Showing posts with label Birmingham. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Birmingham. Show all posts

How Many?

How Many

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Photo Number: 270-365
Date Taken: Sunday 27 September 2009

As you know signs are one of my pet photo subjects and therefore an enthusiast such as myself gets uncontrollably excited when I turn a corner and see this in front of me. In fact there are even more signs than can be seen in the picture, if I change my angle you can see the ones obscured behind but it’s a double edge sword because achieving that means some of these are obscured. I spent a little time to give you the best representation.
 
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I Don’t Know What To Make Of This

I Don’t Know What To Make Of This

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Photo Number: 266-365
Date Taken: Wednesday 24 September 2009
This billboard has caught my eye for a few weeks now. A little background Birmingham City Football Club is changing ownership any time now and speaking as an impartial onlooker I don’t know if the out going owners have been good or bad for the club and when I speak to fans they too are divided. Perhaps I can sum the situation up with this offer, Bolton are not exactly a top attraction anyway and an ideal game to drop prices to get the attendance and atmosphere up.
 
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Monday Night at Ravenshill Chippy

Monday Night at Ravenshill Chippy

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Photo Number: 264-365
Date Taken: Monday 21 September 2009

Driving back from my dads tonight I noticed that the roads are very quiet and as I came to the small row of shops they too were in darkness apart from the chip shop, bright and welcoming for those on the last bus from town. Jump off and grab some fish and chips and eat them on the walk home.
 
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The Last Bus Speeds Into Town

The Last Bus Speeds Into Town

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Photo Number: 262-365
Date Taken: Friday 19 September 2009

By way of a touch of experimenting I parked myself on the local traffic island and took a load of pictures, originally I wanted to do a panorama view around the island but because of the huge differences in available light it didn’t work out. I concentrated then on smaller segments of the road and the vehicles wizzing round on a Friday night.

Here is the Number 2 bus which appears to be going the opposite direction round the island.
 
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The Birmingham Beer Festival

The Birmingham Beer Festival

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Photo Number: 254-365
Date Taken: Friday 11 September 2009

This evening I went to the Aston University Guild of Students building for the annual beer festival, I took my photograph that records my attendance at the event and then settled back to some Real Ales and Stouts. I tried to remember what they were but gave up quite early into the proceeding. Now it’s a case of uploading the pic, take the dogs for a quick walk round the block and then off to bed, see you tomorrow.

Oh by the way I’m sure the chap on the left is hold it in compared to when I first approached him to take the photo
 
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The Cognoscenti Are Gathered

The Cognoscenti Are Gathered

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Photo Number: 252-365
Date Taken: Wednesday 9 September 2009
The world's largest commercial airliner came to Birmingham International Airport. The double-decker A380 super jumbo is capable of carrying up to 800 passengers and is claimed to be one of the most environmentally-friendly aircraft in the skies. The plane came in as a scheduled flight from Dubai. Emirates normally operates a smaller plane on the route, but agreed to replace it as part of a special day of events to celebrate the airport's 70th birthday.
My thanks to Darts commentator Sid Wardell for the headline, I thought if he can say that about darts I can about the worlds largest plane. It was an expensive photograph to take; the best viewing position is from the Long Stay car park it costs £1 to park there for an hour but so many people came to and photographed the plane there was a long jam to get out and it cost me £7.
 
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Freddie Watches Over The Kids

Freddie Watches Over The Kids

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Photo Number: 249-365
Date Taken: Sunday 6 September 2009

It was the final home game of the first class cricket season today, I went with my grandsons and my camera, I was particularly interested in some photographs of the ground before the bulldozers move in for a major redevelopment. During the break we went to get food and drink and I found lots of impromptu games taking place under the grandstands, a mixture of rules, abilities and ages, all using huge rubbish bins for wickets. Nothing has changed from when I used to take part as a schoolboy when rain stopped play although we didn’t have our heros protecting us.

 
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Contrasts

Contrasts

Photo Number: 241-365
Date Taken: Saturday 29 August 2009
Looking at my previous 365 photographs I realised that I rarely visit the city centre of Birmingham, let’s put it another way when I have gone to the city I’m in a hurry so there are very few pictures from there. I pass these buildings often on the Bristol Road but because of the amount of traffic I cant pull over to take the shot, today I took advantage of a quiet weekend road.
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Not Enough Goal Celebrations

Not Enough Goal Celebrations

Photo Number: 239-365
Date Taken: Thursday 27 August 2009

I went down the Villa tonight for the first home game in the inaugural Europa League 1-0 down from the away leg we won 2-1 on the night but failed to progress in the competition because Rapid Vienna scored that all important away goal (which is worth double if the tie is drawn)

Villa Park Aston Villa v Rapid Vienna

Another photograph from tonight's game
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