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Autumn inspiration for our Flickr experts; Stunning images capture season.


Byline: RICHARD DOWN

AUTUMN has clamped down on Merseyside and the region's photographers have made the most of the seasonal changes. For many this is a grey, damp gloomy month that has neither Christmas to liven li·ven  
tr. & intr.v. li·vened, li·ven·ing, li·vens
To make or become more lively: liven up a party; a discussion that livened up.
 it, nor the promise of snow or coming spring to make it tolerable.

But several Merseyside photographers have made much of what the romantic poet John Keats characterised as the season of mists Season of Mist is a French independent record label. Artists
  • ...And Oceans - Finnish symphonic black metal
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 and mellow fruitfulness.

Richard Morrison Richard Morrison is the name of several persons:
  • Richard Morrison (ambassador) (16th century), Edward VI's ambassador to Charles V
  • Richard Morrison (journalist), columnist for The Times newspaper
  • Richard James Morrison (1795-1874), English astrologer
, known to the Liverpool Daily Post's Flickr users as The Old Brit brit also britt  
n.
1. The young of herring and similar fish.

2. Minute marine organisms, such as crustaceans of the genus Calanus, that are a major source of food for right whales.
, is one of a clutch who have submitted attractive depictions of the autumn season.

He said: "One of the many pleasures of living on Merseyside is the veritable plethora of picturesque public parks spread across our region.

"It''s my belief that many of our beautiful public parks could quite easily be claimed to be little pieces of paradise in their own right.

"And what better time of year to pay your park a visit, than in autumn? "Okay, to talk about enchanted forests and so on is admittedly going a bit over the top. However, when autumn''s in the air, there''s definitely magic abroad in our public parks."

Derek Hymason popped along to Calderstones Park Calderstones Park is in the south of Liverpool, England, it has an area of 490,000 square metres [121 acres] and contains Calderstones House, stables and a lake of 8,000 square metres.  to get a chilly image of slanting light.

The image has been carefully worked using up-to-date digital processing Digital processing is the process of altering digital data in any form.

The most common situations where digital processing is involved are computer graphics and digital audio processing.
 software and the effort makes his shot a compelling view.

Greg's One evokes a children's literary classic.

The speckled speck·led  
adj.
1. Dotted or covered with speckles, especially flecked with small spots of contrasting color.

2. Of a mixed character; motley.

Adj. 1.
 light spilling over Victorian street lamps brings to mind Narnia where the half-human halfgoat Mr Titmus makes his first appearance.

Other photographers have uploaded stunning firework shots over Liverpool's landmarks and new takes on the maritime action that has swept along the Mersey recently.

* TO VIEW these images and more on our online gallery visit www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk/videospictures/flickr-group and join the group by going to http://www.flickr.com/groups/liverpooldailypost08/

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This picture by Greg's One, evokes a children's literary classic The Old Brit's image of Victoria Park, Waterloo Derek Hymason's picture of Calderstones Park
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Publication:Daily Post (Liverpool, England)
Date:Nov 10, 2009
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