Last weekend I drove south through the Yorkshire Dales National Park on a day when the sun and the clouds promoted shadow boxing matches between the moors and hills. Unable to stop and take the photograph I sensed was waiting to be taken, I had to wait until I got home and play around with … Continue reading Shadow Boxing
Category: Picture Post
Huddersfield Piazza
I'm not sure how Huddersfield got a Piazza - it might have been near the end of a too-long Planning Committee meeting, it might have been a joke, and it was probably wishful thinking. But why shouldn't the town have a piazza if it wants one? Let it be filled with shops, and people, and … Continue reading Huddersfield Piazza
Mrs Foggin’s Bust
This is a scan of one of the Victorian prints I bought - for pence rather than pounds - when I was in Newcastle recently. On the back is a label headed "The Great Britain Art Co" with a name, Mrs R J Foggin, and a set of instructions for reprinting: "As copy, not so … Continue reading Mrs Foggin’s Bust
Visual Toothache
I took the photograph that was the start of this image the other day as I wandered around Halifax waiting for my dental appointment. Since then, I have poked and prodded it, scraped and flossed it, and finished up with something which is quite pleasant to look at. Not sure you can say the same … Continue reading Visual Toothache
Selo – The Fast Film
I went digging in one of the endless boxes of old photographs that are slowly taking over our house and came up with not a photograph, but a colourful envelope used to deliver negatives and prints back in the 1930s. Oh, you digital slaves of Smarty McSmart phones, you don't know what you are missing … Continue reading Selo – The Fast Film
Messing About
I've been messing about again, starting the new year as I mean to go on. Those who are familiar with these parts might recognise Halifax Minster somewhere in there and the mighty spire of Square Church. The rest isn't really a photograph and it certainly isn't art - it's just messing about.
Reality Demolished
Today's photograph started life eight years ago - it was taken whilst I walked around Huddersfield. I messed with it yesterday, getting rid of a few distractions like significant parts of the town centre, whilst watching football on TV. It's not real, but there again, what is?
How A Bad Feeling Turned Into A Good Feeling In Downtown Halifax
I remember taking this photograph a few years ago. At first, I had a bit of a bad feeling about it. As I entered the very long, very dark and very deserted old walkway under the railway line at the bottom end of Halifax, there was a young bloke in a hoody walking a very … Continue reading How A Bad Feeling Turned Into A Good Feeling In Downtown Halifax
The Parthenon Of Elland
It is the Parthenon of Elland. Every day, countless coaches deposit hordes of tourists eager to catch a glimpse of its classical lines. Souvenir shops crowd the surrounding narrow streets selling cheap plastic models of this iconic structure. it's a building dedicated to the gods of municipal pride and self-reliance. It is, of course, Elland … Continue reading The Parthenon Of Elland
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