Urban Decay

[Guest Yachtsman1]

One of my Grandaughters Fedra (almost 18)came to visit us in the new apartment with her mother today. She brought with her a memory stick with a number of pictures for a college project called Urban Decay. They were taken around various sites in Ardwick & Belle Vue Manchester. After seeing them I couldn't let the opportunity of building a show around them pass. As for the sound track I chose a track from an album on Amazon called appropriately Urban Decay. Not my type of music, but I think it suits the show.

Mechanics. 42.1mb, 32 slides, run time 2.44 minutes, slide size fixed, AR 5-4.

On Mediafire http://www.mediafire.com/?i1e8rb5oh799e

Yachtsman1

[Ken Cox]

ERIC

G'daughter has the "EYE" - must have inherited it

it is a wonder the town councillors don't demo most of the buildings

ken

[Barry Beckham]

Sorry Eric, it breaks my 40mb limit and I can't risk the cost of any more band width. What a shame, I would have loved to have seen it.

[Guest Yachtsman1]

Sorry Eric, it breaks my 40mb limit and I can't risk the cost of any more band width. What a shame, I would have loved to have seen it.

You're behind the times Barry, we've moved house & have a faster download speed now.

Regards Eric

Yachtsman1.

[Guest Yachtsman1]

ERIC

G'daughter has the "EYE" - must have inherited it

it is a wonder the town councillors don't demo most of the buildings

ken

Hi Ken

Afraid I can't take paternal credit, you don't have to look far in our larger towns & cities to see more of the same. Maybe I should send them a copy?

Regards Eric

Yachtsman1.

[Ken Cox]

USUALLY ALL THE SMALL STORES

become tattoo, body piercing and the like -- we got them

big cities they try to convert to studio's for the "artsy" types

one of the big problems when they want to demo - ASBESTOS REMOVAL -- adds to cost big time - so they walk away and the taxpayer is stuck with the demo cost

ken

[David Porter]

Interesting collection, Eric. Thinking about it you have to have urban decay before someone thinks of replacing it, the problem being is sometimes what replaces it is not much better.

I see BB is as spiky as ever.

[colin hill]

Hi Eric,

A very interesting collection of photographs which reflect the decay we all have in our cities unfortunately.

The music, probably not to all our liking does suit the show.

I would love to photograph the urban decay, filth and squaller in our city, but unfortunately would fear for my life,

my camera and personal possessions, a fact of life in most of our cities in my country.

Your granddaughter can be congratulated on her project.

Thank you for sharing.

Colin

[Guest Yachtsman1]

Thanks all. I remember when she was born two months premature & nearly didn't make it. Re BB, would'nt be the same on here without Mr Grumpy.

Regards Eric

Yachtsman1.

[Guest Yachtsman1]

This is a first try with Dropbox, so bear with me. This is a re-vamp (post Christmas boredom) of the original show using the 1 slide HDR process coupled with a mono version.

Mechanics 42MB, run time 3m 44 secs, 57 slides, new soundtrack. fixed slide size, 5-4 aspect ratio.

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/55684571/Urban%20Decay%20HDR.exe

Yachtsman1

[Esc]

Hi Eric!

I like the first version better. Although the music is not my cup of tea

it surely goes well with the pictures. The show could improve with some more

close-ups.

/Lennart

[Guest Yachtsman1]

Hi Lennart

Happy New Year.

Can't oblige with close ups, my Grandaughter was the photographer.

Regards Eric

At least I know my Dropbox account works.