Heaven

I got a job!! So to get this shot I went out armed with my longy a 70-200mm lens . The brief was - to get a pretty picture of people pushing boundaries of social distancing and the relaxing of lockdown rules from Sunday. Gotta he honest cycling around london fiends armed with my long lens made me feel really uncomfortable. Aiming into the crowds and trying to single out groups of friends clearing meeting up. I thought anyone can make this look busy with a telephoto lens and actually no one was really breaking the rules .. it looked busy but couples and small groups were at a social distance from each other! The police came along and moved everyone on that was sunbathing and not exercising, which gave me a few pix but nothing pretty. I headed home via the canal path through Hackney Football fields, which was full of small groups following the rules of 2meters apart! Then I headed into shade and happened upon a scene from, I quote, “what heaven might look like“ It felt like a dreamy escape somewhere exotic, but is actually In Hackney! The police moved the majority on who were sunbathing on the banks, but a few returned to the tranquil cool waters of the river Lea respecting social distances from each other. I hung around just long enough to catch this couple kissing and meeting my deadline ! What does your heaven after lockdown look like..? Thanks @ststories