And so here we are at the end of the project. It’s been tough this year, I haven’t had that much spare time and so keeping up with it has been hard. There has been a couple of times I almost gave in, but am too damn stubborn to do that For the last shot I [...]
+ Read more…Only one more day to go….
+ Read more…Well here we are in the final few days of the project, and I’ve just realised I did something very stupid…. back in August I managed to use the same number twice and messed up my system! So originally I had this shot numbered as 363 when it was 364. I’ve renamed it (and yesterdays)… [...]
+ Read more…Well here we are in the final few days of the project, and I’ve just realised I did something very stupid…. back in August I managed to use the same number twice and messed up my system! So originally I had this shot numbered as 362 when it was 363. I’ve renamed it, means there [...]
+ Read more…The clouds and light caught my eye.
+ Read more…Morning shadows grabbing my attention on the walk into work.
+ Read more…So very behind on posting images for this project… have taken them all, but not quite gotten around to processing and posting so well….
+ Read more…Often photographed piece from the Northern Quarter of Manchester.
+ Read more…Another remnant of Halloween, this mask leapt out to me on the walk into work (not literally!)
+ Read more…A leftover from Halloween on the previous evening I think…
+ Read more…Bit more practice with ICM – I like the watercolour effect it gives this image.
+ Read more…Toying with depth and glass….
+ Read more…Black and white tunnel shot… just for a change!
+ Read more…Simple and seasonal.
+ Read more…Evening taxi ride, and no shot to use for the day so far? Experimentation occurs!
+ Read more…More groundwork…
+ Read more…Going for the low angle again, with an evening shot…
+ Read more…More play with focus.
+ Read more…Winter is coming, and the tree’s are becoming bare. I rather like this time of year.
+ Read more…Getting down with the undergrowth
+ Read more…Toying with light and shadow once more.
+ Read more…B&W focus work can always hits the spot.
+ Read more…Took a similar shot on the recent photowalk but wasn’t happy with the reflection… so went for another go at it on a different day.
+ Read more…Another bit of playing with ICM – this time me moving as much as the camera. It’s an acquired taste, I would imagine I like this shot more than most
+ Read more…Wet mornings, reflective surfaces, black and white. As ever this is always going to make me snap away.
+ Read more…Hanging around in the gutters again. But the reflection is pretty.
+ Read more…Today was a sad day. Our hamster Dennis has been fighting some recent health issues, and today unfortunately lost that fight. He will be missed.
+ Read more…Whilst on the Photowalk at the weekend, I spent a bit of time learning some tips from the walk leader (David Johnson aka MaxBlackPhotos), specifically on ‘Intentional Camera Movement’. He does some fantastic work with this technique (see some examples here - http://maxblackphotos.photodeck.com/-/galleries/intentional-camera-movement) and I was always curious to how he got such great results. This [...]
+ Read more…This is an image I snapped on the recent ‘Worldwide photowalk’ that occurred over the weekend, this one I picked as my 366 image for the day as it just fit well with everything. I was going for something Mancunian, and this ticked that box being the area dialling code – courtesy of the lomo wall in [...]
+ Read more…Always look up.
+ Read more…Just little bits of industrialesque detail.
+ Read more…A cold and wet early morning, winter is almost here.
+ Read more…One of those little details of Castlefield I’ve always walked past, but never shot. Came in handy this day.
+ Read more…Being amused by shadows once again.
+ Read more…Another interesting little piece of graffiti.
+ Read more…I always love that burst of light that can pop through tree cover.
+ Read more…Broken umbrella’s can never be resisted!
+ Read more…Messing around with reflections in B&W once more.
+ Read more…Another rainy day….
+ Read more…It was a great looking sky, just aching out for a shot…
+ Read more…Hanging around the arches as per usual…
+ Read more…Simple, but I like it.
+ Read more…Toying with reflections.
+ Read more…Angles, lines and a sliver of light. What else do you need?
+ Read more…Spotting this broken brolly just reminded me of a jellyfish washed up on a beach…
+ Read more…Chasing the pigeons from a low level and this is one of the results… I like it, in a quirky way.
+ Read more…Although I’m behind on processing and uploading, it seems appropriate to be posting this image today as it’s the second anniversary of getting married to my wonderful wife. If a sign of true love isn’t sharing your brolly in the rain, not sure what is!
+ Read more…I liked the combination of the three types of architecture here, thought it suited a square crop.
+ Read more…Me and shadows…. can’t help myself.
+ Read more…Getting close and abstract in the rain.
+ Read more…Messing around with more puddles, and toying with the colouring.
+ Read more…Manchester has been having one of it’s ‘rainy seasons’ as ever, but at least it leaves these puddles to play around with….
+ Read more…This was a quiet day for photography, so had to catch what I could. Just something simple with B&W and light…
+ Read more…This is a stitched panorama of Cove Harbour… couldn’t resist that gorgeous sky. Was going for colour originally but loved the B&W version more, thought it gave a nice dramatic feel.
+ Read more…The view over the houses in Cove Harbour, out to the sea.
+ Read more……. that’s what she does. Tick followed tock followed tick followed tock followed tick.
+ Read more…I even find the backstreets and alleyways in Aberdeen!
+ Read more…I always like to play around on a train trip, get a bit of landscape motion going on.
+ Read more…The walk home tends to be a time when I pick up a lot of shots for this project, today being no different.
+ Read more…Another interesting little piece of detail found on the walls of the Northern Quarter.
+ Read more…Getting up close and personal with barbed wire again…
+ Read more…Just a little bit of shadowy detail from Castlefield.
