tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post3618904936673756216..comments2024-03-27T09:13:32.912+00:00Comments on News From Nowhere: That Bill Brandt Must Have Been A Tall ChapAlan Burnetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-23141295018179161172014-12-30T13:23:16.559+00:002014-12-30T13:23:16.559+00:00Yes they are the steps up to North Bridge Station,...Yes they are the steps up to North Bridge Station, now a car park, they are still there as is the old footbridge which once crossed the busy railway lines.teachertalkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10452995131887282363noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-39840546728991984952009-09-18T11:11:32.012+01:002009-09-18T11:11:32.012+01:00Wow! I love both versions of the photo. I think ...Wow! I love both versions of the photo. I think you captured the image quite well.Not For Jellyfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08168569867944572358noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-77671151948376446752009-09-18T10:56:07.578+01:002009-09-18T10:56:07.578+01:00Bill : I could do the photoshop stuff but could yo...Bill : I could do the photoshop stuff but could you come up and sweep the path.<br />Tony : Ackroydon Place Swimming Baths! I had forgotten all about that dreadful place.<br />Everyone : Thanks for all the comments.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-906149445804299082009-09-18T07:18:38.516+01:002009-09-18T07:18:38.516+01:00I didnt even know of the North Bridge Station!I r...I didnt even know of the North Bridge Station!I remember hundreds of houses all around that area (Haley Hill used to have a brilliant old record shop that sold wonderful,dusty Vinyl LPs and 78s.& as a kid i went swimming at an old baths near where the Ambulance Station now sits.Akroyd Place Baths I think.......)But i dont remember the station.Wow Alan ,Interesting stuff!tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-26474367736342374752009-09-18T05:22:00.526+01:002009-09-18T05:22:00.526+01:00Turn up the contrast and sweep the path before tak...Turn up the contrast and sweep the path before taking the photo, and you're there. I can photoshop it for you, it you'd like me to.<br /><br />However, as you say, it was an excuse.Chairman Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07908632282972692269noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-56350539469223473662009-09-18T00:45:18.139+01:002009-09-18T00:45:18.139+01:00That shot is fantastic. It was worth the effort. I...That shot is fantastic. It was worth the effort. It was good the Lad was along just in case you were slip, sliding away. That was fun to recapture a famous photo.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-42913166358280625192009-09-17T23:18:27.034+01:002009-09-17T23:18:27.034+01:00Great shots! you did Bill proud!Great shots! you did Bill proud!Colette Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03442660605798634154noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-79414614738259313122009-09-17T22:44:58.841+01:002009-09-17T22:44:58.841+01:00Perhaps he merely stood upon a box?
I must admit ...Perhaps he merely stood upon a box?<br /><br />I must admit that I'm unfamiliar with both the photograph and Bill Brandt... gonna have to look them up.JeffScapehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00190641629175438603noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-87492676064270923692009-09-17T19:34:05.971+01:002009-09-17T19:34:05.971+01:00John : Yes there is something very photogenic abou...John : Yes there is something very photogenic about wet cobbles - so much reflection, so many tones. I know Hunters Bar well, we used to live close to there.<br />Edwin : You and me both.<br />Tony : Yes you got it. If you take the road which goes under North Bridge and leads you up the back side of the Dean Clough complex, it is there. It is where the old Halifax North Bridge station used to be.Alan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-61508831930909174632009-09-17T19:10:23.212+01:002009-09-17T19:10:23.212+01:00Although I,m A Halifax Lad I,m Ashamed To Admit I ...Although I,m A Halifax Lad I,m Ashamed To Admit I dont know where those Cobbles are! .... Around Dean Clough perhaps?tonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746435400444226665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-5762352790369471032009-09-17T17:52:47.401+01:002009-09-17T17:52:47.401+01:00Not having Xander ever operate on me then, he'...Not having Xander ever operate on <i>me</i> then, he'd obviously leave all the instruments inside!Edwin Osbornhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15892411809138609516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-62005377172970515412009-09-17T14:31:42.910+01:002009-09-17T14:31:42.910+01:00Wjat a great idea--tracking down the setting of a ...Wjat a great idea--tracking down the setting of a famous photo. Had never seen Brandt's photo--it is quite remarkable. Hope you can think of sufficient reasons to travel to Sheffield--this one sounds like a fun outing.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15687192784861682991noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-36987678635404535852009-09-17T13:45:08.499+01:002009-09-17T13:45:08.499+01:00love the b&w shots. very cool. hope you learn ...love the b&w shots. very cool. hope you learn to enjoy the silence even though i am sure you will miss him. hope you have a great day!Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-75008025354192753262009-09-17T13:13:19.421+01:002009-09-17T13:13:19.421+01:00That is really amazing! I can see why you wanted ...That is really amazing! I can see why you wanted to seek it out and take the photograph. Hanging from vegetation, huh? Glad Alex was along to help you. I love how you describe your home when he is gone...tidier, quieter, but lonelier. That just about sums it up here when ours is gone, too!Betsy Brockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06807795605763246015noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-58128394239699518912009-09-17T11:25:33.508+01:002009-09-17T11:25:33.508+01:00I always think of hi-contrast, when I think of Bra...I always think of hi-contrast, when I think of Brandt's work. One of my favs among the pack. Happy TT. -JHarnett-Hargrovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07486168670308150669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37291817.post-51013230730970193362009-09-17T09:49:39.321+01:002009-09-17T09:49:39.321+01:00Love shots like this, wet cobbles always seem to w...Love shots like this, wet cobbles always seem to work. Our family were all from Sheffield and I still remember the gennel (ginil) everyone seems to spell it differently, that linked the top of my grandmother's road (Fulmer Road, Hunters Bar) to the next road. Drove up the road, its a cul-de-sac, a few years back, still looks the same.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05697994929567403766noreply@blogger.com