Wow look at the steel progress. I’m amazed how much they’ve done in the last couple of days. Thanks for the night shot Edvvc :cheers:.

...Probably no other building again will get so much interest.


^^{{bold statement}}...
until pinnacle gets a webcam at full go ahead......which i'm sure it will

Yeah,great night shot.
Keeps being said i know,but boy oh boy is this buliding going to alter London...for the better and for the future.Just keep pinching yourselves,this is really happening.We are going to have one of THE best looking tall buildings on the planet.

Wow look at the steel progress. I’m amazed how much they’ve done in the last couple of days. Thanks for the night shot Edvvc :cheers:.

Only just realised that using a small aperture makes it focus much better in low light. Looking forward to getting some night shots with low cloud...

Only just realised that using a small aperture makes it focus much better in low light. Looking forward to getting some night shots with low cloud...

I take it you use a tripod? I’ve never taken a night shot of urban areas before but if I did I’d use the Tv : Action Shots mode. Playing around with the Sutter speeds and Exposure levels works, find what works best. Look forward to seeing more of your good work.

Great shot there which really shows how much of the floor area is taken up by the core at that height of the building (left side) although that is a cut off corner.

Only just realised that using a small aperture makes it focus much better in low light.

It will increase the depth of field - making more of the scene in focus.

A smaller aperture will also tend to create the 'star' effect on lights.

The number of points is double the number of aperture diaphragm blades in the lens if it's an odd number - so a lens with five blades will create a 10 point star. With an even number of blades, you get that number of star points.

Your earlier pic suggests your camera probably has six blades in its iris (was that taken with the LX5?)

[/OT camera talk]

Yes, the night shot was taken with the LX5 on a tiny tripod, with full intelligent zoom and the in-camera jpeg engine. F8/13s exposure/iso80. Cropped and uploaded in photogene which sadly stripped off the exif metadata.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4087/5037910833_ded2e8bb38_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/edvvc/5037910833/)
Head in the clouds (http://www.flickr.com/photos/edvvc/5037910833/) by edvvc (http://www.flickr.com/people/edvvc/), on Flickr

http://i56.tinypic.com/24bosjo.jpg

More fab pics, edvvc and Anthony - particularly like the "head in the clouds" shots. It'll look particularly beautiful in those kind of conditions once it's finished.

One thing I was thinking the other day: just how much space will there be on the viewing platforms? I know the core will be thinner by the time it reaches that height but the framework will also be much narrower too.

That first shot is quite special :cool:

The fog had burned off by nine this morning. A couple of iPhone pics from Weston Street and Melior Street respectively.

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/110936-2/IMG_0246.jpg

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/110930-2/IMG_0250.jpg

lovely photos ^^

so the current levels that the steel has reached....is that for the first viewing gallery/restaurants?

More fab pics, edvvc and Anthony - particularly like the "head in the clouds" shots. It'll look particularly beautiful in those kind of conditions once it's finished.

One thing I was thinking the other day: just how much space will there be on the viewing platforms? I know the core will be thinner by the time it reaches that height but the framework will also be much narrower too.

The concrete core will have disappeared completely by the time they reach the upper viewing levels. These will be constructed in a steel frame, so even though the building is far narrower at this level there is no concrete core taking up valuable space for the multitude of forumers who will be up there!

They appear to be installing some heavy equipment on SW corner of Level 29 for maybe generator plant or pumping?
Several heavy items were positioned last week and there's a safety cage as below from 29 - 30. Maybe that's not it's final position though.
http://i55.tinypic.com/15hbs0g.jpg

First time post here, but general lurker and Shard fan. I was a passenger of a rowing boat taking part in last weekend's Great River Race. I was in charge of photography and took a selection of photos of the Shard from water level.

From Greenwhich pier
http://www.adambird.co.uk/images/shard/shard_01.jpg

http://www.adambird.co.uk/images/shard/shard_02.jpg

http://www.adambird.co.uk/images/shard/shard_03.jpg

http://www.adambird.co.uk/images/shard/shard_04.jpg

http://www.adambird.co.uk/images/shard/shard_05.jpg

http://www.adambird.co.uk/images/shard/shard_06.jpg

http://www.adambird.co.uk/images/shard/shard_07.jpg

http://www.adambird.co.uk/images/shard/shard_08.jpg

http://www.adambird.co.uk/images/shard/shard_09.jpg

http://www.adambird.co.uk/images/shard/shard_10.jpg

http://www.adambird.co.uk/images/shard/shard_11.jpg

http://www.adambird.co.uk/images/shard/shard_12.jpg

http://www.adambird.co.uk/images/shard/shard_13.jpg

http://www.adambird.co.uk/images/shard/shard_06.jpg

Nicely composed :cool:

Update from Better Bankside

http://www.betterbankside.co.uk/news/development-news/1837-the-shard

Superstructure, external cladding and internal finishes

Duration: to Spring 2012

Structural steelwork continues as a 24 hour operation and has now reached Level 31.

Decking out and concreting of the floors is following close behind, currently completed to Level 25.

The external glass cladding is progressing to all elevations and has reached Level 16. The cladding provides the controlled, weather tight environment to allow internal finishes to kick off in earnest and so internally works are now underway on the lower floors, with the internal dry-lined walls and Mechanical and Electrical services well underway.

Similarly, within the completed basement areas, Mechanical, Electrical and Lift installations are well underway with significant Mechanical Air Handling Units being installed in the double height basements.

Crane Climbing and “Mega Ties”

Elsewhere as the steel frame is rising, the extensive period of crane climbing operations continue with at least one crane climb planned for each weekend. To provide crane stability at such heights structural steel “mega ties” are being installed at various levels of the building, locking the crane masts back to the main central core.

Central core and internal fit out

Duration: to end of project

Main Core

After a recent period of continuous 24 hour concreting works, the main central core has now reached the next structural milestone at level 52. From here the core steps in size once more so a short period of adaptions will be completed before concreting works resume, but from here on it will be a 12 hour daytime operation only.

Health and Safety – 1 Million man hours

Current labour on site: circa 800 operatives. The project will be marking a major health and safety achievement at the end of the month having achieved 1 million working man hours without a reportable accident.

Nice pics, harveylimsponytail. Welcome to the forum.

The concrete core will have disappeared completely by the time they reach the upper viewing levels. These will be constructed in a steel frame, so even though the building is far narrower at this level there is no concrete core taking up valuable space for the multitude of forumers who will be up there!