+ Read more…Just spotted this ‘character’ hanging in a tree near St Anne’s Square… one of those things that called out to me from the corner of my eye.
+ Read more…Anyone who follows my photo’s knows that I can’t resist a lost object in an odd location!
+ Read more…Something simple, just taking advantage of a pretty sky.
+ Read more…Messing around with the fisheye in corridors again…
+ Read more…I like it when the Beetham tower is shrouded in fog, makes me wonder what it would be like to be living near the top, unable to see far…
+ Read more…Loved this piece of graffiti, so wanted to go for a frame filling angle to make the most of it.
+ Read more…Another trip to one of my favourite little spots in Manchester… I just love this particular alleyway.
+ Read more…Messing around with a different kind of self-portrait, just for a change…
+ Read more…Got to love a nice long shadow, was particularly defined on this day thanks to the warm sunshine.
+ Read more…Another shot toying around with light, I liked the warm tones being given off by the evening sun.
+ Read more…Was playing around with the variance in light here, got a chunk of lensflare on the shot but I actually think it adds to the image. Bit of experimenting really.
+ Read more…Yet more street wordage from around Manchester…
+ Read more…Architectural repetition. In black and white. Natch.
+ Read more…Another little bit of rusty, crusty detail that caught my eye.
+ Read more…Just a little bit of B&W detail…
+ Read more…B&W in the backstreets…
+ Read more…I always like ripped and damaged posters, played around with the focus a little bit on top.
+ Read more…My eye for lamps and architecture taking over again… B&W obviously
+ Read more…I always like lone figures with umbrellas, one of those things I keep my eyes open for.
+ Read more…Fooling around with wine bottles again….
+ Read more…The setting sun through the curtains gave off a rather Mediterranean feel… you wouldn’t think it was Manchester!
+ Read more…Just one of those walk by street shots, simple but it caught my eye.
+ Read more…In tunnels with silhouettes again. Not stalking. Honest.
+ Read more…The great British summer has been far from great… in general it’s been pretty grim to be honest!
+ Read more…I just liked how the sky looked over the Castlefield Roman walls….
+ Read more…You tend to find these pieces of heart graffiti around Manchester quite often… guess it’s more loving than normal graffiti.
+ Read more…Black and white repetition, always something that can come in handy.
+ Read more…If in doubt, find a tunnel.
+ Read more…Toying around with little bits of light in darkness again, add in a bit of grain for good measure…. simple but I like it.
+ Read more…Spinning me right round.
+ Read more…Another bit of floaty detail from the canals of Manchester.
+ Read more…I love coming across little pieces of street poetry like this, no matter how mental they seem to be!
+ Read more…Been a while since I’ve shot some booze containers, but walking past this setup it just seemed that I had to take a shot of it.
+ Read more…Shopping for wine one evening, couldn’t resist this bottle… just wacky in design and name. Not quite classical in bottling, but it’s good to try something different sometimes. As it happened it tasted great too!
+ Read more…Another angle of a piece of street art I’ve shot before, wanted to go for something different – and colourful.
+ Read more…Have seen a few peoples shots of this particular find in Manchester, never quite gotten around to shooting it myself till now. Went for the fisheye to make the most of the width. And just had to be B&W…
+ Read more…Something simple…. lots and lots of green…
+ Read more…My pigeon obsession continues…
+ Read more…I always aim to keep my eyes open on the walk into work, nice if you can spot something to ensure you have a shot for the day early on!
+ Read more…Pigeons are creeping into my work steadily lately, but they just keep on posing for me…
+ Read more…It had been a long few days, and having been on a health kick as of late seemed like it was the right time to treat ourselves to a nice Sunday roast. We went to ‘Gorilla’, which is fast becoming one of my fave places in Manchester lately, to try out their Sunday roast menu. [...]
+ Read more…Am over a week behind in processing images, behind in processing…. really must put a bit of time into catching up soon! This image was taken in the Imperial War Museum in Manchester, took a visit there recently and watched one of the films they show in the main hall. Very touching stories of war [...]
+ Read more…Am covering early shifts at work at the moment, and not being a ‘morning person’ this is generally me walking into work bleary eyed… doesn’t help when trying to keep your eyes open for photographs! Luckily spotted this, to be used for this days shot.
+ Read more…One of those random finds again… there appeared to be some sort of dance festival going around Castlefield, lots of arty types doing ‘things’. Not sure why this girl thought writing with her feet was a good idea, but hey it made for a shot!
+ Read more…And more minimalism, surprisingly close to yesterdays shot! Consider it a two day theme.
+ Read more…Something very minimal, but that caught my eye on the stroll into work. I really liked the flow and reflection in the water as much as anything…
+ Read more…Pigeons seem to work their way into my shots throughout the year, but when they pose for me in such a fashion why not take advantage?
+ Read more…One of my customary walkabouts around Castlefield, came across this setup under one of the many bridges. If only a troll was actually perches upon that chair, would have made for a very interesting shot!
+ Read more…As ever at the moment, I’m massively behind on processing images… so once again playing catchup. This shot was from last weekend, when there appeared to be some arty drama ‘event’ going on in the city centre. I have no idea what was actually going on here, someone in a unicorn mask and a lion [...]
+ Read more…It’s a damn ugly building, but snippets in B&W can look quite attractive….
+ Read more…This is another of my ‘spots’ in Manchester that I pass by to try and grab a shot when in need. I like the colours, especially on a rainy day where there is a bit of a sheen.
