Stephen Shakeshaft's World of Picturestag:,2008:/2352007-05-16T15:21:54ZThis is an opportunity to share some of the offbeat pix that newspapers just do not have the space to present to you...Movable Type 3.31Where is the European Cup?tag:worldofpictures.merseyblogs.co.uk,2007://235.127242007-05-16T14:15:25Z2007-05-16T15:21:54ZWhistling Joe...no pressure then!...Stephen Shakeshaft
Whistling Joe...no pressure then!
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Tommy Smith and the special smile.
Tommy Smith had headed the golden goal of his career in Rome and at the end of the game I was determined to take the ultimate pic of Tommy, but he ran the full length of the pitch to trainer Ronnie Moran...
I followed and placed myself to capture this picture, breathless later I asked Tommy why he had run from the celebrations to Ronnie,"He kept my front teeth in his pocket for me and I didn't want to be photographed without them"....... sorry Tommy.
Where is the cup?
Holiday Inn hotel London and Liverpool had won the cup again at Wembley beating Bruges 1-0 Dalglish the scorer.
The celebrations had gone on through the night, next morning I was in a hurry for a page one pic for the Echo...but where was the cup?!!!
The receptionist didn't know, the manager of the hotel had no idea, the security were looking worried, I looked in the reception suite and then someone suggested Kenny had it last.
A gentle knock on his bedroom door and there was the cup on the pillow in Kenny's bed.
I left the room with the cup and on the trail of Alan Hansen...
I found Alan Hansen about to have a morning bath and persuaded him to take the cup with him for a picture, it made a great pic and I was ready to rush to the wire to send my pix to Liverpool..one problem I still had the European Cup in my hand...
Who should I give it to? I eventually persuaded the hotel staff to put it in the safe.
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Fantastic fans from Rome to Runcorn!tag:worldofpictures.merseyblogs.co.uk,2007://235.118002007-05-04T11:43:55Z2007-05-04T12:35:16Z ROME '77 changed everything, Liverpool fans adopted the eternal city as their own. I was at Rome railway station to see the first fans arrive after 3 days on the train ...the Liverpool chants were heard before the train...Stephen Shakeshaft
ROME '77 changed everything, Liverpool fans adopted the eternal city as their own.
I was at Rome railway station to see the first fans arrive after 3 days on the train ...the Liverpool chants were heard before the train reached the platform,and I was confronted with a mass of red and white t-shirts, no luggage (!) and a will to win the European Cup for the first time.]]>
The police in the Olympic Stadium (looking so young) were bemused by the vitality and the wit of the fans as they spontaneously broke into song, banners emerging from every corner of the stadium.
But quite a contrast to see a nail biter at Goodison Park as fans in the 60s climb onto the church roof for a grandstand view of a cup tie.
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The action is on the pitch but I have always been fascinated at football grounds to watch the terraces and the way the fans react, they make great photographs.This supporter at Norwich City scoring against Liverpool could not hide his delight even though he had left his teeth at home.
The mighty Kop..I have spent years laying down in front of it, a sandwich between the fans and the action."Hey mister,you are on fire"as another discarded cigarette butt landed on my jacket,the smoking fibres stamped out by a passing police officer.
On a wet afternoon walking to the Kop resembled walking into a giant hair dryer with the incredible heat from the packed fans.
Not a common site at Anfield, the team were struggling in a European tie, the fans on edge and the Reds were OUT..then the tears which made the best news picture on the night...
PS I lied about Runcorn....and many fans and non-fans would perhaps prefer to see supporters like this!
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Never work with animals, unless you are a photographer!tag:worldofpictures.merseyblogs.co.uk,2007://235.102482007-04-16T12:57:20Z2007-04-17T12:54:26ZAnimal photographs are always winners and intrigue the reader,this week The Press Association has come up with real winners pictures... with humour,the laughing horse and the cheeky cat,the ouch! factor with the bullfight pic and the bad taste SNAP of...Stephen Shakeshaft
Animal photographs are always winners and intrigue the reader,this week The Press Association has come up with real winners pictures... with humour,the laughing horse and the cheeky cat,the ouch! factor with the bullfight pic and the bad taste SNAP of the week with the crocodile.
