Some pictures must be taken, some things must be blogged. Photography and pop culture.
Not had one of these on Some Photoblog for a while! I snapped this on a walk in my local park during the recent heatwave (and how glad I am the it’s cooled down since, this city is not made for heat).
Sun through the trees, aka one of my favourite things to photograph. Also nicely trimmed grass and, alas, litter.
A quick and lazy still life today, featuring the new collection of short stories by Agatha Christie. To complement previously released Midwinter Mysteries, the stories in this collection all centre on summer.
To emphasise, the stories are not new, they’ve all been released before as part of different collections.
It would have been better had the book been released on actual midsummer, but it wasn’t so. A missed chance, I say.
It was awesome!
Well, technically it was yesterday I watched it. But I wanted to make this post, as I made similar ones in the past – for Black Panther, Avengers Infinity War, and Captain Marvel. Each of those stood out in some way. Black Panther had majority black cast and took place in Africa (and I’d never seen that many black people at a cinema), Infinity War was a culmination of all the previous films, featuring all our beloved heroes, and Captain Marvel was the first female superhero film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe–only took them 11 years.
A Black Widow movie was due a good five or six years ago, but at least they finally made it, only for it to be delayed by the pandemic. But it’s here now, at last, also available on Disney+ for an extra charge (for now). It’s the first time I’ve gone to the cinema since the pandemic (last film I watched at the movies was Knives Out, which incidentally became one of my favourite films of all time). When the lights went out and the Marvel Studios intro started playing on the screen, I felt shivers down my spine. I was surprised by that myself!
As for the movie, 10/10 would recommend. And not just to Marvel fans.
Optimism
noun
I’ve never thought about whether I’m an optimist or a pessimist. I’ve never called myself either. I may say that I feel optimistic or pessimistic about a particular situation, but that’s as far as it goes.
Maybe it means I’m a realist? I don’t know.
I know I have anxiety, so to me the future seems terrifying at the best of times.
These shots are all aiming up, not down. But then again, it’s easier to take a picture that way.
One thing is sure and that is that walking uphill (or up the stairs) is a good exercise!
It’s always good to see these around Manchester city centre!
The first one concerns our dear Prime Minister.
I disagree with the statement–bin bags are useful. Now if it was the contents of the bin bag, I’d be in agreement.
The second statement is about a member of the Royal Family.
Ah yes, the friend of the late Jeffrey Epstein.
Optimism
noun
I’ve never thought about whether I’m an optimist or a pessimist. I’ve never called myself either. I may say that I feel optimistic or pessimistic about a particular situation, but that’s as far as it goes.
Maybe it means I’m a realist? I don’t know.
I know I have anxiety, so to me the future seems terrifying at the best of times.
These shots are all aiming up, not down. But then again, it’s easier to take a picture that way.
One thing is sure and that is that walking uphill (or up the stairs) is a good exercise!
I did Colours of Spring in the spring, so now I’m doing Colours of Summer in the summer.
I hope you like them!
It lies alongside the Rochdale Canal, and is actually called Canal Street. Its origins go back to the 1980s when the first gay bars and restaurants started opening here.
Previously on Some Photoblog I have posted pictures of the Alan Turing Memorial, which is in Sackville Gardens, a small park in the same area. As you may know, Alan Turing was prosecuted for his sexuality, despite contributing enormously to the Allies’ victory in WW2 by cracking German military codes. The 2014 movie The Imitation Game tells this story, with the ever brilliant Benedict Cumberbatch in the main role.
Apparently, the street sign for Canal Street occasionally gets vandalised–they scratch off the letter C. It’s such a lame, tired joke, honestly. Like, you think a million people haven’t already tried that before you?
Anyway, pictures by smartphone, taken on my lunch break!
This is a tramline shot from the bridge.
No tram.
Yes tram!
It’s only a short one, nothing dramatic. But, it is still a tunnel.
The above is a smartphone pic taken this month; the below two were taken with my camera in May 2019.
This mini tunnel is in Heaton Park, aka my favourite place that I keep posting photos of. I’m surprised I’ve not posted the tunnel before.
On the other side, there is just more greenery.
It made me wonder if we’re going through the tunnel now, what with us being halfway through 2021. And also, you know, the other thing. But if there’s anything the first six months of this year can be marked by, it’s the vaccinations. I’m just between mine.
Hopefully, there is light at the end of the tunnel.