+ Read more…200 days in already, seems to have flown by! I’ve had some ups and downs with the project this year… but I definitely can’t be stopping now!
+ Read more…As ever I’m always checking out the puddles when it’s been raining…
+ Read more…Had a play around with motion blur on the way into work, was purely playing around but I quite liked the final effect, so into the project it goes.
+ Read more…As I mentioned on another recent post, have had a total nightmare with hardware problems and a number of items failing on me around the same time. Took some time on this day to clean up what I could, to get me back up and running as close to normal as possible. Things are back [...]
+ Read more…Just one of those walkabout shots on my way into town….
+ Read more…Have always quite liked this piece of street art, but don’t think I’ve ever taken a shot of it. Seemed like a good excuse to fulfil the days challenge.
+ Read more…Me with my camera in a tunnel. What did you think would happen?
+ Read more…When I came across this unusual bit of street-art I thought it was a ghost… but it may actually be a bird. Or a ghostbird.
+ Read more…Have been spending a lot less time down back alleys lately, so thought I’d rectify that on a bit of a walkabout.
+ Read more…The rain was back with force in Manchester, giving me lots of shiny pavements to play with…
+ Read more…I love catching a nice moody sky with some of the architecture in Spinningfields, just begs to be photographed.
+ Read more…This was taken around Salford Quays, as ever for me the B&W conversion in full effect to bring out a bit of drama in that cloudy sky.
+ Read more…I am massively behind on posting again, mainly as I’ve had a bit of a computer nightmare recently… hardware failures have given me more than a couple of problems over the last week. I think I’ve recovered what I can, however may still be missing a few of my older original files. Still trying recovery [...]
+ Read more…A quick walk through the air and space hall of MOSI in Manchester led to this, actually a variant of a shot I’ve taken before. I like playing with compositions like this, thought it worked well with the textures available.
+ Read more…More barbed wire that I couldn’t resist. Just love getting lost in it within the composition, it’s never-ending.
+ Read more…Playing with simplicity again, light and lines. Not to all tastes, but I like the experiment.
+ Read more…Something a little bit dark again, but one of those things I like to experiment with when I come across them.
+ Read more…So this is the big halfway point of the project… the point of no return you could say. I’ve had a tough time with the whole thing over the last couple of months, but not in my nature to give up on it when I’m so embedded in. Now I’ve reached halfway I REALLY can’t [...]
+ Read more…Something simple, however I’m convinced it’s a little lopsided. Ah well, shall have to live with it.
+ Read more…Took the x100 out on this day for use, though didn’t find much to shoot throughout the day. As it turns out this shot was taken literally as I got back home instead!
+ Read more…The last stages of a little spider web… think it had been abandoned for pastures new.
+ Read more…Cheeky little fella giving me the eye. Seemed rude to not shoot him (not quite literally!)
+ Read more…I had to use this piece of graffiti I found, struggled with an angle and couldn’t get closer to it easily, but it did tie in well with the broken umbrella (another one of those sneaking into the project…)
+ Read more…I dread to think how much I’ve used barbed wire and black and white this year… there’s a theme in there somewhere. I just find it interesting, it’s photogenic in such cases…
+ Read more…I had a different shot planned (and taken) for the day, however at the end of the evening this sunset caught be and had to shoot it. Will save my other idea and retake another day. Always good to have one in the tank.
+ Read more…Something simple for today, just playing with shadows and light.
+ Read more…This was not a day to leave the flat. The weather was horrible across a lot of the country, I think a months worth of rain fell in 24 hours in the northwest – just crazy horrible weather. Therefore I opted to go for a simpler shot using some greenery on the balcony… and kept [...]
+ Read more…Toying around with B&W architecture… if in doubt for your shot, sometimes you just got to look up.
+ Read more…Another from Llandudno, piece of experimentation with the fisheye on the pier. The clouds did clear over the course of the day, but did manage to get it looking rather dramatic.
+ Read more…Under doctors orders I am off work for a few days, with instruction to relax and rest. Took the opportunity to get a night by the seaside for some fresh air, which definitely seemed to help. This is the view from Llandudno beach with the wind turbines off in the distance. Just thought it was a rather [...]
+ Read more…Repetition of shapes and patterns catch my eye – like a magpie to something shiny.
+ Read more…Locked away… I’d love to get into this particular spot to get a closer look at some of the graffiti behind here.
+ Read more…Architecture and black and white… can’t go wrong with that combination
+ Read more…Toying with water some more, I especially liked the double yellows mixed in with the puddled reflection.
+ Read more…Another day, another tunnel.
+ Read more…I dropped by the Manchester Art Gallery on this day, hadn’t been for a while so wanted to have a nosey to see what was new. There was a very interesting African art exhibition on, unfortunately with a no photography rule so couldn’t snap anything there. One of the other areas had this message board, [...]
+ Read more…Being the second Tuesday of the month, this day meant another gastroclub event in Manchester. This time around we visited the Yang Sing restaurant, a fantastic spot in the Chinatown area. It’s one of the best restaurants in that area, have always eaten well their previously so was looking forward to what they would do [...]
+ Read more…Am very behind on both processing and posting these shots, am up to date with taking them but not been handling the other end so well! This is an area of the walk into work I’ve covered before, but played around with the processing a little to give it a different edge. A little bit [...]
+ Read more…It was the ‘Manchester Day Parade’ at the weekend, an event I always end up photographing. It was also tied in with a Flickr meet, and haven’t been to one of those in ages so was good to catchup with some familiar faces. Unfortunately I didn’t get the best spot for the parade itself which [...]
