Just a bit of fun. © 2016 Fred S. Wouters
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Monthly Archives: June 2016
Analog Love
This photograph is shot twice, so to speak. I miss shooting with my old Rolleiflex medium format camera. The best thing was looking down onto the large matte glass viewfinder. The shiny thing in the lower side is a fold-out magnifying glass. Nice but very unpractical in the days of digital. © 2016 Fred S. Wouters
Seagull
Seagulls in Liverpool are big! This fellow was sitting atop a stone wall and let me chase him around a bit before deciding he’d had enough. This photograph was taken with the Meyer Optik Primagon 35 mm lens, an oldie. For a shot like this, you’d normally select a tele lens. Good thing the animal was not all that impressed by me creeping up really close. © 2016 Fred S. Wouters
Unfair competition
Both look a bit alike, all square and spiky. I liked them side by side. As mentioned in the previous post, the cathedral towers over the roofs of Liverpool. &post; 2016 Fred S. Wouters
Liverpool Cathedral
After the last two pictures of the catholic cathedral in Liverpool, I’ll compensate with the other – church of England – cathedral. Here as seen from Pilgrim Street. Slightly gloomy atmosphere was enhanced intensionally by a little bit of color desaturation. With these two buildings, you’re never lost as you can see at least one of them from almost everywhere. © 2016 Fred S. Wouters
Keep clear
Time for another black-and-white photograph. In the dock area in Liverpool, you can find these nice brick warehouses that just ooze the industrial atmosphere that I am fond of. Chipped, bleached paint and rust. Lovely, These two metal doors, the one on the right is apparently a fire exit, make for a nicely balanced image. This photo could have been shot anytime from the 1900s I guess, if it weren’t for the cell phone radiation warning sign on the left door. And the anachronistic McDonalds cup, of course. © 2016 Fred S. Wouters
Hope Street (2)
Hope Street again. I love the view with the funnel cathedral. Like a device for beaming focussed worship to heaven. © 2016 Fred S. Wouters
Hope Street
Hope Street is a bustling and central place in Liverpool. In the back, you can see the catholic cathedral which looks like something out of a coffee maker. On a side note, you can see how high dogs can pee from the bronze bracket sculpture, which appears to be a thoroughly marked object. © 2016 Fred S. Wouters
Medal off
I was lucky enough to catch, purely by chance, the Liverpool International City Swim 2016. This event takes place in the Docks and is quite a spectacle. The classic swim goes over a mile and the swimmers finish at Albert Dock. I do not know why this contestant took off her medal that had been offered her seconds ago. Was she dissatisfied with her performance? About to hand it over to someone? I don’t care that much recording a sports event, but you can come up nice and close with your camera. © 2016 Fred S. Wouters
2 Blackburne Terrace
The breakfast table in the 2 Blackburn Terrace B&B in Liverpool. Sarah and Glenn made me feel really at home. I tried to capture the serene atmosphere in this backlit shot. The lemons are a nice touch. © 2016 Fred S. Wouters