Thursday 5th November 2015, 7.05pm (day 1,533)
Remember, remember, the fifth of November. The gunpowder treason and plot. I see no reason why the gunpowder treason should ever be forgot. (Said V.)
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Category Archives: Urban scene
The Fab Café?
Wednesday 4th November 2015, 9.25am (day 1,532)
Stats trivia…. the longest run of pictures on this blog, thus far, that were taken only in either Hebden Bridge or Manchester was 20 (15/4/12 – 4/5/12). Today is number 13 of the current run and with no plans to really go anywhere, by Wednesday next week the record will probably be broken. Time to find inspiration in very familiar places therefore. Like these wheelie bins on Princess Street on another grey and misty morning.
Grocer’s stall, Oxford Road
Tuesday 3rd November 2015, 4.20pm (day 1,531)
This stall is a familiar sight on the walk back up Oxford Road into the city centre: it’s there in the same spot every weekday, and maybe weekends too. I like this shot because it’s the one I meant to take, only it’s gone monochrome to obscure the fact that the square behind the woman’s head was a totally incongruous bright purple on the initial version. It still looks a bit conspicuous here but overall the effect is much better in black and white.
Health Centre car park
Monday 2nd November 2015, 8.20am (day 1,530)
After the gorgeousness and gorgeosity (oh my brothers) of yesterday, today was one of the dullest days imaginable. Hence this shot. But I guess I quite like the graffiti, painted over rather unsuccessfully.
Near the Mancunian Way
Friday 30th October 2015, 3.20pm (day 1,527)
A dismal, rainy morning turned into quite a well-lit, mild and sunny afternoon, at least in Manchester. This leafy spot has appeared on the blog before — it is certainly one of central Manchester’s better locations if leaf-fall is your bag, despite being right next to the main arterial road that is the Mancunian Way.
Building Santa
Thursday 29th October 2015, 3.15pm (day 1,526)
Those who have spent time in Manchester over the last few years may recognise here components of the disassembled Santa which graces Albert Square, outside the Town Hall, each year. It was being constructed today. But come on! It’s October still!!
Holme Street, in the rain
Wednesday 28th October 2015, 9.00am (day 1,525)
Heavens! Can it get more exciting than this? The rain. The puddles. The surface of some random street near home. It’s that late October, early winter feeling, and it ain’t going away.
Dusk view from my house (too early!)
Tuesday 27th October 2015, 5.15pm (day 1,524)
A dull day today in every sense. Damp grey weather in Hebden Bridge and I spent almost the whole day indoors, teaching online. So there was little to inspire the photography. This shot has little artistic merit I know, but I chose it to show how, now the clocks have gone back, it’s getting dark well early — and there’s much more darkness to come of course, before the year turns.
Toompea
Wednesday 21st October 2015, 5.00pm (day 1,518)
Toompea is the district of Tallinn’s old town elevated up on a hill. Two birds with one stone — the ‘autumn leaves’ shot and also a pleasant district of the pleasant city I currently reside in. In fact this is right next door to the Estonian parliament. Why don’t they feel the need to block it off with fences and roadblocks like they do in London or Washington? I dunno, perhaps because their government aren’t a bunch of assholes? Just a thought.
Tallinn
Monday 19th October 2015, 5.40pm (day 1,516)
Estonia becomes the 24th country to feature on this blog [*] and it makes an impressive debut. Tallinn is one of Europe’s smaller capitals, with a population of about 450,000. The well-lit church is St. Olav’s cathedral, which when it was built in the 16th century, may have been the tallest building in the world. This shot was taken from my hotel room — I’ve had worse views.
[*] seeing as you mentioned it, the countries have been, in order of first appearance: UK, Finland, Russia, Norway, Netherlands. Denmark, USA, Egypt/Sudan, Kenya, Singapore, Australia, New Zealand, Fiji, the United Arab Emirates, Germany, Turkey, Lebanon, Sweden, Italy, Vatican City, Croatia, France, Tanzania and now Estonia.
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