Cheers, Frankus, guess I don't have to worry about ending up teetering on the edge of a 900ft+ drop :) - although I love skyscapers, I'm a complete wuss when it comes to heights (get vertigo if my heels are too high :lol:)!

Current labour on site: circa 800 operatives. The project will be marking a major health and safety achievement at the end of the month having achieved 1 million working man hours without a reportable accident.

wow, thats a safe site! I injured myself about 20 times just fixing my roof!

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/110930-2/IMG_0250.jpg[/QUOTE]

Is that me or can i see the core splitting, if you look you can see the top half of the core box going up, revealing a grey smaller core! this could be it!!! ^^

Doubt it, but lots of glass, backpack steel and main structure steel has gone up :)
I might be wrong though.
and that photo cybertect is great.
http://www.siteeyelive.com/monitor/shard/camputer95.jpg

From some pictures it already looks 300m tall. :eek:

http://i55.tinypic.com/28qq5oj.jpg

wow amazing how fast it has increased:nuts:

wow amazing how fast it has increased:nuts:

it should not have moved up at all
the core stopped rising on Monday

it should not have moved up at all
the core stopped rising on Monday

I can't believe that idiot anthonySE1 didn't take both photos from exactly the same spot and crop them to match perfectly! http://i51.tinypic.com/ejh9xi.gif

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/110930-2/IMG_0250.jpg

Is that me or can i see the core splitting, if you look you can see the top half of the core box going up, revealing a grey smaller core! this could be it!!! ^^[/QUOTE]

I agree! :) definetly can see it has split!

I hope so !! :D

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/110930-2/IMG_0250.jpg

apart from the shard the rest of that looks like a soviet satellite seventies mess.

thanks great updates everyone. :)

She is looking Huge already. I can see what the enthusiasts knew all along, London's has it's very own monster.

it only looks huge in the context of london which is largely low-rise. in nyc or hk for example it'd still look pretty short. in fact it'd hardly be noticeable.

it's great news for london though.

Seeing as skyscrapers don't sprout legs and go for a wander, its going to stay noticeable and within context, so nuh! :D

it only looks huge in the context of london which is largely low-rise. in nyc or hk for example it'd still look pretty short. in fact it'd hardly be noticeable.

No shit.

I agree! :) definetly can see it has split!

A closer look at lunch time (100% crops from shots with the 70-200mm lens)

From Tower Bridge Road (NE)

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/110942-2/20100930_0086_detail.jpg

And Weston Street (SE)

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/110948-2/20100930_0021_detail.jpg

it only looks huge in the context of london which is largely low-rise. in nyc or hk for example it'd still look pretty short. in fact it'd hardly be noticeable.

it's great news for london though.

Not quite true is it?

Take spires out of the equation (and we do in London), only ESB and Chrysler are bigger than the Shard. The Shard is 9m shorter that the Chrysler. Its quantity not height that makes Manhatten impressive.

it only looks huge in the context of london which is largely low-rise. in nyc or hk for example it'd still look pretty short. in fact it'd hardly be noticeable.

it's great news for london though.

If every city in the world was covered in skyscrapers it'd be a pretty boring place.

It's good to have good quality low rise and mid rise buildings like London, as well as skyscrapers, it gives variety and enhances the effect and height of the taller buildings.

A closer look at lunch time (100% crops from shots with the 70-200mm lens)
And Weston Street (SE)


Excellent detailed Weston St closeup cybertect.
Shows the value of a quality camera.

steel has gone up largly today

Not quite true is it?

Take spires out of the equation (and we do in London), only ESB and Chrysler are bigger than the Shard. The Shard is 9m shorter that the Chrysler. Its quantity not height that makes Manhatten impressive.

I think he means at it current height...or at least he must be.

I never got these people who go on about how it 'soars' even thought it's still half built or w/e.

I remember when the heron got past 10 floors everyone just went on about who it soared. Now people moan it's too short or w/e at 202m even though it apparently 'soared like a monster' when it was 40m.
:2cents:

Great pics cybertect! Those red service lifts clinging to the core look petrifying to me!

I would be very surprised if the core has split again so quickly. Even another week of waiting would be fast. It is so easy to be impatient when so many of us are so excited about this project. Still it's anyones guess!

I think he means at it current height...or at least he must be.

I never got these people who go on about how it 'soars' even thought it's still half built or w/e.

I remember when the heron got past 10 floors everyone just went on about who it soared. Now people moan it's too short or w/e at 202m even though it apparently 'soared like a monster' when it was 40m.
:2cents:

Well slow down pro's, who mentioned NY? Not me, In fact I was just gonna mention how much I though the shard "soars" with the tapering of the core and slender profile.

Then again what would I know, except the shard also has a listing in the supertall section which I guess would mean that this building is/will be huge in the context of most Multifloored human dwellings

Finally It has the honour of being photographed since birth...or enabling works...whichever you prefer, right next to that midget low rise Guys Hospital, which only added to my perception that Londons new baby is gonna be a big big girl.
:nuts:

Im not convinced, the last split took a month. Less than a week since this stopped rising. I'm not trying to kill anyone's spirit about it, i'm just trying to be realistic.

Maybe less time as it's a smaller area to reconfigure.

I think he means at it current height...or at least he must be.

I never got these people who go on about how it 'soars' even thought it's still half built or w/e.

I remember when the heron got past 10 floors everyone just went on about who it soared. Now people moan it's too short or w/e at 202m even though it apparently 'soared like a monster' when it was 40m.
:2cents:

lol yep, that's what i meant and i agree eddy. :)

cool pics as usual cybertect, thanks.

Edit: Wrong thread

http://i1030.photobucket.com/albums/y362/Edvvc/2a1d0696.png

I would highly recommend the spot from the Tower, the size of the Shard really comes across.

it only looks huge in the context of london which is largely low-rise. in nyc or hk for example it'd still look pretty short. in fact it'd hardly be noticeable.

it's great news for london though.

Huh??? if this was being built in Manhattan it would still be the 2nd tallest in 2012!!

Huh??? if this was being built in Manhattan it would still be the 2nd tallest in 2012!!

5th actually after the ESB, bank of america tower, chrysler building and new york times building, but still...5th, its still up there and not exactly unoticable! :)

5th actually after the ESB, bank of america tower, chrysler building and new york times building, but still...5th, its still up there and not exactly unoticable! :)

Exactly, 5th would be very important.

Although, I'd like to see the Shard next to the NYT tower and see which has more presence :p.

http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=8

^^^^ If the last three posters read a few posts back you will see he was talking about the tower as it stands right now.

