1 Car, 1 Camera, 1 Afternoon Sneaking Around Canary Wharf...

[jennybugs]

Yesterday the OH and I went around Docklands looking for sites to take some arty shots of our newbie Beetle as he's been invited to join the Europe-based New Beetle Society (a high accolade I am told) and they wanted pics of the bug for the website.

I knew we'd get some interesting architecture round there but wasn't sure how much we'd get away with, due to the parking restrictions and security etc. We stopped in a few places on double yellow lines for some sneaky shots and then Darren spied a small parking lot that had loads of groovy colours on the buildings.
Next we went to another spot with an interesting light installation of what looked like colour changing strip lights made into artwork sticking up from the pavement right outside Surrey Keys tube station. We cheekily parked in the middle of the installation and I managed to get some super shots before we were very politely asked to leave

Anyway, to cut a long story short, I'd love to show you some of the photos as I am delighted with them and so is Darren...'chuffed' was his state of mind when I'd finished editing them

The guy who runs this club then did a video montage of the pics for Darren
You Tube clip

All in all a good day out!

 

[Squid]

Nice shots. 1,4 and 5 are my favourites. 1 and 4 use the lighting strips well, and 5 uses the shape of the building against the shape of the car well.

My missus has that beetle in it's normal form. I think she will like the pics too

Squid

EDIT: PS.. second good bug on the forum in the last couple of days. Look here for the old style one.

 

[Wills]

Nice shots! Went there with my dad the other month and it was really impressive I really like 4 and 6. A tighter crop on 4 would be cool, to make it portrait so you get all the accents of the blue from the bridge to match the car

 

[Loops]

WOW!!!

 

[jennybugs]

My missus has that beetle in it's normal form. I think she will like the pics too

Squid

EDIT: PS.. second good bug on the forum in the last couple of days. Look here for the old style one.

I have a 'real' aircooled beetle too and know the owner of that car from here and the new beetle forum
Mine's bright orange and covered in flowers - there's a pic of it on here somewhere.

Had a nice MK1 golf gti cab too

Wills - I didn't have time last night to go right into the pics and will be playing with them all moreso when I have the time

 

[Squid]

Excellent.. Nice cars.!

 

[ian]

<3 the GTI!

we had a Golf and it was the best car in the world ever, we now have a Bugatti Veron and its rubbish (btw that last bit was a joke and now we really have a ford focus because our little family came along)

will get another one day.

good photos!

 

[seffieuk]

we now have a Bugatti Veron and its rubbish

you hooked me there for a minute.

Gorgeous photos as ever Jenny, now I see where your name comes from

Seffie x

 

[Big_eyes]

Great pics but the only let down being that the vase on the dash is empty. May be some petunias would of made the finishing touch!

 

[jennybugs]

Don't think I haven't chastised the OH for his lack of a flower in the bud vase! My 'real' bug has one and I told him it won't be a true Beetle until it has the same. I even offered to make a metal man flower for him but he strongly refused to allow it