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This is one of a series of photos I have been taking as part of a project exploring the tight urban network of narrow alleyways in Saigon known as 'hems'. Much of the city's living happens in these labyrinthine, light-deprived spaces- the population density is high. In my suburb the hem is the main living space- there are in excess of 181,000 people living in just 5 square kms. The hems are places of love, family, study, recreation, procreation and commerce, as well as the more seedy practices of prostitution and illicit drug use. The roles played by each inhabitant in a hem are many, and guessing who does what for whom in these lanes is a fools game. Saigon defies such classifications. It can be a shadowy, disingenuous place where allegiances are fluid and trust can evaporate like the ethers.
But there are occasional cracks of light, even in a hem. This lady has a generous spirit and invited me to drink with her family and fellow hem-dwellers. She then gave me her life story- literally, beginning with how her American GI dad met her Vietnamese mum back in 1970. She showed me all the official government documents about her biological father and said she had met him once, in 1990. He started to send her some money, but this has since dried up. She is a divorcee with four kids- she could probably use a bit of that cash right now...
No. 4 - 5:- Exploring Rochester - Rochester Castle
City of Great Expectations - Charles Dickens..
The Keep of the Castle.
The Mural Gallery.
This gallery, which looked down into the state apartments, round right round the building. It is hollowed out of the thickness of the wall and therefore greatly reduces the weight of the upper stories. At this height the walls do not need the massive strength of lower walls as they are out of reach of enemy battering rams.
The gallery had a number of uses and could be partitioned off to make extra rooms for guests, probably servants and less favoured visitors. When the great Hall was in use, guests could gather here to chat and look down on the festivities. This was also a good position for groups of minstrels to provide music for those below. Guidepost.
Rochester Castle.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rochester Castle ( [show location on an interactive map] 51°23′22″N 0°30′05″E / 51.38944°N 0.50139°E / 51.38944; 0.50139) stands on the east bank of the River Medway, in Rochester, Kent. It is one of the best-preserved castles of its kind in the UK. There has been a fortification on this site since Roman times (c AD43), though it is the keep of 1127 and the Norman castle which can be seen today. With the invention of gunpowder other types of defence became more appropriate, and the military centre of the Medway Towns moved to Chatham.
History
The Romans under Aulus Plautius built a fort on the site of the present castle to guard the important river crossing, where they constructed a bridge. There is evidence of an earth rampart later replaced by a stone wall. The timber piles of the Roman bridge were rediscovered during the construction of the present road bridge.This is also a well known spa nowadays but when it was first built it was a massive kitchen.
The Norman period commenced with the victory of William of Normandy at Hastings. He appointed his half brother Odo, Bishop of Bayeux, as Earl of Kent. Rochester's first Norman castle was probably of the motte and bailey type – a wooden tower and with palisades – on Boley Hill. This was the castle that was besieged by William Rufus during the Rebellion of 1088.
As a result of this siege, Bishop Gundulf was persuaded to build a stone castle with a curtain wall. It is not known how much, if any, of the surviving keep is his. Gundulf was a talented architect: he had started the building work on Rochester's Norman Cathedral in 1080, and was also responsible for the White Tower of the Tower of London.
Henry I granted the custody of the castle to the Archbishop of Canterbury, William de Corbeil. Corbeil started to build the great stone keep in 1127, much of which survives today. It is the tallest in England and has dominated the city and river crossing for 800 years.
The siege of 1215
In 1206, King John spent £115 on repairs to the castle and moat. He even preemptively held it during the year of the negotiations leading up to Magna Carta, but its terms forced him to hand it back into the custody of Stephen Langton, archbishop of Canterbury, in May 1215. The rebel barons then sent troops under William d'Aubigny to the castle, to whom its constable Reginald de Cornhill opened the castle's gates. During October, marching from Dover to London, John then found Rochester in his way and on 11 October began besieging it in person.
