Liberty from the Ferry

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Originally uploaded by Nevoir.

The more observant of you will notice that it is indeed the fair lady liberty herself that you can see through the window of the Statue of Liberty and Ellis island ferry.

This was as close as I got to a "different" shot of the statue, as the remaining from the trip are all the classics. The light was very midday and I only had a wide angle with me so options were a bit limited.

OK, so she's tiny in the frame but I like the way that she's framed by the open window...

Willow buckle

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Originally uploaded by Nevoir.

This was an attempt at a classic shallow depth of field/ repeating pattern shot that you see a fair bit of here and there. The leather buckles on my mums baskets make a nice focal point with the repeating patterns filling the frame nicely.

I've just realised that I never got round to post processing any of these basket images, I just dumped them up here. Its actually quite refreshing to not spend ages correcting/ sharpening/ flattening etc, tasks that we never thought about before the digital revolution!

Willow dragonfly

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Originally uploaded by Nevoir.

My mum spends a lot of her time these days making stuff out of willow, from baskets to hedges and living willow structures for peoples gardens.

This is one of her more recent projects, a dragonfly which sits next to the pond at home. They look great as they blend in brilliantly with plants but are still boldenough to make a bit of a feature in the garden.

This shot is going to be used for some promotional material for her courses.

New York Stock Exchange

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Originally uploaded by Nevoir.

I noticed this woman in red approaching the live feed of market data in front of the NYSE and thought it'd make a good shot, particularly if I slowed the shutter down a bit.

I'd have liked a bit less detail in the woman and a bit more dynamism and blur but I think this shot gets that across ok.

Shallots

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Originally uploaded by Nevoir.

I've been thinking about getting a macro lens for ages. It occured to me the other night that I could use the macro on my girlfiends compact and this is the result.

The sharpness is amazing straight from the camera. I'd have liked less depth of field but after playing around with the lens filter in photoshop the original looked better.

All of this food photography was inspired by the photography in the Jamie Oliver books. The guy who shot the books (Chris Terry) has got a site, check it out...

Rain at the Louvre

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Originally uploaded by Nevoir.

This shot was taken during a downpour at the Louvre, I liked the way the path leads you to the umbrella which leads you to the pyriamid...a grab shot but I think it works in black and white...

Hot dogs

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Originally uploaded by Nevoir.

I sat eating lunch in a deli on 5th avenue, as you do, and noticed how cool the sides of the hot dog vendors carts looked so I went over and got this shot...

Thinking about it now I dont think i actually bought a dog off the guy which i finding pretty hard to believe as i love those things...

Its a straightforward shot but the colour and composition add interest for me..

Sauf Riverains

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Originally uploaded by Nevoir.

Its funny. You go to Paris, see a cool looking sign and take a photo of it.

You get home, look it up in a dictionary and find out that it means "except residents".....its definitely seemed more exotic when I didnt know the translation..

Makes me wonder how many French photographers have taken pictures of english "give way" and "adverse camber" signs and have them proudly displayed on the walls of their gites...

I still like this picture...very Parisienne

Blokes Hobbies....

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Originally uploaded by Nevoir.

I came across these guys whilst having a stroll with my camera last autumn. The amount of kit they have to run their remote controlled boats is amazing.

The set up seemed to be bloke with hobby and related kit + bored wife with a magazine. A classic scene across the UK at the weekend.......and also possibly a subject worth of a Martin Parr style project similar to his brilliant bored couples study.......

looking uptown...

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Originally uploaded by Nevoir.

This was a grab shot really that has since really stood out amongst the hundreds of photos that I took during a recent trip to NYC. I think iots the V shape in the road that does it for me.......

Cammel Laird across the Mersey

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Originally uploaded by Nevoir.

I took this shot about 5 Years ago using an old fully manual slr and a roll of ilford film. The cranes across the Mersey are long gone, Ive no idea if the ship builders is still actually there.

Its probably one of my very earliest black and white pictures but is definitely one of my favourites. The shapes and structures in the sand/ mud at low tide were amazing and ever changing. I was lucky with this one that I found an inlet that gave a nice lead in to the ship builders, a nice piece of liverpool history.

David Blaine street magic

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Originally uploaded by Nevoir.

There I was walking through Washington State park and there he was just doing a few card tricks in front of a load of NYU students.

Within seconds he was surrounded, he did a few tricks then seemed to melt away into the crowd leaving his subject looking bemused.

This was the week before he was did his "drowned alive" stunt at the Lincoln centre, i didnt notice3 whether he waspracticing holding his breath or not...

Rooney puts a cross in...

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Originally uploaded by Nevoir.

To continue the footballing theme heres a shot of Wayne Rooney delivering a powerful cross into the box during the England Uruaguay friendly.

Rooney was impressive on the pitch. His pace and determination were incredible, he ran all game long. Having seen this game I can understand what happened on Saturday a little better. You could see how frustrated he was getting at not having any clear chances but for him to kick off was surprising as we havent seen a reaction like that from him for a while now..

Again this shot would have been taken wide open at f1.8 with a 50mm lens stuck on the end of a Nikon D70..

Beckham free kick

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Originally uploaded by Nevoir.

This shot is from the England v Uruguay friendly up at Anfield earlier this year. It seemed a pretty appropriate post given his resignation after yesterdays defeat against Portugal.

Beckhams free kick style is unique, it as always amazed me how he doesnt injure his left foot as he comes right over on it after whipping through the ball.

It was pretty dim under the floodlights so I opened up the lens as far as it would go and hoped for the best.......