2 hours on a Manchester Evening

I’ve been a member of the Manchester Flickr group for a long time – unfortunately I’ve had to resign tonight. There’s been an issue about porn being posted to the group – and as a result they’ve decided that all photos need to be approved before being accepted. Now I wouldn’t claim to be the best photographer in the world. I enjoy taking photos and if other like looking at them then that’s great – so I’m not going to claim that my resignation is going to cause any real problems to the group. But there are sometimes issues that you have to stand up and be counted on. Manchester is a city that’s wonderful but it also has a seedy side – and anyone that refuses to accept that just ignores the reality of the world. If you want to represent the real Manchester then you have to show the underbelly as well as the glossy. The choice is an open group or a closed - and that means censored – group. So after several years membership, and with a sorry heart – I’ve had to resign. I just can’t believe in censorship such as this. But this means that the following shots won’t be available on Flickr now, other than on my own page. Pity. A great pity.

Anyway - here's the shots - two hours walking around Manchester on an evening:

First of all a tram passes GMex

Spinnigfields had a travelling fair

Nothing like the Printworks

and the light trails on Chepstow Street