Ian Bramham's Photoblog
"Capture Manchester" Photo Competition
Posted by Ian Bramham (Manchester, United Kingdom) on 27 March 2009 in Cityscape & Urban and Portfolio.
I've heard recently that I'm one of 9 winners in a Manchester based photo competition.
The prize is £500 each which is really great!
Manchester Evening News - Press Announcement
They are going to make postcards for sale in the city from the winning entries and there's an exhibition at the 'Cube' gallery in the city centre - opening night and press publicity is this evening starting about 7.30pm.
One of the judges is a world famous British landscape photographer called John Davies whose photos are also on display at 'Cube' at the moment so I'm really looking forward to meeting him.
This is my winning photo - ironically it was one of my first ever with the D40 and I can see lots of technical things wrong with it now that I would do differently.
For purchasing high quality archival prints of any of these photos you can send me an email by clicking here or by going to MY NEW WEBSITE where prices are listed in the gallery sections under each individual photo.
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Links to the websites of other photographers whose work I love and who have all helped me enormously over a long period of time. I find the work of all 3 to be inspirational.
Marie LC from Voiron, France
Beautiful photograph, light and colours. A great night shot
27 Mar 2009 6:18am
Krims@nline.be from Wemmel, Belgium
Stunning night shot, the somewhat industrial history in the foreground and the modern buildings in the background really makes this image ... superb light and details. Well done!
27 Mar 2009 6:59am
Jean-François from Les Issambres, France
formidable !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ***************************** I LOVE ........ !!!! BRAVO
27 Mar 2009 6:59am
yz from Budapest, Hungary
congratulations! a very well deserved prize
the composition and lights are just fantastic
27 Mar 2009 7:03am
Ted from South Wales, United Kingdom
Your success is richly deserved (but then I am biased).
To me, your entry is the stand out image...but I am worried and suspicious about the 14 year old' s entry!!!
27 Mar 2009 7:35am
John Leech from Grange-over-Sands, United Kingdom
Its one of those shots that I can keep coming back to and finding more. The shear range of colour is something I particularly enjoy in the shot.
27 Mar 2009 8:02am
Frida from Sweden
This is very beautiful. Love the colors, lights and shadows, the composition and and. It's a stunning capture well processed Ian.
27 Mar 2009 8:18am
Anna.C from LA ROCHELLE, France
Congratulations ! it's a beautiful composition and night shot, although it is not my favourite of your photos...
27 Mar 2009 9:53am
Scene by Sharon Photography from Kingston, Ontario, Canada
Stunning photograph - well deserved win!
27 Mar 2009 9:57am
marie from perth, Australia
Congratulations, well deserved. This photo shows superb lighting and a beautifully captured scene. Well done.
27 Mar 2009 12:04pm
MadScientist from Düsseldorf, Germany
Congrats, Ian! Even if it's not your favourite shot, I can clearly see why they have chosen this picture, the light is wonderful.
27 Mar 2009 1:21pm
IanSmith from London, United Kingdom
Congratulations Ian! I'ts a lovely shot.
Difficult to decide what to spend the money on? -- Treat the family to a slap-up meal, or buy a new lens? :-)
27 Mar 2009 1:30pm
john4jack from Corvallis, United States
Stunning light and reflections! Exquisite composition! Bravo, Ian!
27 Mar 2009 2:15pm
Cheryl from Texas, United States
beautiful rich colours and light with a great perspective with lines drawing the eye into the image! Congrats!!!
27 Mar 2009 2:26pm
jim from sebastopol, United States
this is wonderful image of contrasts.. very well done! congratulations, my friend! jim
27 Mar 2009 3:34pm
Sarito from Basingstoke, United Kingdom
Excellent shot.. Great point of view!
Congratulations on you succcess!!
27 Mar 2009 3:49pm
Godo from Barcelona, Spain
WOW
Amazing compo
Good balance between the left buildings and the right facade.
Great vanishing line
Charming light from the streetlight and lovely reflection on the canal
Superb!!!
;o)
27 Mar 2009 7:45pm
Bookfool from Mississippi, United States
I think it's stunning. What would you change?
27 Mar 2009 8:25pm
Polydactyle from Montreal, Canada
Wow! Excellent perspective. I really like to see the old and new architecture. The light is always excellent. Great job!
27 Mar 2009 8:51pm
hugo poon from hong kong, Hong Kong
Congrats, Ian!!! This is so wonderfully atmospheric... very lovely lighting, tonality and diverse textures!:-)
28 Mar 2009 1:42am
Pavan Kaul from Mumbai, India
A wonderful picture Ian! I love the perspective, detail and the full exposure which is so rare for a night shot!
28 Mar 2009 2:30am
ZoomLNZ from Los Angeles Area, United States
Great composition and rich tones. Excellent.
28 Mar 2009 2:36am
Nataly from Santa Monica, United States
This is picture perfect, Ian. So crisp, vibrant and the light and the tones are superb. Great job!
28 Mar 2009 4:51am
Mike Paulison from United States
This is really beautiful. The striking thing for me is the smoothness of this. The lighting is really nice and moody. I wouldn't be shocked to see a dark mysterious figure skulking about here.
28 Mar 2009 5:59pm
613photo from United States
Excellent shot. I really like the warm glow of the street light and how other temperatures are mixed in. The contrast between the old tower and new one is cool, too. Nice.
28 Mar 2009 8:58pm
Mike from Lichfield, United Kingdom
Congratulations Ian. Out of interest I'd love to know what you think is technically wrong with the picture. Personally I think it's a great photo.
29 Mar 2009 7:49am
DarkElf from Perth, Australia
well with this shot i am not surprised! wonderful long exposure and control of the light1 the colour tones are brilliant and composition is spot on - superb work!
29 Mar 2009 12:23pm
Ian Bramham from Manchester, United Kingdom
Thank you all for your support and encouragement on this one....I really appreciate it!
I went along on Friday night for the presentation ceremony and first evening of the exhibition at the 'Cube' gallery in Manchester. It was truly an amazing experience as it was the first time I've ever seen one of my photos hung on the wall in a proper art gallery.
I don't know why but I wasn't expecting either such a wonderful and professionally presented exhibition or such a fantastically high standard of photography amongst the 600+ images on display.....it made me realise just how lucky I was to have picked up one of the prizes.
29 Mar 2009 9:57pm
bluechameleon from Vancouver, Canada
It's always so nice when I visit your phtoblog and discover so many beautiful and unique photographs. I just love the light and the eerie mood in this one. Superb!
3 Apr 2009 12:39pm
Jeff from Honolulu, United States
This is superb, Ian. The light and leading lines and perspective all work together.
10 Apr 2009 8:50am
Uday from Fishers, United States
Congrats. Beautiful shot. Very nice use of night colors.
27 Apr 2009 2:22pm
Nikon D40
13 second
F/8.0
ISO 200
18 mm (35mm equiv.)