+ Read more…Raining again… time to unleash the umbrella’s! This isn’t mine obviously, I go for the sensible and manly ‘black umbrella’ approach rather than the polka-dot variety.
+ Read more…Decided to check out the new ‘BrewDog’ bar that has opened in Manchester recently, and it seemed rude to not try out the food seeing as it was lunchtime. I’d heard the burgers were good, and definitely didn’t disappointing. Also gave me a shot for the day as I hadn’t caught much else…
+ Read more…Street art around the Northern Quarter of Manchester catching my eye again. The artwork mixed in with the wooden texture… well I just had to shoot it.
+ Read more…A bit more close up detail of barbed wire, another photographic foible of mine.
+ Read more…Another spot that I’ve used before, but it’s one of those alleyways of Manchester that I always think looks interesting.
+ Read more…I do like a good tunnel, and this is one I’ve not photographed before so couldn’t resist when I spotted it.
+ Read more…The Sunday before the Queens Jubilee turned out to be a rather soggy affair in Manchester, there were various street events planned but the rain didn’t help get the crowds up. It meant I didn’t hang around too much outside too in all honesty. The damp flags captured the day though.
+ Read more…Closing in on some architectural detail again, with some symmetry to boot.
+ Read more…I spotted the ‘prisoner’ in question a week or so ago in a spot on the other side of the canal – knew that I’d have to grab a shot making the most of this sooner or later. Black and white just seemed the only way to go…
+ Read more…This was another day where I didn’t get out of the flat… so had to experiment with what I had to hand and get a little creative.
+ Read more…Well I said that I don’t take photographs of flowers very often… however I seem to have gone and used them twice in 3 days. Ah well!
+ Read more…Messing around in tunnels and silhouettes again….
+ Read more…I don’t normally go for flowers…. but wanted to have a toy around with focus. It’s simple but I kinda like it.
+ Read more…I’ve taken a very similar shot to this in a previous year, however I wanted to see how the extra fisheye distortion could work with a face of stone like this.
+ Read more…I’ve photographed this fountain many times (and will probably photograph it more), but went for a different angle with the fisheye this time to try something new.
+ Read more…This was the first time I’ve used the x100 in a while, been so caught up toying with the D700 lately just haven’t given her much attention. Little bit of a walkabout on this day gave me this effort though, appealed to my love of darkness and shadows.
+ Read more…Although the current heatwave doesn’t agree with me, it does give off some beautiful sunsets.
+ Read more…Always look up… you never know what you will spot.
+ Read more…As ever the canal side walk into work helps me get shots on some days, especially when the light gives off some interesting glimmers and shadows.
+ Read more…Ah I do love a good gargoyle.
+ Read more…Decided that fresh air was much needed on this day, so we took at trip out to Heaton Park to get out of the city a little. Turned out to be a nice day for it, not too hot and just pleasant for a good stroll around. Obviously had the camera to hand, and played [...]
+ Read more…We took a walk around the new Mediacity development on this day… to be honest there isn’t a great deal to see yet. The new bridge there is relatively cool, I quite liked distorting it with the fisheye and a bit of dramatic B&W skywork.
+ Read more…I liked the two images on this piece of street art… when approaching it just thought it was a smiley face, but was interesting to see it up close. Minimal, but I like it.
+ Read more…A bit of local graffiti… as ever (for me) these things suit some B&W handling.
+ Read more…I love the ripply reflections on the canal, particularly on a sunny day. Gives off a bit of a ‘painting’ vibe, which appeals to me.
+ Read more…Three days on the trot in the flat and was going a little stir crazy. Had to get a little creative in the corridor with the fisheye.
+ Read more…Yet another day of not getting out and about… always makes it tough with a project like this. Decided to play around with a panorama from the balcony, the ominous sky looked pretty cool so thought it would make a useful subject. (click to enlarge… needed due to those panoramic proportions!)
+ Read more…Another day in the house, so another day to get creative… and a little blue.
+ Read more…I like an image that can tell a story, and abandoned flowers in the canal could mean one of many things…
+ Read more…A bit more street art for day 132. Simple but I liked the lines and curves on show here.
+ Read more…A bit of a stairwell that I managed to get an interesting angle on… without much time out and about lately for photography I’ve had to get creative with my finds.
+ Read more…Still playing a little bit of catchup with processing and posting here. A bit of streetart for this day, one of the interesting finds on the streets of Manchester.
+ Read more…Am way behind on posting up my project 366 shots, as I’ve not been too well over the last week. I have managed to take shots every day however (some better than others as I haven’t been out too much) but just have to get back into the mentality of processing and posting. This is [...]
+ Read more…Am way behind on posting up my project 366 shots, as I’ve not been too well over the last week. I have managed to take shots every day however (some better than others as I haven’t been out too much) but just have to get back into the mentality of processing and posting. This is [...]
+ Read more…Am way behind on posting up my project 366 shots, as I’ve not been too well over the last week. I have managed to take shots every day however (some better than others as I haven’t been out too much) but just have to get back into the mentality of processing and posting. This is [...]
+ Read more…On the second day of our trip to Edinburgh, we took a trip over to the Forth rail bridge which resulted in a boat trip under the bridge itself, and to an island in the Firth of Forth. The Forth rail bridge itself is a spectacular piece of engineering, though difficult to get a shot [...]
+ Read more…Bit behind on posting images for the project, as we’ve just been away in Edinburgh for the long weekend. Was nice to get out of the city for a few days, had a good time! Nice to try to grab some shots outside of Manchester for a few days too, though I didn’t get many [...]
