Bristol

"Busted flat in Baton Rouge, waitin' for the train: Feeling 'bout as faded as my jeans.."

No, not Baton Rouge* but the grounds of Bristol Cathedral and not busted flat either, just a student getting out of the sun. I took a similar picture at Salisbury a couple of years ago.

I converted this picture to monochrome with a strong red channel bias, making the grass look more like snow (and bleaching it white in places...).



*By the way, why to American places sound so much more hip than our town names?



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