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
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
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
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 again. I love the view with the funnel cathedral. Like a device for beaming focussed worship to heaven. © 2016 Fred S. Wouters
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
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
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
A dramatic black-and-white photograph of a rather grim place from the past. Dispensaries (started in the Georgian era) were charitable institutions where the poor could be treated without having to admit them to hospitals. Medical care was ‘dispensed’, so to speak. Another establishment called ‘the dispensary’ operates in Liverpool: a pub. Presumably alcohol is dispensed here purely for medicinal reasons.
There is some construction work going on. In the back you see one of two cathedrals in Liverpool, this one from of the church of England. © 2016 Fred S. Wouters
Another single front window shop in Liverpool, the little barber shop. Watching the barbers going about their business. This is another black-and-white and color overlay. The bright red hand-painted chair really works. You can spot the little shop from afar. © 2016 Fred S. Wouters