Wednesday 18th November 2015, 3.40pm (day 1,546)
Clearing, yes — but it had still dumped plenty of rain on us before doing so, and it had siblings on the way. Come take some of our weather, please. We have lots to spare.
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Category Archives: Urban scene
High water
Sunday 15th November 2015, 2.50pm (day 1,543)
A lot of rain overnight, and the Hebden Water was today as high as I have seen it since the floods of June/July 2012. But most — if not absolutely all — of the town was spared damage; the rain stopped just in time. Let’s hope there isn’t more before it has had time to go down a bit.
Pigeons on the Old Bridge
Wednesday 11th November 2015, 11.05am (day 1,539)
I feel these guys are lining up, ready to attack me a la Hitchcock. But they posed well enough for a photo this morning.
Oxford Road
Tuesday 10th November 2015, 9.50am (day 1,538)
This is not my only walking route from Victoria to the office, but I head up and down it frequently enough. We are heading into that time of year where at the time I typically walk down it, the sunlight will be coming from straight ahead — not always easy to capture well but when it works, it’s great light. Today, the clouds helped; but there was still some flare, which led to spots of odd colour, hence the monochrome.
The building on the far left, by the way, is the Manchester Aquatics Centre, venue for the swimming and diving events of the 2002 Commonwealth Games.
Muscovy duck, cleaning
Sunday 8th November 2015, 2.50pm (day 1,536)
I am sure the Muscovy duck gets as much pleasure from a good solid self-probing like this as we do a good shower. I know this picture could be sharper but this was a long zoom on a very gloomy day. A decent, stress-free weekend, but not at all a sunny one: we are heading for deepest November, the dullest period of the whole year.
Sunset, Whitworth Street, Manchester
Friday 6th November 2015, 4.30pm (day 1,534)
After a week of gray, a spectacular sunset in Manchester city centre — I was far from being the only person trying to capture it tonight. One of those situations where if I’d had more time (instead of speed-walking the two miles from my office to Victoria station), I probably could have got a better shot.
Nutclough, Bonfire Night
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.)
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.
