Recently I had some time to kill while my wife was shopping in Belfast city centre. On these occasions I usually bring my little Sony RX100. This easily fits in a coat pocket and I use the time to take some images of Belfast for stock as well as for possible printing but mostly on days such as this I like to take photographs for myself.
All cities are the same in presenting endless opportunities for interesting photographs. In street photography I find the difficulty is seeing these opportunities forming and being ready to record them at the optimum moment rather than realising when the moment has passed that you’ve missed it and should have seen it coming as it was obvious with hindsight. Hat off to the guys that do it. Sometimes I try my hand at it and I enjoy it but I rarely get it right.
I came across this in Lower garfield Street outside Aether and Echo, the bar and restaurant. It was unexpected so I took a quick photograph. I can remember the time in belfast when sights such as this were unthinkable with the city streets deserted after 6.00pm. Unfortunately there are always bins in Lower garfield Street which don’t add much to photographs like this but bins often make images suitable for stock.
When you take time to look for these signs you begin to realise how many famous people have been born, lived or worked in Belfast.
Banks are often in the news so I like to have photographs of them on file.
I knew there was something different about James Street South restaurant this so I took a photograph. It was only later that I realised that the sign itself had been changed.
