Thursday 5th November was the start of Lockdown #2. As I pass via town on my way to work, I took the opportunity of getting my camera out to record events on this particular day. I was near to the Bull Ring and as luck would have it the sunrise was spectacular with a pinky orange tint to the clouds. I was never in Birmingham for the last lockdown so I wanted to capture the atmosphere of this event. First there were people around, not many but I suspect more that there were in March/April. There were more pigeons than people and i am not sure if it was my imagination but there was a feeling of acceptance to the new restrictions. It was quiet and people moved briskly through the area.
![Sunrise over Selfridges](https://damienwalmsley.com.dream.website.dream.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/BirminghamLockdown2_LowRes_01-1024x643.jpg)
![People going to work oblivious of the sunrise.](https://damienwalmsley.com.dream.website.dream.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/BirminghamLockdown2_LowRes_03-1024x683.jpg)
![The Bull is still there](https://damienwalmsley.com.dream.website.dream.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/BirminghamLockdown2_LowRes_05-1024x683.jpg)
![Single Figures move through the empty passageways](https://damienwalmsley.com.dream.website.dream.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/BirminghamLockdown2_LowRes_06-1024x830.jpg)
My pictures were around the Christmas tree outside St Martin’s Church, up to Selfridges and then past the Bull and down onto New Street. I myself did not linger very much as I was very conspicuous with my Canon D5 camera. Whilst I love my IPhone camera, the time is coming to invest in a new compact camera that does not draw attention.
![Empty platforms at New Street](https://damienwalmsley.com.dream.website.dream.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/BirminghamLockdown2_LowRes_12-1024x683.jpg)
![Reflections in the passageways](https://damienwalmsley.com.dream.website.dream.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/BirminghamLockdown2_LowRes_18-657x1024.jpg)
![Catching the tram](https://damienwalmsley.com.dream.website.dream.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/BirminghamLockdown2_LowRes_16-1024x742.jpg)
![On their way to work](https://damienwalmsley.com.dream.website.dream.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/BirminghamLockdown2_LowRes_19-1024x706.jpg)
On my way back I saw two young people by Selfridges. The pictures show some form of tension between them and the surroundings, especially the picture that is looking upwards towards them. Finally I also saw that the scaffolding is going up around Selfridges and there will be some new photographic opportunities of the specially designed covering going up.
![Waiting and watching](https://damienwalmsley.com.dream.website.dream.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/BirminghamLockdown2_LowRes_25-1024x711.jpg)
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![Last word from the pigeons](https://damienwalmsley.com.dream.website.dream.website/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/BirminghamLockdown2_LowRes_10-1024x682.jpg)
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