Is that me or can i see the core splitting, if you look you can see the top half of the core box going up, revealing a grey smaller core! this could be it!!! ^^

I agree! :) definetly can see it has split!



Spikey one,who works at the site i presume,stated two weeks (this being from 24th September). So reconfiguration complete perhaps around 7th-10th October.Then T/O of concrete core (remaining 20 floors) X weeks later.

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it only looks huge in the context of london which is largely low-rise. in nyc or hk for example it'd still look pretty short. in fact it'd hardly be noticeable.

it's great news for london though.

If you mean currently,fair enough.
But,out of interest,once completed,only ESB,in profile,will look truly some degree higher then Shard.
Both Bank of Amercia tower,NYT (and even Chysler) have antennae that just allow them to poke a few metres higher.
As whitonstall rightly states,Shard will also be one heck of a looker. :-0

it only looks huge in the context of london which is largely low-rise. in nyc or hk for example it'd still look pretty short. in fact it'd hardly be noticeable.

it's great news for london though.

:lol:That cracks me up! A slender glass 72 storey pyramid by one of the worlds most famous architects - hardly noticeable. Brilliant - more posts like this please.:lol:

Wonderful to see the LBT actually going up now, after 10 years of planning/wrangling. Great to see it in the flesh. A landmark that our children and grandchildren will instantly recognise as an icon of London. (Slightly off topic diversion: I only became aware of the Hermitage Towers planned for Paris the other day, as well...and they look incredible as well. I didn't realise that the LBT would remain the tallest building in western Europe for such a short period, not that it matters. London and Paris both building some incredible buildings right now. Can't wait for the Pinnacle either.)

Jeez....Must be something about being on Page No 666 that's giving arise to grief.....calm down ladies.

Spoke to some chump on site when I was walking past (slowly) this morning and he confirmed that the core will be static for a week then should be up to 72 by the end of the first week in November. It will then stay there until the steel is all the way up.....Which they expect to be March time.

I can now see shardy from my desk in Farringdon, poking up from behind a massive Oak tree in the tiny park off Brittain Street (don't eat your lunch in there or you'll be forever avoiding dissenteric pidgeon fire). V. exciting indeed. :))

a load of pics - including a few of a dot matrix info board at the site

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Pictures/P1000552.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Pictures/ggloomy2.JPG

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Pictures/ggloomy3.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Pictures/ggloomy16.JPG

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Pictures/ggloomy5.JPG

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Pictures/ggloomy7.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Pictures/ggloomy8.JPG

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Pictures/ggloomy9.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Pictures/ggloomy11.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Pictures/ggloomy10.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Pictures/ggloomy12.JPG

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Pictures/ggloomy13.JPG

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Pictures/ggloomy14.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Pictures/ggloomy144.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Pictures/ggloomy6.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Pictures/ggloomy15.JPG

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Pictures/ggloomy1.jpg

Those photos are simply stunning. Thanks for posting.

Because this is going to be the UK's first (and possibly only?) 1,000+ ft building, it's natural that people focus on the height. However, what really excites me about this building is the dramatic way in which it is going to relate to the other much older buildings in a historic district of central London. This is very brave, very clever architecture. You could build something like this in any city, but few others would be able to provide it with a setting in the way that London can.

Photos from yesterday - the only day of decent weather we've had this week :(

Usual plug for my Shard Gallery (http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/v/architecture/london/shard/) with more pics from yesterday not posted here.

Looking massive from Queen Elizabeth Street/Tower Bridge Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20100930_0004.jpg



St Thomas Street/Bermondsey Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20100930_0015.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20100930_0012.jpg


Fenning Street

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20100930_0016.jpg


From Guy Street to the south, with Weston Street running up on the right

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20100930_0026.jpg

The core

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20100930_0045.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20100930_0064.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20100930_0030.jpg


From Great Maze Pond (don't you just love the names of some London streets)

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20100930_0029.jpg


Guy's Hospital courtyard

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20100930_0052.jpg

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20100930_0049.jpg



Backpack Steel

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20100930_0059.jpg


Joiner Street glazing

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20100930_0042.jpg

St Thomas Street 'wing'

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20100930_0058.jpg


Delivery at Gate 1

http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j427/cybertects/Shard/20100930_0061.jpg

Coming down cats and dogs all day!
http://i55.tinypic.com/9716v5.gif

So its now 96 levels! Where are these extra floors coming from ... guess they are including basements, the radiators and the 10 level bird table on the top.

Chest & Cybertect - i really look forward to your photographs. They are always top drawer - thanks.

Excellent photos chest and cybertect
You can just make out the protective cage being assembled starting from Level 29 and appears to be going at least to Level 31 now.
See below magnified section of cybertect photo titled The Core from above. (Haven't used your copyrighted photos anywhere else.)
http://i52.tinypic.com/rseah4.jpg

What excellent 'reportage' on a horrid crane hating day.
I now needn't bother going for my regular Shard mooch. I can stay in snug at home. With the cladding progressing so well now you really get a sense of how subtle this monster will be. Standing near the entrance to to London Bridge Bus station last weekend you could see the sky reflected beautifully making the building seem to disappear when the clouds raced up the facade. This is going to be such a beautiful skyscraper.

The project will be marking a major health and safety achievement at the end of the month having achieved 1 million working man hours without a reportable accident.

That is an incredible record - especially on such a tight and complex site. Bravo Mace :)

That is an incredible record - especially on such a tight and complex site. Bravo Mace :)

Particularly considering all that wildlife that appears to be falling in AnthonySE1's video above ;-)

Exactly, 5th would be very important.

Although, I'd like to see the Shard next to the NYT tower and see which has more presence :p.

http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?cityID=8

http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=48377869

Like that?

Great Picutres! Any news on whether it has split or not?

Those photos are simply stunning. Thanks for posting.

Because this is going to be the UK's first (and possibly only?) 1,000+ ft building, it's natural that people focus on the height. However, what really excites me about this building is the dramatic way in which it is going to relate to the other much older buildings in a historic district of central London. This is very brave, very clever architecture. You could build something like this in any city, but few others would be able to provide it with a setting in the way that London can.

I don't think this will be Londons only 1,000+ supertall building, I think there could be proposals for taller buildings in the next 10 years - but I think we need to get out of this financial black hole first.

I think I read somewhere on here height restrictions for buildings will be possibly increased some point soon? something needs to be implemented or something by airspace regulators?

http://skyscraperpage.com/diagrams/?searchID=48377869

Like that?

The Shard wins hands down IMO. It's going to be one of the most beautiful skyscrapers in the world when it's finished, up there with the Burj Khalifa and the Petronas Towers on my list of favourite buildings.

