More 'looking up' in Leeds, photos mostly taken around the newish (2016) Victoria Gate shopping mall, which houses the John Lewis department store and other relatively high-end retailers. It's a bewildering place, even more so on the inside than the outside, with lots of glass, shiny marble and soaring escalators. I find it makes me feel quite disorientated and a little light-headed, so that although I love the John Lewis brand, I don't much enjoy shopping here. I'd rather go to the branches in Manchester or Sheffield's Meadowhall, which feel a bit less dizzying. They also have very keen security guards who don't like you to take photos inside the mall itself, which is a pity since it is quite spectacular.
My final photo is taken at the back of the Leeds Kirkgate Market Hall, presenting quite a colourful contrast to its grand and ornate Victorian frontage.
You have a real eye for picking out these arresting patterns and shapes, and framing them up in dynamic ways. I realise I've been missing my occasional forays into the urban environment in the last months.
ReplyDeleteI haven't been in a mall or a store other than grocery stores & hardware stores since the whole pandemic began. I think I would be overwhelmed in a mall.
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