The city of Birmingham (the original one, not that upstart in Alabama) has more canals than Venice. It's true, would I lie? They were built to serve what had become the powerhouse of the world's industrial revolution in the 18th and 19th centuries. If it wasn't made in Brum, it wasn't worth making. However the manufacture, commerce and industry that was supported by this network of waterways, basins and wharves has long gone, spirited away to lands of cheap labour and dubious or non-existent health and safety regulations. What is left is a place of eating, drinking, clubbing and frolicing.
And some neat lights, reflected in water caressed by a gentle breeze. These are the sort of locations I like working in on a cold night. Just add enough illumination to pick out the salient features and make sure we can see the presenters' lips move when they speak. The trick is not to overpower what nature, or the resident restauranteurs, has provided.
It's all in the balance.
4 comments:
Neat
Beauty mate! I wonder how many people have popped the big question on a evening like that, it's just gorgeous.
My first thought was, oh! A carnival. I guess it is, in a way...
Lovely lights.
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