Liverpudlians

Ok, so the majority of people shown here are probably not Liverpudlians, and some aren't even human or alive!  Still, I thought it made a change from architecture.

I love the way that dogs are often far more attentive than their owners...

The pigeons were all huddled against the wall in order to avoid the Force 9 which was threatening to blow them to Manchester.

The strange multi-coloured "things" are Lambananas - a mutant hybrid formed when domestic livestock gets too friendly with tropical fruit.  I wonder how much some random Marketing person was paid to come up with that brilliant idea?  They make great props for photography, though, as people love to pose by them.

Reflections on Liverpool

I know it's a bit of a photographic cliché, but the juxtaposition of modern, all-glass, buildings and Victorian splendour results in some very interesting and attractive reflections.

Wasn't it nice of people to leave the occasional window ajar for me?

Liverpool Albert Dock and Quayside

It's three weeks since I posted to this blog, and almost two months since I managed to pick up a camera.  Serves me right for taking on too many things, I suppose, but it's pretty dire all the same.

Continuing the exciting adventures of three intrepid Cambridge Camera Club members in The Wirral and Merseyside, here are a few pictures from a very windy Sunday morning in Liverpool.  This instalment includes images from the renovated Albert Dock and Quayside areas, which looked stunning in the October sunshine.

Out with the old and in with the new.

Domes galore on the waterfront.

Finally the Port Authority building in all its splendour.  This is a panorama of five vertical images, as this was the only way of maintaining perspective and still capturing all the detail.

Coming soon: some Liverpool reflections.

What a Difference a Day Makes

Returning to our trip up to New Brighton in October, the Sunday morning dawned sunny and bright.  For those who were up early enough (not me) there was a beautiful sunrise - apparently - but the light was still pretty special by the time I managed to haul my bones out of bed and into gear.

Even the Travelodge looked attractive...

A bit of Natural History (and other wildlife) for those who are fed up of lighthouses and Victorian shelters.

Liverpool looked very impressive with the sun behind it, although it was incredibly windy with a gale whistling up the Mersey.

Follow the next exciting instalment as our intrepid band heads through the Mersey tunnel to the Big Smoke.

New Brighton Rocks?

I am currently staying in New Brighton (The Wirral) as tomorrow sees the PAGB Print Championships at Connah's Quay where Cambridge Camera Club are competing.  Being on a photographic outing, we decided to brave the weather and do some night shots along the promenade.  All I can say is that my new super-duper Storm Jacket "professional" camera cover - a recent birthday present - was well and truly inaugurated, as the rain decided to dampen our endeavours.  In fact, the camera stayed significantly drier than I did!  Anyhow, here are a few of the pictures I managed to take before we all decided that enough was enough and headed for a bite to eat.

The rather shady looking characters in the shot below were fellow members of CCC who were not in possession of the aforementioned "Storm Jacket pro..." (or simply had more sense).