Thursday, 2 June 2011

Dungeness derelict - # 81/2011


Dungeness: a huge desert of shingle on the south coast of England, so large it's clearly visible from space.  Look it up. It's a site of special scientific interest, a bird sanctuary, a Ministry of Defence live firing range, a strange community of artists and fishermen, the site of a nuclear power station and great for weird photography.  The day I went, the sun was hot, the sea breeze was strong and fresh......

2 comments:

  1. On dirait vraiment qu'on est au bout de la route, dans un monde perdu, les rails étroits ne sont pas pour rien dans cette sensation étrange....

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  2. I was just looking at Jane Brocket's pictures of the same place: http://yarnstorm.blogs.com/jane_brocket/2011/06/inspirational-.html

    Seeing both together makes me *really* want to go now!

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