The rebels were expecting reinforcements from London but on hearing of the size of King John's army they turned back at Dartford. Robert Fitzwalter rode out to stop the king, fighting his way onto the bridge but eventually being beaten back into the castle. He also sacked the cathedral, took anything of value and stabled his horses in it, all as a slight to Langton. Orders were then sent to the men of Canterbury saying, "We order you, just as you love us, and as soon as you see this letter, to make by day and night, all the pickaxes that you can. Every blacksmith in your city should stop all other work in order to make them and you should send them to us at Rochester with all speed". Five siege engines were then erected and work carried out to undermine the curtain wall. By one of these means the king's forces entered and held the bailey in early November, and began attempting the same tactics against the keep, including undermining the south-east tower. The mine-roof was supported by wooden props, which were then set alight using pig-fat, on 25 November 1215 John had sent a writ to the justiciars saying "Send to us with all speed by day and night, fifty of the fattest pigs of the sort least good for eating so that we may bring fire beneath the castle" [2], causing the south-east tower of the keep to collapse. The rebels withdrew behind the keep's cross-wall but still managed to hold out. A few were allowed to leave the castle but on John's orders had their hands and feet lopped off as an example.
Winter was now setting in, and the castle was only taken (on 30 November) by starvation and not by force. John set up a memorial to the pigs and a gallows with the intention of hanging the whole garrison, but one of his captains (Savari de Mauleon) persuaded him not to hang the rebels since hanging those who had surrendered would set a precedent if John ever surrendered - only one man was actually hanged (a young bowman who had previously been in John's service). The remainder of the rebel barons were taken away and imprisoned at various royal-held castles, such as Corfe Castle. Of the siege - against only 100 rebels, and costing over a thousand pounds a day - the Barnwell chronicler wrote "No one alive can remember a siege so fiercely pressed and so manfully resisted" and that, after it, "There were few who would put their trust in castles".
King John died on October 19, 1216, so it fell to Henry III to repair the castle. He spent over a £1000 on rebuilding, with new stables and gateways, and a further ditch to strengthen the defences. A new chapel was built next to the Royal apartments in the bailey. The most notable surviving feature is the new south-east tower, which was rebuilt according to the latest defensive design and is three-quarters round better to deflect missile attack and work against attempts at undermining.
The siege of 1264
In 1264, the dissident barons, led by Simon de Montfort, attacked Rochester. They crossed the Medway under cover of the smoke from a fire-ship, and took the city. Like John before them, they quickly gained control of the castle bailey and then attempted to undermine the keep. This time the siege was not successful, being relieved after only a week by Henry himself. However, the rebels did burn down many of the buildings, including the Royal chambers. Repairs were not carried out until 1367, under Edward III, by which time much of the stone had been removed for other use.
The 15th century Wars of the Roses were not fought in Kent, so the castle was spared. It was briefly taken by Wyatt's men during his futile uprising of 1554. But with the invention of gunpowder and introduction of cannon, this form of castle was no longer so secure. It became expensive to maintain so fell into disrepair.
Later military history
Rochester remained of strategic importance, and the neighbouring Chatham Naval Dockyard grew in importance. In the Napoleonic wars, the dockyard was protected by a circle of Palmerston Forts, including Fort Luton, Fort Borstal, Fort Pitt, Fort Clarence, and Fort Amherst. HMS Victory, Admiral Nelson's flagship was built in Chatham (though now "exiled" in Portsmouth). During the twentieth century wars, Chatham has provided a home for the Royal Engineers, and Rochester built aircraft such as the Sunderland. The Dockyard also built and serviced nuclear submarines.
Today
The castle is now maintained by English Heritage and is open to the public. The wooden flooring in the centre of the keep is gone, but many of the passageways and spiral staircases within the thickness of the walls are still usable. Decorative chevrons ornament the archways and the water well in the cross-wall is clearly visible. Visitors with a head for heights can climb 111 ft (34 m) to the battlements and enjoy a commanding view of the river and surrounding area.
Since Victorian times, Rochester Castle Gardens have been an important leisure area for Rochester. They were a popular promenade, they have hosted a bandstand, and have become a centre point for festivals and summer concerts.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rochester_Castle
'Magnificent ruin!...What a study for an antiquarian!'
