This extraordinary picture shows just how busy the Thames has become.
The montage of all the boats which passed between Tower Bridge and London Bridge in a single hour also shows the many different types of river traffic.
Among the 56 vessels pictured are speedboats, fishing boats, lifeboats, container barges and a range of tourist cruisers as well as HMS Belfast, which is permanently moored.
The image was taken by photographer Alisdair MacDonald, who set up his camera on London Bridge between midday and one o'clock and photographed every vessel that passed in the hour.
He then created this composite image.
It reflects the huge growth in river traffic and the number of passengers - a rise of 44 per cent since 1999 to 2.3 million a year.
The increase in the number of commuters has been even more marked, with a leap of 80 per cent in the past year alone.
3 comments:
I really like this photo. I wouldn't mind having it in a print.
me too
wow ..that's cool..
wonder what the old kings and queens would think of all the boats on their thames..cant you just see ole 'enry the 8th courting anne bolyne in his barge going thru the traffic.??..off with their heads....
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