+ Read more…I’ve used this staircase at work for shots before… thought it would be good to experiment with the fisheye to see what could be done…
+ Read more…One of the things I missed from my old Sony NEX camera (maybe the only thing!) was the fisheye converter…. so I’ve gone and got myself a second hand fisheye to play around with this format a little more. I’ll try not to overuse it, but expect to see some fishy images over the next [...]
+ Read more…I think I struggled to wake up at all today… maybe this sign was telling me something.
+ Read more…Little rusty details of repetition.
+ Read more…Loved this little find… of course it’s in a puddle, as ever I keep my eyes open for these things!
+ Read more…A bit of golden glow towards the end of a Saturday evening.
+ Read more…Bit of an emergency 366 shot for day 118. I’ve just had to start taking some new medication for a bit of an ailment of mine, the side effects when you start taking it kind of knocked me for six so didn’t leave home on Friday. All makes it a little difficult for the 366 [...]
+ Read more…Following on from day 116, this is another shot that is far from my normal kind of work! I’ll have to go and find something grimy to photograph soon…
+ Read more…Had a full and busy day at work planned on Wednesday with client meetings, so had to try and grab a couple of snaps in the house early on as I wouldn’t have the camera with me. This shot is about as far away from my normal work as you can get… but good to [...]
+ Read more…Unusual graffiti spotted… Not quite sure what spelling the artist was going for, but I kinda liked it in context with the other shapes and lines on offer.
+ Read more…I do love a bit of barbed wire, it’s another one of those things I tend to ‘stop and snap’ when I come across it. Square format for a change too…
+ Read more…Played around with a quadtich again today, all the textures I came across and I couldn’t just pick one… so went with them all.
+ Read more…Toying around with angles, light and architecture.
+ Read more…For any problems the rain brings, it also brings puddles. And puddles make me happy.
+ Read more…Something simple for a Thursday. Need to get out and about more to get a bit more inventive…
+ Read more…Still keeping my eyes open for little details on the streets of Manchester. I wonder when I will run out…
+ Read more…Took a walk over to the Manchester wheel today, which is currently being dismantled after a few years in the city. Shame really, but I think it’s probably run it’s course – never seems to get that much traffic anymore. Whilst there I bumped into a few friends from Flickr, good to see as I’ve [...]
+ Read more…Even chairs need a rest sometime.
+ Read more…Beautifully sunny day here in Manchester… but me being me, just means I use the conditions for some shadow and light work
+ Read more…Feeding the birds again, but loved the quizzical looks that some of the pigeons were giving the camera. Surprised it distracted them from the bread on offer though!
+ Read more…Loved the sunset on Friday, the ominous clouds overhead helped… quite unusual skyline all in all.
+ Read more…Bit of an impromptu shot this… and if I was slightly quicker I may have done better. I still like it though…
+ Read more…I love a good reflection, and this was directly outside my office… too good to turn down.
+ Read more…Another interesting find on the streets/walls of Manchester. I always love the ‘street poetry’ you can find where you least expect it.
+ Read more…Hardly got any photographs today, just wasn’t spotting anything at all. Thankfully after having a meal in town while we escaped the rain, the remnants of said rain left me with this… which I thought would do the job. 100 days in already… time flies! Apologies for the incredibly geeky title (if you get it, [...]
+ Read more…Had a little walk out by the river on Easter Sunday in order to get my shot, bit of a dreary day but I did get to play around with light and reflections a little.
+ Read more…Thought I’d have another play about with a triptych today. I do like my little details and they fit in nicely with this format.
+ Read more…Bit of graffiti to start off the religious bank holiday weekend. What do you mean that’s not appropriate?
+ Read more…Slightly gutted I didn’t get the whole pigeon with this, but it was very much a quick spur of the moment shot. I still like it enough to use it for today’s image…though I may try to get this one again another time.
+ Read more…Sometimes you can look up to find a bit of decay, as well as looking down.
+ Read more…We appear to have gone from bright sunny days to April showers… much more like the Manchester I know!
+ Read more…I seem to have found myself under a bridge. Again. Like a troll. Again.
+ Read more…Today we took a walk down to Victoria Baths, both for a nosey around the place in general and also to visit the vintage fair that was on. It’s a really impressive building that is going through a huge restoration project… unfortunately these things need a lot of money which isn’t always easily available. We took the [...]
+ Read more…I’m still very much into my black and white, however I guess this is more ‘white & black’ for a change. I have had a go at a similar shot previously, I just like the look of this area with some hi key B&W work… it looks quite science-fiction to me. Like something out of [...]
+ Read more…Had a few options for my shot for this day, however this street performer won out… tied in nicely with some motion blur of passers by.
+ Read more…Had a bit of a walkabout with the camera on Thursday, again another excuse to play around with the D700 to learn its nuances. It was another very sunny day (we seem to be having unseasonably warm weather this week), and the midday sun doesn’t really tie in with my photography on the whole… however [...]
+ Read more…Back in Castlefield again, on my tour of revisiting places with my new camera gear as I learn it’s intricacies… I do feel like I’m getting to grips with the D700 nicely now, it’s such a well put together piece of kit and it’s a pleasure to use once you know where all the features/buttons/levers [...]
+ Read more…Sometimes I like to revisit sites of previous shots, to see what different angle I can take on things. This is especially more relevant with a new camera or lens, as you can try something different with the same material. Today I went back to the ‘scene of the crime’ of the first shot of [...]
