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Running clamly along the banks of Old Dhaka, the Bariganga is a subsidiary of the famous Ganges, and its muddy waters are deemed to be the lifeblood of both the city and the nation as a whole.
The panorama of river life is utterly fascinating and engrossing. Triple-towered ferries stock the Sadarghat preparing to ship Bangladeshis across the nation, alongside are tiny row-boats which expertly ship commuters across the Bariganga, weaving in and out of the myriad of other boats. Small fishing boats tangle with lumbering tankers for space along the river, whilst children line the littered, greasy, muddy shores searching for recyclables to sell, or using home-made nets to fish. Further out men work in precarious and dangerous positions to renovate and repair rusting tankers whilst shallow barges ship building materials to fuel the countless construction projects of the city.
On our mini flickrmeet Mark showed us some of the lovely buildings around where he lives. This was ab eautidufl brick farmhouse with the date set in the bricks.
I just loved the old brickwork that was in the alleyway. It looked really cool as a photo and I think it could be a great texture, too.
Taken during my photowalk with my buddy (mitchellphoto) around Marietta Square.
The Seiont brickworks was established c 1850 and was being operated by William Hayward in 1874. Bought by John Summers & Sons Ltd', Shotton it traded as the Castle Brick Co. Ltd until purchased by Hanson in 1972. This was the last brickworks in Caernarvon and finally closed in 2008. Found at Marchlyn Quarry.
The Des Moines Brick Company. Des Moines, Iowa. ca1900.
Des Moines Pioneer Club Collection
Source: State Historical Society of Iowa, Des Moines
Reproductions and permissions: www.iowaculture.gov/history/research/research-centers/cop...
This Is Brick Bay Vineyard, also has a sculture trail. Too bad it started raining when we got there. Taken with Sony Nex-5n.
Icicles forming on a scrub growing between bricks during freezing rain at Thompson's Point in Portland, Maine
Title says it all. I think I may have discovered an optical illusion, to me it seems like the sky takes up more space, but it only takes up half. Perhaps the added texture on the brick side and the empty space on the sky side makes it seem like the sky takes up more space. Of course that's my perception, you may see it differently. Which side takes up more space for you?
By a run-down Village park in the crisp cold October noon, centreville (downtown), I noticed a cloud of smoke by a bench and figured he and his boys were local blackjack dealers who couldn't be bothered by my presence.
The dude surprised me with his candor as he approached me while I was preoccupied by some random metallic art nouveau installation.
He requested I take his portrait because he's a "hip-hopper du quartier" (neighbourhood hip hopper) and he’s on the move.
There was a hint of broken pride in his speech, apprehensive, hidden by a sad hard life not of his own choosing. He had a clear vision for a portrait of himself and I obliged him, walking the few extra steps closer to the hopeless wall of brick and mortar. He offered to pay me, was anxious that I send him two of the very best photos, and asked me if I knew how to touch 'em up.
His name is E. P.,
local francophone emcee,
he's about to hit it big time,
jus' you wait 'n see.
Peace.
This picture is #3 in my 100 strangers project. Find out more about the project and see pictures taken by other photographers at the www.flickr.com/groups/100strangers/ 100 Strangers Flickr Group page
Displayed MOCs at Brick Fiesta 2013. All the MOCs were excellent, and there's a few that I didn't get pictures for; which is quite unfortunate.
Unless stated otherwise, these are not my creations.
I thought a brick wall as a Kindle screensaver might be cute...
... I don't know, it thougt better than it tured out looking, but still here they are.
(78), London Brick, (K 508), early picture as body still has green sheet instead of ally roof, (P'Boro, Late 70's).
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.
NUMBER 26 TOMBLAND The building above the undercroft dates from the eighteenth century. The undercroft is believed to date from the fifteenth century by comparison with others in the city built in the fifteenth century. It is constructed of a combination of brick and stone.it is situated beneath the carriage entry at the east end of the building. Itis of the pointed barrel-vault type. The plan is a simple rectangle, probably a side chamber of a former more extensive undercroft, which has been truncated at the west by a wall associated with the building above which contains the present entry.
It is not open to the public.