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A Walk to Lisburn

In Lisburn's Market Square is the statue to one of Britain’s war heroes who upheld the status quo of British rule in India. Having served several wars between 1839-1857 Brigadier General John Nicholson...
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Halloween Fireworks

I am not sure why the above photo is not as sharp as the flickr version as they are both 60dpi, I will have take a look at how the site handles images. As part of their Halloween celebrations Lisburn City...
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15 Photos from an Autumn Walk

A long walk from Drumbeg and Giant's Ring features a number of bridges and churches and even more Autumn berries. I decided to take the 17-40mm lens for landscape photos and the 50mm at f1.4 for the photos...
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Exhibition : Through the Mill

It is definitely strange seeing it in print but the Island Arts Centre Programme arrived this morning and there in black and white was my Hilden Urban Decay exhibition. "Through the Mill, a series of...
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Lisburn Mayor’s Parade 2010

Today saw Lisburn’s biggest party taking to the streets once again as the Mayor’s Parade brought hundreds of musicians, performers and community participants to the city centre in a riot of colour....
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Hilden : The End of the Spool

This is the final set of photos from Hilden Mill, there are dozens more that I won't bore you with now and can revisit in a few years time if flixelpix is still around. This set features the exterior of the...
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The Heart of the Mill

There really isn't much left in the Hilden Mill. Many of the ceilings have disintegrated and hang precariously from rotten beams. Paint flakes from damp walls and ivy pours from broken windows. Yet as I...
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Crawling Through Windows

Finding windows in the Hilden Mill that hadn't been broken was actually quite a challenge. There is obviously something attractive about breaking an old window that I just don't get or perhaps the breakages...
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The Wallace Fountain

Sir Richard Wallace began life in the city of Lisburn, moving to France having inherited a large fortune from his father in August 1870 decided that all Parisians should profit. Wallace's devotion led him to...