West Kirby in the Snow

I couldn't leave the Wirral without a quick visit to West Kirby especially as

snow had fallen during the previous evening with showers continuing in the morning covering the beach and buildings.

More from the North West

Still working through images from trip to Lancashire - now safely returned through the snow. A couple from Crosby beach and the Anthony Gormley figures. Not sure what the lady was photographing!
The other images are from New Brighton as I travelled onto the Wirral to talk at Hoylake Photographic Society.

Lowry Conveniences

Everywhere you go in the Lowry Centre in Salford there are notices for the toilets. So I thought I better visit them (the Ladies that is) and was delighted with the design and colours.

Colour infrared

Some colour infrared photos from my visit to Southport area using various white point corrections and then channel swapping for the second two.

Patterns and colours

The very flat lighting today was just right for showing the colours of the jellyfish.

Infrared shots

I have been using my infrared camera on this trip and here are a few images. The infrared worked particularly well of the Tower at dusk.

Ainsdale beach

I am staying in Ainsdale near Southport with Dianne and Bernard. Thanks for great hospitality. We had a morning walk on the beach with collie Canon and found some frozen oil pools and shells.

Tilt and shift lens

I decided to give the Tilt and shift an outing in Blackpool. They are redoing all of the South Promenade so the area in front of the Tower was a large building site. I am sure it will be worth it when done but meant a lot of extra walking to visit the sands.






















These two show the effect of the tilt lens - the first unshifted and the second with the lens lifted.

Fost at Lytham

Some photos from a lovely frosty morning yesterday on the shore at Lytham St Annes. As usual the amazing selection of dogs attracted my camera including this very happy Springer spaniel

Starlings at Blackpool

We cancelled a trip to Otmoor to see the starling roost on Saturday as they had left the reserve during the week. I was therefore delighted to watch a large display of roosting starlings at Blackpool. They rested temporarily on the big wheel on the South Pier before leaving this and wheeling around before finally roosting under the North Pier.

Water Rail

A visit to Wicken Fen this morning was rewarded with great views of a Water Rail - normally a very shy bird.