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Ancoats, Manchester
A first proper outing with me ol’ mucker – Eddie ‘Rainman’ Coulson of 2021 and the chance to post something not from the last decade. We’ve both been dabbling in Etsy in recent months and decided to go and shoot some of Manchester’s historic landmarks with the view to printing some of them. I must confess I’ve never been to this part of town and initially made straight for Anita Street, which has an interesting history going back to the Industrial Revolution, but I’ll write about that in another posting. Sankey’s is further afield and quite a well-known landmark, but if you didn’t know where it was you could spend hours walking around this part of town and never spot it.
Luckily, Eddie knows the area well and pointed me in the right direction. The weather on Friday was glorious and sunny, but not a cloud in sight, so you’ll have to forgive me with this subtle replacement sky. So good to be out and about again and shooting some new material.
It has quite an history as a nightclub… here’s a condensed summary
Sankeys first opened in Manchester as "Sankeys Soap" in June 1994. It was so called due to its residence inside Beehive Mill, Ancoats, which once was used to manufacture soap. The basement of the mill was transformed into a club and live music venue by Andy Spiro and Rupert Campell. After nearly going bankrupt only six months after opening, the venue managed to keep thriving. However, in 1998, due to financial problems, Sankeys Soap closed its doors to the public.
In 2000, the club was revived by business partners David Vincent and Sacha Lord-Marchionne. This time the club was more successful than before, tackling the problems that had crippled its previous owners. In 2006, the club was forced to close once more, much to the dismay of clubbers. David Vincent announced that this time Sankeys Soap would be closed for good.
Later that summer, it was announced that the club was to re-open under the shorter name Sankeys. It would be under the direction of David Vincent who invited Andy Spiro to get involved once again. During its closure the club underwent a major refit involving a brand new LED lighting system and featured the "hatongue" who took over from the legendary "Mad Graham" after the PAR cans were removed. The main DJ booth was also replaced by a new circular box.
In 2009, owing to the success of the new club, 15 further changes were made to celebrate 15 years of the Sankeys dynasty. These included dynamic ceiling lighting in the Spektrum (the upstairs part of the club) as well as a beach constructed with 50 tonnes of Bahamas Sand and the introduction of a state-of-the-art barcoded entry system. In 2010, Sankeys was voted the number one club in the world in a DJ Mag reader poll.
Following the success of 2010, David Vincent announced plans to create "Seven Sankeys" of the World in the seven cities that inspired the original Sankeys.
The music policy at Sankeys was varied but focused on underground electronic music, mainly House & Techno. The club also hosted one-off nights from outside promoters.
Resident DJs over the years included Greg Vickers, Bushwacka!, Jozef K, Darius Syrossian, Ellesse, Ryan Croft, Adam Chappell, OD Muzique, Pete Zorba, and Luke Welsh.
On 11 April 2013, Sankeys announced they would be closing the doors again on 6 May 2013.
On 12 November 2013, Sankeys announced on their Ibiza Twitter feed that they would be re-opening Manchester in January 2014.
On 12 January 2017, Sankeys announced that they were permanently closing with immediate effect, after the building they occupied had been sold to be turned into apartments.
Recent print of an old shot, that's the way things have been going for me lately. Probably like many other photogs I'm still ramping up from the pandemic, and with the rising cost of film I'm being much more stingy with my shots. Fortunately I have many older rolls I haven't looked at in years that have some great shots I have yet to print.
This particular shot is from December 2017, taken after a heavy snowfall. This lot sits at the corner of Queen & Jarvis in downtown Toronto and always seems to be changing. Businesses, graffiti and semi-permanently parked vehicles have come and gone over the years. The fact urban environments change so quickly make them a rich source of inspiration for urban photographers like myself.
Shot December 2017 in downtown Toronto. Camera used was a Rolleicord III with a 75mm Triotar lens. Film is Delta 400 developed in TMax developer.
Scan from darkroom print.
Our recent King Tides provided a bounty for our local birds. The water rose to cover the estuary and force some critters up to become easy pickings for the birds hunting for a meal. I watched this Say's Phoebe catch multiple caterpillars. He ate well this day!
The two Irizar workings were replaced by buses SEe16/17 that were cascaded from withdrawn routes 507/521. SEe16 (LJ66CFP) working on route 108 towards Stratford International.
Been a minute since I’ve shared on here. I’ve been busy workin on the railroad and don’t have a big slot to photograph anymore.
My wife and were fortunate enough to get a clear evening during a recent trip to The Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
This was our first evening in the park, and was actually the only clear evening we had that was worthy of star gazing.
This image was taken from New Found Gap Overlook.
Made from 18 light frames by Starry Landscape Stacker 1.8.0. Algorithm: Min Horizon Noise
Taken from where we live. One thing I really like on this photo is how the shadow on the beach of one of the pilings appears misplaced. It's something I noticed after I shot it.
A recent, quick trip south provided the opportunity to grab a photo of this waterfall. Still a bit of fall hanging around.
