Formidable Photography : A Liverpool Photoblogcreative images from in & around Liverpool

I wanted to get a photo of the Liverpool skyline with the Liverpool One wheel in it before it was taken down but only managed to get over to the Wirral on Friday night when it was very windy and the river was very choppy, so no nice reflections and I couldn’t get an angle to get the wheel without a building in front.

There’s going to be a new wheel in front of the Echo Arena but I think it’s a real shame that the Liverpool One wheel couldn’t have stayed where it was – it was a real attention grabber, a talking point and gave Chavasse Park some purpose.  The site in front of the arena is only going to afford a good view of, well, the Arena and the Albert Docks.  Interesting if you’ve only come to see a concert and have 15 minutes to spare but it’s not showing the city off in the best possible way  (having said that, if they build it side on in front of the Arena it’ll be a lot easier to see from the Wirral…:)

I took this photo at Hoylake a couple of weekends ago - I haven't been so cold in a long time!  I was struggling to get steady shots with a tripod as I was dithering so much - there was a mother and daughter there at the same time trying to get the same shot but with a tiny compact →

Last of the snow posts - it's weird how permanent the snow seems when it first falls and yet it's gone so quickly - it's also odd how fast the snow goes from "Oooooh, pretty!" to "Pain in the arse this snow, can't wait for it to melt!". Anyway, back to the shot - I liked how the blue of the →

Apologies for the puntastic title - not had a chance to get out shooting for a while so have one from the snow days, this is one of the lovely old trees in Calderstones Park. 

These shots are taken in two churchyards local to me - Bishop Eton, Childwall and St.Peter's in Woolton.  I noticed how fetching Bishop Eton looked in the snow and then decided to walk to Woolton to have a look around St.Peter's, which seemed like a good idea at the time but by the time I'd back I was absolutely in →

Spotted this little fella frolicking in the snow in the back garden - I didn't want to go out in the snow as I've seen plenty enough of it recently so he's saved me from going outside (and no doubt falling on my clumsy arse!)

Bit late this as usual but that's 2009 been and gone - looking back over the year (photographically speaking), there's been some obvious personal highlights - taking part in the Fab Collective exhibition in August was awesome (there's more to come from Fab - stay tuned) and the lovely folk at Cromwells in Irby showing my photos in their restaurant →

Last on in the series of dubiousness.  This is Cains Brewery, right on the edge of the city centre.  It's a weird but fantastic building - I've had a few attempts at doing the long exposure thing here and this is the best I've managed.  It's difficult to try and do the long exposure shots here as it's on the →

Second to last in the series of photos I've not been sure about posting this year - this shot was taken in Allerton Cemetery and is a long exposure.  I don't feel I've done the location justice but I've not had chance to return.  The tree is full of wind chimes that have been placed there by relatives and so →

Taken in mid-March, this is another shot I wasn't entirely happy with, mainly due to annoyance with myself!  I only had the one lens with me this day, an old 50mm that I don't use enough and was trying to force myself to get acquainted with properly - would have loved to have seen this shot when I had the →