Stunning pics! What do Londoners think of this building I wonder?

Great Picutres! Any news on whether it has split or not?

It hasn't. It's still being reconfigured at the moment. Best forecast is that it will begin to rise again in a week or so. Plenty of discussion on that just a page or so back.

See cam (http://www.siteeyelive.com/monitor/shard/camputer30.jpg) for current status.

it only looks huge in the context of london which is largely low-rise. in nyc or hk for example it'd still look pretty short. in fact it'd hardly be noticeable.

it's great news for london though.

Oh Stairz. :nono:

I admire your spirit though. :lol:

Jeez....Must be something about being on Page No 666 that's giving arise to grief.....calm down ladies.

Spoke to some chump on site when I was walking past (slowly) this morning and he confirmed that the core will be static for a week then should be up to 72 by the end of the first week in November. It will then stay there until the steel is all the way up.....Which they expect to be March time.

I can now see shardy from my desk in Farringdon, poking up from behind a massive Oak tree in the tiny park off Brittain Street (don't eat your lunch in there or you'll be forever avoiding dissenteric pidgeon fire). V. exciting indeed. :))

Why was he a chump? Cause he was just a 'construction worker' and doesn't sit at a desk in Farringdon?

It hasn't. It's still being reconfigured at the moment. Best forecast is that it will begin to rise again in a week or so. Plenty of discussion on that just a page or so back.

See cam (http://www.siteeyelive.com/monitor/shard/camputer30.jpg) for current status.


Yep.I really don't know why the hell some people don't check through the latest pages before posting the same questions. :-)

The core will split around 7th-10th October,according to a couple of good sources.:bash:

Well it will be the tallest skyscraper in Europe as it won't have an antenna or anything as a spire.

Considering, that the people who say that spires don't count towards the height, Shard won't fall under this category and that skyscraper in Moscow would be.

Why was he a chump? Cause he was just a 'construction worker' and doesn't sit at a desk in Farringdon?

Have to agree with Shard master, that's not the description I would have used. Condesending to say the least.
That " Chump" will some day be able to point to this tower, and proudly tell his grand kids that he helped build that.
What will the men in suits tell there gran kids.....they helped kill the economy!

Well it will be the tallest skyscraper in Europe as it won't have an antenna or anything as a spire.

Considering, that the people who say that spires don't count towards the height, Shard won't fall under this category and that skyscraper in Moscow would be.

Technically the last 60 or so meters of this tower is a spire

So its now 96 levels! Where are these extra floors coming from ... guess they are including basements, the radiators and the 10 level bird table on the top.
Well there are 87 above ground and about 3 under, so I guess another six can be slipped in without anyone noticing too much......you know what men are like!

Only just realised that using a small aperture makes it focus much better in low light. Looking forward to getting some night shots with low cloud...
Shouldnt do. Cameras will always focus with the aperture fully open to get as much light in as possible. Thats why fast prime lenses such as an f/1.8 are excellent in low light. Maybe you mean that the f number is smaller rather than the aperture is smaller? (its a reciprocal)

post deleted- commented about 94 levels!

Shouldnt do. Cameras will always focus with the aperture fully open to get as much light in as possible. Thats why fast prime lenses such as an f/1.8 are excellent in low light. Maybe you mean that the f number is smaller rather than the aperture is smaller? (its a reciprocal)

At risk of taking this too far off topic, I meant small aperture as in big f number. With my little LX5 I'm seeing significantly clearer night shots at full zoom with f8 and long exposure than with f3.3, but it could be due to another factor I hadn't considered.

Smaller aperture does improve focal range, so yes you'll get a sharper image, but at the expense of exposure time.

Stunning pics! What do Londoners think of this building I wonder?

Well, I'm a Londoner... what do you reckon? :)

One year ago

http://www.cybertects.co.uk/gallery2/d/85635-2/200909_1458.jpg

What height are we at now guys?

Stunning pics! What do Londoners think of this building I wonder?
i wonderd if a lot of londoners no about the shard becoming the tallest building in london to

Stunning pics! What do Londoners think of this building I wonder?

well I noticed the Time Out student edition aimed at newcomers to the city had the Shard already built on their map of London included along with little pictures of the most famous landmarks!!

Photos from yesterday - the only day of decent weather we've had this week :(

OK, I think I've worked out why my own server is struggling a bit on occasion...

I popped those pics onto a brand new photobucket account yesterday around 3:30pm. SSC is the only place I've used those URLs.

This morning at 7am, I received an email from photobucket telling me that I'd only got 3GB left of my 10GB monthly free account bandwidth :uh:

tbh from many angles far and close it already looks like the tallest building in London so i guess many Londoners are talking about it

Why was he a chump? Cause he was just a 'construction worker' and doesn't sit at a desk in Farringdon?

The Shard master will not be welcome during the skyscrapercity visit to the shard.

Well it doesn't attract too many comments on the london-se1 forum even though the Shard is in SE1.

Crane on EAST and WEST sides undergoing weekly rise at the moment. (Amateur crooked snap)
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Is it taller than Guy's yet?

Is it taller than Guy's yet?

:bash: :lol:

Is it taller than Guy's yet?

Hmmm I dont think so...

Is it taller than Guy's yet?

yea its taller now :lol:

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Hey can you send me a link to that second webcam please. Since the old one is not working now :banana:

Hey can you send me a link to that second webcam please. Since the old one is not working now :banana:

it is on the webcam page

it is on the webcam page

http://www.siteeyelive.com/monitor/shard/camputer95.jpg

Where is the webcam page? I find it quite hard to find these pages on thiis forum, eg. I couldn't find the page that is supposed to have a guide for uploading pictures. I can't even find this thread when I don't have it bookmarked!

it is on the construction forum page...third link down :)

nice day today, after that minging monsoon yesterday

is it taller than my mums house yet? :|

The Shard master will not be welcome during the skyscrapercity visit to the shard.

Oh why not!? When is it? :banned: :cripes:

The Shard master will not be welcome during the skyscrapercity visit to the shard.

Really?? Is there going to be a site visit organised??

The Shard master will not be welcome during the skyscrapercity visit to the shard.

the visit will be good shame i cant come

Has anyone who works at Shard seen any film crews around the site?

Megastructures maybe?

I already posted a similar picture from last Wednesday but this one better shows the steam (or was it smoke?) that was coming off the top of the core while it was raining.

