Two men meet at Chinese New Year.

I’m not entirely sure what was going on here but I took it during Chinese New Year.

Not sure how much protection that fan really provides.

Last weekend was the Chinese New Year and the start of the Year of the Tiger. This weekend sees Chinatown in Liverpool light up with celebrations. This is the largest Chinese arch outside of China and was brought here from China 10 years ago.

One wheel goes and another rolls into town. This is the new one by the Echo Arena. I went on on Sunday but annoyingly the weather was so bad we could barely see the next carriage. Still, it goes round and has aircon. I’ve posted a video on Flickr of my experience on the new wheel. I’m hoping to get up there on a nicer day for better photos.

By a random stroke of luck we found the perfect place to photograph the Liverpool One wheel from Wirral so that it wasn’t unobstructed by buildings. Ok so the bottom is blocked but it nicely fits in between One Park West and the Hilton.

There’s just something about this and the previous shot that I like. It was a cold day and I really like the way the sun light warms each carriage. Tomorrow will be the final wheel shot of the Liverpool One wheel. Then a quick taste of the new wheel at the Echo Arena before every other photographer in Liverpool has turned every angle into a cliche, and next week’s feature is the new Museum of Liverpool. I’ve been lucky enough to walk round inside with my 14mm lens on.

Passengers waiting for the wheel to turn so they can take in the lovely view of Liverpool, Wirral and Wales at sunset.

Liverpool One as seen from the wheel as if it were a toy model.

Another view from the wheel. Kinda surreal seeing people floating around above the city in a little box like this.