In Camera...Liverpool Hosts Disney Magic

The Liverpool waterfront was graced with the cruise ship Disney Magic last Friday as the ship paid a day long visit to the city.

The Mersey ferry 'Snowdrop', paintwork designed by Peter Blake, as the 'Dazzle Ship' is dwarfed by the Disney Magic

Later the same evening the Disney Magic departed from Liverpool, passing Antony Gormley's Iron Men on Crosby beach as she sailed out into the Irish Sea.

In Camera...Cruise Ship sailing by

The Caribbean Princess edges out of the Mersey past New Brighton and the Iron Men on Crosby beach

This has been a good summer for cruise ships on the River Mersey as they sail in and out of Liverpool and these pictures feature the Caribbean Princess, one of the larger vessels to visit the city, as she left the port on the evening of Sunday 28th August 2016.

The Caribbean Princess sails out of the Mersey on her way to Belfast.

In Camera...Ruby Princess

At around 10.50 this morning the cruise ship "Ruby Princess" passed the Iron Men on Crosby beach on her way into Liverpool. It was a majestic sight as the gleaming white ship passed by. When taking shots such as this it is important to frame the ship with the iron men so that the location can be easily recognised. A shot of the ship by herself could be taken anywhere.
A pre-planned position enables several different views to be obtained as the ship passes by, just by moving right as the ship sails to the left of the shot means that the iron men can be kept in the foreground, giving a sense of place.

Whilst waiting for the ship to approach, I was observing the many different colours of the iron men with the weathering they have received from sun, air and water.