Friday 14 March 2008

Sky Watch Friday

Hyde's Gallahers Old Cigarette Factory

Known locally as Senior Service from the brand it made at one time. On top of this building in Bright Blue were the words Senior Service... it could be seen from miles around.


I have spent a lot of my time in and around the shadow of this building.. which is soon to be demolished for housing.

39 comments:

Anonymous said...

It's amazing how you captured all those shades and rays of light.
You are a very good sunset´s catcher!

Rune Eide said...

Very catchy rays in the first one and nice silhouettes in both.

Pity about memories being dismantled, but I suppose housing is better than cigarettes!

Tom said...

Great pictures Peter.
This is the view I see from my back bedroom when I look over the fields and the houses on the oppersite side. When I lived on the other side of Hyde again this building.. or the neon blue Senior Service could be seen.

Nice capture of a soon to be lost landmark.

Daniel J Santos said...

amazing colors, excellent images, well done.

SandyCarlson said...

Great you captured this before the big change. I hope the view is as clear after the housing goes in.

Carole said...

What a great picture!

Anonymous said...

Peter these are amazingly beautiful. have a great weekend...

Pernille said...

Just beautiful!!!

imac said...

Super skies Pete.

Lori said...

Wow..this is gorgeous. I love the silhouettes. It's a shame about losing a piece of history. Glad you were able to get the photograph now.

EG CameraGirl said...

Love the silhouettes. Too bad the landmark is about to be torn down. At least you've captured it in your photos. ;-)

Yolanda said...

These are both very good. I love the rays of light here.

KOSTAS said...

Marvellous the photographs, the sunset this is amazing!

Andrea said...

What beautiful color and the rays are outstanding.

Anonymous said...

Wonderful pictures, beautiful colour ..
Nature provides many beautiful skies for us to capture..

Travis said...

The rays of light are wonderfully captured. Very nicely done. Great Capture. You have a great eye.

Carletta said...

I thought Bethlehem when I first saw this. The rays are amazing!

I didn't know if you would see it so I'll comment here too about your shadows post of yesterday - so surreal. I like fantasy so I invisioned Hobbits living there!

Lilli & Nevada said...

Pete,
Another amazing shot from you, beautiful colors

Luiz Santilli Jr said...

Beautiful zoom!

Great shots!

Luiz

mrsnesbitt said...

Ahhhh! Another victim of the housing giant! Another piece of history bites the dust for progress....????

Daniel Chérouvrier said...

Smoke gets in my eyes !

Anonymous said...

Amazing capture! Especially the first one. The sky seems to be opening up!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Alexander
Alex's World! - http://www.kakinan.com/alex

Angie said...

Hi,
These are wonderful images.I love the colours in the sky and the cloud formations are superb.
Ps, I remember one of my uncles smoking Senior Service!

Marie said...

Beautiful! The shadow post is great too!

DeeMom said...

Fabulous pictures
soon no buildings, that is sad

Anonymous said...

Nice shots Peter.

Shammickite said...

Those are great shots!
My mum smoked Senior Service, I remember picture of the the sailor looking out through the circle of the life saving ring (sorry can't remember it's real name).

Daryl said...

I like these a lot ..

Happyone said...

Wow, beautiful colors in that sky!!

sonia a. mascaro said...

Nice photos and color!

Berit T said...

Amazing photo!!!

Petunia said...

Wonderful! Well done:D

Anonymous said...

Very nice siluett you have captured to day. A special skyline.

Suzi-k said...

so glad you captured such wonderful views for posterity.

Anne said...

So really nice pictures you have showsen this week. Absolutly beautiful :-)

Thanks a lot for showing, and a nice weekend to you.

Cath said...

Well captured with the sun poking through on the building, which is so much part of the area, and soon to be no more.

Willard said...

Great looking skies and excellent photographs! Good work, Peter!

Misty DawnS said...

Amazing and breathtaking!!!

bcmomtoo said...

Those skies are gorgeous.