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Lee Iggulden
14/02/2010, 15:34
Lead by Adrian Wilson.

This workshop will take photographers around both the modern and Victorian areas of Leeds City centre, taking in the start of the Leeds Liverpool canal, the impressive Town Hall and the stunning modern Clarence Dock area. This is a chance to recreate all those wonderfull HDR's that you saw at previous Academy Evenings.


Route around Leeds We will meet outside Leeds Town Hall at 10AM
Town hall area

Features to photograph (approx 1.5 hours)


Town Hall – Victorian giant
Library
Henry Moore Institute and statue – reflective black stone façade
Leeds Museum – Old mechanics building with impressive steps
Leeds Cathedral – small catholic cathedral
Civic Hall – golden owls and splendid 2-towered facade
Millennium Square – large open space with huge TV etc
Gardens with fountains

Park Square

Approx 30 mins


City centre square with gardens
St Paul’s House – Islamic architecture
Victorian terraced houses with Town Hall in background

City Square Approx 1 hour
Bustling square with fountains that come out of the ground.


Old Post Office
Queen’s Hotel – Leeds no. 1 hotel, lovely white building
1 City Square – very bold modern building, glass façade and pagoda roof
Black Prince – large statue of knight on a horse
Other statues – several statues including Joseph Lister

Granary Wharf

Approx 1 hour


Long cavernous brick tunnel under the train station
Noisy bridge where the river Aire passes below the train station
Start of the Leeds Liverpool canal – first lock.
New “City Inn” hotel
New round building and wooden apartment building
New footbridge
3 “Italian” towers by the canal
Views of Bridgewater Place (aka the Dalek) – Leeds tallest building

Walk to the Market

About a ½ mile (30 minute) saunter to the Market taking in:-


Sovereign Street – Malmaison and other large buildings
Heaton’s court – Small street next to the rail line
Lower Briggate – bold Victorian street, colourful shops
Briggate – Main shopping street
The Bourse - Slight detour to this small street with a maze of mirrors at the end

Leeds Market

1 hour
One of the most impressive Victorian buildings in the city, if not the UK


The Market Building
The Victoria Quarter – a series of arcades and shops, may have issues with security going inside, but they are nice outside too.
The Corn Exchange – a lovely round building, a small Albert Hall, with cobbled streets

Walk to Clarence Dock

15-30 minutes


From the Corn Exchange there’s a pleasant walk over Millennium Footbridge to Brewery Wharf, then along the canal to Crown Point Bridge, whose underside is very popular and has appeared in books, then you arrive at Clarence Dock


Clarence Dock

The end of the day, if there is a strong sun at sunset, this is the best place to be!
Lots to photograph here…


Wavy steel bench
Knightsbridge way – foot bridge
Weir
Large locks
The Royal Armouries
Canal boats moored up
Fantastic view down the dock to Clarence Dock Tower – reflections on a still day
Square by the entrance to the Armouries has interesting architecture

Kit requirements

Essential
Camera
Warm clothing

Recommended
Tripod
Cable release
Selection of lenses, from ultra wide to around 200mm ideally
Filters:-


Polariser
ND filter
ND grad filters

Angle finder
Knee pads


Cost of Workshop
Early Bird Academy Member registered and booked by Saturday 13th March £90.00
Academy Member Only after 13th March £100.00
Non Academy Member £110.00

Cost includes Lunch in a local Hostilery, one to one tuition from Adrian Wilson and Eifion Williams.

Does not include travel to Leeds but if enough interest is shown Welshot are prepared to organise the hire of a mini bus at extra cost.

This workshop will only be held with 5 or more attendees. The limit on this workshop is 12 people.

Please contact lee@welshotimaging.co.uk to register for this workshop.