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4089/5043856999_07951f8332_z.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/5043856999/)Steaming Core (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/5043856999/) by Hans Pfaal (http://www.flickr.com/people/54481577@N07/), on Flickr

I already posted a similar picture from last Wednesday but this one better shows the steam (or was it smoke?) that was coming off the top of the core while it was raining.

Or was it just cloud!! The core is pretty high up now. I can’t wait to see the first picture of the top completely lost in mist and low cloud.

Quite a few to add from this morning

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NLBH demolition with Heron Tower in HDR :)

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The steel frame of the backpack is now visible from this angle

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Or was it just cloud!! The core is pretty high up now. I can’t wait to see the first picture of the top completely lost in mist and low cloud.

It didn't look like cloud since there was a plume of it emanating from the core. Now this is cloud:

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4129/5044540824_97299547c9_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/5044540824/)Obscure (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/5044540824/) by Hans Pfaal (http://www.flickr.com/people/54481577@N07/), on Flickr

Second batch of photos taken earlier today

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More and more people are taking an interest, looking up as they walk by or taking photos :)

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Taking the lift up :nuts:

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A closer look at the backpack

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Quite excellent photos, mattomatto. Thank you.

Thank you for the fabulous shots Mattomatto. They really show the amazing progress on site!

Absolutely SUPER photos Mattomatto, I'm totally envious! :applause::applause:

iPhone shot from Southwark Street ... not great but shows scale

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Towering over Borough Market

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Around the Shard on 2nd October 2010.

Tooley Street

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I wouldn't like to be in this box!

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Walking up from Tooley Street towards City Hall & Tower Bridge

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St. Thomas Street

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Brilliant how there were no pictures of guy's hospital here, except in the reflection of the glass which i'm surprised hasn't cracked yet.. Great pack of images ^^

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Beautiful shiny glass. :drool:

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Where is the webcam page? I find it quite hard to find these pages on thiis forum, eg. I couldn't find the page that is supposed to have a guide for uploading pictures. I can't even find this thread when I don't have it bookmarked!

Thanks :banana: I also have to bookmarket the pages its like a maze on this site

Some pictures I took this week on my cameraphone, it was very grey and raining...

From Flat Iron Square

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Southwark Street

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From London Bridge

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Redcross Way

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From the north bank

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Southwark Bridge Street

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4104/5043941889_fd79717e20_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/21060942@N03/5043941889/)

Southwark Bridge

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Has anyone who works at Shard seen any film crews around the site?

Megastructures maybe?

There is an ongoing channel 4 documentry being done with film crew visits every couple of months.

Is anyone else experiencing image overload on page 669? Sadly, none of the images from Downtime or Onwards are loading in my browser. Would love to see them.
Edit: Ah, I need to click on the individual post number.
Edit: For those like me who use lesser browsers, such as on the ipad, it's helpful to change the number of posts per page to 10 in the user control panel to cope with image-fests like the above.

Good to hear that its being officially documented too. I wonder wht the title will be?

All pictures are loading fine for me :)

Great updates everyone, this thing is really rocketing skywards.

There is an ongoing channel 4 documentry being done with film crew visits every couple of months.

Great to hear this, hope its released on DVD and made into the format us Australians use so I can watch it :)

Oh why not!? When is it? :banned: :cripes:

Appologies Shard Master my comment was meant for Buck Rodgers.

We will be sending out an invite shortly. Once we are tallest in uk. We done a skyscraper visit at Lime St in the city which was a success and everyone seemed to enjoy.

^ Where you been Jarkti - haven't seen you post here in a while.

We will be sending out an invite shortly. Once we are tallest in uk. We done a skyscraper visit at Lime St in the city which was a success and everyone seemed to enjoy.

If that doesn't call for a dancing banana then I don't know what does :banana:

Great to see it going up so fast now. You can see it as you drive down Archway Road towards Archway. This tower is going to make a great prominent mark on the London Skyline once it's finished! It will look so good alongside the view of St Paul's, and the Barbican towers.

Can't wait to go up to the viewing deck!

yea arnt the going to have a bar at the top

It's a grey, windy, drizzly day in SE1. Won't get much Sharding done today.
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its cleared up a wee bit.

I'll be setting sky + (if I actually had it), for the Shard documentary - guess it will be sometime in early 2012 once the boy is completed.

great selection of photos on here. very inspiring.

its now loomed into sight from General Wolfe's statue by the Observatory in Greenwich - was hidden behind a couple of tower blocks, but has formed a great 'frame' on either side of the Thames with the City on the right hand side from this view.

hey whens the shard documentery? and which chanel

hey wens the shard documentery? and wich chanel

Probably when it's finished.

...and maybe the Channel 4 film crews mentioned less than 10 posts back would know what channel it would be on - just a thought :ohno: ;)

EDIT - and seriously, wy drop the 'h' from "when" and "which"? Wy not go for "Sard" and "Canal 4" wile you're at it?

How many different 'thicknesses' of the core will there be overall when it is completed?

There will be 3

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4088/5048230476_6b859d28ae_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/5048230476/)Sunset (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/5048230476/) by Hans Pfaal (http://www.flickr.com/people/54481577@N07/), on Flickr

is the shard taller than the beetham tower (manchester)yet

is the shard taller than the beetham tower (manchester)yet

yeah the shard is taller now

Probably when it's finished.

...and maybe the Channel 4 film crews mentioned less than 10 posts back would know what channel it would be on - just a thought :ohno: ;)

EDIT - and seriously, wy drop the 'h' from "when" and "which"? Wy not go for "Sard" and "Canal 4" wile you're at it?
Don't be a mean and nasty pedant, you can understand it can't you?

It amuses me.

Probably when it's finished.

...and maybe the Channel 4 film crews mentioned less than 10 posts back would know what channel it would be on - just a thought :ohno: ;)

EDIT - and seriously, wy drop the 'h' from "when" and "which"? Wy not go for "Sard" and "Canal 4" wile you're at it?

i bet you that chalk diagram on the pavement was their doing.

Probably when it's finished.

...and maybe the Channel 4 film crews mentioned less than 10 posts back would know what channel it would be on - just a thought :ohno: ;)

EDIT - and seriously, wy drop the 'h' from "when" and "which"? Wy not go for "Sard" and "Canal 4" wile you're at it?

This is how ppl write now m8, u must b really old fashioned 2 b worried bout grammar in this day and age, it saves time and it's easier IMO. Either get wiv it or get left behind.

3rd October here are my photos

EDIT: photobucket is playing up reuploading them later

Mmmm .. but the time saving must be minimal, if someone can't be arsed to write properly I can't be bothered to read it. On a phone keypad fine, I do the same, it makes sense. On a computer keyboard, their's no excuse.

