Express & Star

From the Black Country to the West Coast

Reader David Leigh-Fellows, who has swapped the Express & Star region for California, shares some of his stunning photos.

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San FranciscoDavid Leigh-Fellows, who grew up in Wolverhampton, has moved with his family from the Express & Star region to start a new life in California. A member of the Expressandstar.com Flickr group, he agreed to share some of his photos, including this photo of a San Francisco street in autumn, with our readers.

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David, who went to Rakegate Junior and St Peters schools, took photos of some familiar sights from home and placed them on his Flickr pages after moving. He says: "I moved to California with my family nine months ago to take over as head of an IT professional services firm out of San Francisco."nextpage

Dolores HeightsPhotography enthusiast David, who lived in Lichfield prior to his move says California is "truly spectacular". This photo is of Dolores Heights in San Francisco.nextpage

BeachDavid adds: "There are at least five top quality beaches within 35 minutes of our house and two mountains where you can sit and watch the fog consume the city." nextpage

San FranciscoDavid says: "The weather here is somewhat more pleasant than Wolverhampton in winter, too."nextpage

Market StreetFormer Wolverhampton Polytechnic student David says: "My mom & dad and gran still live in Wolverhampton as do many of best friends. My sister and family live in Lichfield." nextpage

"The North Bank, nervous before a game in 2007," says David of this photo from Molineux.nextpage Wolves v Albion

David took this photo inside Molineux during a Wolves v West Brom game.nextpage

Lichfield City Station "I find photography to be a useful way of escaping from the pressure of work," says David. This photo is of the railings outside Lichfield City Station.nextpage

Wolverhampton Bandstand The Bandstand in Wolverhampton's West Park, by David Leigh-Fellows. See more of David's photos here

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