Spring snaps

Walking to work the other day I noticed how many different signs of spring there were, even in this relatively built-up area... probably a lot of them only seen by those of us moving at a slower pace along the footpaths, peering through fences... So was inspired to take the camera out today too and capture the remnants of the blossom in between the April showers. Taken lazily with the 'flower' setting on my Fujifilm FinePix F100fd. A few more on flickr x

My walk to work

Wandering to work on Friday, I noticed how particularly lovely everything was looking. Perhaps it was because we've had such a dreary phase (in Manchester? never!) but the sun really seemed to make everything sparkle... back to grey now though. (Taken on the Blackberry)

Blue

A few years ago I did a proper grown up photography course with a qualification and everything. This set is still one of my proudest achievements - and where I first caught the bug for taking square pictures. These were actually taken on 35mm film with standard aperture dimensions, then cropped and the edges added in Photoshop. I used a blue filter to get the effect. All taken on a wander around Worsley in Salford in about 2006. Click on any of the images to see the full set on Flickr!

August Break #13

Lizzie outside Imperial War Museum North, Salford (another Diana Mini shot from Spring 2011)

August Break #12

A big Salford love-in on Twitter today (#ilovesalford) inspired me to post this picure of one of Salford's many hidden gems. This is St. Ignatius Church in Ordsall, as discovered on a recent bike ride. It's currently all locked up - such a waste of a beautiful building, but there is now a campaign to bring it back into use. Read more here on BBC News

Round Are Way (Diana Mini Adventures)

I've finally got round to sending off three rolls of film I've taken with my Diana Mini over the last few months. Some of them actually turned out - bonus! Here's some from 'round are way'... The top three were taken on a wintery bike ride along the canal from Trafford Park towards Sale and the bottom one is Imperial Point at Salford Quays.