Manchester Northern Quarter

I spent a damp three hours in the culture quarter of Manchester today, looking for typically arty stuff to photograph!
Here are the results!

Fuji X-T1, 18-50mm and 35mm lenses.

Acrylic Art

More Acrylic Art

As Above

Acrylic Art on the wall

Cat Graffiti Garage

Flower Post

Funny 1

Funny 2

Manchester Themed Mosaics

Oak Street Artist's Studios

On the way to and from the Railway Station, I also kept my eyes open for other interesting images.

Beetham Tower HDR

Feeding The Pigeons

Greenery and Gondolas

Minshull Monster Cat

Minshull Monster Dog

Office HDR

Rainy Reflections

Rainy Day Enterprise

Neglected Victoria

Wellington's Mouthwash

St Annes Pier - Studies

I spent about 20mns at this weather-beaten and rusted structure, and discovered it was the original Landing Jetty for Pleasure Steamers at the end of the pier.
I was surprised that the sea barely reached it, knowing that it was full tide at the time, and then found out that due to dredging of the Ribble Estuary in the early 1900's, the Steamers could no longer reach the jetty as it was left high and dry!
Two large halls between the remaining pier and the jetty burned down in the 70's and 80's, leading to the jetty's splendid isolation!
I loved the starkness of the weathered wood and rusty metal, so went mainly for Black and White, some HDR shots.

Fuji X-T1, 35mm lens

Distant Structure

HDR Rust and Rot.

Patterns and Shadows

HDR Rusty Globe

Isolated Jetty

BW Rusted Globe

BW Wood and Metal

Not Joined Anymore.

Wet Wood and Metal

Posterized Under The Jetty

BW Metal

Structure Shadow

Structure Silhouette

HDR Under The Jetty

St Annes-On-Sea

Despite both having a heavy head cold, Josie and I decided to adopt a 'kill or cure' approach, and travelled to the seaside for some bracing sea air!

Suffice to say, we both felt the benefits of a warm, late Spring day, but now I have a glowing red head to complement my bunged-up face!

Fuji X-T1, 35mm lens

Converging Lines

End Of The Pier

End Of The Seawall

Lonesome Licker / Isolated Ice Cream

Josie Promenading

Lining Up The Shot

Ready For Some Sandcastles

Promenade Poles

Sand Patterns

Seawall Curve

Morning!

Scarisbrick

Josie and I parked at Scarisbrick Marina for our walk. It opened in March 2009 with moorings for up to 200 boats. The cafe serves wonderful 'home-cooked' food and delicious cakes, and with sunny outside seating is a lovely place to visit.
We walked the Leeds/Liverpool canal Eastwards towards Burscough, but found ourselves wandering into the woods at the side of the Canal. It was only when we came out that we saw the 'Private Property' signs nailed to the trees!!
Ooops!!!

Fuji X-T1, 18-55mm and 60mm lenses.

Mile Markers at Scarisbrick Marina

Marina View with Cafe

Duckegg and Brass  Porthhole Reflection

HDR Reflection

Marina Panorama

Celandines and various colour Bluebells

HDR Woodland Path

Red and Black on Green

New Growth

Pink Bells

White Bells

Bee on Bluebells

Scarisbrick School Tower

" You took me to your favourite place on Earth
to see the tree they cut down ten years from your birth.
Our fingers traced in circles round its history,
we brushed our hands right back in time through centuries."

Trees Reflections

Scarisbrick Ancient Wayside Cross