Now and Here
Beyond the suicide barrier
(Large on black). View to the West-Northwest from Toronto's Prince Edward Viaduct, which spans the Don Valley, joining Danforth Avenue and Bloor Street. At left is part of the so-called Luminous Veil, a structure designed to prevent suicides, hundreds of which tragically occurred by jumping off this bridge, usually onto the highway below.
The actual barrier is a series of steel rods strung vertically about 13cm apart, some of which you see along the far left side of this picture. The cross- or t-shaped beams which dominate the left half of the shot, provide structure to support the Veil, and are part of the "sculpture". The idea is not only to prevent suicides, but to look "beautiful" without ruining views such as this one. Some think it is great, while others think it is ugly. Here I am trying to present it as beautiful, whether it is or not. In that I think this picture is more successful than my last attempt.
To take this picture I put my treasured Sony Alpha through the barrier and braced it as I could, making damned sure I had the strap wrapped securely around my wrist.
Beyond the suicide barrier
(Large on black). View to the West-Northwest from Toronto's Prince Edward Viaduct, which spans the Don Valley, joining Danforth Avenue and Bloor Street. At left is part of the so-called Luminous Veil, a structure designed to prevent suicides, hundreds of which tragically occurred by jumping off this bridge, usually onto the highway below.
The actual barrier is a series of steel rods strung vertically about 13cm apart, some of which you see along the far left side of this picture. The cross- or t-shaped beams which dominate the left half of the shot, provide structure to support the Veil, and are part of the "sculpture". The idea is not only to prevent suicides, but to look "beautiful" without ruining views such as this one. Some think it is great, while others think it is ugly. Here I am trying to present it as beautiful, whether it is or not. In that I think this picture is more successful than my last attempt.
To take this picture I put my treasured Sony Alpha through the barrier and braced it as I could, making damned sure I had the strap wrapped securely around my wrist.