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Brick Wall - have hit a few of these in my time - hdr from raw - 4 images - I like the pattern - old style
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So, there is one lyric to the song that goes "The clothes she wears her sexy way, makes an old man wish for younger days" It's taken on a different meaning as I've gotten older. ; )
The bricks that pave the Historic Woodstock Square...
Canon 5D, Chinon-Tomioka 55mm f/1.2 @ 1.2
Processing in Photoshop
On another trip to Washington DC, we explored Georgetown with a bunch of friends. It was a photo tour for some and shopping trip for others. Either way, it was a lot of fun!
More than a bit excited to see the Islanders in their own world...
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Oops, uploaded it twice, I am sorry, removed the second one. I did not see the upload until the day after...
Detail from of of the Arches of the 5 arches railway bridge near Radstock, on the old Somerset and Dorset Railway.
An interestingly crumbling brick wall contrasting with its modern metal roller door. I also liked the antique ventilation thingy inset into the brick, as well as the attempts to repair the wall.
Cyclist negotiates the crossroads of Brick Lane and Hanbury Street on a tranquil summer morning. Spitalfields, London.
More pictures of Spitalfields and Whitechapel can be found in my book: "Walk to Work: from the City to Whitechapel"
A brick is a block made of clay burnt in a kiln. It is one of the primary building materials known to mankind. Over time, bricks have appeared, gained prominence, lost importance and then come to the forefront again with various styles of architecture. Burnt bricks were used in ancient Indian, Babylon, Egypt and Roman civilizations. They are still being used as filler materials for framework structures as well as to construct load bearing structures. Down the ages, there have been various interesting historic and cultural references to bricks.
Brick kiln labourers form a large portion of workers in the informal sector in India. Workers, who are usually from the poorest sections of Indian society, are recruited against a loan by labour contractor or employer, which they have to repay by working for them. However, as they lose control over the debt and cannot leave until the employer decides when it’s paid off, they cannot realistically leave the ‘employment’. They are bonded labours.
The working and living conditions are sometimes extremely harsh. As workers usually live within the kiln, there are high levels of hazardous substances such as arsenic, burnt plastic and dust. Workers, including children, are frequently injured at work. The average working day consists of 15-16 hours and the great majority of children do not attend school or have any play time. The accommodation is usually overcrowded, commonly with several families living together in one single room, with outdoor toilets.
Kiln workers have little or no knowledge of their basic rights, entitlements and bonded labour prohibitions. Being from the most vulnerable segments of society and lacking organisation, bonded labourers remain “invisible” to the authorities.