Never-ending shadows
Introduction
The photograph on this page of Never-ending shadows by Chris Downer as part of the Geograph project.
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Image: © Chris Downer Taken: 8 Aug 2007
The low sun at 8 o'clock on a summer's evening, together with the gentle slope of Castle Road, produces exceptionally long shadows: the shadow of the car on the right extends for 40 or 50 metres down to the junction (and might be even longer but for the change in gradient) – not to mention my very long legs! It is also hazardous to drivers proceeding westwards: Image