Category Archives: Urban scene

Dec 08 2024
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Daily Post, Transport, Urban scene

The shoppers pass by

Saturday 7th December 2024, 12.15pm (day 4,853)

From the tram, 7/12/24

This was one of two photos that I took today which I like despite their technical deficiencies. I was more or less trying for this effect. My third day in a row in Manchester (and blog-wise that’s the first time that’s happened in 2024), but I was not there to work, nor, like the great majority of the people in the city centre, to shop. Instead I was going to the football and just passing through on the tram, nicely insulated from the rush — and the rather poor weather — outside, at least for 45 minutes or so.

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Dec 07 2024
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Daily Post, Urban scene

Abingdon Street

Friday 6th December 2024, 9.15am (day 4,852)

This back street has long been a feature of my walk to campus in Manchester, and at this time of year, when the sun is shining, it is one of a number of streets on the route that channel the morning light in photogenic ways. The sun doesn’t necessarily shine much in early December in Manchester so it’s worth capturing the moments.

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Dec 05 2024
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Urban scene

Chimney work

Wednesday 4th December 2024, 10.50am (day 4,850)

Chimney work, 4/12/24

There was certainly a decent amount of smoke coming out of one of these stacks; but it seems he was satisfied that nothing was particularly amiss. I pray that I never have to get up on our roof, or the roof of any of these overdwellings, for any reason, professional or otherwise. It’s a long way down from five stories up.

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Dec 03 2024
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Urban scene

Coal shed textures

Tuesday 3rd December 2024, 11.55am (day 4,849)

Coal shed, 3/12/24

A day on which I came very close to having nothing to photograph, but I did decide, around noon, that it was interesting that the coal shed of one of the houses across the road actually does have coal in it at the moment. The photo is one of textures, making a kind of collage. That’s my justification, at least.

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Dec 01 2024
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Daily Post, Urban scene

Very unnecessary signage

Sunday 1st December 2024, 1.40pm (day 4,847)

No parking, 1/12/24

Well, yes. I’d be inclined to pay attention to this one.

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Nov 30 2024
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Portrait, Stranger

Friday market (not ‘Black’)

Friday 29th November 2024, 4.10pm (day 4,845)

Friday market, 29/11/24

Another day spent almost entirely in my office at home, working, and not emerging until after the sunlight was mostly gone. The Friday market in town was still open at this point, though only just, and I’m sure this guy is considering packing up his clocks and jewellry and calling it a day.

I go monochrome here simply because it feels right for the shot and it stops the bright green stripes at the top dominating it. It is not a ‘Black Friday’ reference. I hate that bollocks, in fact: especially because, as various recent conversations about this marketing wheeze have proven, virtually no one in the UK — consumers, retailers, the media, anyone — actually understands the derivation of the term. Be honest — do you know where it comes from? (American readers don’t get to answer this.)

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Nov 29 2024
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Landscape

Frosty morning

Thursday 28th November 2024, 8.35am (day 4,844)

Frosty view, 28/11/24

12 of the last 16 shots have been taken in Hebden Bridge, and there are going to be more coming up — by recent standards, an unusually static state of affairs. But when it looks like this in the morning, I don’t really care.

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Nov 24 2024
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Urban scene

The thaw (too fast)

Saturday 23rd November 2024, 3.00pm (day 4,839)

Canal in thaw, 23/11/24

The last few days have been very cold. Even this morning there was still plenty of snow on the ground. But the temperature rocketed upwards today, to 11º or 12ºC, and it rained quite heavily, thus taking out all the snow and filling all available drainage — including the river and, seen here, the canal — almost to overflowing. Three more hours after this picture was taken and all the remaining snow was gone, as if it had never been.

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Nov 21 2024
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Daily Post, Urban scene

Princess Street, calm

Thursday 21st November 2024, 9.50am (day 4,837)

Princess Street, 21/11/24

A scene passed almost every time I walk to campus, and unusually quiet today. But that’s a good thing: the light fell just right for the shot and there are no moving cars to spoil it (well, OK, there’s the one just entering the very back of the shot but we can ignore it). All that was needed was a train coming over the bridge. Maybe next time.

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Nov 21 2024
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Daily Post, Hebden Bridge, Urban scene

Pink sewing machine

Wednesday 20th November 2024, 3.45pm (day 4,836)

I did think about giving this post a different title, but, you know — it is what it is.

Rather than just being a random piece of (pink) machinery left lying about the place, though, I think this has been adopted as an advert for a local haberdashers: the entrance to which is just to the left of the photographer, at this point.

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