Well today was the day, 4am on 4th April. Did i get up in time, yes i did, but it did not run at all smoothly as i expected.
Here is a brief write up of my happenings for the 4amProject
I thought you just turn up at a place you want to take a picture of at 4am, point and shoot and go back to bed.
As i’m currently working in and around Salisbury, i thought why not go for one of the oldest monuments in the world, Stonehenge. After all, the pictures i have seen of it at night it is clearly floodlit by night, or so i thought. My alarm goes off at 3am and i’m there by 3.20 and shocked to see TOTAL darkness. No floodlights or anything. Couldn’t even see the security guards. Great disappointment for me as i was looking forward to a picture of a monument 4,500 years old at 4am.
So plan B. There isn’t one. So i make up one and head to Salisbury to take a picture of the wonderful cathedral there.
Failed again, all the gate entrances are locked and can’t even get within the gardens to picture it, as all gates don’t open till 7.30am.
So, plan C. As you may of gathered i only had plan A, so now i went round the streets of Salisbury which turned out to be quite amazing.
I got to the car park in the main Town Square at which a couple in their car promptly moved on. Who knows what they were doing at 4am in an empty car park!
Thanks to getting a tripod late friday night from a work colleague, i started on my walk around Salisbury town centre and mainly taking pictures in the middle of the road because i could and there was nobody around for the major part.
There was a brief encounter with one drunk who crossed over the road to tell me he wanted me not to take pictures of him, not that i did anyway.
A lot of my Brummie chums headed for New Street so i thought it be only apt i take a picture of New Street also, in Salisbury and here it is.
New Street, Salisbury
I thoroughly enjoyed the experience, albeit i feel very disoriented at the moment, and would like to thank Karen Strunks for introducing me to such a new way of looking at the world. Same time next year anyone?
Hi Donato!
I loved reading about your 4am challenges. You did really well considering the time limit and finding some lighting too!
Thank you for taking part! There will be more 4am adventures to be had, I hope you can join in then as well.
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