Wistow canal [03/08/2011]

I decided to bring my camera on a dog walk alongside the Wistow canal a week and a bit ago and below is one of 10 or so photographs that I transferred to my computer. It demonstrates my love of reflections once again. Also, this photograph was taken the other way up but I took it with the intention to flip it 180 degrees, thus creating this slightly mind-bending photograph that confuses 'up' from 'down'!

Photos from my photo-related trip to Liverpool

As mentioned in the last post, I visited some exhibitions as part of a photo-related trip to Liverpool (and to some stops on the way e.g. a National Trust site or two). Of course, that was not the only thing I did. As I had (obviously) brought my camera, I photographed the new environment between exhibitions and during other attractions I visited e.g. going up Liverpool Cathedral's tower (which was open, with an entrance fee, from 5:30pm - 10:00pm).

Below are a selection of 10 of the photographs I took. I took at least 150 photographs, so obviously I cannot represent all the things I did.

This photograph was taken at one of the National Trust 'stop-off points' on the way to Liverpool. It was taken through a first floor semi-stained glass window on the first floor looking down on a tour guide and their tour group.

This photograph was taken at the same site as the one above and is of a blue glass flower pot. The low contrast used resulted in a watercolour-esqe appearence.

This photograph was taken as I was about to disembark a river ferry I took while in Liverpool. One thing I really like photographing are reflections, particularly in water as you'll see later. I liked this one because of how clear the reflection is.

This is one of my many water reflection photographs (in recent times). I liked this one due to the distortion of the reflection to the left of the frame, while the right remains undisturbed.

This photograph was taken from the top of Liverpool Cathedral of unsuspecting passers-by. I liked the pattern of the pavement, which looks evem better when photographed from above.

This photograph is of the Liverpool Big Wheel (...or 360°... not sure of it's proper name) a.k.a. Liverpool's answer to the Londen Eye. It's located near the Echo arena and my accomadation. Late in the evening, the carriages are lit up, which was great to photograph.

Near the end of the holiday this building was lit up with a cycle of different lurid colours. I didn't see it lit up then, however, I did see it by chance when the light show was being tested a few days before.

On one of the days I was in Liverpool, there was some sort of Latin festival. As part of this, there were paper fish strung up across a nearby waterway.

On the same day as the Latin festival I photographed the reflection of the clock tower. I particularly liked the 'fuzzy' appearence the reflection has due to water movement.

Near the Liverpool Big Wheel (or whatever it's called) there is a restaurant. In some of it's windows are a reflection of the wheel (at the time I passed by).

Eric de Maré 'Exploring Eye' exhibition in Liverpool

Recently, I went to Liverpool for a photography-related holiday, and therefore went to several exhibitions. One was the 'Exploring Eye' exhibition featuring photographs by Eric de Maré.

Below are some of the photographs that were exhibited. What I enjoyed about the photographs was the way the architecture was composed e.g. their surroundings and how the buildings fitted into and interacted with them.