Columbia Road Market

Columbia Road Flower Market is location that I have shot at a few times, and each time I've struggled to get decent images.  On paper it's a great location.  A colourful backdrop in the flowers and some colourful characters in the traders and shoppers.  But most of the interest is confined to one narrow street and the traders, I find, are not keen on being photographed.  In short it is a difficult location.  I know others have done well there, but I have only managed one or two shots I really like.  Yet, like a photographic flea-bite, every so often I have to give it a scratch.  This is my latest effort.

 

People Watching at the Sunday Markets

Last Sunday was the rarest of recent things, a sunny day.  Almost spring-like in fact.  It seemed like a perfect day to head to the East End Sunday markets at Columbia Road and Brick Lane and do some people watching.