I stumbled upon the Royal Barge Gloriana today

I decided to take a walk along the Thames Path just as the sun was setting. The river was very quiet considering all the hustle yesterday with the Olympic opening ceremony.

This is my first wide lens - granted, 18mm on a crop body isn't that wide, but I still like the effect.

On my way back, just as I got close to Slice of Reality, I noticed the reflected sun on the water and decided to take a snapshot of it. The shot came with a bird in flight. I liked the motion.

Then a tug came into view and I focused on that. I did not notice that it was towing Gloriana until it was right in front of me. It was quite a surprise. I then ran after it and got a few more shots. And this is it.