Liverpool 2009 - Sunset

Liverpool 2009 - 8, originally uploaded by loscuadernosdejulia.

I took this photo on my recent visit to Liverpool, and it captures just about everything I've ever loved about sunsets - and what I presently miss. In all time in England I rarely had a chance to watch sunsets, which was quite a dramatic break in habit I used to have, when in Moscow.

Here, as well, I was struck by the solid texture of the clouds in the background and the towering cupola, and the contrast thereof with the building site in the foreground. With us expecting something around the year 2012, could this be an image of the future emerging against the cloudy, dramatic, and dreamy backdrop of the past?

(original post - 28 November 2009)

Update (14 December 2009): the photo was published in Liverpool Echo on 4 December 2009. Many thanks to the editorial team for making the choice.

A Liverpool Sunset, as featured in
Liverpool Echo