< January 2012 >

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Sunday, 1st January

New-year fireworks

Accompanied by the blaring of assorted ships' horns, which is a pretty awesome noise.

Monday, 2nd January

Birkenhead Docks

I went for a wander around Birkenhead Docks as it's possible to get rather closer to the ships there than in Liverpool. In places, you can walk up to the water's edge whereas, in Liverpool, you can't even see half the docks, let alone get to them. Unfortunately, there were hardly any ships there.

Thursday, 5th January

Friday, 6th January

Saturday, 7th January

Sunrise

Well, the apparent sunrise, anyway, when the sun finally broke through the clouds.

Ships

Sunday, 8th January

This is a series of eight 30-second exposures, merged together to emphasize the movement of the clouds.

Monday, 9th January

Tuesday, 10th January

Thursday, 12th January

Saturday, 14th January

Birkenhead Docks

Cunard war memorial

The Cunard war memorial, representing Victory on the prow of a ship. To me, he always looks like he's saying, “Er, excuse me! Hello? You forgot your wreath!”

Moonrise

Sunday, 15th January

Ships

(Storage) tanks

I think these tanks are from the old Mobil terminal in Birkenhead Docks. They're presumably on their way to Norton's in Liverpool Docks to be cut up for scrap.

Saturday, 21st January

Royal Iris

Another Place

Antony Gormley's iron casts of his body on Crosby beach.

Monday, 23rd January

Tuesday, 24th January

Wednesday, 25th January

Thursday, 26th January

Friday, 27th January

Saturday, 28th January

Irish Ferries seem not to mind having literally half their fleet in dry-dock at once.

Sunday, 29th January

Ships this large only come into Birkenhead a couple of times a year. I was going to take the train over there to photograph it coming into the docks but they weren't running! Grrrr.

Tuesday, 31st January