The impressive Norman castle at Rochester had a humbling effect upon Dickens, reminding him perhaps of his own mortality. In Household Words he wrote: 'I surveyed the massive ruin from the Bridge, and thought what a brief little practical joke I seemed to be, in comparison with the solidarity, stature, strength and length of life.' In Dickens' time the castle looked very different. Houses and workshops filled much of the moat by the cathedral, the keep and towers were festooned with ivy and the waters of the River Medway lapped the base of the walls. - Guidemap
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Poppy project on 1st and 2nd day after installation. Photographs by Geoff Potter. If you find yourself in a photograph and do not wish for it to be there, please let us know.
It's day one of my Project 365! I've been thinking about doing this for some time, and read an article the other day that said if you've been doing that, it's probably time to stop thinking, and start the challenge. So, here we go! I'll throw a little info about each picture as I post it moving forward...
This is my preferred Saturday and Sunday morning post, generally involving a cup of coffee and a book. However, my new, and first legitimate, flash arrived last night, so I was getting to know it this morning.
first shot using the impossible project film
subsequent shots have been a lil better as ive learned you REALLY have to shield the film immediately as it ejects. this one i sort of slowly put it in my pocket.
each shot seems to vary a bit, but im liking it overall. if it wasnt so expensive id buy a ton of it to stock up again.
this is a cool intersection in germantown, (phila) ive always loved. its pretty cutty back block-ish but everyone seems to keep preserving this ivy growth and just trimming out a hole for the stop sign.
Read my review of this gorgeous doll at Undenial Toy Reviews:
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Morten is a real viking with a big red beard and bright blue eyes. But no worries - he was really nice and very interested in my Project Ginger. We talked a lot, both in Danish, English and German making me real language confused. Meanwhile we were testing different poses and faces, that went really well with his amazing beard.
Sometimes you don't know how much you might miss something until it's gone. Take a dishwasher, for example. Something broke inside of ours. Repairmen came, parts were ordered, and it was fixed. But the dishes still weren't getting clean. Repairmen came back, an unrelated problem was fixed, and after washing dishes by hand for most of November it is now working like new.
For the record, this may be the most lame photo I've taken so far on the 365 project, but it was 15 minutes before midnight so cut me some slack.
My second '52' project for 2013. Sadly the View52 group are not continuing this project in 2014. My facebook group will be doing their own next year, so hopefully some of you will join us!
The Eden Project is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England. Inside the two biomes are plants that are collected from many diverse climates and environments. The project is located in a reclaimed Kaolinite pit, located 2 km (1.2 mi) from the town of St Blazey and 5 km (3 mi) from the larger town of St Austell, Cornwall.
The complex is dominated by two huge enclosures consisting of adjoining omes that house thousands of plant species, and each enclosure emulates a natural biome. The biomes consist of hundreds of hexagonal and pentagonal, inflated, plastic cells supported by steel frames. The largest of the two biomes simulates a Rainforest environment and the second, a Mediterranean environment. The attraction also has an outside botanical garden which is home to many plants and wildlife native to Cornwall and the UK in general; it also has many plants that provide an important and interesting backstory, for example, those with a prehistoric heritage.
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Visiting a restauration project in refugee camps.
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The Asian Highway, a project initiated in 1958 by ECAFE, aims at modernizing and linking up existing roads into a 34,000 miles network of highways that would span Asia from Turkey and Iraq to the Republic of Viet-Nam, Singapore and Indonesia. The Highway network will service an area of some 2,500,000 square miles with a population of over six hundred million. Priority Route A-I (about 6,500 miles) runs from Saigon through eight countries: The Republic of Viet-Nam, Cambodia, Thailand, Burma, India, East and West Pakistan, Afghanistan and Iran, to the Turkish border, where connections can be made to the highway systems of the Middle East and Europe. Priority Route A-2 (about 7,600 miles) runs from the Iraq border to Singapore, through Iran, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Burma, Thailand and Malaysia, continuing into Indonesia where, after a ferry crossing from Singapore to Djakarta, it will run the whole length of the island to Java. Member governments have already invested large sums in an effort to improve the standards of the roads within their borders, and some have undertaken to eliminate the missing links between them and their neighbours.