+ Read more…Toying around with the nifty fifty on the D700 this morning, seemed rude to not make the most of the focus and play around with that somewhat. And I do like a bit of black and white repetition….
+ Read more…Had a quick walk into town today to pick up a nifty fifty for my new pride and joy, and have a general walkabout and to grab a coffee. Forgot that it was Sports Relief weekend, town was busy and a lot of people were running for charity round a course in town. As part [...]
+ Read more…First outing with the new D700 today, but as I’m on call with work this weekend and had a bit to do in town anyway I didn’t get a great deal of time to play around. Had a quick pass by the fountains in Albert Square as it’s a spot I tend to visit when [...]
+ Read more…So I seem to have bought myself some new toys! I have just completed the sale of my Sony equipment, decided to sell it and move to Nikon as I’m not a fan of the newer SLT Sony models… so seemed like the appropriate time to jump ship. I managed to get a pretty good [...]
+ Read more…I liked the combination of the writing and the shadows for this shot, just those sort of things that catch my eye.
+ Read more…Some more of my black and white graininess… I always like the dark and dangerous nature of shots like this.
+ Read more…The canal-side walk in and out of work each day is saving me with this 366 project currently, just not getting the time to shoot much else outside of that walk. Luckily you can get creative with finds and angles along the way…
+ Read more…One of the many alleys in Manchester that I like to shoot now and again, it’s very photogenic. For some reason the geeky part of me is reminded of the trench run at the end of Star Wars too….. just me? Probably….
+ Read more…I am relying on little details at the moment, keeping my eyes open for interesting finds around the city. Luckily there quite a few in Manchester…
+ Read more…Playing around on the Arndale skybridge here in Manchester.
+ Read more…Managed to have a bit of a walkabout at lunch on Friday, so was on the lookout for little details on the streets of Manchester. Decided to go with the grainy black and white option… it’s so unlike me
+ Read more…Seems like the streets are talking to me again…
+ Read more…Alleys, lines, perspective. I like such things.
+ Read more…Playing around with reflections in the canals again on the walk home. Lovely sunset tonight helped with the lighting too. May have thrown a bit of texture work into the mix too…
+ Read more…Finally catching up a little on posting for the project, more or less. Today I had to pop round to the Portico library, to drop off some stock for the exhibition I’m part of. Also gave me a chance to look around the exhibition itself a little, as opening night was so busy I didn’t [...]
+ Read more…An interesting find today, a little bit of street art down by one of the (many) bridges of Castlefield.
+ Read more…I spotted this odd cross on this door a week or so ago, just didn’t take a photo of it for some reason. On a return visit to the area thought it would work with some grainy B&W handling. Not sure if it does keep the vampires out or not…
+ Read more…Two days straight of repetition style shots, but both a little bit different. Fences are a complete cliché but sometimes you need to take advantage of clichés in a project like this….
+ Read more…Repetition and little details, a little something that is always worth a capture…. especially on a day where I didn’t get much other opportunity for photography. Busy days lately.
+ Read more…Back in the gutter again
+ Read more…Still catching up a little on posts, so this was from back a couple of days ago… actually Tuesday, which was the first day of the Northern Exposure photography exhibition that I’m part of. Now what I meant to do was to get a photo of the exhibition itself, with the crowd of people that [...]
+ Read more…The Northern Quarter area of Manchester is always a good place to pop around with the camera, there’s always little details to find if you like that kind of thing.
+ Read more…Prowling the back streets and alleys of Manchester once more, trying to find little details of interest. I just liked how this door had seen better days, and had some character with the brick work and worn away sign.
+ Read more…Hanging around in the strangest places again, does mean you can come across some odd & interesting things. I liked both of these pieces of graffiti on opposite sides of a wall, thought a diptych worked well to bring the pair together.
+ Read more…On Friday I had to pass by the Portico Library to drop off my photographs for the exhibition this week, seems like it’s been a long time coming but catching up quickly now! I figured getting a shot of the venue made sense for the project, and especially as it’s such a stunning building. The [...]
+ Read more…There are some things I just can’t pass by and not photograph, and the wording of this particular piece of graffiti made it one of them. Though I must say if I did have a crew, they would most likely eat wotsits. In fact I would make sure they did.
+ Read more…Bit of late night shadow work… simple as that
+ Read more…Back in Manchester after the Scottish break, seemed wrong to not take up the opportunity to grab a shot of an empty bottle of booze as I passed by. Can’t resist them. Not my empty though, honest.
+ Read more…Whenever we’re up in Aberdeen I always want to go down to Cove Harbour, for a few photographs and a walk around. It’s a little harbour that never seems to change, whenever we go it looks more or less identical. I got a few shots off but this part of the rocks caught my eye [...]
+ Read more…While we were up in Aberdeen we were staying with my in-laws over in Cove. It’s a nice little place by the coast, meaning there are Seagulls everywhere. Noisy, but cool.
+ Read more…So here was the main reason we took the trip up to Aberdeen, the first visit to see our little baby nephew. There was a time that the name Zeus was being banded around for him, however the little chap ended up being named Mason. However from now on he is always going to be [...]
+ Read more…Our plan for the first full day in Aberdeen was actually to take a trip up the coast to Elgin to visit a friend up there, however we unfortunately made a bit of a mess of our timings and ended up missing the train we ideally needed to get. Thanks to the wonders of the [...]
+ Read more…I’ve been away in Aberdeen for the last few days, hence the delay on posting photo’s since the back end of last week. It’s been a nice break, seeing the extended family and being around some different scenery for a few days was refreshing. Have quite a few shots to work through for the next [...]
