{"id":11197,"date":"2020-05-23T09:34:43","date_gmt":"2020-05-23T09:34:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11197"},"modified":"2023-07-02T16:05:36","modified_gmt":"2023-07-02T16:05:36","slug":"locked-down-leeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/locked-down-leeds\/%20","title":{"rendered":"Locked Down Leeds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">9 weeks into lockdown and I finally decided to take my daily allocated exercise by walking around the city centre of Leeds. I had been putting it off because I didn&#8217;t really want to upset and overstretched police force or get a fine! <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I expected in the early lock-down weeks, it&#8217;d be desolate, 9 weeks in getting back to normal&#8230; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Far from it <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There were a few people on the streets, but not many, the crowds of shoppers and workers starting their weekend we&#8217;re not there &#8211; these photos were taken between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. on a Friday, the busiest weekday. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What I found were:- <\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>random people sat on benches, <\/li><li>occasional couples walking past<\/li><li>very few people in bus-stops<\/li><li><a class=\"wpil_keyword_link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/why-industry-needs-regular-professional-photos\/%20\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Why Industry Needs Regular Professional Photos\" data-wpil-keyword-link=\"linked\" data-wpil-monitor-id=\"157885\">construction<\/a> workers everywhere<\/li><li>and an incredible amount of Red and White <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/why-industry-needs-regular-professional-photos\/\">construction<\/a> barriers. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The council have clearly seen the opportunity to do all the repair and improvement work they&#8217;ve had planned for years whilst Leeds is locked down.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Every shop and every bar I&#8217;ve ever been to was closed with my apology notice in the window. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whilst I&#8217;m a bit sad that I missed the opportunity to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/best-camera-kit-for-beginner-photographers-a-complete-guide\/\">photograph the city centre completely<\/a> desolate in the early weeks, I&#8217;m glad I managed to get out to record, for my memories and yours, just how big an impact coronavirus had on one of the major cities of England<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Briggate Empty<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/0163-Leeds-Locked-Down-2020_05_22-by-McFade-HDR.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11350\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/0163-Leeds-Locked-Down-2020_05_22-by-McFade-HDR.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/0163-Leeds-Locked-Down-2020_05_22-by-McFade-HDR-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Victoria Gate &#8211; Desolate<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"667\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/0115-Leeds-Locked-Down-2020_05_22-by-McFade-HDR.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11351\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/0115-Leeds-Locked-Down-2020_05_22-by-McFade-HDR.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mcfade.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/0115-Leeds-Locked-Down-2020_05_22-by-McFade-HDR-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Markets Abandoned<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The Full Gallery<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here is a slideshow of around 100 images from the city &#8211; quite amazing how quiet it is compared to normal<\/p>\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_0_placeholder\n\n\n\nngg_shortcode_1_placeholder\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>9 weeks into lockdown and I finally decided to take my daily allocated exercise by walking around the city centre of Leeds. I had been putting it off because I didn&#8217;t really want to upset and overstretched police force or get a fine! 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