Hoare House

Maybe It’s Time For Sussex Education Classes

A local council in East Sussex, England, is set to ban "rude" street names such as Hoare Road and Cracknuts Lane. Lewes District Council has drawn up guidelines for new street names to avoid double entendres and unflattering place names.

FOOTNOTE: Streets ahead.

Streets Ahead

The Sun's Over The Yardarm

Photograph copyright: DAVID McMAHON

This shot was one of a series I shot in September 2006. I happened to be driving through a south-east Melboune suburb when I drove past this street. I caught a glimpse of an amazing sunset, but I didn't have my camera with me. So the next day, I made sure I was there at the same time to capture the scene. Fortunately, the weather was exactly the same and it was a fairly clear sky. This picture was the first in a sequence of 20.

Because I was so intent on the sun itself, I didn't appreciate the fact that the end of the street was bathed in a soft orange light, while the sky was almost lilac. Only when I viewed this image on my computer screen did I fully appreciate the value of this photograph. Remember when we were kids and we were always told to ensure we had the sun behind us when using a camera? I still chuckle at that, because I've lost count of the number of times I've pointed my camera directly at the sun.