WARNING GRAPHIC CONTENT BELOW, After bull pictureCould this be the cheekiest cat? A Persian cat licks during a two day international cat exhibition in Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, April, 14, 2007. During the exhibition prices for some cat breeds rose to US$800, euro 650. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov)
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A horse cools off at Aintree.A horse gets cooled down in the sunshine, after the fourth race, at Aintree racecourse in Liverpool, on the day of the 160th Grand National. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday April 14, 2007. See PA Story SPORT Aintree. Photo credit should read: Andrew Parsons/PA Wire.The opposite to Aintree, where the horses sweltered. A sea horseLuis Merino drives his horse during an annual race across the Apure River in San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela, Sunday, April 1, 2007. The race, that reenacts part of an 1819 battle in which independence heroes Jose Antonio Paez and Simon Bolivar fought against Spanish soldiers, has been held every year since 1986.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)Ouch! need I say more.Dude McCarty gets stuck under a bull during the bullriding competition at the Nevada State High School Rodeo Association rodeo Sunday, April 15, 2007, at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Gardnerville, Nev. (AP Photo/Nevada Appeal, Brad Horn) Quite a snap!. One of the most horrific pictures this weekThe severed lower left arm of a Taiwanese veterinarian is seen in the jaws of a crocodile, Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at the Shoushan Zoo in Kaohsiung, 350 kilometers (217 miles) south west of Taipei, Taiwan. Chang Po-yu's lower left arm was bitten off by the crocodile when he tried to pull a tranquilizer dart from the reptile's body. Two bullets were shot at the crocodile but it was unharmed. Chang went through emergency surgery to have his limb reattached. (AP Photo/Steve Chen)
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It's just not crickettag:worldofpictures.merseyblogs.co.uk,2007://235.95342007-04-04T11:41:45Z2007-04-04T14:21:30ZA picture that arrived today on the picture desk that caused great amusement..but why?...Stephen Shakeshaft
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Again humour and the best sort of humour for a photographer..candid camera.
The picture I took in the Lake District at the Langdale Show was made for me by the sign and the man eating his ice cream.
A man of smaller build would not have grabbed my attention, the picture is a spontaneous reaction to life and its way of creating a humorous moment.
Again, unintentional and not in the least offensive, and it even raised a smile with my Welsh colleagues.
But the sign in the background for Welsh sheep sales created a smile as I walked the county show looking for a pic.
Did they know they were sitting in front of that sign...of all the places at the Cheshire Show this couple sat in front of the "Do Not Touch" sign to enjoy their sandwiches, I took the pic and they were puzzled as to why I was photographing an empty enclosure.
But then an ordinary picture suddenly had the element of humour to it.
So if, as a professional photographer and picture editor I was to offer advice, it would be to always look beyond the obvious and try to structure your picture, this case try not to be seen, and so keep the candidness of the occasion.
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Tommy Smith and the special smile.
Tommy Smith had headed the golden goal of his career in Rome and at the end of the game I was determined to take the ultimate pic of Tommy, but he ran the full length of the pitch to trainer Ronnie Moran...
I followed and placed myself to capture this picture, breathless later I asked Tommy why he had run from the celebrations to Ronnie,"He kept my front teeth in his pocket for me and I didn't want to be photographed without them"....... sorry Tommy.
Where is the cup?
Holiday Inn hotel London and Liverpool had won the cup again at Wembley beating Bruges 1-0 Dalglish the scorer.
The celebrations had gone on through the night, next morning I was in a hurry for a page one pic for the Echo...but where was the cup?!!!
The receptionist didn't know, the manager of the hotel had no idea, the security were looking worried, I looked in the reception suite and then someone suggested Kenny had it last.
