Thursday 11th December 2014, 9.55am (day 1,204)
Not a dissimilar photo to yesterday, but what the hell, let’s offer them as a tribute to Manchester; today was the end of the semester in every sense. Congratulations to the graduates, as ever…
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Category Archives: Urban scene
Manchester Central Library
Wednesday 10th December 2014, 9.35am (day 1,203)
I pictured the inside of this building a few weeks ago. It reopened earlier this year after a long refurbishment — one which fortunately began before the present government began its conscious process of eviscerating anything which smacks of a public service.
Composition dilemma — better to get the front door centered between the pillars, or the pillar’s shadow? I went for the shadow…
December morning
Friday 5th December 2014, 10.10am (day 1,198)
The Wirral — the peninsula on the other side of the Mersey from Liverpool — might not be the most glamorous place in the world but this is a spectacular debut on the blog. I am very pleased with this photo, it came out exactly as was intended when I took it, and that’s always a pleasing thing.
Canal boats (stock Hebden shot)
Thursday 4th December 2014, 2.30pm (day 1,197)
I am trying not to repeat myself on this blog even after nearly 1,200 days, but it’s still something of a surprise that this view hasn’t previously made it. It’s a standard Hebden Bridge shot and I pass it whenever I go to and from the railway station. At least, I don’t think it’s made it before — though I’m getting on a bit these days and may have forgotten.
Three shadowy figures
Tuesday 2nd December 2014, 3.20pm (day 1,195)
As pictured on the steps of the St Peter’s Chaplaincy at the University, a location that has featured once before.
Riverside walkway
Sunday 30th November 2014, 10.50am (day 1,193)
St. Andrew’s Day, and a beautiful morning. This is the walkway down by the Hebden Water in town. I like the lines of the building, the trees in the background and the random arrangement of café paraphernalia waiting to see if any customers realised it was quite warm enough to sit outside despite it being the last day of November.
View from under Nygårdsbrua, Bergen
Thursday 27th November 2014, 8.45am (day 1,190)
Another couple of days in Bergen for me. This shot is taken from more-or-less the same place as this one of the Møllendalsveien building, which is to the right of this viewpoint. 8.45 on a late November morning in Bergen and the sun was only just coming up…
Up In the gutter
Tuesday 25th November 2014, 1.25pm (day 1,188)
Yes, this really is as exciting as it got today. Looking for the good in all, I quite like the orange jackets against the brown November background, but I spent most of the day at home working and there wasn’t much to see.
Rooves and chimneys
Sunday 23rd November 2014, 2.55pm (day 1,186)
Another well-lit afternoon, with the last rays of the day catching the smoke from these November fires. 3pm is as late as we get sunlight in the valley at this time of year — 10 minutes after this all is in shadow.
The Victoria Road building site
Saturday 22nd November 2014, 3.00pm (day 1,185)
This is the building site that children should not play on (as pictured behind the playground equipment a couple of weeks ago). A burst of sunlight caught it very well this afternoon.
Being 42 