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A subway under Stourbridge ring road, leading to the new Tesco development.... with a bit of whirly swirly torch light!!
GBRf Shed 66742 passes through the Castlefield area of Manchester as it nears the end of its journey with the 03.10 Felixstowe - Trafford Park containers (4M21) on the first day of the meteorological Spring.
The waterway in the foreground is the Bridgewater Canal, and I'm stood beneath the A57 Mancunian Way - thankfully now devoid of sinkholes, but still with some traffic restrictions..
1st March 2016
Kivas are structures, often subterranean (as here), used for ceremonial purposes and as meeting rooms by Puebloan Cultures of the Colorado Plateau. They were first developed during the Basketmaker III period around 1400 years ago, and continue to be built and used today by the Hopi and Zuñi. This particular kiva is unique in being very old (possibly 1200 years old) and structurally intact, with its original roof intact. The BLM did modest renovations to this kiva in the 1970’s (installation of plywood above the original roof, with soil packed in above that) that allows visitors to climb inside it using the ladder protruding from the opening.
Each kiva was associated with 5-20 domestic structures, so would have served several families. Inside the kiva there is a fire pit, with several vents to allow smoke to escape (usually on the east or south side). Inside this kiva the smoke must have been thick at times, judging from the residue on the ceiling beams. There was often a small hole cut into the floor, called a sipapu, that modern Puebloans consider to be a place of origin, where humans emerged from the underworld.
The rock alcove above this kiva provides shade and protection from the elements, and the site affords a nice view to the valley below. There are 3 structures, one of which is in excellent condition seen on the far right, with interesting masonry and wood reinforcement above the doorway. A very few artifacts also remain, including a grinding stone, a few pottery shards, and some small corn cobs.
Excellent urbex and light faffing in the company of Tom Hill, Gopostal and Banksi. Very inspiring session.
Roman Emperor Diocletian retired to his hometown of Split on the Dalmatian Coast, where he built a mausoleum and a palace. These portals in the basement of the palace join rooms that have over the centuries served as a sewer, a warehouse, and—most recently—the Dragons’ Prison in the Game of Thrones.
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Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
• Cheat Table by Jim2Point0
• Captured on PC with ReShade 4.9.1
• Edited in Lightroom Classic
An impressive sense of scale from a cracking evening's collaboration with fellow light painting lunatic, Tim Gamble and this impressive cave in the Peak District.
"I love the imagination that goes into creating otherwise mundane public spaces in London. This LU walkway from Kings Cross to Granary Square is a joy for the senses.”
London's Kings Cross, shot by Mark Higham
Subterranean corridors provide access to the 1st century BC Teatro Romano in Cádiz, Spain. It's claims to be the second largest ancient Roman theater in the world (after that of Pompeii).
An old fave of mine dusted off and given a (final) reworking, the underground community hall in the Spanish city of Alcoy. Designed by Calatrava it's located under the main square and only open to the public for about 20 mins a day - with hindsight, I should have spent 10 mins clearing up the rubbish from the floor (presumably from a then recent festivity) that regretably got in the way of a much deeper shot - way too much to edit out.
Exhibition details here (runs to 30th April):
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Puffins spend most of the year out at sea. It is only when they need to nest that they return inland to take up residence in burrows like this. Can you imagine my reaction when this little rainbow face appeared out of the darkness?
This photo was not taken from a medieval city in Europe but rather in Sacramento, CA. When the city was first established in the mid 1800’s, it was always plagued by flooding from the nearby river so what they did was to raise the street level by 10 feet. What happened then was the ground floors of existing buildings either became the basement or were just buried under. This specific site is now a park but used to be a butcher shop.
I had a very enjoyable night last night with Chris T to my favorite and slipperiest tunnel in the Peak District.
Lots of experimentation last night for both of us and some lessons learnt and ideas born.
Cheers to Chris for his help with this one....definitely a 2 man job.
Single long exposure. Raw conversion in Lightroom. Happy days.