Mmmm .. but the time saving must be minimal, if someone can't be arsed to write properly I can't be bothered to read it. On a phone keypad fine, I do the same, it makes sense. On a computer keyboard, their's no excuse.

well my keyboard is old and faulty so it doesn't always respond and because Im an idiot i dont normaly check what i write luckly Im getting a new laptop next weekend:ohno:

it really doesn't matter is somebody writes in text speech..at the end of the day you can still read it.
keeping things on topic the lights on the core box look really bright all the way from the Dartford crossing tonight ;)

well i think it is the shard....you can see the core during the day ha

I cna tpye at 300 wrods a mnuite.

anthonyse1 your a legend! Your posts are great!

finally here are my photos.. and a video coming soon
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crap yeh but the video is better il upload it soon
got a video coming soon

Mmmm .. but the time saving must be minimal, if someone can't be arsed to write properly I can't be bothered to read it. On a phone keypad fine, I do the same, it makes sense. On a computer keyboard, their's no excuse.

Or even, on a computer keyboard, there's no excuse.:)

If that doesn't call for a dancing banana then I don't know what does :banana:

well I for one call for a cucumber..
:cucumber:

:):cheers:

The Shard at night. : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_3o4SgTcY2U

Or even, on a computer keyboard, there's no excuse.:)

:cripes: Yup, have to take that one on the chin!

Shard is a about 20 metres higher than beetham..but in a year will be twice as high hahaha

:cripes: Yup, have to take that one on the chin!

I admire you for that, as I do the general tenor of your remarks (if I am not misinterpreting them) about trying to write good, clear English. The English language is in my view the world's most expressively beautiful medium of communication. It is a national treasure (just as as The Shard will be!) and it really saddens me to read some of the linguistic desecrations that take place (and for those who think it doesn't matter, read George Orwell's essay on Politics And The English Language (please!))
Better stop now or I'll be correctly attacked for being off topic (although I think an appreciation of clarity,elegance and beauty is the same quality whether applied to the English language or to architectural treasures like The Shard, so there!):)

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Is the core around 190m at the moment?

http://www.siteeyelive.com/monitor/shard/camputer95.jpg

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"For goodness sake how many more times! I SAID the COW jumped over the moon!"

I see my question about the lifts has been answered above: 34 in total and 13 Double deckers.

Great shots everyone :)

Is the core around 190m at the moment?
187 metres,on the rise again in a week or so (weather perhaps delaying) to be tallest in London in a few weeks.

^ Where you been Jarkti - haven't seen you post here in a while.

I've been lurking :D

it really doesn't matter is somebody writes in text speech


I couldn't disagree more. It's laborious to read through, looks stupid and lowers the intelligence level of the forum as a whole.

Agreed, when many of us go out of our way to type properly in a coherent manner, it tends to disrupt the linguistic flow of the thread as a whole when people use 'text speech'. However, I think it's being overblown now though, just everyone type properly now and have a cracking time talking about the Shard? :)

Well we all know whom to blame.

The Americans, they are the ones who have generally dumbed down and trashed our language.

Because of their cultural dominance, it travels around the world, and people who dont know better, think its the correct way to speak and spell the English Language.

Ps.

Any proof readers out there, feel free to edit my post to a gramatical correct standard..:)

Actually txtspk originates from the UK, as it was prevalent before text messaging became popular in the US a lot later than the UK.

Well we all know whom to blame.

The Americans, they are the ones who have generally dumbed down and trashed our language.

Because of their cultural dominance, it travels around the world, and people who dont know better, think its the correct way to speak and spell the English Language.

Ps.

Any proof readers out there, feel free to edit my post to a gramatical correct standard..:)

No it's not. It come from abbreviating words so it's easier to input them in a mobile phone, it's nothing to do with America. I don't think anybody thinks it is the correct way to write but it is a hell of a lot quicker and convenient, that's why it has spread over into general writing. Languages are continuously evolving and I think in 20 years time this will be the norm. If we kept English proper and correct we would all be speaking with words like thou, hast and art etc.

Generally I only ever speak in text language when i'm texting or writing informally but it can get annoying sometimes. Back to The Shard now before we get tempted to start a two page long argument.

Quite a horrible day, visibilty is low but they have started work on the next two floors of steel. The backpack and glass is coming on very well also!

Apostrophes were probably a 'text speak' of eras gone by as well.

No it's not. It come from abbreviating words so it's easier to input them in a mobile phone,.
Sorry, still OT. But to be fair, textspeak can be traced back to early telegraph when it cost extra to send longer words. Very similar abbreviations to that of today.

It's looking rather good from the top of GlobalSwitch2 in Docklands, I'll have to take a camera with me next time I'm in the datacenter

Quite a horrible day, visibilty is low but they have started work on the next two floors of steel. The backpack and glass is coming on very well also!

Cranes have climbed too I think - looking at the Guys webcam

http://www.siteeyelive.com/monitor/shard/camputer64.jpg

the crane cabs are now out of sight and you can see what I think is the jib of the through-the-buiilding crane sat on top of the steel. It's been previously posted that they have to climb that one by taking the top off.

Cranes have climbed too I think - looking at the Guys webcam

http://www.siteeyelive.com/monitor/shard/camputer64.jpg


And almost a hearty cam-full of steel.

Yep,eastside crane has jumped.
Also,floors 32/33 started,which brings the steel to the height of Guys' block,121 metres.Wonder when the steel will surpass Guys height ? Probably mid-late November ish.

Sunset from Camberwell 10 minutes ago.
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its better with a bit of HDR..

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its better with a bit of HDR

Tone mapping, you mean ;)

Well we all know whom to blame.

The Americans, they are the ones who have generally dumbed down and trashed our language.

Because of their cultural dominance, it travels around the world, and people who dont know better, think its the correct way to speak and spell the English Language.

Ps.

Any proof readers out there, feel free to edit my post to a gramatical correct standard..:)

Sorry but my girlfriend comes from New Jersey and she can definitely spell better than me. :lol:

Sorry but my girlfriend comes from New Jersey and she can definitely spell better than me. :lol:

Ah, New Jersey is one of the higher educated area's of the US, isn't it? Well you can't generalise a whole country... but yeah, the stupid Americans really stand out. :lol:

Does anyone know when the core should begin rising again? They're reconfiguring the slip-form right now, aren't they?

Sunset from Camberwell 10 minutes ago.
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Ahhh BEAUTIFUL
well done :)

Well we all know whom to blame.

