Monthly Archives: September 2012

Near Ely

Train, Norwich to Cambridge: near Ely the veil of rain laden clouds lifts briefly to reveal the hidden beauty of a sunset. Photo: Near Ely, September 2012

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Ferring

A low tide and atmospheric effects add sub-layers to the simple land – sea – sky sequence. Photo: Ferring, Sussex, September 2012

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Ashcroft

I can’t explain what’s happening here.  The top of the windows of the Ashcroft Building at ARU, Chelmsford, appear to have a structure built in that reflects the sunny late afternoon sky in bands of brilliant orange. The sky was … Continue reading

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Lighthouse

Another urban wrap. Photo: The Lighthouse, King’s Cross, September 2012

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de Waal

The Cambridge University Alison Richards Building on West Road was designed by Nicholas Hare Architects, and very fine it is too.  Edmund de Waal, one of the world’s leading artists working in ceramics, has installed three vitrines at the entrance.  … Continue reading

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Brighton 8.9.12

I have been revisiting one of my favourite photo books, Walker Evans at Work, Thames and Hudson, 1983.  This picture recalls to me some of his Coney Island photographs of 1928-29. Photo: Brighton September 2012

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8.15am

Sleep, reverie and concentration. Photo: Cambridge – King’s Cross, September 2012

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Harcamlow

A walk along the Harcamlow Way.  It’s marked on OS maps.  It hints at some ancient track, one of ‘the old ways’.  Sadly, it’s a modern invention, a compound name for a long(ish) distance footpath between Harlow and Cambridge.  Disappointing. … Continue reading

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