A-1 route of the Asian Highway some 15 miles from Kabul. Construction of this road began about 20 years ago, virtually without any mechanical help. The road, which is almost completed, leads to the Khyber Pass. Some sections of the major roads in Afghanistan are being built under bilateral programmes.
Photo ID 135611. 01/04/1964. Afghanistan. UN Photo/WT. www.unmultimedia.org/photo/
The Eden Project is a visitor attraction in Cornwall, England. Inside the two biomes are plants that are collected from many diverse climates and environments. The project is located in a reclaimed Kaolinite pit, located 2 km (1.2 mi) from the town of St Blazey and 5 km (3 mi) from the larger town of St Austell, Cornwall.
The complex is dominated by two huge enclosures consisting of adjoining domes that house thousands of plant species, and each enclosure emulates a natural biome. The biomes consist of hundreds of hexagonal and pentagonal, inflated, plastic cells supported by steel frames. The largest of the two biomes simulates a Rainforest environment and the second, a Mediterranean environment. The attraction also has an outside botanical garden which is home to many plants and wildlife native to Cornwall and the UK in general; it also has many plants that provide an important and interesting backstory, for example, those with a prehistoric heritage.
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I have decided to start a 52 weeks project. I wish with all that I have in me that I had the time to do a 365 days project but alas, college takes up so much of my time, that whenever I get some free time, it is simply a miracle.
Now this project won’t be like my past two 365s. the weekly photos might not necessarily have me in them. With my 365s I tried my hardest to be the subject in almost every photo, with a few other shots. But this time, the weekly photo may be of anything or anyone else. Some weeks I might even have some of my film work as the weekly photo. I don’t know where this project will go or how.
And I believe that over the summer, I might do another project alongside my 52 weeks, since I might have more free time than I do during the school year.
I honestly just miss having a sort of constant project I need to put my all into. I would do a 365, but I can see that making my grades suffer greatly. So 52 weeks will have to do. Some weeks, I will most likely upload more than one photo. Some weeks, I may use older photos, if I did not have time that week to take something new. I will see where this project goes.
So here’s to 52 weeks of photos! I kept promising I would become more active, and this is me forcing myself to keep my promise!
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Explore #371
My friend, Lucy, is visiting this morning, while her partner teaches a class up the coast. We walked to the beach for a bit of fresh air and spotted these kite surfers. We didn't stay out for long - it was windy and my cold has moved to my chest. So the fresh air was a good idea but being out too long was not.
Saturday, 5th October 2019.
I'm working on a collaborative caste layout. This picture shows the current status of my part. It's still WIP.
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Nikon D200 in Nikon CLS Commander Mode, Quantaray 28-90mm f/3.5 - 5.6 lens, SB-700 speedlight triggered by Nikon CLS, Aperture: f/4.8, Shutter: 1/2500, ISO: 100, Exposure Mode: Manual.
This is a photograph leftover from my project 365 that I did. I have hundreds of unused photographs from the project 365 that I haven't even edited yet. When I get bored, I troll through my archive of photographs from my project 365. I shot over 20,000 shutter actuations on my D200 during the course of my project 365. How do I know the approximate amount of shutter actuations I took during the 365? I looked at the embedded shutter actuation information on my 1st photograph of from my 365 and subtracted that number from the shutter actuation number on the last photograph I took for my 365. Adobe Photoshop can read the shutter and display the shutter actuation number embedded in a RAW file. There were plenty of days when I had no client to photograph, so I did a creative self portrait for that day. You can view my entire project 365 at www.eaphotography.us/blog.
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Light Work’s Urban Video Project showcased winning selections in The Stand’s Summer Photo Contest Aug. 28-29, 2020. Photos were on view downtown at UVP's outdoor architectural projection site on the facade of the Everson Museum of Art at 401 Harrison St. from dusk until 11 p.m.
The two-day exhibition highlights images by Emily Baxter, Jessica Dapson, Hilary Donohue, Justin Fogarty, Kathe Harrington, DJ Igelsrud, Jayson McDowell, Travis Owens, Sheila Quinell, Kristi Russo, Maranie Staab and Nadine H. Wodarczyk.
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