Light Falls

Back Roads

Lawns and back roads into dusk: a dog behind a gate, bougainvillea, power lines against a pink sky, and the Moon coming out.

Channel
CH 31
Frames
51
On air
19 November 2023
Camera
X-H2S
Rural road beside a field with a power pole and wires against a pink evening sky, hills behind
Black puppy in a striped shirt and red collar peering through the bars of an ornate iron gate
Behind a curling iron gate, a black puppy in a striped shirt and a red collar with a bell peers out, ears up, eyes worried. The tiled courtyard behind it is clean and empty. It is not sure whether the stranger outside is a friend or a threat, and so it has decided to stare until it finds out.
Silhouette of a rusted aircraft fuselage end on a metal stand with stairs, trees behind, pale sky
From below, the fuselage turns into a dark round mouth against the sky, its rusted end facing the viewer like a tunnel. A metal stairway climbs up the side. Trees frame it in black. It looks less like a plane than a strange observatory, aimed at nothing in particular, waiting for instructions.
White dog standing on a lawn with curled tail, trees and a hill with white letters behind
The white dog stops in the middle of the lawn and turns its head, tail curled up, posture alert. Trees fill the middle distance, and the hill behind still carries its row of white letters. The grass is soft and green. The dog looks as though it is about to issue a formal greeting.
Close-up of pink bougainvillea flowers against a blurred green leafy background
Seen from inches away, the bougainvillea becomes something else entirely: thin, papery petals in hot pink, glowing against a blur of green leaves. More flowers smear softly in the background. It is a small explosion of colour on an otherwise quiet road, impossible to walk past without stopping.
Thin crescent moon in a blue cloudy evening sky above a power pole and wires
A sliver of moon hangs in the blue, so thin it almost disappears among the clouds. Below, a power pole pokes up with its wires fanning out. The sky is deep and calm, streaked with white. It is a frame that looks like a test pattern for evening, everything still, waiting for the night show.
Thin crescent moon in a dusky blue sky with wispy clouds, a wire and post at the bottom
Three minutes later, and the moon has the sky almost to itself. A thin crescent, bright now against dusky blue, wisps of cloud drifting past. A wire and the top of a post intrude at the bottom. It is the closing card of the day, the channel switching over to the night programme.

All 51 framesin the order they were made

  • Gravel lane with a black-and-white dog walking ahead, a dark parked car at left and potted plants at right
  • Black-and-white dog approaching down a gravel lane past a parked car and potted plants
  • Narrow dirt lane between a fenced concrete wall and thick green vegetation, a lamp post above
  • Paved lane curving through dense green trees and grass in soft late-afternoon light
  • Black puppy in a striped shirt and red collar peering through the bars of an ornate iron gate
  • Black puppy with red collar pushing its head between gate bars, front paws stretched under the bar
  • Empty paved road curving through thick green trees and roadside grass
  • Grassy field with scattered trees and rust-red shipping containers stacked into structures, green hills behind
  • Rusty container structures and a small tower behind a green field and a large leafy tree
  • Two-storey structure built from rusty red shipping containers with external metal stairs and a rooftop rail
  • Rusted orange aircraft fuselage mounted on stilts under large trees, with a thatched shelter nearby
  • Silhouette of a rusted aircraft fuselage end on a metal stand with stairs, trees behind, pale sky
  • Painted container on a grassy field with a dirt track, carved wooden figure and a black sign at right
  • Black sign for a fire and rescue training school beside a painted container on a grassy field
  • Dirt road under tall trees leading to parked cars and pickups in the distance
  • Person seen from behind standing on a wide grassy field near trees, a white dog at the corner
  • Dark forested hill silhouetted against a blue sky with white letters on the ridge, a dark field below
  • Grassy park with a small green-roofed gazebo under tall trees and a white dog near it
  • Wide empty green field with a line of tall trees under a pale sky
  • Green field with orange marker poles and a small white dog, a tall tree line and distant mountain
  • Blue sky with thin clouds above a dark forested hill with small white letters on its ridge
  • White dog standing on a lawn with curled tail, trees and a hill with white letters behind
  • White dog standing on a large lawn with trees and a hill with white letters in the background
  • Small white dog sniffing the grass in a park with tall trees and white pergolas behind
  • White dog crossing a paved road in front of a blue pickup and a parked motorbike, buildings behind
  • White modern building with an arched glass roof, balconies and a green lawn with trees
  • Pile of grey gravel beside a white picket fence and overgrown green vegetation
  • White pavilion with a peaked roof below a forested hill topped with white letters
  • Garden with a white picket fence, a lamp post and arching trees in soft evening light
  • Wide paved road under tall trees with a white dog at the side and a spirit house in the distance
  • Garden with tall trees, a raised wooden walkway and green shrubs in evening light
  • Brick pavilion with a corrugated roof, brick benches and a brick oven, trees behind
  • Ornate orange spirit house and wooden shrine on a concrete platform among trees, a tall orange pole beside
  • Spirit houses on a concrete platform with a white dog walking past in front, trees around
  • Silhouetted row of unfinished houses behind a fence, with a palm and trees against a pale evening sky
  • Unfinished houses behind a corrugated fence in dim evening light, trees and wires against the sky
  • Construction site behind metal fencing with an unfinished building, trees and power lines
  • Narrow lane between red bougainvillea bushes with a white dog, a hill with white letters behind
  • Close-up of pink bougainvillea flowers against a blurred green leafy background
  • Empty road curving between power poles and trees under a pale evening sky, a vehicle in the distance
  • Thin crescent moon in a blue cloudy evening sky above a power pole and wires
  • Crescent moon high above a power pole with a lit lamp and tangled wires, dusky blue sky
  • Power pole with a lit lamp and many wires against a blue sky, a faint crescent moon above, trees at left
  • Dark field with silhouetted trees against a pale evening sky
  • Blue arched roadside sign with Thai text over a grassy verge, a road with white lines leading into trees
  • Grassy field at dusk with a tall tree and a white house among trees
  • Grassy area with tall trees and shrubs, a building partly visible through the foliage
  • Murky green pond under trees with a pale leaning trunk and exposed roots on the bank
  • Rural road beside a field with a power pole and wires against a pink evening sky, hills behind
  • Darker view of a road with power poles against a pink sunset sky, trees and hills in silhouette
  • Thin crescent moon in a dusky blue sky with wispy clouds, a wire and post at the bottom