A gentle knock on his bedroom door and there was the cup on the pillow in Kenny's bed.
I left the room with the cup and on the trail of Alan Hansen...
I found Alan Hansen about to have a morning bath and persuaded him to take the cup with him for a picture, it made a great pic and I was ready to rush to the wire to send my pix to Liverpool..one problem I still had the European Cup in my hand...
Who should I give it to? I eventually persuaded the hotel staff to put it in the safe.
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But quite a contrast to see a nail biter at Goodison Park as fans in the 60s climb onto the church roof for a grandstand view of a cup tie.
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The action is on the pitch but I have always been fascinated at football grounds to watch the terraces and the way the fans react, they make great photographs.This supporter at Norwich City scoring against Liverpool could not hide his delight even though he had left his teeth at home.
The mighty Kop..I have spent years laying down in front of it, a sandwich between the fans and the action."Hey mister,you are on fire"as another discarded cigarette butt landed on my jacket,the smoking fibres stamped out by a passing police officer.
On a wet afternoon walking to the Kop resembled walking into a giant hair dryer with the incredible heat from the packed fans.
Not a common site at Anfield, the team were struggling in a European tie, the fans on edge and the Reds were OUT..then the tears which made the best news picture on the night...
PS I lied about Runcorn....and many fans and non-fans would perhaps prefer to see supporters like this!
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Could this be the cheekiest cat?
A Persian cat licks during a two day international cat exhibition in Bulgarian capital Sofia, Saturday, April, 14, 2007. During the exhibition prices for some cat breeds rose to US$800, euro 650. (AP Photo/Petar Petrov)
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A horse cools off at Aintree.
A horse gets cooled down in the sunshine, after the fourth race, at Aintree racecourse in Liverpool, on the day of the 160th Grand National. PRESS ASSOCIATION Photo. Picture date: Saturday April 14, 2007. See PA Story SPORT Aintree. Photo credit should read: Andrew Parsons/PA Wire.
The opposite to Aintree, where the horses sweltered. A sea horse
Luis Merino drives his horse during an annual race across the Apure River in San Fernando de Apure, Venezuela, Sunday, April 1, 2007. The race, that reenacts part of an 1819 battle in which independence heroes Jose Antonio Paez and Simon Bolivar fought against Spanish soldiers, has been held every year since 1986.(AP Photo/Fernando Llano)
Ouch! need I say more.
Dude McCarty gets stuck under a bull during the bullriding competition at the Nevada State High School Rodeo Association rodeo Sunday, April 15, 2007, at the Douglas County Fairgrounds in Gardnerville, Nev. (AP Photo/Nevada Appeal, Brad Horn)
Quite a snap!. One of the most horrific pictures this week
The severed lower left arm of a Taiwanese veterinarian is seen in the jaws of a crocodile, Wednesday, April 11, 2007, at the Shoushan Zoo in Kaohsiung, 350 kilometers (217 miles) south west of Taipei, Taiwan. Chang Po-yu's lower left arm was bitten off by the crocodile when he tried to pull a tranquilizer dart from the reptile's body. Two bullets were shot at the crocodile but it was unharmed. Chang went through emergency surgery to have his limb reattached. (AP Photo/Steve Chen)
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Again, unintentional and not in the least offensive, and it even raised a smile with my Welsh colleagues.
But the sign in the background for Welsh sheep sales created a smile as I walked the county show looking for a pic.
Did they know they were sitting in front of that sign...of all the places at the Cheshire Show this couple sat in front of the "Do Not Touch" sign to enjoy their sandwiches, I took the pic and they were puzzled as to why I was photographing an empty enclosure.
But then an ordinary picture suddenly had the element of humour to it.
So if, as a professional photographer and picture editor I was to offer advice, it would be to always look beyond the obvious and try to structure your picture, this case try not to be seen, and so keep the candidness of the occasion.
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