{"id":20817,"date":"2022-09-30T07:00:51","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T06:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/?p=20817"},"modified":"2022-09-29T22:25:33","modified_gmt":"2022-09-29T21:25:33","slug":"oxford-street-sunset-long-shadows-a-golden-sky-and-yes-the-christmas-decorations-are-already-up","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/oxford-street-sunset-long-shadows-a-golden-sky-and-yes-the-christmas-decorations-are-already-up\/","title":{"rendered":"Oxford Street sunset: long shadows, a golden sky and, yes, the Christmas decorations are already up"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20818\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/oxford-street-sunset-long-shadows-a-golden-sky-and-yes-the-christmas-decorations-are-already-up\/oxford-circus-sunset-01\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-01.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"735,551\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;VOG-L29&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1664474755&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;14.46&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000456&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"oxford-circus-sunset-01\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-01.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20818\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-01.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-01.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-01-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Here&#8217;s how Oxford Street looked at sunset yesterday, with beautiful golden rays illuminating one of the most famous shopping streets in the world.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20819\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/oxford-street-sunset-long-shadows-a-golden-sky-and-yes-the-christmas-decorations-are-already-up\/oxford-circus-sunset-02\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-02.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"735,643\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;VOG-L29&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1664474286&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.56&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;8.4E-5&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"oxford-circus-sunset-02\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-02.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20819\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-02.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-02.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-02-300x262.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When I get to rule the UK, I will make a law that says that Christmas decorations can only go up from the 1st December.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20820\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/oxford-street-sunset-long-shadows-a-golden-sky-and-yes-the-christmas-decorations-are-already-up\/oxford-circus-sunset-03\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-03.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"735,551\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;VOG-L29&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1664474488&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.56&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001766&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"oxford-circus-sunset-03\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-03.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20820\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-03.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-03.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-03-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Long shadows.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20821\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/oxford-street-sunset-long-shadows-a-golden-sky-and-yes-the-christmas-decorations-are-already-up\/oxford-circus-sunset-04\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-04.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"735,551\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;VOG-L29&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1664474503&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.56&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001292&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"oxford-circus-sunset-04\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-04.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20821\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-04.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-04.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-04-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20822\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/oxford-street-sunset-long-shadows-a-golden-sky-and-yes-the-christmas-decorations-are-already-up\/oxford-circus-sunset-05\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-05.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"735,551\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;VOG-L29&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1664474558&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;14.46&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.001039&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"oxford-circus-sunset-05\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-05.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20822\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-05.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-05.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/oxford-circus-sunset-05-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"20823\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/oxford-street-sunset-long-shadows-a-golden-sky-and-yes-the-christmas-decorations-are-already-up\/img_20220929_180555\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_20220929_180555.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"735,474\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;3.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;VOG-L29&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1664474757&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;14.46&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.000456&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20220929_180555\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_20220929_180555.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-20823\" src=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_20220929_180555.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"735\" height=\"474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_20220929_180555.jpg 735w, https:\/\/www.urban75.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/IMG_20220929_180555-300x193.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 735px) 100vw, 735px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The lighting made the festive stars look more like autumn leaves.<\/p>\n<h4>Join the forum chat<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.urban75.net\/forums\/threads\/central-london-photos-parks-buildings-street-scenes-and-london-life.329057\/page-5#post-17082678\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Central London photos \u2013 parks, buildings, street scenes and London life<\/a>\u00a0(over 150 posts)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s how Oxford Street looked at sunset yesterday, with beautiful golden rays illuminating one of the most famous shopping streets in the 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