Nice pictures from the Wirral

Some more archived shots of the Wirral.......

Wirral on a crisp, sort of, Christmas-is-coming day

It was nice crisp weather today so I took the camera out to Meols front. Nice and clear skies with many people out and about. I like what I got so here is a few shots...

Macro Lense Test 1

I bought some Macro lenses a couple of months ago and have, until now, had no time to utilise them due to work commitments blah blah blah.... Anyway I had a quick ten minute blast at it last night after finding the smallest bottle of Jack Daniel's I've ever seen. 

I had no external light and only a piece of A4 paper for a background. Fair to say it is a somewhat rushed experiment. 

So, here is the picture that came from the ten minute Macro test. Its had a wee bit a Photoshop retouching to bring out the colours in the shadow. Enjoy... please!

There will be more, oh yes, there will be more....

Hudson Fall // On The Road

Some more Hudson Fall. Taken in the Bullet Bar in Camden, London last March. After a strange turn of events the boys became the nights headliners. Considering they were on the bill with a band from down the road, HF were the crowd favourites.

Hudson Fall // Wirral // In the Studio & Shooting a Vid

These are just a few shots of another Wirral-based band, Hudson Fall. I became friends with the band and began taking pictures for them during the recording of their debut album 'The Meeting'. I literally have thousands of Hudson Fall shots, in the studio and live performances, so stay tuned for more in the future....

Links: www.myspace.com/bmwyb

            www.hudsonfall.com

Trunk Monkeys // Wirral

Some shots of the Wirral based band, the Trunk Monkeys. (www.myspace.com/trunkmonkeysuk)

Fallen Industries // Music Studio

Here are a few shots from the old Champion Spark-plug building in Upton, Wirral. Having been forced out of their original studio in West Kirby, Mike Austin, Paddy & Co. have been busy transforming an old decaying abandoned warehouse into a quality, swish looking music centre.

The pictures are from a jam with a few friends of mine, Ste Austin and Chris Bogin (Notice the great keyboard, for a few hrs we created the Worlds best synth-dance sound ever).

Photo Archive

Some shots from my archive. The first was taken on Meols Parade, the second includes my girlfriend at Calday View on the Wirral. I retouch my photos using an Adobe Photoshop Elements package.

Graduation Day

Here's a shot from the day. It's me with my parents, Janet and Peter Berry.

Remember, Remember, the 5th November.....

This past Wednesday 5th, November 2008, the World changed irreversibly.

Not only will this date go down in history as the day America elected their first black President, the World said 'Hello' to Chris Berry Bachelor of Arts with honours. That's right, I graduated today, after three years of studying the ins and outs of the Media. Three years that seemed to have flown by.

Barack Obama and I will forever be connected by this day. As for the future (and without sounding really cheesy), I hope that President Obama does oversee a change in the Americans ways and beliefs. For the good of the whole of humanity, lets hope he finds an end to the war in Iraq. I'll be honest and say that my view of the election and the candidates policies was overwhelmed by the whole 'skin-colour' issue, but what I have gathered of his ideals, he seems ok! 

For me personally, I just don't know.

Currently, I am a full-time member of staff on the payroll of Liverpool Football Club. For now, at least, I am earning a decent wage, saving and living somewhat comfortably, but I am not one to rest on my laurels. I like to have options, at the moment I have a few.

My priority is to progress, but looking at the bigger picture, the recession and other such circumstances, make it difficult to see too far ahead. But like everyone has to, for the time being, I will plod on through this life.

I didn't make as many friends as I would have wished to at the University of Chester, but the ones I did become friends with are people I hope to stay in touch with for a long time. The aim of the game, however, was to graduate and leave with a degree to aid your path to a better career. 

 The ceremony itself was surprisingly regal. I am from a High Church of England family but this was something else. Chester Cathedral was full to the brim with graduates, their families, clergy and University staff. The service lasted approximately 90 minutes and was full of speeches. Apart from the Vice-Chancellors' I can only remember the speech of Rhys Williams, whom was given an honourary Master of Arts.

 He was 87 and still full of life, although his frail demeanour said otherwise. He said that "Today was the end" for his illustrious career but the beginning of ours. Only too true.

So without drawing comparison to the new most powerful man in the World, I will say this; You stole my thunder man!!

I'll drop in again soon, catch you later.

Me, myself and my blog

Hi there,

This isn't my first attempt at a blog, however, I am hoping with the help of a brand new internet connection I can sustain this one.

Now and then I would like to take the opportunity to show you an example of my photography. I do a bit of Freelance Photography when I'm not doing my full-time job for LFC. Music photography is probably my strong point, but I just love taking pictures.

This shot is of Ade Crane from Wirral-based band Hudson Fall @ a gig in the Liverpool Barfly earlier this year. I have retouched it on Adobe Photoshop slighty and I'm somewhat proud of it.

Please check out some of my photography on www.hudsonfall.com or click the picture to link to my MySpace.

I love writing and I hope one day that i can make an impact on the World in the same way Anne Franck, the Bahgdad Blogger and others have. I'm not saying I will but there you go.

Cheers, see ya after...