+ Read more…Yep I’ve been stalking in the rain again… can’t help it sometimes. Away up to Scotland for a long weekend now though, which means I may just get some different shots with some new scenery to see for a few days
+ Read more…Tonight was a gastroclub night, first of this year that I’ve managed to make it to. We dined at ‘63 degrees‘ in the Northern Quarter of Manchester, a relatively new French restaurant on the block. The meal was excellent, nice clean tasty French cuisine which I enjoyed thoroughly. The menu consisted of: – Frogs legs with spherication [...]
+ Read more…Decided this morning that I had to go for something a bit more colourful today… have been concentrating on B&W so much lately thought it was time to throw something different into the mix. The lovely purple sky this morning helped, along with a bit of a glowing reflection.
+ Read more…Hanging around in dark alleys again, even on a bright (but cold) winters day. I just can’t help myself.
+ Read more…I can never pass a broken umbrella without taking a shot. Another one of my photographic rules.
+ Read more…Had to improvise a little for day 48, no camera with me for the day as I was out with work that night and didn’t want to keep the camera with me in the bars of Manchester. Snapped this bit of graphical abstract work from the balcony before work. Bit different for me, but I [...]
+ Read more…Wet rainy nights in Manchester, something my camera can’t resist. Snapped away at a few things on the wet walk home and this is what shone out to me.
+ Read more…I am relying so much on photographs taken in the morning at the moment, am working long busy days and just not having the time for photography elsewhere. Quite liked this flock of Pigeons though, always good for a shot.
+ Read more…Seemed appropriate, given the day!
+ Read more…More black and white… think I may have to find something colourful soon! I seem to generally think in black and white though, so sometimes it’s not so surprising.
+ Read more…I decided to go a bit old school with my choice of shot today. When I first started out with my photography ‘properly’ 3 or 4 years back, I took a lot of shots of the rusty architecture of Castlefield. It’s such a great spot for black & white, and as it’s on my doorstep [...]
+ Read more…A bit of a cop out in some respects. This is a variation of my recent shot from day 36 (http://www.markstuttard.com/#/threesixsix/threesixsix-36-brokenhearted). I was extremely surprised that this balloon was still on the ice… am sure it hasn’t been there for some of the last few days, however it seemed to be back again in almost the same [...]
+ Read more…Playing around with reflections in the ice… this could be up there with my fave shots of the 366 so far. Simplicity wins many a time.
+ Read more…Once again the Northern Quarter area of Manchester gives me a subject while I was passing through… couldn’t turn down this lovely bit of repetition.
+ Read more…I love seeing the canals of Castlefield frozen up in this cold weather, it’s just interesting to see them different from the usual. Quite beautiful all in all.
+ Read more…So today I had to pop by the Portico library here in Manchester, which is going to be the venue of my first exhibition as a photographer. I’m going to be part of the ‘Northern Exposure’ exhibition, which is bringing 3 local photographers together to exhibit work. I had to go by today to finalise a [...]
+ Read more…I’m not one of those photographers that’s into strobes and lighting, or at least the sort that you get using flashes and the like. I much prefer looking for light out there in the wild, be it natural or artificial. It’s especially good for me if it’s got that ‘dark and dangerous’ element to it, [...]
+ Read more…This image is just something I can’t pass up, my grime seeking eye just caught it immediately. Think of it as an alternative valentines day card
+ Read more…Well the weather service reported it, and lo and behold we were hit by snow today. Looks lovely but damn it is cold and slippy out there! It’s a bit of an obvious shot, but had full hands for a lot of today so not much time for photography. Plus it was nice to get [...]
+ Read more…An early start today, so tried to get a couple of shots by the canal. I liked the smoke stack from this barge, along with the very peaceful atmosphere of the early morning walk to work. It’s been a very busy but productive week… but am very glad it’s the weekend!
+ Read more…Managed to get out for a little bit of a walkabout at lunch, so thought I would pop by the railway arches off Oxford Road. It’s always interesting to see what you can find around there, and this bit of ‘crossword art’ seemed to be worth a shot.
+ Read more…This is the first shot of the project that I’ve ended up posting the day after taking it, but was out and about in town last night with a couple of friends from work, so a good enough excuse. Even after a few beers (and a cheeky few glasses of wine) I was still on [...]
+ Read more…As ever, I come into my shot for the day with little to no planning. This is the way my mind and eye works, just nice to see what happens on your path and choose your moment accordingly. For some reason when I was stood at the traffic lights this morning this came to me, [...]
+ Read more…I have been meaning to use these Chinese lanterns that are dotted around Chinatown for the recent New Year celebrations, just not quite got round to it yet. On a walk through there on my lunch break today this came to me as a use however. Pretty happy with how it came out all in [...]
+ Read more…Some more street poetry from Castlefield, as ever catching my eye.
+ Read more…Something simple today, but caught my eye on the walk into town today and was screaming for some B&W conversion.
+ Read more…Early shot today, mainly as I won’t be taking the camera with me to work as I’m out tonight. A good friend of mine from work is leaving and so we’ll be celebrating/commiserating his departure with large amounts of alcohol… not the best environment for my camera One of my ‘reserve house shot ideas’ was [...]
+ Read more…This is the second time I’ve seen a big old ‘Mr Bird’ bit of graffiti recently. I wonder who he may be…
+ Read more…A rare indoors shot for me, but for good reason tonight. Today is the day (well ‘night’ theoretically) of the great bard Rabbie Burns, which just gives me a good excuse to partake in a glass or three of whisky. It’s probably my favourite of all the alcoholic beverages I’ve tried to date, and I [...]
