Inside Out Victoria: Gymbox Outdoor Rave
As part of the Inside Out Victoria series of events, I was invited along to Cardinal Place to capture a fitness session run by the local Gymbox branch which was called the 'rave' session.
It was all women who turned up for it - apparently the men of Victoria didn't fancy an outdoor dance in public on a week night!
Lighting wise it was a bit of a challenge, as there were about 25 participants and the sun set behind was more or less as the session began. There wasn't too much ambient light being emitted by the surrounding office blocks either, so I had four speedlights on stands around the group.
The leader of the 'rave' session was full of energy and was brilliant. She made sure everyone was getting fully into it, so by the end of the 45 minute session, everyone was dripping with sweat with big smiles on their face.
Some of my favourite shots from the event...
Inside Out Victoria: Nova Site Tour
At the end of September and start of October, it was time for Inside Out Victoria, a series of events run by Land Securities in order to promote all the development work that is happening in Victoria at the moment.
Anyone who has been around there in the last couple of years will have noticed how much construction and development is going on. Inside Out Victoria aims to showcase the benefits of the work by showing all the great new things people can do in the area.
I was invited along to a tour of the Nova construction site, which, when finished, will offer a mix of residential properties, commercial premises and some really top notch restaurants by some great chefs. Everyone on the tour has to don a hard hat, high viz jacket and steel capped boots, which is a great look, as this selfie will show you!
I should call myself Bob and become a builder, right?!
It was a great visit to the site, with so many workers going busily about their jobs. There was even a designated smoking area for those who liked a cigarette, and there were plenty of them. Up on the 8th floor we had a great view of London, particularly looking south towards the Battersea Power Station.
These are a few of my favourite shots from the tour.
