Resurgence

Yesterday I was suprised to find a huge amount of hits on two of my early images, both showcasing 60′s/70′s architecture. I’m still not sure why there is such an interest in these two pictures but I thank you anyway…

Both images were taken in the summer of 2005 with my IPAQ rx3000, hence the lower quality. (1.2 mp).

The University of Manchester’s “MATHS TOWER”, was taken a few months before it’s demolition in 2005. The “LANCASTER SERVICES 1″ was taken a year before it was renovated, or certainly repainted in 2006.

Each image is accompanied by a picture from 2006, showing the evolution or destruction of each structure.

“MATHS TOWER”

2005

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“OLD MATHS TOWER”

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“LANCASTER SERVICES 1″

2005

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“UPDATE”

   2006

 

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Christmas In Manchester 2005

This is a Set was taken back in 2005 with my Vivitar 3765, hence the poorer quality. I like these images as they show a Manchester of change. The first picture is simple and shows Manchester’s Town Hall. 

The following images are of the first Christmas in the ‘then’ newly refurbished Manchester Arndale Centre. To make the best use of the empty space at the time, they placed this modern display there. Now, four years on, the centre is full of shops and there is little room for such an elaborate display. 

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Firework Parade Part 2

Part 2 of the fireworks from Guy Fawkes Night 2009.

“FINALE”

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“PATTERNS OF FORCE”

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“STARBURST”

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Guy Fawkes MMIX

A collection on images in honour of Guy Fawkes/Bonfire Night, 5th November 2009.

“SPIRIT OF GUY”

The bonfire itself, taken at Prince’s Park, Irlam, Manchester

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“ENVY IN THE SMOKE”

The initial flash of a fountain 

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“ABSTRACT EXPLOSION”

A single spark, captured…

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“SPARKS”

A pair of fountains… Believe it or not!

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“DETONATION”

Honestly not as dangourous as it looks, but still don’t try this at home

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Halloween Looms

Just a quick post to mark Halloween…

“HALLOWEEN @ HEATON”

Taken at Heaton Park, Manchester, on 31st October

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Manchester as seen last November

Here are a few images of Manchester which were taken last November.

The town hall at dusk.

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Manchester’s big wheel as seen at night. It’s a spectactular sight to be sure.

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This is the Spinningfield site in Manchester. It turns out that it is private land so photography is not permitted… Sorry, a bit late now!

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Rockfest 2009

This past weekend, I went with a few friends to a local Rock festival in Barton, Manchester. The were 5 Acts on all day at this annual event, and they included

GLAM 69 (Good solid performance, 4 STARS)

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U2 II (First rate, my personal favorite 5 STARS)

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WHO’S NEXT (Again, very good, a long set and very enjoyable 4 STARS)
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GUNS 2 ROSES (Not so bad, but there was less substance than there was performance 3 STARS )
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& DAVID BOWIE EXPERIENCE (Again, very good and almost as good if not as good as U2 II – 5 STARS)

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Round Up 2009

Since I’ve not being posting enough this year so far, or taking anywhere near enough photo’s for that matter, this is a brief catch up on what I’ve been up to this year…

“Sharp Focus”

Taken in Chester back in April. 

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“Perspective”

The sand dunes, at Southport.

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“Flow”

Fire and Smoke do keep making their appearences, don’t they!

 

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“Stare”

This one was posing for me, on the shores of Lake Windamere.

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“Hilton From Below”

Back in my home city of Manchester.

 

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“Smooth”

And all the way back to my back garden!

 

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Back again, gone but not forgotten…

It’s been a few months since my last post but I would first like to thank everyone who has continued to follow my blog, and the hits have just kept coming.

These three images have been selected from my “Flickr Favourites” set on Flickr. These are some early attempts at photoshoping images and are a little different from my prefered, unaltered photography.

The first image, “City View” was taken from my attempt at an online comic, titled “The Seventh Idol”, back in 2006. The main image is of Manchester, and the foreground rendering was done using Daz 3D. The overall mastering of the shot was completed using Photoshop.

I must admit I do really like this image, but the comic was hampered by my lack of knowledge of the comic genre and the lack of computer power and rendering capabilities at the time. I’ve come on a way since then, but this was early days.

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The next image is of the Art Asylum’s Classic Enterprise from Star Trek. Taken with my Kodak Z740 against a red velvet curtain, I used the colour replace option to remove it. I then used a star brush for the stars and a couple of lens flares…

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This final image is of the Art Asylum’s Movie Enterprise from Star Trek III. Again taken with my Kodak Z740 against a red velvet curtain, I used the colour replace option to remove it. I then used a star brush for the stars and a couple of lens flares… This was the earlier of the two, hence the cruder nature of the image.

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A Brief in Black & White, Part 1

This is just a quick study my Black & White photography over the years. Some are more recent, others were taken as far back as 2005; unfortunatly with my 1.2mp camera. But on the plus side, the grain does work well with the grunge theme…

This first image was only taken a few months ago with my Nikon D40. Over exposed, obviously, this is in fact a black cat. I’ve gone for the more artistic feel with this one, again, obvliously, and she now looks almost silver. I’m personally quite pleased with the effect though I do understand that it’s an aquired taste.

Again, with the Nikon, this was taken without a flash at a high ISO. Inlike most of my Black & White images which are normally taken in colour and then mastered in B & W later, this image is almost as it was when the shutter opened… (Grain and all!)

This is one of my older images, taken in Whitby, on the East Coast back in 2005. It came out really well though considering that it was taken with my IPAQ rx3000. (1.2mp)

This now counts as an historical image. It was the once iconic Maths Tower of the University Of Manchester before its demolition back in 2005. University Place now stands there, and even thought the new complex is bigger and better, there’s something kind of compelling about this form of 60′s architecture that we just love to hate.

This was taken in 2006. This is one of my favorites. An early attempt at high key, notice the nearest light almost disapearing into its own glare. I like this one but again, it’s an aquired taste.

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