+ Read more…Back in for some blurry ghostly goodness today, caught this image on my walk into work this morning and it really worked for my eye. I do like a bit of a ghostly blurry figure, one of those things I can’t turn down if it’s on offer for a photo!
+ Read more…It’s going to be a busy week at work, so knew in advance I wouldn’t have a great deal of time for a shot today. To help get around this took a different walking route to work to see if anything caught my eye. Of course as per normal, I was drawn to something dark [...]
+ Read more…I haven’t ventured very far today, the weather is miserable here currently. As I’m also still fighting off the back end of this bug and have a very busy few days ahead at work I thought it was best to have an easy chilled day. I did however make it as far as the stairwell of [...]
+ Read more…Spotted this and decided to mess around with some black and white graininess. It’s something I do come back to quite often, maybe not to everyone’s tastes but I just like the rough and ready nature of an image processed like this.
+ Read more…I’ve may have never been to the particular restaurant chain, but to take their name ‘Thank God It’s Friday’. It’s been one of those weeks, feeling ill hasn’t helped so am glad it’s done and dusted now. I think it will be a restful weekend. Bit of full on texture work to close out the [...]
+ Read more…Another early morning start today, thankfully feeling better than I have over the last couple of days which helped the early alarm (I’m not a morning person!). The one benefit is taking the opportunity to use the early morning light when I’m walking in at this time, it gives a different perspective on things that you pass by [...]
+ Read more…Was feeling brighter this morning after yesterdays illness, however only managed a couple of hours in work before being sent home as I didn’t look too well. Another day of rest once I got back home, thankfully feeling a fair bit better now so should be fighting fit for tomorrow. Once again got a few [...]
+ Read more…Lucky that I managed to capture this shot on the way into work this morning, as I ended up having to leave early due to feeling unwell. I feel like I’ve been fighting off a bug over the last few days, think it finally got on top of me today. Ended up sleeping most of [...]
+ Read more…Back to a bit of grime and urban decay today. On a little walkabout at lunch these barrels just caught my attention, couldn’t resist a shot… which naturally suited some B&W conversion.
+ Read more…Seeing as it was a lovely brisk sunny winters day, we took a trip to Heaton Park for a bit of fresh air and to get out of the city for once. I managed to get quite a few shots I’m happy with, though something that was in my mind since the start of the [...]
+ Read more…Lovely bright sunny day in Manchester, which gave off some fantastic long shadows around the city. Couldn’t resist snapping some for my shot of the day.
+ Read more…Early start for work this morning, so was trying to spot anything on my way into the office with that early morning light… or lack of it. This tunnel stood out to me, I liked the golden glow on the brickwork. The solitary figure just made it stand out more to my eyes too.
+ Read more…Managed to get over to the Northern Quarter today, which is always a good spot when you want a shot or two. So many little bits of detail, there is always something that catches my eye…
+ Read more…Another rainy walk home tonight, and yet again didn’t get any shots in the day as it was pretty hectic. This meant I had to try to spot something on the way home to meet the daily requirement… which can be a challenge on dark nights (unless I start stalking people like I did yesterday!) [...]
+ Read more…Throughout this project I am in no doubt that I will be leaning back on some of my photographic foibles…. one of which is the old ‘following a stranger’ type of shot. It’s something that really works to me, quite nice when it’s dark and moody too. God knows what anyone thinks if they ever [...]
+ Read more…Seems that I’ve been messing around with low down low light shots again… and I do like a cobble or two.
+ Read more…Bit of trademark urban decay today, spotted on a quick walk around the canals earlier, surprised I haven’t spotted this before. I was very, very tempted to climb through this window… but think the wife may have killed me if I’d have gone exploring
+ Read more…Broken items are another of those things that tend to catch my eye when looking around for a photo, I can’t resist catching a bit of detail of such things. That being said this broken window had caught my eye when I passed by it on a previous walk, just didn’t end up taking a [...]
+ Read more…The rain stopped enough today to be able to get a walk into town at lunch, and it was actually nice bright and sunny (though that appears to have disappeared now). Spotted this guy running back and forth on a bench in Albert Square while out and about. I can’t resist a pigeon sometimes, am [...]
+ Read more…My earliest taken shot in the 366 so far, this was caught this morning whilst noseying out of the window at home. The windows were still wet from the blustery wet night we went through last night, there were 90mph winds around Manchester allegedly! Being up on the 12th floor has its benefits, but it [...]
+ Read more…As much as you don’t want to expose your camera to the elements too much, I do love getting some rainy night shots when the weather is bad. It’s helpful with this kind of project too, as if you don’t manage to get too many shots in the day it’s always something good to fall back [...]
+ Read more…So today was the first day back at work after the Christmas and New Year break, I knew it was coming but it seemed to creep up on me unexpectedly in the end. All in all not too bad a day really, there was plenty to catch-up on but it felt productive overall. Went for [...]
+ Read more…It’s the last day of the Christmas break today, and with work looming we decided to take a relaxing trip to the cinema to see the new Sherlock Holmes movie. All in all was a good film, better than the first and with a very enjoyable ending. Was a bit strange watching it after seeing the new [...]
+ Read more…After completing a couple of 52 week projects last year, I’ve decided to take the plunge again and do a 365 project in 2012, or more specifically a ‘threesixsix’ project seeing as it’s a leap year. Hopefully this will get my photographic mojo working again, as I didn’t take as many pictures in 2011 as [...]
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