Liverpool Pierhead and Albert Dock

Whenever I visit Liverpool, I am invariably drawn to the Pierhead and Docks area.

There is so much wonderful architecture, both traditional and modern, to photograph.

The wide-open spaces that the buildings exist in create ideal conditions to show them off.

Here then, a selection from a crisp, clear, cold afternoon on the waterfront.

Fuji XT3, Fuji 10-24mm lens. Processed on iMac in Photoshop from JPEG images.

Albert Dock Sunset

Lambanana Sunset

Bill Fury And The Setting Sun

Doing The Tourist Photos

Ice Jet Movement

Fairground Colours At Sunset

Auditioning For The Beatles

Lights Coming On At The Albert dock

Dock Buildings Reflections

Golden Sunset Albert Dock Glow

Modern Museum Sunset

Sunset Swing

Golden Mersey Glow

Pumphouse View

Albert Dock Entrance

Black And White Buildings Reflections

Dockside Views In Black And White

Royal Marines (Portsmouth) Band Performance

On Sunday I attended the annual Military Band Concert in the wonderfully restored bandstand at Mesnes Park, Wigan.

Over the past 10 years, thanks to the Friends of the Park, Wigan Council, and a legacy from the Higham Florists family, the park has been transformed, and the annual concert is a stipulation from the will of William Higham that a military band plays once a year.

This year it was the Royal Marines (Portsmouth) Band that provide the entertainment, which they did with superb professionalism and musical talent.

This is the first time I have attempted 'live performance' photography, and I thoroughly enjoyed myself.

Here are the results!

Fuji XH1, 50-140mm Fuji lens, X2 Converter.

Rossall Point

Josie and I made our first visit to the coastline above Blackpool, an area above Cleveleys known as Rossall Point and recently subject of a vast new sea defences project.

The coastline here is quite stunning and the promenade wall and defencework are really fantastic.
The tide was rapidly rising on a strong onshore wind that was whipping the sea up.

Fuji XT3, 18-55 and 10-24mm lenses