Wednesday 24th February 2016, 10.20am (day 1,644)
It must be nearly spring. Both the crocuses and the campaign banners for this year’s Student Union elections have come out right on cue. The pigeons seem unmoved by either, however.
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Tag Archives: Manchester
Crossing the road
Friday 12th February 2016, 9.30am (day 1,632)
Sometimes you don’t even realise you’ve got the shot until it’s been sitting on your camera all day then you upload it. This was just a general scene but once I saw how glorious her hair was she became its obvious subject. Had to crop it down a lot, hence its loss of sharpness and increased grain — but that’s then helped by going monochrome.
Exchange Square, Manchester
Wednesday 10th February 2016, 10.45am (day 1,630)
I know we were here less than a week ago, with the dragon, but he’s moved on, and this was the best picture I got today to celebrate a strange atmospheric condition in Manchester this morning; an odd blue cast to the light, a weird dryness in the air and a burning yellow ball above, giving nostalgic reminders of times long past. It was very pleasant. I like here how the Corn Exchange is reflected in the glass.
Have a good day?
Friday 5th February 2016, 9.15am (day 1,625)
The title of this post is taken from the graffiti in the background. I hope he did have a good day, but I have no way of knowing for sure.
Dragon (presumably Chinese)
Thursday 4th February 2016, 3.05pm (day 1,624)
This creature suddenly appeared in Exchange Square today. But I think we’re safe — it appears to be tied down. The guy in front seems keener to take a picture of something else, anyway, suggesting he isn’t feeling threatened.
Victoria, platform 4
Monday 1st February 2016, 12.05pm (day 1,621)
Manchester Victoria station is much improved by the recent renovations, but actually this picture is taken in the non-reconstructed part; squatting under the [insert name of current corporate sposnor] Arena, this was a rare burst of light. Nicely illuminated these guys waiting for the 12:whatever to Wigan, though. And was I arriving in the city late, or going home early? I’m not saying, Possibly both…
Locomotive over Sackville Street
Thursday 14th January 2016, 11.35am (day 1,603)
This rail bridge takes the train (in this case a freight) between Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Oxford Road stations. The building in the background is the Faraday building, late of the University but now empty and awaiting demolition. I like the general drabness of this shot — very January, although it was a sunny and crisp day today.
The new tram line
Monday 11th January 2016, 3.05pm (day 1,600)
This nice round-number blog post is marked by yet another shot of Manchester city centre’s ongoing building works — a theme that is becoming recurrent, because they just never seem to end…
St. Peter’s Square
Tuesday 5th January 2015, 2.35pm (day 1,594)
The building works in St. Peter’s Square, Manchester, do not seem to have advanced a huge amount since they were pictured nearly a year ago (26/1/15). Never mind, they remain good photographic subjects. I like this one because it seems like a collage of shapes and textures, but there is still an underlying logic to it.
Tattooist’s, Manchester
Monday 4th January 2016, 10.30am (day 1,593)
How awesome is this. I want to go and get my next tattoo at this place simply because of this mural. Which, I suppose, is the point, but it doesn’t make it any less impressive.
