These are some shots from a video I produced about climate change, which became a bit like a low budget version(no budget is pretty low, eh?) of The Day After Tomorrow. We were set the subject of the environment and I thought it'd be a nice opportunity to make a few special effects shots of London and other cities underwater. The original photos and of course the photomanips were made by me, although most of these are tests. The final results were animated. It got a bit tricky animating the lightning, rain and sea, and not everything worked, but this is my first go at something like this. I also used a bit of artistic license with the details, although most of the events take place in a few decades time when Howard Dean is President of the US, and Britain is using Euros. It's mainly an artistic thing, not necessarily a realistic picture of the future. But I suppose when you're talking about something like this, a picture of someone's flooded basement doesn't really cut it. Being sensationalistic maybe a necessary evil? Upon seeing the large scale destruction and havoc I'd created on my PC, a friend of mine said "it's amazing what you can do on computers these days". Indeed. I'm surprised I was able to create anything halfway realistic.

Paris, France. This is more or less how the shot looks in the final video, although I removed the flying craft as it was pointed out that it looked like Darth Vader had deployed the Imperial Fleet.

Palace of Westminster , London. The original shot was taken from the Millennium Eye. As you can see, my first attempt(middle picture) turned out disasterously. And not in the way I intended. I found making the shot a lot darker brought some realism.

Saatchi Gallery, London. This is the foremost gallery of modern art in London. The camera is supposed to be pointing down through the water to see the old building and the growth of nature around it. In still form it seems quite dark and it's hard to tell what you're looking at, but thankfully it looks better in the actual film.

St. Paul's Cathedral, London. And in this shot the camera is pointing up from the 'seabed'. In reality the photo is taken on a road outside the Cathedral. I quite like the light streaming through the water, but the building could probably do with some warping so it seems more like it's underwater.

Millennium Eye, London. The middle shot is that one that's actually used, but I prefer the first from an aesthetic standpoint.

Museé D'Orsay, Paris

These are two of the few shots that I didn't use my own photography for. I found these pictures of cars on Google, I'm not too sure who they were originally taken by. I manipulated the colours and added other effects, such as a dappled effect of light shining through water for the first, and smashed windows on the second image.