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Hi, I shot this today - Jinbei RL 630 with Beauty Dish to front and a Nikon SB800 to rear-right of model. Shot outside against in a doorway...
Would like to know what you think!
Salford Quays
A little bit of background history... The Lowry is a theatre and gallery complex at Salford Quays, within Greater Manchester. It is named after the early 20th century painter L. S. Lowry, known for his paintings of industrial scenes in North West England and was officially opened on 12th October 2000 by Queen Elizabeth II.
To redevelop the derelict Salford docks, Salford City Council developed a regeneration plan in 1988 for the brown field site highlighting the leisure, cultural and tourism potential of the area, and included a flagship development that would involve the creation of a performing arts centre. The initial proposals were for two theatres and an art gallery on the prominent Pier 8 site.
Between 1990 and 1991 a competition was launched and architects James Stirling Michael Wilford Associates was selected. After the death of James Stirling in June 1992 Michael Wilford continued the project. The city council bid for Millennium and other British and European funds and private sector finance to progress the project. Funding was secured in 1996 and The Lowry Trust became responsible for the project which comprised The Lowry Centre, the plaza, a footbridge, a retail outlet shopping mall and Digital World Centre. The National Lottery provided over £21 million of funding towards its construction. The project was completed in 1999 at a cost of £106 million. The Lowry name was adopted in honour of the local artist, L. S. Lowry.
Another from the night visit with Muddy Boots UK.
For me this is the real heart of the Quays complex and if this is my 45th photographic trip then I must have visited well over a hundred times for theatre events since its opening. Countless comedians, touring West End productions, lectures and the odd classic of Shakespeare, opera and ballet, although once is enough for those, but as they say... don't knock it till you've tried it! And not forgetting the permanent display of Lowry's work... always worth a visit.
I've said in the past, good architecture and design is good for the human soul and every visit is a joy for me. The wacky design - there's not a straight line in the place, and as for the colour scheme - yellow, orange and purple, it's a full on attack of the senses. It's hard to be down-hearted the moment you walk into the foyer. I've heard it described as "not quite Salford's Guggenheim" and maybe not, but for me this is my Sydney Opera House... both dared to be different in concept and design, and after the public's initial scepticism are very much loved buildings today.
I've always wanted to capture this bold " in yer face" version of the Lowry, but I've never been happy with past efforts for one reason or another. Yes, it should be a cliché image, but considering the tens of thousands of pictures taken around the Quays over the years, it's surprisingly overlooked. It has always played havoc with my sense of symmetry, but I'll forgive it for that. This may be my best effort to date and the illuminated trees a bonus as I've not often seen them. I'll settle for this for the time being, but there's always visit 46!
Just "found" this old shot".
It was parked outside our house, and two little boys rang the bell asking if I could take them for a drive in it! Sadly I could not oblige!
Playing with picasa tell me if it looks bad I know the pics a little blurry but it was the best I could do hanging off of a fence with camera in hand
A bit of fun! I saw this fish, all alone in a fish tank, in the entrance hall to Angkor National Museum in Seam Reap, Cambodia. Having visited Angkor Wat, we went to the museum to learn more about the history of temples and religions in Cambodia. I just couldn't resist taking a photograph of such a vibrantly coloured and unusual looking fish. I have no idea what it is but I spent ages trying to freeze the fish's motion to get a passable side view through the glass. I've spent less time getting shots of a single lion or leopard!!
For something a bit different a sealion I met in our harbour a few days ago. He or she was about 1 meter away and not shy. Fortunately I was on a wharf and a bit out of reach of those teeth.
Thanks very much for visiting down in Dunedin, NZ
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Bit tired of the autumn captures so will post more photos of this kind for the next season :D. Here some captures I made in the garden last summer. Did shoot with the camera set directly in monochrome mode.
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Pentax K-5
SMC Pentax-M 50mm F1.7 (all shots with this lens till 95% with aperture at 2.0)
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This is the Chain Reaction RVR-05, a custom LEGO spacecraft.
There’s a construction video on YouTube covering the complete build process.
The model was inspired by the Thunder Force game series. It’s a new evolution playing with design style from the Thunder Force official “RVR” line-up and a lovely RVR-03 concept by Sparrow S.A.
It comprises 2110 parts without the stand. All elements are from LEGO. Some shiny bits were chromed. I individually tinted the 21 trans-clear parts making up the canopy because I wanted a green.
68 of these elements are the new-for-2025 "plate 1x1 round with bottom clip" (ID 5264). The part is a revelation! It unlocked tight angles in the tail, a new engine design, off-grid placement of facets, and more.
Additional photos for Chain Reaction are at galacticplastics.com. In the future I hope to share a cleaned-up digital model file and parts inventory covering the ship and stand.
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I have a bit of a reputation for spicy food. My friend gave me this ghost pepper from his garden.
The pepper is 2.5"/65mm long.
Strobist: single off-camera flash aimed up from about 45-degrees below the pepper.
using a bit of poetic license for fence friday with this shot from Fort Victoria Country Park. HFF!
A little bit about the fort from wikipedia
"Fort Victoria was a single tier battery with defensible barracks west of Yarmouth, Isle of Wight, England. It was built in the 1850s, later used as a submarine mining centre and training area for military purposes."
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Something a bit local to me - because Colindale Avenue was recently closed eastbound at Colindale Station, the 204 had to be diverted on Montrose Avenue, but in order to serve a stop close to Colindale Station, it was routed back towards Grahame Park Way, then turning round at the roundabout behind me to rejoin the line of route. So, 204s's were serving this short section of road in both directions for a couple of weeks only.
The background has changed completely since 2015, so this is also a good view of the altered landscape at the southern end of Grahame Park, which underwent a regeneration around that time.
Remember Me
Cheat table by IDK31, reshade. Shot was done with my own DoF for reshade. (Cinematic DoF).
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san miguel de allende, gto
mexico
Bit of a weird one this... having my yearly "do something different" complex, some bits make sense, others dont... was one of those days!
Barcelonita, Barcelona, Spain, Europe. A bit of abstract art down by the Sea.
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I still can't believe how small this little one was in March, just a few days out of mom, Ellaroo's pouch. Definitely the tiniest koala joey I've ever seen - so new & fresh out of the oven! And now, still small, and as cute as can be, two months older and so much fluffier and filled out.
The first view is at about 6 months old, since that's when a joey first emerges from the pouch. They have a lot of developing to do during that time since they're only the size of a raisin at birth. That would make this joey about 8 months old now, in the second photo.
There are so many adorable babies to ooh and awe over at the Zoo this Spring! My heart is smiling!
Ellaroo’s Koala Joey at 8 months old.
Photo taken 5-18-23.
A bit of motion blur, I know, but I thought it would be a fun one to come back with, nonetheless; since I am "bee-hind" :-)
Feuerwerk über Mainz
Leider hat der Nebel über Mainz und Wiesbaden die Sicht auf das Feuerwerk etwas erschwert, aber anfags konnte man von der Südbrücke aus doch die eine oder andere Rakete erhaschen. Ich habe hier drei Bilder mit der gleichen Perspektive übereinander gelegt, damit der Mainzer Dom wenigstens ganz vage zu erkennen ist :D.