Sunday, 5 February 2012

Things I've seen (that are more inspiring than this title)

I took my new prime lens out on to the bright lights of the curry mile and tried this crafty photography trick out. Using nothing more than a heart shaped cut-out lens hood made from black card and my camera set at low aperture I got this pretty amazing effect. I'll try experimenting with some other shapes in the future.

 


Ninjas are well known for camouflaging themselves in to their surroundings, and those in Manchester are no exception:


 French artist Invader takes on Manchester city centre:


 The other week I saw The Iron Lady. (Some strong performances but overall I felt the story line lacked coherence)... Thought I'd do this quick caricature of Maggie using some letraset marker pen:


This is a poem by Lemn Sissay painted on to the side of this building. I used to pass it on the way to university everyday. 'When the rain falls they talk of Manchester but when the triumphant rain falls we think of rainbows in the Mancunian sky.'
Well, isn't that nice.


And finally, this door knocker made me happy:
 

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