Some of the minifigures bought/ assembled recently... Tried to reconfigure the Atari boy to another minifig but it didn't turn out nice so I revert to his original self... Haha, I love Kelly Kapoor there with the Friends hat! She matches so well... :D
1. Peep!, 2. A Splash Of Citrus 03/13/2008, 3. Day 75: 365 Paw Power, 4. Silent Night, 5. Untitled, 6. I had an idea...
7. Man of Concious, 8. 73*366/*, 9. day 109 : 365 march 11 • moody, 10. Buddhadharma Magazine, 11. can birds have a dog fight?, 12. sigh
13. peep tight, 14. Untitled, 15. Camera camera case "Degi-came" spring green, 16. day 103 : 365 march 5 • peeps, love and yellow, 17. just another peep in the wall, 18. HBW 3-5
19. The Legend Prevails, 20. Hangin' With My Peeps, 21. Oh, but what is this?, 22. Wall-field, 23. ems working woman after car crash, 24. kiss me with your mouth
25. 50*366/Glass Bokeh, 26. Quince Flowers, 27. day 98 : 365 feb 29 • leap day, 28. There's no place like home, 29. #34: BOC*, 30. Ghost trees. (360/365)
31. Park Chairs, 32. hi there, 33. red berries, 34. PMS : the holy trinity, 35. I Love These - Day287/365, 36. and two red chairs
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It is so hard to believe that it's been over 5 months since this particular visit to Elk Island... A lovely evening, that ended with a storm hitting the park. As always, before the rain, there was about a million of bugs flying all over and you can definitely see them on most of the pictures I have taken that day... All in all, I wouldn't mind the bugs, if it was still green and warm around ;D
Been a minute since I’ve shared on here. I’ve been busy workin on the railroad and don’t have a big slot to photograph anymore.
A recent trip to the thrift store to check for film cameras yielded a really cool vintage Western shirt (this doesn't happen as often as you might think in my part of Texas). It might be a new favorite of mine! For bonus points--in case anyone is awarding those--I photographed this with my new Lensbaby Sweet 80 lens and macro extenders for a double-dose of newness. :)
On a recent trip to Germany, I spent a lot of time hiking/walking in the and around the towns we were visiting. This day we were with friends at Mehling Heide near Kaiserslautern.
Austin, Texas, ATX, TX. Tree. Hipstamatic, HipstaPrint, black and white, bnw, b/w, bw, monochrome, grayscale.
Taken during my recent trip in Spain (North - Cantabria) with two others French photographers.
Yannick Lefevre & Arnaud Bertrande.
During this five days we had the pleasure of meeting a couple of photographers who live around Liencres :
Jose Ramon Irusta & Raquel de Castro
Best View On Black and Large
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The WCRC fireman is hard at work as Gresley 'K4' No.61994 'The Great Marquess' heads the Lancaster to Carlisle 'Fellsman' charter towards Blea Moor Tunnel on the 1 in 100 climb away from Batty Moss viaduct on 8th August 2012. History in the making, with the 'K4' no longer a runner and the nearest semaphore signal already replaced, with others to follow in due course. 61994 was stored at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway after the expiry of its boiler certificate, but departed for Bo'ness in September 2017, where it has been on display in the Museum of Scottish Railways, pending a proposed new home for it in Fife, along with 60009, on static display only.
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Recent is de voormalige NS sik 203 overgedragen aan de STAR.
De sik heeft ook nog dienst gedaan bij Handelsveem Steinweg in de Waalhaven.
De Handelsveem Steinweg Sik 203 rangerend met rongenwagens bij Handelsveem Steinweg in de Waalhaven op 27-7-2001.
De 342 was in 203 genummerd bij Handelsveem Steinweg in het begin. Dit is echt de 203
(diascan)
Recently rebuilt SD70ACU, a former SD90, leads Canadian Pacific train 281 departing Franklin Park IL.
Since in these days I've no time, today I propose an old photo already published but is for donation.
The group flowerotica is asking for a donation of flower image for a book called "Flowers against Cancer"...here is link to the thread...
Group Flowerotica www.flickr.com/groups/flowerotica/discuss/721576133214433...
this is my contribution for the "Flowers against Cancer" with the hope that they can contribute to advancing research... and can give hope to everybody!
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The one and only JNR painted 381 Series crosses over the Nishigawa Bridge on an Okayama bound "Yakumo" limited express service. Despite the fog and light drizzle, the railfans were out in force to catch it, as well as the purple, and green 381's running on this day. They have since been replaced after ending regular operations in mid 2024.
JR Hakubi Line
JR 381 Series (Yakumo. JNR Paint)
Shingokamamura, Okayama Pref., Japan
One of the most minifigures which I bought/ assembled recently that I had to split them up in batches for the photo session... :D
15th October sanguine drawing
www.ardingtonschool.com/store/p977/lord-leighton-08-sep-2...
Sanguine drawing
THE LIGHT OF THINGS Video clip
photos.app.goo.gl/ZBuwM3gjFaT1SV4q8
THE PACE OF NATURE
www.blurb.co.uk/b/4613946-pace-of-nature-hardback
LOOKING OUT
www.blurb.co.uk/b/7144518-looking-out
IPSDEN IN WINTER
www.blurb.co.uk/b/4693698-ipsden-in-winter-rev-ed
LANDSCAPES OF IPSDEN
www.blurb.co.uk/b/4693349-landscapes-of-ipsden-rev-ed
RECENT PORTRAITS
www.blurb.co.uk/b/2931284-recent-portraits
DRAWING AND PAINTING by Kate Wilson
www.amazon.co.uk/Drawing-Painting-Materials-Techniques-Co...
PORTRAIT REVOLUTION
www.amazon.co.uk/Portrait-Revolution-Julia-Kays-Party/dp/... Sketchbook drawings 1st October 2021