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Picture: Liverpool Airport closed sign M56 » Filename: LivAptClosedA418.jpg

LIVERPOOL AIRPORT CLOSED were the words seen on this sign above the M56 motorway in Cheshire. From 15 April to 22 April 2010 UK airports were closed due to the cloud of ash from the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland.

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It was an almost apocalyptic sight to see this sign on Sunday morning, 18 April. The ban on flights was unprecedented. I personally missed seeing the planes in the sky very much. The flight ban was lifted at 22.00 hrs on Tuesday 2010 after consultations with aircraft engine manufacturers.

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Title:	Liverpool Airport closed sign M56
Filename:	LivAptClosedA418.jpg
Technical details:	Sony Alpha A350 - I pasted in a photograph of a blue sky over Stockport during the flight ban, with no vapour trails or aircraft visible. First I cut out the sign from its background, a rather misty colourless sky, and transferred it to an image of the blue sky. I trimmed the cutout using marquee and the delete tool, and finally softened the boundary between the sky and the sign by using the cloning tool with a soft brush. The effect is slightly surreal but pleasing to the eye.
Date created:	2010-04-18
Date uploaded to the site:	2010-04-20
Copyright:	See title or image watermark
Available as a print?	Yes, should be, subject to approval. Please contact using the enquiry form
Available as a high res file?	Yes, should be, subject to approval. Please contact.

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Keywords: air transport, flight ban, Speke airport, motorways, M56, Cheshire