The story of a winter sunrise in London

I was feeling adventurous and inspired this week so I decided to put an effort into my photography passion and go shoot the sunrise on Saturday. My goal was not necessarily the sun itself, but a certain landmark in the mellow light of the morning sun. I chose St. Paul’s Cathedral which I consider to be one of the most beautiful landmarks of London and decided to shoot it from The Millennium Bridge which is also another great piece of architecture that you should definitely see if you’re around.
With all that in mind, there was one more factor that needed to be settled and that is: the weather. I know you’re probably thinking ‘oh well that’s easy, just check the forecast’. I wish it was true, but the only way to find out how the weather in London is going to be, is to wait until that moment comes and go outside. Really, the forecast can’t be trusted here because there can always be a light rain happening out of nowhere or a shy ray of sun through the thick clouds (more often the first one rather than the second). Nevertheless, the forecast said it wasn’t going to rain so I decided it’s worth to take the risk. Continue reading