Sandy is on the entrance to the Grand Pier in Weston-super-Mare.
It is one of the fair few unicorns not in Bristol.
Then and Now Take Two – Montacute Circus
This is a regular series of blogs about photographs of the same place taken years apart. I quite like those Then and Now comparison photographs that you see in books or on the Twitter or Facebook. The first of the posts in this series was of a council building in Manchester.
I always thought I should give then and now photographs a go. However what I have started to notice is that I have been doing Then and Now photographs unintentionally over the years and have been taking photographs of the same thing or place from the same view or perspective years apart.
Now this has come to my attention I have started to intentionally take photographs of the same place.
I took this photograph of the tree in Montacute Circus in Weston-super-Mare in April 2020.
Walking past the same place in July 2023 I noticed that they had cut the tree down.
Rather sad.
Making Tracks
I went for a lunchtime walk the other day and for no other reason than I was walking across railway bridges I took some photographs of the tracks.
Looking down to Flowerdown Bridge and the South West.
Looking North from Hutton Moor Lane bridge at the end you can see Flowerdown Bridge.
Looking South from Hutton Moor Lane bridge.
The main railway line to the South West passes through the outskirts of Weston-super-Mare before heading down to Taunton and Exeter.
Walking in Worlebury Woods
Then and Now – The Campus
This is a regular series of blogs about photographs of the same place taken years apart. I quite like those Then and Now comparison photographs that you see in books or on the Twitter or Facebook. I always think I should give them a go. However what I have started to notice is that I have been doing Then and Now photographs unintentionally over the years and have been taking photographs of the same thing or place from the same view or perspective years apart.
The Campus is a local community centre, that as well as a primary school, a specialist school, a library, a cafe, it also is used by local groups.
I took this photograph on September 22nd 2022.
It was taken with an iPhone 13.
I wasn’t too surprised to find that I had taken a similar photograph four years earlier on October 16th 2018.
This photo was taken with the iPhone 6s Plus.
Walking around Uphill
Went for a New Year Stroll. Walked from the Uphill boatyard and marina, to the beach and then up to the Pier and back.
Walked past the River Axe. The tide was out.
Then we walked by the pontoons on the river.
Defunct See Monster #365photos2022
Sovereign #365photos2022
Movie Advent Calendar #20 – Never Let Me Go
“The problem is you’ve been told and not told. That’s what I’ve seen while I’ve been here. You’ve been told but none of you really understand. So I’ve decided I’ll talk to you in a way that you will understand.”
In 2012 I did a cinematic advent calendar of twenty four films. These were films that I really liked and have enjoyed at the cinema. This year on a similar theme I will be posting a movie advent calendar of twenty four movies.
One of the reasons I wanted to watch Never Let Me Go was that it was filmed locally in and around North Somerset. I bought it on ITunes and was impressed with the movie.
Never Let Me Go is a 2010 science fiction drama film that is based on the novel of the same name by Kazuo Ishiguro. The film stars Carey Mulligan, Andrew Garfield, and Keira Knightley as three friends who are raised in a mysterious boarding school called Hailsham. s they grow into young adults, they find that they have to come to terms with the strength of the love they feel for each other, while preparing themselves for the haunting reality that awaits them. As they grow older, they come to realise the shocking truth about their lives and the world around them.
The film is also beautifully shot, with a visual style that perfectly captures the eerie, surreal atmosphere of the story. The film is set in an alternate 1980s England with flashbacks to the 1970s.
One cafe scene was shot at The Regent Restaurant and Coffee Lounge in Weston-super-Mare.
They didn’t need to even redress or change the signage for the movie, as the lounge had a 1970s vibe to it. Alas it has now closed which is a pity. Another scene was filmed on Clevedon Pier.
The film has a really strong cast. Mulligan, Garfield, and Knightley deliver powerful performances that are both moving and nuanced. They are ably supported by a talented supporting cast, including Charlotte Rampling and Sally Hawkins. The score, composed by Rachel Portman, is also haunting and evocative.
Never Let Me Go is a thought-provoking and emotionally powerful film, one which makes you think about the ethics of a society.
Get Never Let Me Go at Amazon.
Grand Pier #365photos2022
