. That would probably rules out setting it up on the bridge itself and including some of its structure.
Thanks for the tip about Blackfriars Station. I'll take a gander next time I am in the area.