Photography
It’s often said that the internet is fragile, increasingly scary as a modern connection is fast becoming essential for everyday living. The birds-nest of cables and fibres at the top of this pole represents a single point of failure of the internet connections of nearly fifty households; it’s a difficult and hazardous place to work as well as being exposed to wind, rain and storms. The result is a modern connection but with reliability rather less than the previous infrastructure. There must be a better way than these poles in the Fiveways area of Brighton.
Photography note: the resizing of the image for the web page causes some of the wires to appear to have kinks.
Thinking about the current discussion about assisted dying vs palliative care, in Brompton Cemetery, West London.
Big waves crashing on to the pebble beach at Seaford, Sussex. Newhaven harbour wall and lighthouse are in the distance.
Hyde Park Winter Wonderland
Canary Wharf
Views from the dimmed cabin of an A320 on Final Approach to London’s Heathrow airport. Hyde Park Winter Wonderland shines brightest and is the undoubted star of this show, but even this looks like a pretty jumble or jungle. These night-time images remind me of the images we see of astronomical objects, the Crab Nebula etc. The sensor registers only the lights, the concrete structures are invisible and indistinguishable from water or roads. So as it’s hard to work out a view where we know what is there, how much more difficult is it to work out something totally unknown, like an astronomical object.
