December Skies

Early December brought a mix of clear skies and stormy days.

This image was captured early in the month down at Crosby beach.

iPhone Camera, image processed in Snapseed.

A December sunset over the city of Liverpool

captured from the roof of the new Central Library.

Centre image can be seen the length of Victoria Street

whilst the twin spires of the Liver Buildings are visible

right of centre.

iPhone Camera, image processed in Snapseed

Georgian Liverpool

There are certain subject for which the Hipstamatic App is ideally suited.

I was taking some photographs in Falkner Square, Liverpool and, when finished, decided to

try out some of the Hisptamatic combinations on this leafy, shady section of old terraces.

Above

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, BlacKeys B+W Film

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, C-Type Plate Film

I thought this was my favourite but then I tried the combination below.

  Hipstamatic, Diego Lens, Uchitel 20 Film

I love the soft muted tones in this image, they suit the subject perfectly.

Hipstamatic, Diego Lens, Blanko C16 Film

Liverpool and The Queen Elizabeth

The Cunard Queen Elizabeth

dwarfs the iconic Liverpool waterfront

during her visit last week.

Hipstamatic, Jane Lens, BlacKeys Extra Fine Film

Liverpool Skyline

Early morning light 

The city silhouetted against

The brightly lit sky

Tall towers reflect

In the smooth waters.

iPhone Camera, Processed in Snapseed

Liverpool Scene

The magnificent view from the gallery

at the Museum of Liverpool.

Liverpool's Pier Head as dusk falls

on a winter evening.

iPhone, Instagram, Lo-Fi Setting

Liverpool Snapshot

The Minton floor of St. George's Hall

Recently on show

Brings the Hall alive with colour.

iPhone Camera, image processed with Snapseed App

Liverpool Double

A standard iPhone camera shot of the Liverpool waterfront with HMS Liverpool moored at the landing stage. I have used the Snapseed app to enhance the colour saturation and make the clouds stand out.

iPhone Camera, Snapseed

HMS Liverpool in Liverpool

A beautiful clear sky, a mild 1st March, the Liverpool skyline is clear and sharp against 

a blu sky marked with spreading vapour trails. The grey ship moored alongside the iconic

waterfront is HMS Liverpool, a naval destroyer, named after the city and paying her last visit

before being decommissioned.

Hipstamatic, Watts Lens, Catelli's DC Film

Titanic Houses, Liverpool

We are fortunate to have several associations with the Titanic in the area.

One hundred years since the Titanic's maiden voyage.

This is the Waterloo home of Thomas Henry Ismay

Founder of the White Star Line.

Hipstamatic, Lucas AB2 Lens, Blanko Film

Nearby we have the house that was once the home

of Edward John Smith,

Captain of the ill  fated Titanic.

Hipstamatic, John S Lens, Catelli's DC Film

Liverpool Wanderings 2

Browsing around Liverpool over the weekend, shooting some material for a travel website and

visiting some scenes of Beatle memorabilia.

Penny Lane Street Sign

Hipstamatic, Watts Lens, BlacKeys B+W Film

20 Forthlin Road, Paul McCartney's family home.

Hipstamatic, Watts Lens, BlacKeys B+W Film

The gates of Strawberry Field.

Hipstamatic, Chunky Lens, Big Up Film

Liverpool Wanderings 1

Wanderings around St. James' Gardens by the Anglican Cathedral.

This tunnel through the Triassic sandstone leads down from the Anglican Cathedral into the cemetery.

Hipstamatic, John S Lens, Cano Cafenol Film

The monument to John Huskisson, city entrepreneur and first recorded person to be killed by a railway passenger train.

Hipstamatic, John S Lens, Claunch 72 Monochrome Film

Some of the many memorial stones which provide a vivid picture of early Liverpool life and history.

Hipstamatic, John S Lens, Claunch 72 Monochrome Film