The Americans, they are the ones who have generally dumbed down and trashed our language.

Because of their cultural dominance, it travels around the world, and people who dont know better, think its the correct way to speak and spell the English Language.

Ps.

Any proof readers out there, feel free to edit my post to a gramatical correct standard..:)

Not that Jamaica had anyting ta do wit it' init, isit? Yehman. You can pick on your criminals if you dont recognise that language evolves...what would QE1 understand of what we are writing now? As for ancient Africa: okay!

"The Americans, they are the ones who have generally dumbed down and trashed our language."


Should that be a semi colon in there? ;) ...anyhoo back to Le Shard.

A geeky comment from me...I noticed in dmk's photo that the height difference between the shards steelwork and the very top of the core as it stands at the moment will be the same difference between the top of the finished core and the very top of the building once finished, give or take 10m.

Current height of steel work = 121m Current height of core = 187m
Difference = 66m

Height of core once finished = 240m Height of building once topped out = 309m
Difference = 69m

Now I know you are all going to look back at dmk's photo and try to visualize how tall it will be!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4113/5052321126_4515d2425e_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/5052321126/)A remarkably clear evening (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/5052321126/) by Hans Pfaal (http://www.flickr.com/people/54481577@N07/), on Flickr

Brilliant picture Edvvc. Great to see the two new steel levels going up. Can you let us know when the cranes stop operating? Would be interesting to know.

Brilliant picture Edvvc. Great to see the two new steel levels going up. Can you let us know when the cranes stop operating? Would be interesting to know.

I will pass on your generous comments to Hans, and can confirm that the cranes are still operating up until nine o'clock so I guess they must stop shortly afterwards since they appear still now (no discernable movements or red lights).

Sunset from Camberwell 10 minutes ago.
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Nice photo. Where exactly was that taken from as I live in Camberwell? I think I would have to get on the roof to get a shot like that.

I have not seen any lights on the top of the core or the top TC for the last two nights, I wonder if they are aware of this?

Sorry, still OT. But to be fair, textspeak can be traced back to early telegraph when it cost extra to send longer words. Very similar abbreviations to that of today.

!!

Weather for London 05/10/1010
16°C | °F
Current: Mostly Cloudy
Wind: S at 9 mph
Humidity: 94%

A cloudy and wet day for London and tomorrow mooning doesn’t look any better.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/8

Another grey gloomy day. Some steel added overnight. Still waiting for concrete pouring to resume.
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A cloudy and wet day for London and tomorrow mooning doesn’t look any better.

Well, if you kept your trousers on, we wouldn't have to worry about it :tongue2:

Some excellent photos recently, chaps!

Incidentally, while sitting on the train at London Bridge station on my way home yesterday evening, I noticed a crane cab being moved - didn't see where it came from, as it was already dangling from a crane when I spotted it. Anyone know what could have been happening there?

Another grey gloomy day. Some steel added overnight. Still waiting for concrete pouring to resume.
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The Hitchcock remake is going to be great - Vertigo meets The Birds at the Bates ShangriLa Motel.....

That thing scared the sweet b'jesus out of me and left me a giggling wreck. Wasn't expecting that. Thanks again Anthony SE1.

On the crane 'climbing' issue. Does anyone know why the crane that is being dismantled and re-erected every couple of weeks, can't be fitted with a climbing frame? it seem's a very laborious way of raising it. Is it a different sort of crane? Of course there will be a very good reason, I just can't quite figure out why.

I believe that was explained aseveral pages back.
Weather fine for several days after tomorrow morning,and temps low twenties so hot work again for shard team

A cloudy and wet day for London and tomorrow mooning doesn’t look any better.



You didn't used to play the policeman in Allo, Allo! did you?

Weather for London 05/10/1010
16°C | °F
Current: Mostly Cloudy
Wind: S at 9 mph
Humidity: 94%

A cloudy and wet day for London and tomorrow mooning doesn’t look any better.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/weather/forecast/8

Best stick with taking pics then sir ! ;)

Apparently, soon we are in for a warm, dry and sunny period all you fab snappers!

You didn't used to play the policeman in Allo, Allo! did you?

How did I manage to do that :lol:? I apologize; I was half asleep at the time.

the new steel that's going up looks a lot different from the previous steelwork, it looks a lot more flimsy and also looks like it has diagonal props holding it up...

looks like we should be able to maybe see all three different thicknesses of core at once :)

Quite a misty day today. It is starting to definetly dominate the view from my place, wasn't very visible with B power station in the foreground, its really grown!

sitting on the bus earlier today they were lifting what appeared to be pieces of the new core box to the top of the core

^^ Core parts are being delivered by bus?

the new steel that's going up looks a lot different from the previous steelwork, it looks a lot more flimsy and also looks like it has diagonal props holding it up...
This is the mid-level "piazza" which has a double (or is it triple?) height space. Therefore, the external steelwork is different.

http://www.globalconstructionwatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/03/shard-london-bridge-building.JPG

^^ I wouldn't mind an apartment at 700ft.

sitting on the bus earlier today they were lifting what appeared to be pieces of the new core box to the top of the core

:banana:

That’s a good little diagram Sesquip. They’ve got all the flood lights on the Shard tonight, great to see. I can only wonder how amazing it would be to walk around London Bridge at night and look up at her.

Poor camera phone shot through a window but this should give some sense of the height of the Shard compared to those in the City http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/5054390757_f3282f7524_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/21060942@N03/5054390757/)

The Spires of Southwark

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Great new angles never the less :)

yeah,just a bit of a shame Guys does spoil it a bit.I WISH THERE WAS HALF A MILE OR SO OF LOW RISE AROUND SHARD,GREEN SPACE.tHAT WOULD LOOK FANTASTIC (SORRY caps stuck)

Yeah that would look sweet but hey thats life. Iam going down to london at the end of the month so should be able to have a look at it. So looking forward to seeing it

That thing scared the sweet b'jesus out of me and left me a giggling wreck. Wasn't expecting that. Thanks again Anthony SE1.

On the crane 'climbing' issue. Does anyone know why the crane that is being dismantled and re-erected every couple of weeks, can't be fitted with a climbing frame? it seem's a very laborious way of raising it. Is it a different sort of crane? Of course there will be a very good reason, I just can't quite figure out why.

