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If you were on the Millenium Bridge this morning you might have caught a great photo opportunity… Carrots being put through their paces by boot camp trainers!

Despite the weather, the brave carrots practised press-ups and lunges to get into shape for Carrots Nightwalk – a brand new fundraising event launched by Fight for Sight this week during National Eye Health Week.

To find out more about Carrots and to register go to www.fightforsight.org.uk/carrots

Here’s how they got on…

The glamourous cast of The Only Way is Essex have given their support by sharing their favourite views of London with us. Whilst Jessica and Harry love taking in the beautiful sights over the Thames at night, for Sam the O2 brings back lots of memories:

Harry Derbridge	Jessica Wright	Sam Faiers

Harry

“My favourite view of London is across the Thames at night. Big Ben and the London Eye look amazing when lit and I love walking down by the river and looking at all the sights”

Jessica

“The view down the River Thames from Tower Bridge. You can see the London Eye, the Oxo Tower and Big Ben to one side and the Gherkin and Canary Wharf to the other side. It’s especially beautiful driving over it on a summer’s night”

Sam

“My favourite view in London is the O2. I remember all the hype when the Millennium Dome opened, I go to so many concerts and events at the O2 and it’s great to see the Dome being used into the future”

To see the favourite views our other celeb supporters go to our inspiration gallery.

Photographers and judges Nic Barlow and Barbara Chandler share their favourite views of London… and their tips on how to take a good picture:

Barbara Chandler

“Go out on your own to take photographs whenever you can – friends and family, however devoted, get fed up with hanging around. You either loose a shot…or have a row. And always keep an open photographic mind. You may be out looking for something in particular – but something else may come up on the inside – and you don’t want to miss it.”

“Consider photographing from a high point – it puts the subject in the context of its locality with a third dimension. Good to look at the subject from a different viewpoint.”

The team at Digital SLR Photography magazine have very kindly offered to review the portfolio of the My View of London 2011 competition winner. This is an incredible chance to gain feedback from the professionals. Prizes for the top three photographers will also include a 12 month subscription to Digital SLR Photography magazine, so winners can be kept up to date with the latest new, reviews and techniques.

Magazine editor Daniel Lezano has sent us his favourite photo of London, showing that you don’t need a fancy camera to take a great shot:

“This is St Paul’s Cathedral, captured on my Apple iPhone 4 on a beautiful spring afternoon earlier this year. I grew up living only five minutes away from this magnificent building, which is why I decided to make this my view of London.”

The talented photographer Uli Weber shares his favourite view of Battersea Power Station:

Goodyear Blimp official photographer, Philip Riley, captured the view from a special evening flight over London.

“The glorious sunset made for a very memorable flight. The city looked breathtaking in the setting sun and I grabbed this shot as we were leaving along the river past City Airport – so many iconic London buildings, from the O2 in the foreground, to Canary Wharf, back to the Gherkin and St Paul’s and even the BT tower in the distance.” 

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Architect Lord Richard Rogers chooses his favourite view of the city:

Jewellery designer Alex Monroe and the beautiful actress Camilla Power share their favourite views away from the hustle and bustle of the city:

Camilla Power “I love this view – it completely fills you with a wonderful sense of inner calm in a busy city.”

Alex Monroe “I love the view from the top of One Tree Hill in Honour Oak. I walk the dog there and you can see across the whole of London.”