
I love the thought and care that the Victorian engineers put into the the design of this old railway support column in Manchester. I think it dates back to the 1870s which is when the nearby station was built.
Following on from Monday's shot I'm posting some photos over the next few days of the area of Manchester (UK) where the railway bridges at the edge of the city centre cross the 18th century Bridgewater Canal.
Like what you see here and are interested in photographic composition?.....the blog section of my website now has a complete set of 5 articles covering my personal approach to the subject: Ian Bramham Photography - Blog
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@Lea: Thanks Lea - I'm pleased you liked it!
@Sriram: Thank you very much Sriram!
@Anne: Hi Anne! - I have mixed feelings about this kind of urban delapidation shot. I really love the architecture and the drama of the space but its not exactly warm and cuddly is it!
I can only take so much and then I need to do some colour photos - its getting harder to find good colour though as we start heading into Winter here in Manchester - its grey and overcast for most of the time now.
@Shutterbug: The area is very much like that in reality shutterbug!
@Rabbit: Hi Rabbit - its always a real pleasure to look at the pots and photos on your blog. Its a great idea to take some of the pots out into the natural landscape for a photoshoot. Alternatively, if there is a special bit of landscape that you like it would be great to design a pot with that as inspiration and then photograph it in that spot using the new pinhole camera.
@yiannis krikis: Thanks Yiannis - I'm really pleased that you like it!
@Michael Rawluk: Thanks Michael!
An umbrella to keep off the blocks of falling stone you mean? :-)
@khorshid: Thanks khorshid!
@Rabbit: It sounds really exciting!
@Seraphine: Yes its very sad that there is so much short term thought to design value in recent times.
In Manchester over the last 10 years, however, the city council have been really innovative in promoting new buildings by talented local and international architects.
@badala: Thanks Badala!
@Brian: Thanks Brian - I'm pleased you liked it!
@Nick Passantino: Thanks Nick !
@Bron: thanks Bron!
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