Stark winter beauty

The stark winter beauty of a tree devoid of leaves showing the fine tracery 

of the branches. The soft misty day helps emphasise the outline of the branches.

Photographed near Newgrange, Ireland.

A Night with the Stars

Last Friday we sold calendars at the Crosby Plaza Community Cinema, helping to raise funds for the cinema's new digital equipment. The event was attended by actor/director David Morrissey, pictured here with Ron and actress Helen Elizabeth who starred in David's film "Don't Worry About Me" which features several scenes on Crosby beach amongst the iron men.

In Camera ... November Calm

A beautiful calm November day at the beach last Sunday. The sky a magnificent dome of cerulean blue, tinged pink and gold around the edges as the sun set.

It is interesting to note that it was six years ago to the weekend when I took the images below - AG62 and AG63, another clear calm November day at Another Place. The iron man in the new pictures this weekend has put on weight, his outline is irregular as it has been covered with barnacles, making him broader than some of the other figures.

Here are two more images from this weekend echoing the above.

The New Another Place Calendar for 2012

The new calendar of the iron men on Crosby beach is at the printers and should be in the shops from Saturday 8th October. It is also available online from my website.

All the images can be viewed in this short video.

In Camera ... Clear September Air

The changeable weather and strong winds together with early afternoon tides over the weekend led to some good picture opportunities at Crosby beach. The wet beach sparkled in the sunlight whilst dramatic clouds laden with rain showers sailed by overhead. As the tide receded the beach resembled a giant mirror, reflecting the iron men and the storm tossed sky above.

In Camera ... Sunshine for the Queen Mary 2

It was a beautiful mild sunny morning, and, most unusual for the beach, very little wind as the Queen Mary 2 sailed slowly past on her way into Liverpool at 11.35 just before high tide. A majestic sight, bigger than her sister ship, the Queen Elizabeth that visited last week. There were quite a few people gathered on the beach to watch her especially at the Hall Road end and near Waterloo. The iron men supplied their usual guard of honour for this magnificent vessel. 

In Camera ... The Queen Elizabeth in Liverpool

The weather slowly improved yesterday, Liverpool actually enjoyed a brief spell of sunlight yesterday afternoon and, for those watching the ship prepare to depart in the evening, it was a warm, balmy evening.