9th September 2010

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Olivia’s 36/52 - Shake Baby Shake

This was supposed to be a Portrait Shoot, but we got just a little bit creative and did some “flying hair” pictures in between. I really like the movement in this, and (after some editing) also the colours. Pinks and yellows and blues…. good mix.

36 of 52: Lukewarm (by Sam Butler) A dove flies above a man with a cigarette watching a pigeon in front of a Maltese stone in the grounds of a bombed-out church. Why talk about the week when I can talk about this photograph? Pictured in the background is the magnificent ‘shell’ of the Church of St. Luke, known affectionately as “The Bombed-Out Church”, on the corner of Berry Street and Leece Street in Liverpool. The 19th-century church was hit by an incendiary bomb during World War II in May 1941. A group called “Urban Strawberry Lunch” are hailed as “artists in residence” at the roofless shell of the church, where charred wooden beams can be clearly seen hanging from the stone structures. From my observation, this resident artistry consists of a lot of new-age, hippyish activity including appropriately new-age music blasted out through a portable PA system, while the space that would once have accommodated the church’s altar is occupied by a ‘have-a-go’ bell-ringing device fabricated from scrap metal. Outside stood a degenerate alcoholic ringing a ‘bell’ (car wheel + lump hammer), for whom the slightly anxious woman at the church’s entrance apologised profusely. Still, the clincher for me was the photography exhibition inside, even if I did have to sign a safety waiver, get offered a hard hat, and watch my step amongst the uneven stepping stones and weedlike grass inside. The exhibition of photos by Liverpool-based group The Fab Collective was in fact thoroughly enjoyable, and I spoke briefly to one of the photographers, Pete Carr, before leaving my £1 donation and heading off to get lost wandering through Liverpool.

36 of 52: Lukewarm (by Sam Butler)

A dove flies above a man with a cigarette watching a pigeon in front of a Maltese stone in the grounds of a bombed-out church.

Why talk about the week when I can talk about this photograph? Pictured in the background is the magnificent ‘shell’ of the Church of St. Luke, known affectionately as “The Bombed-Out Church”, on the corner of Berry Street and Leece Street in Liverpool. The 19th-century church was hit by an incendiary bomb during World War II in May 1941. A group called “Urban Strawberry Lunch” are hailed as “artists in residence” at the roofless shell of the church, where charred wooden beams can be clearly seen hanging from the stone structures. From my observation, this resident artistry consists of a lot of new-age, hippyish activity including appropriately new-age music blasted out through a portable PA system, while the space that would once have accommodated the church’s altar is occupied by a ‘have-a-go’ bell-ringing device fabricated from scrap metal. Outside stood a degenerate alcoholic ringing a ‘bell’ (car wheel + lump hammer), for whom the slightly anxious woman at the church’s entrance apologised profusely. Still, the clincher for me was the photography exhibition inside, even if I did have to sign a safety waiver, get offered a hard hat, and watch my step amongst the uneven stepping stones and weedlike grass inside. The exhibition of photos by Liverpool-based group The Fab Collective was in fact thoroughly enjoyable, and I spoke briefly to one of the photographers, Pete Carr, before leaving my £1 donation and heading off to get lost wandering through Liverpool.

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Olivia’s 35/52 - Time to Relax

On August 1st (Swiss National Holiday) we were going to go on a short walk to the Rhine only. Our “short walk” turned out to be a several hour uphill hike, so when we finally got to a restaurant we were happy to drink lots of water and eat Banana Splits before setting out on our journey back.

In this photo my parents are taking a well-earned break on some of the benches just outside the restaurant.

35 of 52: If rain makes Britain great, then Manchester is greater (by Sam Butler) (Title from the lyrics of Manchester by The Beautiful South) This week was the last of the three weeks of events; the last of the madness. I also managed to meet new people, buy a suitcase, leave a suitcase on the airport train but get it back before it was ‘destroyed by the security services’ (no bomb, just underpants), and visit my mum ahead of her birthday. Jam packed. This photo was taken from the 24th floor of City Tower in Manchester city centre and overlooks the rain-soaked city in mid-evening.

35 of 52: If rain makes Britain great, then Manchester is greater (by Sam Butler)

(Title from the lyrics of Manchester by The Beautiful South)

This week was the last of the three weeks of events; the last of the madness. I also managed to meet new people, buy a suitcase, leave a suitcase on the airport train but get it back before it was ‘destroyed by the security services’ (no bomb, just underpants), and visit my mum ahead of her birthday. Jam packed. This photo was taken from the 24th floor of City Tower in Manchester city centre and overlooks the rain-soaked city in mid-evening.

