Cool Metallic Reflection

Firstly, I know I said in my last post that I would share some pictures from inside the Museum of Liverpool, specifically I was going to show some pictures of the cool curves of the spiral stairway, however when I looked at the images this morning I wasn't convinced I liked them enough to share so I have decided to go with something different.

The images above are almost identical except for the fact that one is in full colour and the other is monochrome. The exposure and contrast are slightly different in each image too.

The buildings in this image are along the Strand in Liverpool overlooking Kings Dock. There was a thin film of ice on the water which the bright sun had not managed to melt. The sun reflecting off the side of one of the buildings gives the water a metallic quality which I think is really nice.

I hadn't noticed at the time I took the pictures but the pillars supporting the building in the centre of the shot are much like the pillars which support power station cooling towers.

 

Street Art

It was interesting to sit and watch this artist at work. From time to time passers-by would stop and peer over his shoulder from a distance to look at the picture he was creating.  I wondered how many of his pictures he would sell and for his dedication on such a cold day I wished him well. 

Like many others as I got up to walk away I paused behind him to watch him apply his brush to the canvas and for a few moments see his new picture take shape. He was painting Karlskirche and the trees around Karlsplatz, and he was clearly using a splash of artistic licence because while the trees in the square were bare of leaves the trees in the picture were vibrant and green.