LIVERPOOL’S centre of power has captured the imagination of Flickr photographers this week.
Three talented snappers have submitted unusual shots of Liverpool Town Hall.
Terence Kearney, under the name oneterry, took this stunning photograph of the wrought iron work outside the main entrance.
Terry said: “ I did visualise the shot when I was approaching the town hall from Dale Street.
“I could see the cones glistening in the sunlight, that’s what you see to the left of the frame, which I made the focal point and it gave a nice gold effect through the lens.”
He added: “I love taking shots of buildings and the daily activities of the city but I’m beginning to look for abstract angles and compositions.”
Brian Mason, took a different look through the reflection of a neighbouring building.
Brian said: “I’ve been taking shots of Liverpool architecture and culture over the last two years, starting when I picked 'Capital of Culture 08' as my subject for a lecture I was volunteered for at my home Camera Club in Banbridge Co Down.
“I’ve been hooked on visits to Liverpool ever since. I was attracted to taking this image as I’m always looking out for reflections and liked the old and new architectural contrasts.”
He added: “It was during visits to the city that I discovered the Flickr site from reading the Daily Post I now enjoy submitting and viewing the images in this group.”
Lastly, Lee Carus took a miniature view of the city,
He said: “The idea for this picture actually came into my head after one of our Fab Collective meetings. We were discussing tilt/shift lenses which create unusually high depth of field effects.
“I didn't have one of these lenses but I set out the next day to try to achieve this look without one. Castle Street and the town hall made the perfect subject as the detail on the hall really emphasised the out of focus foreground.”
He added: “The online groups are hugely important, I think the LDP page is an amazing way of getting people to further their photography skills as they now have something physical to aim for- before you'd have to try very hard to get a shot in the city’s main paper and more often than it would have to be linked to a news story.”