This crane was not originally planned to rise with the tower, but had to, its actually inside the structure so it cant have a climbing frame, every time it rises it needs to be taken apart and put together.
I think it was only meant to rise to about 180 meters so this will be the last raise

Another crane query. I guess the crane on the core will ride all the way to the top of the building and be used to lift the top steelwork into place. Therefore how does that crane get dismantled? Surely no mobile crane is big enough to do it? It cant dismantle and lower itself down. Helicopter? Or maybe they will lift the jib up vertically and call it a spire?:lol:

They'll install a temporary crane on the core next to it to dismantle it.

Another crane query. I guess the crane on the core will ride all the way to the top of the building and be used to lift the top steelwork into place. Therefore how does that crane get dismantled? Surely no mobile crane is big enough to do it? It cant dismantle and lower itself down. Helicopter? Or maybe they will lift the jib up vertically and call it a spire?:lol:

I would have thought the outer cranes would end up assembling the uppermost steelwork. The core crane can only ride the core to the top of the concrete section - the steelwork carries on up a lot higher. The the outer cranes will be able to remove the core crane on their way up.

This crane was not originally planned to rise with the tower, but had to, its actually inside the structure so it cant have a climbing frame, every time it rises it needs to be taken apart and put together.
I think it was only meant to rise to about 180 meters so this will be the last raise

I guess it was the cab from this crane that I saw dangling from another crane the other evening.

Have to agree with AnthonySE1 - I'd love an apartment at 700ft too (although it would be a bit of a pain letting the dogs out for a wee :ohno:)!

(although it would be a bit of a pain letting the dogs out for a wee :ohno:)!
Just hang them out the window ? Mind you,don't think pedestrians would appreciate a yellow shower-or worse.
From the same webcam,one year apart.Incredible progress.

http://i321.photobucket.com/albums/nn361/trex65million/1.jpg


http://i321.photobucket.com/albums/nn361/trex65million/91.jpg

^ it is incredible
Even I remember staring at the webcam watching the ground works,
I still have all the print screens saved on my laptop aswell.
It looked so confusing when I first seen it, but now that I understand where everything is, its easy!

Such quick progress though!

View from East India DLR station this lunchtime

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4109/5057178156_8a82f91500_b.jpg

^^

Another great photo.

On the cams... south-west corner of the cladding has started to kick in, off the "vertical" on to a diagonal angle. Thus:

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Brilliant photo matto matto

I can't see if it has been mentioned, but yesterday there was a small article in the Evening Standard about the Indian restaurant named The Shard close by. Apparently the owners of the tower aren't happy about it.

can't see why they wouldn't be happy about it, should be pleased that their building is inspiring restaurants.

I had an interview today for a short-term place with a practice in the North west, and whilst asking me questions one of them was 'so what do you think of the Shard?' It turns out I was the only young person they'd spoken to who had a clue what they meant :D :|

I’d say you got the job ferge :D. Did you tell them about your connection with SSC?

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4151/5057558619_e011da6592_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/5057558619/)Advancing steelwork (http://www.flickr.com/photos/54481577@N07/5057558619/) by Hans Pfaal (http://www.flickr.com/people/54481577@N07/), on Flickr

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Taken 03 Oct 2010 from The Monument

Straight from the baking tray...



Earlier today :)



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from the top of the Centre Point.



:)

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That crane driver has the most amazing office view in the country.

Here's a couple more I took on the way home this evening

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http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/5058278720_80a4ede803_b.jpg

that cloud is insane

An insanely beautiful jet streamed cloud plus soon to be beautiful skyscraper named LBT aka shard of glass great pic

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Yep,brings home the upcoming beauty and height of this building.WHAT an amazing building this will be! The shot pointing right up is great

Straight from the baking tray...



Earlier today :)



http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/latinohunk/15th/IMG_6807.jpg



from the top of the Centre Point.



:)

that is incredible! one of the best views of the London skyline!

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4130/5058278720_80a4ede803_b.jpg

Beautiful! That is the horrendous recent weather leaving and our Indian Summer arriving!

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/NUMBER111.jpg

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/NUMBER7.jpg



Lol the cornetto is bigger than the Shard (and of course Guys) :)
Really like that first shot, I wonder if those waiting for the bus know just how big the Shard is going to be...:)

As usual Chest's whole selection of photos are top notch :cheers:

DAM! looks like mine pale in comparison with Chest's but... nevermind

Mine are taken from the now old Samsung Omnia phone but it does have a very useful 6mp widescreen camera feature..

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will be uploading an HD video from this phone very shortly. as well as attempted night shots from around 19:30pm

Lovely pics...I particularly like the following one:

http://homepage.mac.com/benveasey/.Public/NUMBER5.jpg

It's getting very impressive and yet, there's much more to come.

In some pictures, it looks as if the core was slightly bent...it certainly is an optical illusion.

Night pics of Shard
used Night Scene on phone.. Had to hold very still!
Really impressed with the results though for a camera phone!:carrot:

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_B0wJmN5FgXU/TKz570nwnZI/AAAAAAAAACM/M4e23Cj7QYg/s1024/Photo884.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B0wJmN5FgXU/TKz58tZ-B2I/AAAAAAAAACU/PXzVnc7hKqw/s800/Photo889.jpg

http://lh5.ggpht.com/_B0wJmN5FgXU/TKz9-M5MzgI/AAAAAAAAADQ/S7EMzUO5l5k/s800/Photo897.jpg

The Shard looks equally as impressive during the night as it does during the day. Thanks to everyone for their brilliant photos tonight :).

Beautiful! That is the horrendous recent weather leaving and our Indian Summer arriving!

http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b91/latinohunk/15th/IMG_6767.jpg

Great pics Medenine. Some great angles and the night shots are great. Amazing from a camera phone. Many thanks.

last bit for this morn

Youtube HD vid links:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qb-dgWBEQkE

&

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpo5FOTppUI



remember choose 720p for best viewing results...

enjoy..:cheers:

In some pictures, it looks as if the core was slightly bent...it certainly is an optical illusion.

Well if it isnt an optical illusion, somebody is in BIG trouble...:lol:

[QUOTE=mattomatto;64911857]Here's a couple more I took on the way home this evening
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Great shots Matt! :cheers:

[QUOTE=mattomatto;64911857]Here's a couple more I took on the way home this evening
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Great shots Matt! :cheers:

Thanks as always to all for your generous comments.

On the way to work this morning I took a sunrise version of yesterday's photo

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4113/5059500094_0e3530ce36_b.jpg

This page has been a real joy.

Yes, London's pretty beautiful really. It must be the archetypal hotchpotch city in terms of architectural styles. If it was a game of Top Trumps, then London would be the perfect all-rounder. Now we have the 21st century glass supertall to complete the set!