I had the afternoon free today to go for a shoot. I was hoping for blue skies, but nonetheless I decided to head in to the city centre as I wanted to take some photos along the canal.
During the Industrial Revolution in the 18th Century, canals were built to transport bulk material. This happened in all of the major manufacturing cities at the time, including in Nottingham. The Nottingham canal was opened and used to transport coal, stone, grain and other raw material, until the advent of the local railway infrastructure led to its gradual demise (which also happened all over the UK). By the early part of the 20th century, shipping using the canal had dried up and it was all but abandoned. In the 1950s the Council agreed to purchase the canal and its surrounding land and the property is now used commercially. One of the interesting properties on the bank of the canal is the British Waterways building.
The British Waterways building is one of many iconic structures in Nottingham, and is now home to a few bars and offices. I took quite a few shots of this building, and this is my favourite; a few of the others are on my Flickr page ( http://www.flickr.com/photos/vikdaddy/).
I'm exactly half-way in to my project tomorrow! Recently I've had regular thoughts about changing the direction of this project so that I don't have to take a daily photo. On some days it's difficult, but I've decided against it; I've got this far, so I can't stop now! I am thinking about 'spicing up' the format of my posts to make it more interesting though. I can't guarantee I'll do it daily, but I might mention other things I'm interested in, such as a song of the day, what I'm reading that week, recommended films and television programmes, interesting websites, and so on. Watch this space!
Semi-professional photographer based in Nottingham, England, I shoot mainly events and weddings. I'll be posting my work using my Fujis - X100S and X-Pro1.
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@pixelchix No I didn't straighten in post. The wide angle distorts mainly at the edges, and you can see at the tip of the building (and in its reflection) how it points wildly upwards (and downwards)!
@azza_l P'raps, but I doubt it - no floor lighting. I'm sure there are other places along the canal though that would be well served by some night shots...