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Olivia’s 34/52 - Yawn | Flickr - Photo Sharing!

What shall I say…. offices just have this effect! Just ask Flash, my cute model for this photo. :-)

34 of 52: Concorde (by Sam Butler) I didn’t shoot much this week because I was so intensely busy on other projects, but this has to be the one photo that makes it through. Taken as a simple snapshot with a point-and-shoot camera, it yet illustrates something that I consider one of the foremost feats of engineering in the 20th century, and yet at the same time, something tragic, in that there has never been a production supsersonic passenger airliner since French and British aerospace manufacturers collaborated in the 1960s—the Russian “Concordski” Tu-144 was the first to reach Mach Two but was withdrawn three years after entering commercial service, so with the Concorde fleet grounded, there are no more supsersonic passenger airliners in operation; a step backward, some might say. Nevertheless, there remains a preserved Britsh Airways Concorde beside the runway at Manchester Airport, surrounded by a purpose-built hangar and open for public tours.

34 of 52: Concorde (by Sam Butler)

I didn’t shoot much this week because I was so intensely busy on other projects, but this has to be the one photo that makes it through. Taken as a simple snapshot with a point-and-shoot camera, it yet illustrates something that I consider one of the foremost feats of engineering in the 20th century, and yet at the same time, something tragic, in that there has never been a production supsersonic passenger airliner since French and British aerospace manufacturers collaborated in the 1960s—the Russian “Concordski” Tu-144 was the first to reach Mach Two but was withdrawn three years after entering commercial service, so with the Concorde fleet grounded, there are no more supsersonic passenger airliners in operation; a step backward, some might say. Nevertheless, there remains a preserved Britsh Airways Concorde beside the runway at Manchester Airport, surrounded by a purpose-built hangar and open for public tours.

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Olivia’s 33/52 - Dance with me

A friend had asked me to participate in this thing called the “FerienPass” (holiday pass) where school children could partake in all sorts of activities and could, for a very small fee, go to a variety of different courses. My friend and I delivered a DiscoFox dance class.
I have to say that it was a lot of fun. There were eight girls in the class, that made four “couples”. My friend thought first that wasn’t a lot really, but we quickly noticed that it was a good number to learn and have fun in only three hours. And we had plenty fun. :)

I snapped a couple of pictures while the girls were practising. All I got were laughing faces, I think that’s not a bad result!

33 of 52: Procession Book Launch (by Sam Butler) This week I attended the launch of a new book by Jeremy Deller (and team), chronicling 2009’s “Procession” to launch the second Manchester International Festival. I was one of the photographers whose work featured throughout the publication, the first time my work has been published in a book, so I was pretty chuffed!

33 of 52: Procession Book Launch (by Sam Butler)

This week I attended the launch of a new book by Jeremy Deller (and team), chronicling 2009’s “Procession” to launch the second Manchester International Festival. I was one of the photographers whose work featured throughout the publication, the first time my work has been published in a book, so I was pretty chuffed!

Olivia’s 32/52 - Cherry sat on a wall… Zug is the Chriesi-canton. And I live right next to Zug. It’s not surprising then that I’ve almost been living off cherries - all though I have to admit, I throw in the occasional apple or watermelon slice. So one morning as I was washing the cherries and spotted light was trickling in through the kitchen window, I grabbed my camera. Et voilà. I liked the light and colour in this one a lot to start with, so I emphasized the purple and yellow hues in Lightroom. One of my favourite editing techniques, by the way. :-)

Olivia’s 32/52 - Cherry sat on a wall…

Zug is the Chriesi-canton.
And I live right next to Zug. It’s not surprising then that I’ve almost been living off cherries - all though I have to admit, I throw in the occasional apple or watermelon slice. So one morning as I was washing the cherries and spotted light was trickling in through the kitchen window, I grabbed my camera. Et voilà.

I liked the light and colour in this one a lot to start with, so I emphasized the purple and yellow hues in Lightroom. One of my favourite editing techniques, by the way. :-)

32 of 52: The Finger (by Sam Butler) I’m not even going to pretend I remember what happened this week. This was me playing around with a wide angle converter from a camcorder. Bad optical quality, good fun :-p

32 of 52: The Finger (by Sam Butler)

I’m not even going to pretend I remember what happened this week. This was me playing around with a wide angle converter from a camcorder. Bad optical quality, good fun :-p

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