These are ordinary suburban streets in Sunderland, in the English North East, but the light from that overcast and the wet ground conspire to make the tableau seem very “hard.” I took this shot on either the 11th or 12th of November, 2010, having just arrived for the conference at the University. I took a walk down the sea front from my B&B in Roker, took in the sights of a wet, chilly day, had hot chocolate at a small corner cafe, and generally looked for atmospheric images to record. This one has a brooding quality created by that angry sky, and a certain human plaintiveness—the utter lack of green, not so much as a weed showsng between paving stones. The overall effect is somewhat dystopian, though on a sunny day in summer the impression could be quite different. Some enhancement was done—contrast, colour, sharpness and gamma value. Fuji FinePix S5600, automatic. Image by Mike.
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