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Liverpool Pier Head Ferry Terminal

By Will | Published 29/03/2010

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The new ferry terminal building at the Pier Head recently came up in discussion and it was referred to, yet again, as a carbuncle.  I still like the quirky design, but agree that it doesn’t quite sit right alongside (or in front of, depending on your point of view) the likes of the Three Graces.  However, it does seem to sit better with the other new buildings under construction around it.  So, why single the ferry terminal out?

This photo, by the way, is one of my first edits using Lightroom 3 beta 2.  There was some Photoshop involved too, but a fine performance from the beta app.  A little slow to export, perhaps, but an otherwise much improved performance over Lightroom 2.

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From Way Up High: Liverpool Life at Dusk

By Will | Published 11/10/2009

Until 26th November 2009, the Anglican cathedral in Liverpool is allowing evening access to the tower roof.  A new lighting system has been installed which means visitors are now able to enjoy a very unique view of Liverpool after dark until 8pm on Thursdays excluding 5th November which is a real shame.

I’ve been on the roof before and it really is a spectacular view over not just the city centre, but also of the surrounding suburbs and even across the Mersey to Wirral.

Last week, I was on the roof again as the sun was setting and I took the opportunity to shoot a time lapse sequence.  Unfortunately, my tripod was resting on some wobbly floorboards which people kept treading on throughout the sequence.  So, there’s a degree of jitteriness caused by camera movement, but I really enjoy watching the resultant clip because it reminds me there’s so much life going on all over the city.

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Liverpool Sunrise from Seacombe

By Will | Published 18/10/2008

After visiting Seacombe ferry terminal over the past weeks for some sunset shots of the Liverpool waterfront, I decided it would make a nice change to capture the sunrise instead especially since the sun would rise from the direction of the city centre.

I’d also just recently taken delivery of a Cokin P neutral density (ND) graduated filter set and was keen to try them out on a landscape shoot.

So, just after 7am this morning, we (I dragged my able assistant along – don’t worry, she’s a morning person!) arrived at the waterfront to find a number of other photographers already set-up and the sky was already turning a light blue.  I felt like a schoolkid arriving late for class!

Anyway, with auto-bracketing on and my new ND grads in place in front of my EF-S 17-55mm, I set about taking a series of shots with the intention of stitching them together.

Why stitch?  I could easily fit the most significant parts of the Liverpool cityscape into frame with my lens set to 17mm, but the resultant image would be too much sky and river.  There’s just not enough detail to be able to crop down a single shot so I prefer to take several and fill the frame with more buildings.

Here’s an image that’s actual comprised of 15 individual exposures – 5 sets of 3 bracketed shots tone mapped and stitched.  It’s too wide to see in full here so click it and view the original size to see it the detail.

Liverpool Sunrise Panoramic

I’m happy to say that this particular pic has been featured on the RedBubble Liverpool group.  Now, if only someone would buy a print… ;)

It wasn’t easy, getting up so early on a weekend, but I will do it again and next time I’ll be further to right so that I can get the sunlight reflecting off the other side of the buildings.  I’ll also shoot in vertical format instead of horizontal so I can get more sky and water without losing any detail.  It means a bit more post processing, but when I’m faced with clouds and reflections like this I’d prefer to capture them.

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