about 2 years ago - No comments
Opposite the prestigious department store Jenners is this Ferris Wheel in Princes Gardens. As this photo is taken at night you can’t see the Scott Monument behind the wheel, but I wanted to capture the interesting light display as it moved slowly around. Obviously this is a nice long exposure of five seconds, which makes…
about 3 years ago - 2 comments
Back in late September of this year I photographed my first wedding. Obviously I had assisted my dad when he had done weddings in the past, but this was the first on my own. Fortunately I was able to convince Mark to be an assistant and at the time he kindly provided a second camera…
about 3 years ago - No comments
We read left to right, so as a photographer I am often conscious of this when framing pictures, because that is how we read photos too. So in an ideal world this Jetty would lead in from the bottom left and not the right. Then ideally there would be a nice white boat at the…
about 3 years ago - No comments
This is the second or third photograph of HMS Belfast that I have featured and there is a great sense of scale. I took the above image earlier this year when I was privileged enough to get access to the viewing area of London’s City Hall (where the mayor’s office is). It had been overcast…
about 3 years ago - 1 comment
Today I want to show you two photographs of the town of Llandudno in North Wales. It is the largest seaside resort in Wales and is on the Great Orme peninsula. The above view is looking towards Conwy and the photo below shows Llandudno South Parade (on the north shore) with the twin mounds of…
about 3 years ago - 2 comments
Granada Studios Tour was an entertainment complex in Castlefield, Manchester which operated from 1988 to 1999. It was situated on Water Street, adjacent to Granada Television’s Quay Street complex. The exterior of the complex was a New York street setting replicating a Times Square theatre, complete with yellow cabs, large neon advertisements and entertainers role-playing…
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The Crossley Regis six from 1935 was the last model of motor car made by Crossley Motors. After this they concentrated on military contracts and later on lorries and buses. Or at least that is what the sign told me at Manchester’s Museum of Science and Industry. The transport building is always the most fascinating…
about 3 years ago - No comments
Something a little different. I often photograph signs, posters and and information about what I am photographing and where I am. For example, in Zoos taking a quick snap of what the animal is, or when photographing a church taking a shot of its name. When you take thousands of photos a year it becomes…
about 3 years ago - No comments
Over the years I have seen a lot of this style of photograph, things reflected in those all glass office buildings and wanted to try my own version. Well here it is! Mainly blue sky is reflected in the copper coloured office building at the Trafford side of Millennium Bridge in Salford Quays. The two…
about 3 years ago - No comments
Civil War re-enactments are fantastic events for a photographer like myself to not only get some action photos of people in battle but also a chance for some unique portraits. At the time this was taken (about a year ago) I had no flash gun and a rather limited knowledge of the (at the time)…